Latest news and stories about winemaking in Portugal for expats and residents.
He entered the world of wine at 16, spent a significant part of his career abroad, worked at Niepoort, and in 2011 created his 'Vinhos Imperfeitos' (Imperfect Wines) in Nelas, in the Dão region.
It is a great, great wine. And it tells the story of bunch thinning in Bairrada. Luís Pato had been doing it since 1990, and in 1996 he proved the point: limiting production worked.
We used new oak to create sweet notes, soften tannins and 'dress up' the wine to rapidly trigger dopamine in the brain. So much so that what should have been music turned into noise. Opinion by Catarina Cunha
Profile of two childhood friends who own an 'exceptional' vineyard in the Douro and how French winemaking practices have influenced their approach.
