Harvest in the Southern Hemisphere
Every bottle of wine has a legacy There’s a lot more to wine than just drinking it. Every bottle is an opportunity to create memories, share it with your loved
Fermentation may have been a better invention than fire!
David Rains Wallace, the American author, has made many interesting, sometimes provocative statements, this one regarding fermentation might be one of his most controversially highlights. Karl Heinz Stock, founder of
The future of wine tourism
How Quinta dos Vales, a boutique winery in the Algarve, Portugal, transformed their vision of wine tourism into reality Over the past years the growth of wine tourism, also known
The support measures for companies affected by Covid-19 need readjustments
A German entrepreneur living in the Algarve for 24 years has criticised the Portuguese government’s support measures for small and medium-sized companies affected by Covid-19. He stresses that economic strategies
The Winemaker’s Challenge
Wineries all over the world are facing every year the same challenge, na-mely predicting the perfect moment for the harvest. Quinta dos Vales, the well known winery in the Algarve
What is expected of a Portuguese winery located in the Algarve?
Vineyards, of course. And Quinta dos Vales, which means the Farm of the Valleys, certainly doesn’t disappoint. Located on gently undulating hills are vineyards of more than 180,000sqm where grape
What does Shakespeare have in common with modern winemakers?
Similarly to Shakespeare’s analogy, wine growers are confronted each year with the never-ending question “to pick or not to pick?”. It is a final decision, as once picked, no further
Are you looking for a unique hobby? How about winemaking?
The new Winemaker Experience from Quinta dos Vales gives wine lovers the perfect opportunity to make their own wine from their own vineyard, right here in the Algarve. For many
Digital nomads, are they just a trend or is this the next industrial revolution?
The Covid pandemic has been a major hit to the world as we know it, but it can also result in some positive changes. Namely that it can act as
Former real estate Mogul now works exclusively on unique passion-projects
These days it’s common-place to work in multiple different sectors, but Karl Heinz Stock was very much an early adopter of this trend. At the end of the 80s, this