Tag Archives: Winemaking

Tracking the Season – 21 March

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

We visited Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos again just as winter officially turned to spring with the passing of the equinox.  It was a brilliantly sunny day, and a good one for getting lots of work done in the vineyards.  Things … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Douro Harvest

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Paul Symington reviews the 2012 Harvest in the Douro: The Douro vines and its vineyards have an extraordinary way of surprising even the old-timers in the mountain villages of Sabrosa, Alijo and Provesende.  In 2011, the region had a huge … Continue reading →

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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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The Next Generation: Anthony Symington

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

What do you do during that interval between finishing university and landing a job?  If you are a Symington, and it’s September, you could go to work in a Douro winery. Dominic’s son, Anthony, had already worked the 2007 harvest … 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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The Next Generation: Harry Symington

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

After  graduating from Edinburgh University and an internship in London, Paul’s son Harry joined us 17 September at Malvedos to work the entire harvest period with the winery team.  Harry has been doing all the many tasks that the rest … 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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