It seams the rain is going to stop for a couple of days!!

These photos were taken in some quite moments between the storms and rains of the last days in the Dão.

For some reason people say that Dão wines taste like "caruma"!

Granite, pines, ferns, eucalyptus, oak, pine needles or " caruma".

In the Dão region, the vineyards have to be found in the woods.



Vineyard of Esperança in Mouraz - one of the few vineyards of clay in Mouraz

Água-Santa vineyard - the blossom period is almost over. Despite a week of intense rain, tunderstorms and heat.

The summer has come earlier in the Dão... today is almost 30ºC, it's sunny with some tunderstorm clouds...

Vale da Sobreira and Vale da Presa vineyards (Mouraz)

Pego Valley - yesterday at 6 p.m. It's one of my favorite vineyards in Mouraz

A huge storm has just fallen in Tondela. Not good for vines in full bloom!!

3 awards in Decanter World Wine Awards 2011

Bronze Medal - CASA de MOURAZ red Dão DOC 2008
Bronze Medal - António Lopes Ribeiro " Bela-Luz" red Douro DOC 2009

Commended Award - ALR White Vinho Verde DOC 2010

 

Weather report - May 2011

This past week we had hot days, rain, tunderstorms, wind, cold and hot nights...
Most vineyards are in full blooming...

Biodynamic works

The vines start to bloom...

5 p.m.- tasting the wines of CASA de MOURAZ with our guests

These are the wines tasted: AIR white Vinho Verde DOC 2010, CASA de MOURAZ white Dão DOC 2010, CASA de MOURAZ Encruzado Dão DOC 2010, CASA de MOURAZ rosé Dão DOC 2010, CASA de MOURAZ red Dão DOC 2009, CASA de MOURAZ Private Selection Dão DOC 2009 (cask sample), AIR Regional Alentejano 2009, 2008 and 2006 and our first wine from the Douro - António Lopes Ribeiro Bela-Luz Douro DOC 2009

Today 4 p.m.- waiting for an importer visit from Brazil in our winery in Mouraz

Today morning rainbow - view from our office in Tondela

Montemor-o-Novo (Évora) - vineyard of Touriga-Nacional, Trincadeira, Alicante-Bouschet and Aragonês