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Portweinmesse 2025 A MASTERCLASS with David Guimaraens A MASTER IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN For those setting off on their Vintage Port Wine journey, also for Veterans to the trade, a Masterclass is the perfect opportunity to broaden ones` horizon. But what is Vintage Port? Of all Port Wine styles, Vintage Port is a class of its` own – the Top Notch, so to speak. High quality grapes with sufficient colour, acidity, tannin, and sugar levels are vital, also an understanding of grape characteristics,...

Álvaro Martinho Lopes Quinta das Carvalhas Whilst working on this piece, I am not sure who faced the bigger challenge: myself with the use of words, or Ronni Allen - responsible for capturing our special encounter on camera. One minute Álvaro Martinho Lopes is in the frame, the next, he`s bouncing off rocks. Born and bred in   Covas do Douro, Álvaro grew up in a large family with five brothers and one sister. At an early age, he developed a special relationship to nature - to plants in...

Quinta São Luiz Tabuaço, Portugal @ronniallenphotography Of the many Quintas in the Douro Valley, The Vine House at Kopke`s Quinta São Luiz is one of the few which has accommodation and is near the riverbank. Located on the left bank of the Douro between Régua and Pinhão and just one-and-a-half-hours from the city of Porto, The Vine House is an ideal base for exploration. Quinta São Luiz, to which Quinta da Mesquita, Quinta da Lobata, Quinta da Alegria and Quinta da Galeira belong, works a...