Ep 1. Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Programme - Intro to region, producers, climate scientists and WASP

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Category: Wine & Sustainability in Alentejo, Portugal Wine & Sustainability in Alentejo, Portugal

Published: 28 October 2022 28 October 2022

This podcast media series focuses specifically on sustainability in Alentejo, a wine-producing area covering nearly all of southern Portugal. The project includes interviews with a number of winemakers including Iain Richardson from Mouchão, the team Herdade dos Grous, Luis Patrão from Coelheiros, and João Roquette from Esporão.

 

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Ep 2. Dr Gregory Jones discussing Southern Portugal as a climate vulnerable region

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Category: Wine & Sustainability in Alentejo, Portugal Wine & Sustainability in Alentejo, Portugal

Published: 28 October 2022 28 October 2022

In the second episode of the Alentejo climate and sustainability series, I’m speaking with winemaker and climate scientist Dr. Greg Jones, who has co-authored climate and wine research papers looking at the vulnerability of certain regions to climate change.

frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy">One in particular that is relevant to this series titled ‘Climate Change & Global Wine Quality’, published in 2005 states, “Other regions currently with warmer growing seasons, i.e. southern Portugal may become too warm for the existing varieties grown there and hot climate maturity regions may become too warm to produce high-quality wines of any type.”

 

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Ep 3. Herdade de Mouchão, Biodiversity, Terroir, A Scorching Climate & Struggle for Sustainability

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Category: Wine & Sustainability in Alentejo, Portugal Wine & Sustainability in Alentejo, Portugal

Published: 28 October 2022 28 October 2022

Mouchão is a great example of an integrated estate in Alentejo where different flora and fauna are interwoven to create the whole.

The Sobreiro, or cork oak trees, are an integral part of the history of this region and yet, as Iain tells us, climate is one of the drivers that is causing a substantial die-off against which he and his team are fighting.

For reference, the Arroba, mentioned in this recording is actually a measure used for weighing cork, equivalent to 15 kilograms.

The story of Mouchao is one that really marries the past with the present in terms of identifying the moment where history and tradition are faced with the need for non-linear responses in order to achieve sustainability.

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