"CREATING MY OWN WINE HAS BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE SINCE 2004..."

TERRENUS, Portalegre, Portugal

Homage to old vines and Serra de S. Mamede’s "terroir"

Since the beginning of my career as an oenologist, I'm involved in Portalegre region. A passion, not only for the wines, but also for the region itself has always attracted me - my first harvest was made in Tapada do Chaves in 1991. Terrenus is produced here, from old vines with very low production strains located in the Serra de São Mamede, from local wine varieties, totaling 18 varieties. The expression of a special and different Alentejo "terroir ", producing distinctive wines with a sleeker, fresher, more balanced profile.

TERRASSUS, Douro, Portugal

I confess that I always had the professional dream and ambition make "my" Douro wine one day. In 2009 vintage, with the help of my colleagues, I found the vineyard and the cellar where this dream was possible. The grapes for the final blend were clear to me from the beginning: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz. It was followed by the vintages of 2010, 2012 and 2013.

WENZEL BEERENAUSLESE, Rust, Austria

My first Late Harvest, made in a partnership with Wenzel’s family, was born in the 2006 vintage. After several visits and years of friendship with Michael Wenzel, we decided to draw up a Late Harvest taking advantage of the exceptional microclimate of the place where his family owns vineyards for over 200 years.
Austria along lake "Neusiedlersee", in Rust, was the chosen place to develop this wine, with grapes totally attacked by "Botrytis cinerea" and for the final the batch Welscriesling, Riesling and Muscat grapes were elected.

PRIMEIRA PAIXÃO VERDELHO, Madeira

Verdelho grape variety has always made me very curious about its enological potential.
In 2008 harvest I challenged my friend and colleague Francisco Albuquerque for the project of preparing a varietal wine from Madeira’s Verdelho variety.