Vila Real, Portugal
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In the Roncão Valley, in Alijó, American David Sylvester, who has experience in Napa Valley, launched the Kimbrel Wine Company project in 2022. The 10 million euro investment in wine and wine tourism in the Douro region already has limited editions available on the market.
The Porto native, who is also at Matriarca, a Symington project in Porto, cooks dishes inspired by the north, “good food” that he prepares, whenever possible, in a wood-fired oven.
With a 30-hectare estate in Alijó and production limited to 20,000 bottles per year, Kimbrel Wines wants to put the Douro on the global luxury wine map.
It was in 2022 that American David Sylvester “fell in love” with the Douro wine region and bought a centuries-old estate in Vale do Roncão, in Alijó. This Monday, he launched the first limited-edition DOC and Port wines, “Napa Valley style”, with the United States as the main market. The new references...
On Three Kings' Day, Gouveia e Melo visited Vila Real with wishes for a happy new year and change. During a stop at the Alijó fair he did not spare his opponents. The admiral responded to Cavaco and even took a swipe at Mendes, calling him 'frightened'.
