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Talha tales: reviving Alentejo’s amphora wines
“Alentejo’s vinhos de talha tradition claims to date back 2,000 years to Roman times, but what was once a locally consumed curiosity is now enjoying a renaissance as wineries reinterpret the style for today’s wine drinkers. Richard Woodard reports.“
“The small Alentejano town of Vila de Frades lies in the heartland of the region’s talha wine tradition. Close by are the ruins of the Roman villa of São Cucufate, where archaeologists discovered evidence of wine and olive oil production. In the town itself, you’ll find the Cella Vinaria Antiqua – a working museum of vinhos de talha production operated by Honrado Vineyards.
The facility is an offshoot of the neighbouring País das Uvas restaurant: when the Honrado family decided to expand the venue’s boutique talha wine operation, acquiring the derelict building next door, they discovered a spectacular 18th-century warehouse once used as a winery.“
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