Comments on: A Look Inside The Colares Cooperative

By: Anders

Anders — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:41:13 +0000

Hi Ken, Great post with more on Colares. I follow your posts on this region with particular interest as I find the region and the Ramisco wines, one of the absolute best in Portugal. I just came by the same addega this Christmas. I understand from the comments above that a film project is on the drawing board. I would look very forward to see the outcome of such an interesting project.

By: Admin, Ken Payton

Admin, Ken Payton — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:41:15 +0000

Thanks, Chris. I checked out your site. Perhaps you can work Colares into one of your day tours. Good luck in Portugal.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:22:54 +0000

Nice interview. I am moving to Portugal soon to set up a wine tourism business. So it’s great many of the great wineries are getting a lot of visibility recently.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:50:36 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree, Ken, and follow the same path. Already your attentive accounts here manifest this reciprocity, sharing what you’ve learned with many who will now enjoy a deeper appreciation of Portugal’s winemaking traditions. Safe travels!

By: Admin, Ken Payton

Admin, Ken Payton — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:23:12 +0000

Thank you, D, for the warm greetings. My return is in order to give something back. Knowledge freely given us carries this responsibility. The work must flow both ways. I always ask myself when in a new environ, ‘Have I held up my end of the conversation?’ As La Fontaine tells us, the sound of a coin on the cobble is not the same as money; neither is the aroma from a kitchen a meal.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:15:17 +0000

Ken, once again, thanks for your excellent reporting on the historic wines of Portugal, & good luck with your return trip and film making project! I know that many in Portugal are looking forward to your return. Please give my best to Virgilio Loureiro, Francisco Figueiredo, and the wonderful people of Vila de Frades, all of whom generously shared their knowledge with me during my visit in January. And if your travels take you to Ourem, do carry my greetings to Andre Pereira,who showed me the last Cistercian wine produced in Portugal.
Boa viagem! –Deborah