Tinta Negra 2016
It’s early November. The harvest ended over a month ago and the wines are now fermented and fortified. 2016 saw a smaller harvest than the previous year but with a generally high quality of the grapes. Above all, healthy…
Category: São Vicente
Photo Of The Day – The North Side
Are they still popular, those sound machines that brought ocean waves to our bedrooms? Well, don’t put too much effort in it, trying to sell one to the owner of this house. A visit to Madeira isn’t complete if…
Meet senhores Gonçalves & Garcês – vine growers in Madeira
The clouds embraces the majestic and all year around green mountain tops. From our miradouro – viewpoint – at around 700 meters above the sea level, there are no vineyards above us. This is as high as vines can…
Photo Of The Day: Capela De Nossa Senhora De Fátima
From Senhor Gonçalves Tinta Negra vineyard on the opposite side of the valley, the view is simply breathtaking. São Vicente was in the past a hidden village, to protect it and its church from sea pirates. Today it’s one…
Madeira 2014; First Trip Of The Year
By now I’ve probably lost the count. That is, how many times I’ve visited Madeira. There’s only one thing I’m sure about – I need to go more often. Going to Madeira in January is like buying a lottery…
Contempt of death – anyone?
At Seixal up north – halfway between São Vicente and Porto Moniz, where it seemed to rain every time we visited, there are some vineyards you have to see before you believe they actually exist! It takes a lot…
Bual, Boal
Bual, eller Boal som den heter på portugisiska, är en druva som trivs bäst på öns sydsida, på de lägre sluttningarna. De bästa lägena återfinns runt Camara de Lobos, Campanário och Funchal där druvan på grund av sydsidans varmare och…
Verdelho
Verdelho – eller Gouveio, Verdello som den heter på iberiska halvön, står för halvtorr Madeira. Druvan var en av de första att planteras på Madeira, faktiskt redan på 1400-talet. Men druvan tog mycket stryk under Phylloxera-angreppet på 1800-talet och återplanterades…