Tag Archives: Henry Shotton

End of Harvest 2012 at Quinta dos Malvedos

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

We received 97 deliveries of grapes, vinified them into 19 lagares of wine, bagged and then lifted onto the truck and unbagged 18,000 kilos of the remaining pips and skins from the wine press afterwards, and after all that hard … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Saturday, 6 October

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

We all got into the winery a bit later today as we were not receiving any more grapes – and when I arrived at 08:15 it was a pleasantly cool morning, which turned into another warm autumn day. Though we … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Friday, 5 October

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

At 07:30 this morning it was a cool autumn morning with a clear sky, and it became progressively warmer as the day went on so that it was extremely hot by the time we finished picking for the day and … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Thursday, 4 October

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

This morning at 07:30 it was a cool and crisp autumn morning with a clear blue sky. The weather forecast promised more sun and in the afternoon it was another hot day. The first grapes we received were from block … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Wednesday, 3 October

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

This morning there was low hanging grey cloud over the valley, however that cleared away and by the afternoon it was sunny and quite hot, rather like the first week of the Vintage. The pickers covered quite a lot of … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Tuesday, 2 October

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

It was a cool morning and I had to wear a sweater for the first time this Vintage.  The afternoon was sunny and warm rather than hot, very comfortable. Today we received the first Malvedos Touriga Franca at the winery … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Monday, 1 October

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Today was another cool morning which turned into another warm autumn day with blue skies. The two day break in picking over the weekend was well and truly worth the risk weather wise in terms of the quality of the … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Sunday, 30 September

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

It was another lovely cool morning with a blue sky that turned into another warm day, beautiful weather.  I cannot wait to receive the Touriga Franca tomorrow – it should just perfect! At 07:15 we fortified our last lagar of … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Saturday, 29 September

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

This morning the temperatures were mild and it turned into a warm sunny day, perfect conditions in which to fine tune the ripeness of our Touriga Franca to perfection. It was a quiet day in the winery today as we … Continue reading →

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Malvedos Winemaker’s Update: Friday, 28 September

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

At 07:00 an overcast morning with moderate temperatures, which continued throughout the day.  These conditions – bright overcast and mild warm temperatures – are perfect for ripening the Touriga Franca. Today the pickers polished off the last of the Malvedos … Continue reading →

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