Recent international tastings, and our new Grande Reserva Savedra 2020 and Olive Oil 2023

While Quinta do Tedo is first and foremost a winery, owner Vincent Bouchard always said “it’s easy to make wine, the challenge is selling it”… 

Well, good wine is not so “easy” to make, and great wine takes many more hours of skillful vineyard and cellar work to nurture, which our small, savvy Adega Team is dedicated to at Quinta do Tedo.

At Quinta do Tedo we do not just nurture great Portos, Douro DOC wines and Extra Virgin Olive Oil, but a unique story, terroir, heritage and savoir-faire and our Bouchard Family values. This differentiates our premium quality and authentic products those reputation-tarnishing, mass-produced Portos you find for 5-10€ on the supermarket shelf, or those that grandma serves once a year, quasi-warm, from the cupboard in decorative aroma-crippling glasses.

We invest in qualified, local staff to host professional and personable technical tours at Quinta do Tedo, enlightening wine-curious visitors and aficionados about Douro Valley region and history, the traditional transformation of our estate’s grade-A grapes into a range of fine Portos and Douro DOC wines, when and how to enjoy them, and with what gourmandises.

For the sake of dividing and conquering duties, when not on-site at Quinta do Tedo, our Bouchard Family Brand Ambassadors embark on busy Port education and tasting itineraries to complement our on-site Team Tedo’s efforts, internationally. Let’s recap some recent Tedo appearances…

September 30, 2023 - Port Wine Day in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

October 13, 2023 - Quinta do Tedo was the 7th top-selling producer at our Dutch importer Okhuysen’s Open Doors Tasting in Haarlem, Netherlands.

October 14-20, 2023 - Spirits Festival and La Part Des Anges in Nantes, followed by visits to 28 wine shops, bars and restaurants between Roche Sur Yon, Angers, Tours, Rouen and Paris with our French importer, Jean Boyer.

November 16 & 20, 2023 - sharing a stand with Odile Bouchard’s Gamine Rose personal white wine label at La Rèleve tasting of next generation Burgundian wine projects in Beaune, France followed by the infamous La Paulée harvest luncheon at Château de Meursault.

November 24, 2023 - launching our Tawny 30 Year at Germany’s premiere Port tasting, Portweinmessen, full of Tedo Fans and next generation of Port Lovers.

We hope to see you at one of the above tastings next year! In the meantime, mark your calendars for the following near-future tastings at which we’ll showcase some new products (see below):

  • December 15 & 16, 2023 - annual Quinta do Tedo tasting “entre amis” in Merceuil, France.

  • February 12-14, 2024 - Vinexpo in Paris, France.

  • March 10-12, 2024 - ProWein in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Grande Reserva Savedra 2020 (shop online)

We produce Grande Reserva Savedra only in high-quality years - 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and, our most recent release, 2020 - when our old vine Savedra parcel, a 75-year-old field blend of 18+ varieties, shines especially bright. Recent warmer and sunnier growing seasons charge our grape skins’ with more color, tannins, and aromas, which we finely extract via delicate macerations that preserve this iconic vineyard’s unique mineral, cherry and forrest berry, wild herbs and floral expression without losing freshness. 2 years of aging in mostly new 228L French oak barrels of various forest origins and toast profiles softens age-worthy grip and imbues noble chocolate and tobacco aged aromas in our Grande Reserva Savedra, focusing its tension and persistence. Pair with wild mushrooms, slow cooked beef or boar stew or blue cheese and confited-tomato tart, or cellar and enjoy its evolution over 5-20 years.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (shop online)

Considering our extremely limited albeit high quality 2022 olive harvest, which we quickly sold out of in September 2023, were happily blessed with abundance this year - our 4 hectares of 50- to 150-year-old olive trees literally overflowed with healthy fruit, which we started harvesting in October, preserving freshness without adding aggressive spice or bitterness to our in our rich and greatly gastronomic cold-pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The first batch is decanted, bottled and back in stock in our Tasting Room and Online Shop for your enjoyment.

Tawny 30 Years (shop online)

Our “newest” old Tawny is an exquisite elixir celebrating 30+ years of Bouchard Family ownership at Quinta do Tedo, since 1992. Its limited-edition packaging includes a velvet Quinta do Tedo embroidered bag, with our signature wooden bar top cork, soft wax seal with opening instructions, and hand-written bottle number. Read more about this new product in last month’s blog.

~ Kay & Odile Bouchard

Quinta do Tedo reçoit le certificat Biosphere Sustainable

Quinta do Tedo est officiellement certifiée Biosphere Sustainable!

Après près d'un semestre de formation et d'audits avec l'équipe d'experts en développement durable de Biosphere, nous sommes fiers de cet accomplissement, qui renforce notre sincère engagement en faveur du développement durable dans tous les domaines de Quinta do Tedo - viticulture, vinification, œnotourisme, Bed & Breakfast et Bistro Terrace.

Le système de certification Biosphere a été développé par des universitaires, des professeurs et des experts en développement durable en 1997. Il est valorisé par l'Institut du tourisme responsable (ITR), une ONG à but non lucratif créée en 1995 et membre fondateur du Conseil mondial du tourisme durable (GSTC). 

Biosphère durable est la plus ancienne certification de ce type et, depuis 2017, elle s'est imposée comme le principal système mondial de certification de la durabilité. Son objectif ? Relier les entreprises et les destinations à l'Agenda 2030 des Nations Unies et aux 17 Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) et "faciliter la prise de décisions de consommation plus responsables par les individus" - c'est ce que nous faisons tous à Quinta do Tedo !

Avec plus de 25 ans d'activité dans le monde entier, et plus de 1.700 destinations et entreprises engagées ou certifiées par la Biosphère, nous sommes fiers de rejoindre la communauté mondiale de la Biosphère dans la poursuite continue de l'amélioration du bien-être local, de l'économie, de l'emploi, de l'éducation et des écosystèmes par le biais de rapports rigoureux et transparents.

Un grand merci à notre responsable du tourisme, Vera Matias, qui nous a aidés à développer, mettre en œuvre et affiner notre plan d'action vers des normes de durabilité plus élevées pour notre domaine, notre équipe et nos clients à Quinta do Tedo - pour nous, la durabilité n'est pas un simple mot vert à la mode, et elle nécessite une action interdisciplinaire coordonnée.

Cliquez ici pour découvrir quelles contributions exceptionnelles en matière de développement durable que nous avons réalisées depuis 1992, et quelles nous comptons réaliser dans le futur grâce à votre soutien.

DÉSORMAIS DISPONIBLES — des nouvelles éditions de vos Portos et vins DOC du Douro Quinta do Tedo préférés.

  • Porto Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) 2017

    Une année Vintage excellente et classique (certains l'appellent le "Vintage (Millésime) du siècle", mais nous pensons qu'il est encore trop tôt pour le dire, après seulement 2 décennies !) ; mûre concentrée, poivre noir, réglisse noire, lavande et romarin ; tanins raffinés, tension et épices douces ; il s’apprécie avec une tarte aux baies d'été ou avec un gâteau au chocolat noir.

  • Porto Vintage 2020

    Parmi les rares maisons de Porto à déclarer le Vintage 2020, nous trouvons le nôtre "classique" en qualité, bien que peu abondant en quantité en raison des faibles rendements ; un Vintage à retenir - le propriétaire, Vincent Bouchard, et notre Team Tedo ont passé des heures à "fouler" les raisins à la main à l’aide de macacos (outils en bois) dans nos lagares car le foulage au pied était interdit en raison du Covid. Savourez-le dans sa jeunesse, enroulé, dense et donnant l'impression d'avoir été mis en bouteille directement à la sortie du vignoble, ou dans plus de 20 ans - dans tous les cas, en la bonne compagnie de fromage Stilton, nous sommes sûrs que vous finirez la bouteille d'une traite, comme il est conseillé de le faire !

  • Douro DOC Rosé 2022 

    Une année très sèche et chaude qui a produit un fruit concentré : groseille à maquereau, peau de tomate cerise, fraise ; moins fruité et floral, et plus sérieux que notre Rosé 2021 ; une prise minérale et une structure gastronomique ; un accord gouleyant et polyvalent avec les salades d'été, les fruits de mer, le poulet rôti et les pâtes et pizzas à base de crème ou de tomate.

Savourez nos nouveautés sur place, à Quinta do Tedo, ou chez vous, via notre boutique en ligne ou formulaire de commande traditionnel adapté à votre région - nous expédions dans toute l'Union Européenne, au Royaume-Uni et aux États-Unis.

Bom proveito! ~ Odile Bouchard

Quinta do Tedo gets Biosphere Sustainable certified

Quinta do Tedo is officially Biosphere Sustainable certified!

After nearly half a year of training and audits with Biosphere’s team of sustainability experts, we are proud of this accomplishment, which reinforces our bonafide commitment to sustainability in all departments at Quinta do Tedo - viticulture, winemaking, wine tourism, Bed & Breakfast and Bistro Terrace.

The Biosphere certification system was developed by sustainability academics, professors and experts in 1997. It is promoted by the Responsible Tourism Institute (ITR), a non-profit NGO created in 1995 and founding member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). 

Biosphere Sustainable is the longest-standing certification of its kind and, since 2017, has been established as the leading global sustainability certification system. Its aim? To link companies and destinations to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and “to make it easier for individuals to make more responsible consumption decisions” - that’s what we are all about at Quinta do Tedo!

With over 25 years of activity and over 1,700 Biosphere Committed or Certified destinations and companies worldwide, we are proud to join Biosphere’s global community in the continuous pursuit of improving local well-being, economy, employment and education and ecosystems through rigorous and transparent reporting.

A big thank you to our Tourism Manager Vera Matias, who has helped us develop, implement and refine our action plan towards higher sustainability standards for our business, team and customers at Quinta do Tedo - sustainability is not a just green buzzword for us, and requires coordinated interdisciplinary action. 

Click here to check out what outstanding contributions to sustainability we’ve achieved since 1992, and what we plan to achieve moving forward with your support.

NOW AVAILABLE — new editions of your favourite Quinta do Tedo Ports and Douro DOC Wines.

  • Porto Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) 2017

    An excellent and classic Vintage year ( some call it the “Vintage of the century”, but we think it’s still too early to say, only 2 decades in!); concentrated blackberry, black pepper, black liquorice, lavender and rosemary; refined tannins, tension and sweet spice; pair with summer berry pie or decadent dark chocolate cake.

  • Porto Vintage 2020

    Amongst few Port houses to declare Vintage 2020, we find ours to be “classic” in quality, although limited in quantity due to low yields; a Vintage to remember - owner Vincent Bouchard and our Team Tedo spent hours “treading” the grapes by hand with macacos in our lagares as foot-treading was prohibited due to Covid. Enjoy its youth, wound, dense and seeming like it was bottled straight from the vineyard, or in 20+ years - either way, with Stilton cheese good company, we’re sure you’ll finish the bottle in one sitting, as advised.

  • Douro DOC Rosé 2022 

    A very dry and warm year resulting in concentrated fruit; gooseberry, cherry tomato peel, strawberry; less fruity and floral, and more serious than our 2021 Rosé; mineral grip and gastronomic structure; a quaffable and versatile pairing for summer salads, seafood, roast chicken and cream- or tomato-based pastas and pizzas.

Enjoy our new releases on-site at Quinta do Tedo, or in your your homes via our shop online or your country-specific traditional order form - we ship throughout the EU, UK and USA.

Bom proveito! ~ Odile Bouchard