Open Door 6

Quinta dos Vales has the pleasure to inform that it will be hosting its 6th "Open Door" on March 18th, Sunday, from 1pm to 7pm in Estombar.

As usual we will provide musical entertainment, show cooking, regional products market and, last but not least, we will release the new "Marquês dos Vales" white and rosé wines, with free wine tastings.

The event is free, as usual, and we will also have very attractive promotions for you.

We take this chance to inform you as well of the upcoming cultural events happening in Quinta dos Vales:
Tribute to Zeca Afonso - 23/03/2012 - 9:00pm

We will publish more information soon.

We thank you in advance for promoting the event and look forward to your visit.

Harmonia ComProvada

Marquês dos Vales Espumante was elected best match against lamprey at
the latest Harmonias ComProvadas tasting in Restaurant "Papa Açorda" in
Bairro Alto, Lisbon.

New Wines Labeling

We had for 3 days last week the labeling of some of Quinta dos Vales' wines, labeling most of the white and rosés which will be released this weekend during the "Open Door 6". Soon we will relase further information.

Prowein 2012 Starts March 04

Europe's biggest international trade fair for wine and spirits starts tomorrow in Dusseldorf, Germany, and lasts until March 6th. Quinta dos Vales is in attendance and can be visited at stall 42 in Halle 6/40 at Messe Dusseldorf. We look forward to meeting you there!

Meet Art & Artist @ Benamor Golf - Ivan Ulmann

Alongside Quinta dos Vales' ongoing exhibition Benamor Golf has launched
a new initiative "Meet Art & Artist @ Benamor Golf", over the course of
the year several guest artists will be invited to exhibit their works in
Tavira's golf course for a month.
Quinta dos Vales was happy to recommend the artists who have
participated in its art projects, Ivan Ulmann was selected for March by
the Benamor team. Meet and greet will be on March 9th the club's
restaurant, starting at 6pm.

Another Winning Gastronomic Combination

On February 23rd the 14th gastronomic tasting of "Harmonias ComProvadas"
was held in "Comidas de Santiago" in bairro do Castelo, Lisbon, which
aims to publish in a book around 50 pairings of traditional Portuguese
dishes and wines. In the jury there were journalists, wine and
restaurant professionals and several connoisseurs who were charged with
the difficult job of rating the match of the different wines with stewed
gizzards. A total of 10 wines, 2 white and 8 red, were presented for
tasting, originating from four wine regions: Douro, Bairrada, Alentejo e
Algarve.

In an historic surrounding near S. Jorge Castle, reminiscent of a
glorious past, the victorious battles or the witnessing of the glorious
return of the Portuguese discoverers who travelled the world, we now
experienced delicious moments.
The gizzards, accompanied by plain toast, were excellent, tender and
savoury, with the correct amount of seasoning. They were so tasty that
the judges' challenge was even greater as their attention was clearly
drawn to the delicious gizzards.

Amongst the wines being tasted our "Marquês dos Vales Grace Vineyard
2007" stood out, once again, in second place.

Harmonias ComProvadas Combines Wines with Traditional Gastronomy

"Harmonias ComProvadas" is a concept that aims to pair Portuguese wines
with excellent dishes from its traditional cuisine where the jurors,
after tasting several wines in blind tasting, elect from among them the
three best matches for the dish chosen for the event.
In two of the previous tastings we had two wines ranked in 2nd place,
the "Marquês dos Vales Grace Vineyard 2007" red matched with steamed
partridge at Restaurant "Casa da Comida" in Lisbon and "Grace Viognier
2010" harmonized with mashed crab filling at Restaurant "Bica do Sapato"
also in Lisbon.

For a list of judges of the several tastings and to sign up as a member
of the jury please visit: http://harmoniascomprovadas.blogspot.com/ .