Picowines
Portugal, Madalena/Pico
About
<p>The viticulture of Pico Island is situated (almost) in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, as part of the Azorean Islands. The soil of Pico Island is consisting of basaltic lava - a vast area of vineyards that were classified in 2004 as a UNESCO World Heritage. An extreme maritime climate and the soil are giving special and unique characteristics to our wine. Until today, the methods of planting and harvesting the grapes are the same as many centuries ago – all done manually without any mechanization, preserving the essence of our terroir.</p> <p>The current indigenous varieties - such as Azorean Arinto, Verdelho and Pico’s Terrantez as well as Merlot and Syrah more recently - survived and are surviving within the little man-made stone walls used to provide shelter from the saline winds (“currais”).</p> <p>The fame of wine from the Azores is based on fortified wines, once exported as far as Boston, Hamburg, London and St. Petersburg.</p>
Winemaker
TGrundmann
Founded
1949