A picture is worth a thousand words, and the label of the new ‘Branco de Vinhas Velhas 2022’ is proof of that. The photograph is strong and mysterious. It is called "Removing the Waters" and is presented as "a focus on the water and its hypnotic movements".
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In our region, around a hundred years ago, giving presents was not a tradition in the algarvian Christmas. Everything was very different.
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Over three heady days, CAMP will take over MdQ and bring together artists, makers, thinkers, creators and anyone who wants to partake in a new, intimate, curated, forward-thinking celebration of a slower, more mindful way of life.
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Rachel Laidler wears many hats – head of Portugal for Epic Travel, National Geographic Traveller photographer, surfer, and wine enthusiast. Here she remembers our Harfeast festival last year.
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Like us, Bruno Pateiro da Silva from Plantivet is on a mission to recover some of Portugal’s oldest grape varieties and save them from being lost and forgotten.
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Three women in Portuguese wine are working with the sector to find jobs, accommodation and friendship for refugees from the Ukrainian wine industry.
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We recently invited Lisbon-based artist, Tomás Cunha Ferreira, to spend a week at MdQ soaking up the atmosphere. Afterwards, he designed our new Branco Vinhas Velhas label, full of our colours.
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As we redesign our own kitchen at MdQ, we can’t help think of all the people in Ukraine whose sense of home and place has been so cruelly taken from them.
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Looking out towards our old olive trees and vines, Morgado do Quintão’s kitchen certainly holds a lot of memories and a strong sense of ‘belonging’.
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How do we create beauty, meaning and impact in the world, and our own lives? I’ve been asking myself this ever since we started our project at Morgado do Quintão, five years ago.
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At just 33, Ricardo Rodrigues (Ocean restaurant, Villa Vita) has just been crowned Portugal’s Sommelier Of The Year at the annual Revista de Vinhos awards. He tells us what it’s like remembering thousands of wine profiles, how he trains his palate, and what makes the Portuguese wine sector unique.
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