Soalheiro

Producer description of "António Esteves Ferreira - Quinta do Soalheiro"

The "António Esteves Ferreira - Quinta do Soalheiro" winery is located in the municipality of Charneca (Melgaço district) in the Vinho Verde area of Portugal. It was founded in 1974 by João Antonio Cerdeira. After studying oenology at the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and practice in Burgundy, today António Luís Cerdeira is the farm manager, responsible for the vineyards Maria João Cerdeira.

The vineyards comprise 10 hectares of self-owned vineyards. Grapes are purchased from another 60 hectares. They are located at an altitude of 100 to 200 meters above sea level on granitic soils. The Soalheiro parcel (sunny place) also gave the winery its name. The white wine varieties Alvarinho and Loureiro are cultivated, as well as the red wine variety Vinhão, which are partly ungrafted are cultivated. The cultivation is carried out according to the rules of organic viticulture with protection of biodiversity and promotion of sustainability.

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