The quality of a wine depends on several factors:
The exposure of the vineyard, the nature of the soil, the varieties, the cultivation system, the care in the various operations on the vineyards, but also the vinification processes, the conditions of the cellars, the preparation of the container, the care in the manufacture, in the conservation and storage of wine.
Wineries have a fundamental role and require very special care.
Wines recognized as DOC Colares are made with grapes from vines planted on sandy soil, and may incorporate a maximum of only 10% of grapes from vines with hard soil.
Colares is a wine region located in the municipality of Sintra, west of Lisbon, next to the Atlantic Ocean, close to the westernmost tip of continental Europe, Cabo da Roca.
The care with the vineyards in sandy soils, together with the creation of a winery, in modern facilities for the time, in Azenhas do Mar, next to Praia das Maças, contributed to highlighting the Colares Chitas Wine as one of the best in the region, widely enjoyed across the country.
The quality of a wine depends on several factors:
The exposure of the vineyard, the nature of the soil, the varieties, the cultivation system, the care in the various operations on the vineyards, but also the vinification processes, the conditions of the cellars, the preparation of the container, the care in the manufacture, in the conservation and storage of wine.
Wineries have a fundamental role and require very special care.
Wines recognized as DOC Colares are made with grapes from vines planted on sandy soil, and may incorporate a maximum of only 10% of grapes from vines with hard soil.
Colares is a wine region located in the municipality of Sintra, west of Lisbon, next to the Atlantic Ocean, close to the westernmost tip of continental Europe, Cabo da Roca.
DOC/PDO Colares wines have a controlled and protected designation of origin. It is one of the nine denominations of origin of the Lisbon region and historically very important.
This small region, of extreme singularity, with vines grown on sandy soil, has two varieties of its own: Ramisco and Malvasia de Colares.
The care with the vineyards in sandy soils, together with the creation of a winery, in modern facilities for the time, in Azenhas do Mar, next to Praia das Maças, contributed to highlighting the Colares Chitas Wine as one of the best in the region, widely enjoyed across the country.
These chestnut and mahogany wooden barrels had belonged to the Casa de Ludgero Gomes, in Almoçageme, and had later been delivered to Tirol. They came to Adega Beira Mar in exchange for wine.
These barrels belonged to the winery of António Bernardino da Silva Chitas, grandfather of Paulo da Silva. They were received by their father through shares between the heirs and the Society.
