INTRODUCTION

Quinta do Portal is a unique, family, fine winemaking company based in the Douro Valley, in Northern Portugal. Our vines have been grown in this harsh and beautiful land for many hundreds of years.

The Douro valley is one of the world's great fine winegrowing areas.

This Quinta that also known as "Quinta do Casal de Celeirós" has an area of 15 hectares, all delimited by schist walls. As white grape varieties we have malvasia Fina, Gouveio and Viosinho and in the red varieties we have mainly Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca. We have built our state of the art winery in this estate as well as the cellars and our visitor´s centre.

Tourist are welcome all year round and they can taste our wines, tour the facilities and enjoy delicious regional meals cooked in our wood-owens.

The winery has also a beautifull boutique hotel.

WINERY

Our winery is working since 1994 and here we are able to produce every kind of wine in the best winemaking conditions.

Cellars: Every year we buy french, american and russian oak barrels where we age our DOC Douro wines. We also have "balseiros", "toneis" and "pipas" used for the ageing of our Ports and Moscatel wines.

In this area we also have our bottle ageing section and quality control laboratory.

Our wine production is based on the diversity of the Douro. A big variety of grapes, different altitudes, different solar expositions, soils with different compositions, etc. In the field we apply cultural practices that allow us not only to achieve our quality objectives but also to respect the plant and its fruit.
In our winery, the work scheme is based on the respect for the grapes and the musts we have to process, using gravity in the various operations. This allows us to achieve better quality and at the same time reduce the energy consumption.
In order to increase our knowledge we make several experiences and micro-vinifications every vintage, that in the end benefit our already distinctive and personalized wines.

Quinta do Portal vineyards are under integrated farm management, a farming system that has the objective of producing high quality grapes by using natural resources and regulating mechanisms to replace polluting inputs and to secure sustainable farming.

In our vineyards we use the following practices:
• non-mobilization of the soil;
• integration of the wood that results from pruning in the soil;
• non-utilization of residual herbicides;
• low volume debits in the application of phytopharmaceuticals;
• usage of organic correctives;
• in slopes up to 40% of inclination we plant “Vinha ao Alto” (vertical planting);
• in slopes between 40-60% we plant one line of vineyard terraces, avoiding the use of herbicides between the terraces.

With the above practices we protect the auxiliary organisms, namely from the coccinellidae family. We’re also happy to see that bands of partridges have come back to our vineyards.

Quinta do Portal also known as "Quinta do Casal de Celeirós" has an area of 15 hectares, all delimited by schist walls. As white grape varieties we have malvasia Fina, Gouveio and Viosinho and in the red varieties we have mainly Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca.

WINES

Some of our products:

Port and Moscatel Wines: Mixing tradition and innovation in both the production and presentation of our fortified wines, we wish them to be enjoyed by mature consumers as well as younger ones. These are unique wines meant to be appreciated by everybody with happiness and good health!

Douro and Sparkling Wines: We believe the Douro region has the potential to produce some of the best wines of the World.ld.

Using its unique grape varieties together with the expertise in their vinification and ageing, our wines have been winning a number of international awards. Their beautiful presentation brings a touch of sophistication to any occasion.

•Port Wines: Vintage Ports, Reserve Ports, Colheita Ports.
•Moscatel Wines: Portal, Mural de Favaios.
•Sparkling Wines: Mural.

WINE TOURISM

Tourist are welcome all year round and they can taste our wines, tour the facilities and enjoy delicious regional meals cooked in our wood-owens.

Visitors Centre: Here you are invited to taste our award winning wines, savour delicious regional meals cooked in our wood-owens and enjoy a wonderful view of the Pinhao valley.

Guest House: Situated on Quinta do Portal vineyard in the wine-producing valley of Douro, northern Portugal, this guest house has embraced ecotourism with enthusiasm.

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