Vintage 2016: In Alentejo the year is lower production, but high quality.
With the harvest taking place across the country, the Institute of Vine and Wine (IVV) estimates that production is situated this year, 5,6 million hectoliters , what happening, It means a low of about 20% from the previous campaign. Alentejo is forecast 1,095 million hectoliters.
The opinion is widespread: “less, grapes, but better wine”. Although these projections have been made in July, the breaks in production are likely to be smaller.
In the Alentejo region, the expected fall is 5%, from the previous campaign. In 2015/ 2016 production was from 1,153 million hectoliters, while in campaign 2016/ 2017 this should be 1,095 million hectoliters.
To see how will the harvest in the region and there are expectations, the Lidador News heard a producer and oenologist, and opinion coincide: “Expectations are very good. One year of high quality”.
FILIPE CAMEIRINHA RAMOS- Producer (Estate New and Figueirinha)
"Expectations for this year are very good", Filipe Ramos revealed Cameirinha, Estate owner of the New Monte and Figueirinha, in Beja, already picked up 700 tons of grapes, providing reach 1.000 tons. "The place will be one of the best years ever", held, whereas 82 hectares of vineyards planted in the ground of Beja and another in Vidiguieira, "Can be translated in the production of a million bottles", concluded.
Philip recalled that it was a year that "got complicated, with heavy rain at flowering ", however things "is changed, for the better and we have a year of excellent production ", finished.
Luis Leon- Oenologist (Adega Cooperativa de Cuba, Vidigueira and Alvito)
In addition to the Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira and Alvito, Luis Leon, is responsible for the technical follow-up in four other farms wine producers and their sense is widespread that 2016, "Will be a year with less production, but a year of very high quality ".
By the time the 310 associated with the winery already delivered 4.000.000 kg of grape and until the end of harvest is expected production of 6.500.00 pounds. Among the varieties delivered, or oenologist highlights as Boushet Alicante, Syrah and Antao Vaz, as those that "have led to excellent wines at the beginning of the harvest 2016", justified.
The winemaker maintains that in addition to the awards obtained in all crops, falls as very important "recognition by consumers of the quality of the wines we make", concluded.
4Edition of the Award GOLD GRAPE (Initiative News Journal, Diário de Notícias and TSF)
EXCELLENCE
Vila Ruiva, Reservation – White 2014, Regional Alentejano (Adega Cooperativa Vidigueira, Cuba and Alvito).
REGION BEST
Vila dos Gamas / Antao Vaz – White 2014, DOC Alentejo (Adega Cooperativa Vidigueira, Cuba and Alvito).
Vila Ruiva, Reservation – Tinto 2014, Regional Alentejano (Adega Cooperativa Vidigueira, Cuba and Alvito).
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
