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We celebrate World Earth Day, a week late due to rain on April 22nd, with the visit of the Agrupamento de Escola do Sudeste de Baião. There were moments of learning about organic farming, our region and main varieties of our wines, a lot of socializing and even a didactic game to consolidate learning! This is how the future and well-being in our territory are built step by step.

On January 15th and 16th we were at the Proefboekje event in The Hague, Netherlands, organized by our distributor POOT Agenturen. Visitors had the change to get to know our portfolio known, including the new harvest.

"We are transported to sunny Portugal by tasting this extraordinary Vinho Verde gourmet wine! I am speechless and seized with wonder. Surprise and delight on the nose and palate! Ripe yellow apple, a chorus of floral flavours, a slight oxidative side, possible aging on lees, which lends it a rich texture and an amazing length! In addition, this wine is vegan as well as organic. Enlightenment! In short, time stands still. It made an amazing pairing with grilled shrimps and vegetables."

Due to the pandemic times we have requested and were granted the Clean and Safe certification. By doing so we commit ourselves to respect all hygiene requirements and cleaning measures to ensure the safety of our establishment and visitors, according to the recommendations of our public health authorities. 

Casa do Arrabalde and Quinta dos Espinhosos feature a new image in 2018 vintage. The two estate wines, a field blend of Avesso, Arinto and Alvarinho and a blend of Avesso with Chardonnay, now show in their labels two objects belonging to the history of the family and of the two properties that have seen our first white wines born.

Grape Experience recent publication "The Future of Vinho Verde" features an interesting interview with four producers from the region. Alexandre Gomes speaks about A&D Wines perspective.

We are thrilled to announce acclaimed wine publication The Wine Advocate scored 90 points for Singular 2016 and Monólogo Arinto 2017. 

The wines were reviewed and rated by Mark Squires, the wine writer and critic for Portuguese wines.

It's with great satisfaction and enthusiasm that we announce the strengthening of our winemaking team with the purpose of sustaining the growth that we predict for the next few years. We welcome André Palma, the new resident winemaker, which will join the team led by Eng. º Fernando Moura.

The Monólogo Essência Avesso P67 2015 results from an extreme maturation of the grape that is only possible in years of special climate conditions. With minimal intervention in the cellar and after almost two years of rest, this limited lot of Monólogo Essência now reaches the market.

Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017 A&D Wines at the leading wine gathering of the year A&D Wines will be present at Vinexpo Bordeaux from June 18th to June 21st to showcase its new 2016 vintage. Join us at Parc des Exposition des Bordeaux in Hall 1 BC64 - Stand Nº7.

Vinexpo is a dynamic four day gathering that brings together some of the best wine producers in the world. A notable event in the wine business, one that shines a light on the craft of winemaking.

On April 10th, in Tokyo, the 2016 vintage of A&D Wines will be presented in a private event organized by the Vinho Verde Comission. Join us at Majestic & Timber, 4Shiadome City Center, 1F 1-5-2  Higashi Shinbashi. An opportunity to taste a great variety of wines from the Vinho Verde region, including our wines from the unique sub-region of Baião.

A&D Wines and Digby, restaurant integrated in the new Hotel Torel Avantgarde, will be promoting a wine dinner on the 7th of June. A unique oportunidade to experience a special tasting menu, developed by chef João Reis, at the invitation of chef Pedro Garrido, and paired with a selection of wines from A&D Wines.

A&D Wines will be at ProWein to show the new 2017 vintage to wine experts and trade specialists, along with a few new surprises. Join us at Hall 10, stand 10D14 Nº 31.

ProWein, one of the world’s leading wine events will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, in March of 2018.

The new 2016 harvest is already available for sale. These are balanced wines, displaying the full potential of its grape varieties. The harvest happened in October and September of 2016, where special care was taken during winemaking, minimizing any intervention, with the purpose of producing natural wines that expresses the particularities of the plots of vines, grape varieties and climate. 

On October 25th A&D Wines will be showcasing its wines in a San Francisco tasting event exclusive for trade and media. Join us at the Merchant's Exchange Building at 2h30 pm and taste the full range of our award winning wines.

Monólogo Arinto P24 2015, a monovarietal Vinho Verde from the region of Baião, is the winner of a Gold Medal at AWC Vienna wine competition. The wines are scored in a blind tasting by a panel of wine experts, sommeliers, wine critics and journalists.

Monólogo Arinto is produced at Quinta de Santa Teresa, in the Vinho Verde region, in the sub-region of Baião. It is a monovarietal wine whose grape is sourced from plot P24, chosen for presenting the best quality Arinto in 2015 at Quinta de Santa Teresa.

The new 2015 wines of A&D Wines will be available for tasting for the first time at 13ª edition of Essência do Vinho.

The event, which takes place on the 25th to the 28th of February, at Palácio da Bolsa, will join more than 3000 wines from 450 producers during 4 days of tastings.

A&D Wines will have its wines, produced in the region of Baião, for tasting. The unique qualities and potential of the 2015 vintages will leave an impression this year.

On the 9th of May, Friday, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles announced this year's results with the aim to reward the best wines available worldwide. Over 8000 wines from 41 producers competed in the event that took place in Brussels between May 2nd and May 4th. It was from this diverse range of wines that our portuguese white win Espinhosos 2013 won a Gold Medal and set itself apart for it's notable quality and complexity.

Vegan friendly wines are becoming something of a focal point for the wine consumer. Vegan restaurants are more frequent and the general consumer is now becoming more enthralled with the meals they have to offer. You don’t have to necessarily be vegan to enjoy a vegan meal and the consumer understands that now.

The new vintages of Casa do Arrabalde, Espinhosos and LIV will be presented at ProWein 2014, one of the world’s leading wine events that will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from the 23rd to 25th of March. A&D WINES will be hosted by the Vinho Verde commission at Hall 02, stand A20 where you can taste a variety of wines from the region including our own line up of quality wines.

The new vintages for the year of 2013 are finally upon us. We had a predominantly colder winter this year with plenty of precipitation. When April finally came we saw the budbreak occur with above average temperatures. However, at the end of April a strong frost destroyed part of the most precocious Avesso marking this vintage as a year of low yields and of great quality. Maturation was finally accelerated by the transition in temperature at the end of June fostering exceptional ripening for the grape varieties.