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Coming up – our annual Winemaker For A Day Experience 🍷Bed & BreakfastComing up – our annual Winemaker For A Day Experience 🍷Last month I wrote about our annual Harvest Experience, and that each year the experience varies as does the actual grape harvest. Each Winemaker for a Day is also different each year – as Vincent and the mix of participants…Read the post →Coming up – our annual Harvest Experience 🍇Bed & BreakfastComing up – our annual Harvest Experience 🍇Just as each annual grape harvest is different at Quinta do Tedo, the same goes for our annual Harvest Experience. When I…Read the post →Our new Colheita 2007 completes Quinta do Tedo’s Colheita Porto triad!AwardsOur new Colheita 2007 completes Quinta do Tedo’s Colheita Porto triad!Colheita Porto is of Tawny-character, but from a single harvest, aged a minimum 7 years in 500-600L neutral French oak casks. In…Read the post →Local craftsmanship takes center stage at Casa do CavaloBouchard FamilyLocal craftsmanship takes center stage at Casa do CavaloAs mentioned in previous blogs and newsletters, a new project is approaching completion – Casa do Cavalo, aka House of the Horse.…Read the post →New Quinta do Tedo Portos & Douro DOC winesAwardsNew Quinta do Tedo Portos & Douro DOC winesDear Tedo Friends, please excuse us – we took a February blog hiatus!Winter may seem quiet on the surface, but it is…Read the post →Extreme winter storms and viticulture coping mechanismsBouchard FamilyExtreme winter storms and viticulture coping mechanismsGreetings from winter in Douro Valley - a time for wines and vines to sleep, and for us to reflect on 2025…Read the post →Quinta do Tedo’s 2025 olive harvest and Extra Virgin Olive Oil recipesDouro ValleyQuinta do Tedo’s 2025 olive harvest and Extra Virgin Olive Oil recipesOur estate olive harvest kicked off on November 4, with a general 10% decrease in production, but fruit in excellent sanitary conditions.…Read the post →Recent and upcoming events; sharing Quinta do Tedo’s bird song far and wide!EventsRecent and upcoming events; sharing Quinta do Tedo’s bird song far and wide!With the grape harvest over, our Portos and Douro DOC wines lay sleeping, and we prepare for the olive harvest. With holidays…Read the post →“Postcards” from Quinta do Tedo’s 2025 Harvest ExperiencesBistro Terrace“Postcards” from Quinta do Tedo’s 2025 Harvest ExperiencesHarvest 2025 officially ended last Tuesday, September 30th, with Tinto Cão, the latest ripening of the 20+ local varieties we grow in…Read the post →We cannot control the climate, but we can adapt!AwardsWe cannot control the climate, but we can adapt!Entering a promising 2025 harvest, I spoke to Quinta do Tedo’s Viticultural Manager Angelo Ribeiro about this year’s growing period, which he…Read the post →Vincent’s 70th Birthday Celebration: “Life is a Circus”AwardsVincent’s 70th Birthday Celebration: “Life is a Circus”Vincent Bouchard (owner of Quinta do Tedo since 1992) welcomed in his 71st year with a very colourful, surreal (lots of clowns!),…Read the post →A moment of appreciation for our Quinta do Tedo Patrons and PartnersAgroturismoA moment of appreciation for our Quinta do Tedo Patrons and PartnersVia a closed winemaking system, everything - from grape growing (certified organic since 2010) and hand-harvesting to fermenting and aging, bottling and…Read the post →
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