In addition to the institutional nature of Quinta do Gradil's rich history and news, there is also an on-line gradil aluminio branco store for purchasing products and experience packages, as well as a customer area where each customer can enjoy a simple checkout process, track the status of orders and manage their information.

Restoration began last year (2017), and the scaffolds tell the story of a work in progress. The hope will be to have the buildings habitable within a couple of years. For now, the main production buildings house not only the winemaking but also the tasting room and a restaurant–so there’s plenty to see while the reconstruction continues.

Servers poured us a seasonal soup of chicken and chestnuts in a broth rich with the aromas and seasonings of autumn. The main course–salted cod marinated in red wine, oven-roasted and served on a bed of chickpea puree laced with thinly sliced cuttlefish—evoked Portugal’s iconic landscape of countryside and sea.

We do not do the cleaning, but it is possible to request it by paying a separate fee, and there is pelo cost for the final cleaning, if you respect the internal regulations.

Each apartment consists of at least one bedroom separated from the living area, in which you will find a kitchenette and table, and obviously each apartment has a private bathroom.

Modern stainless steel tanks take their place alongside traditional equipment at Quinta do Gradil The white and red grapes are currently destemmed in different machines and pumped to the crusher.

A couple of weeks ago, Tom and I took a break from all the Port Wine Day goings-on in Porto and the Douro and headed south. We had been invited to join the vindimas—wine grape harvest—at Quinta do Gradil, in Cadaval, not far from Lisbon. There are countless opportunities to experience harvest season in Portugal, but this one seemed especially fitting.

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Everyone seemed pretty tired and hungover, but to have had a grand time and our wedding. Dan and I enjoyed a pool-side lunch of fries and a Somerbsy cider. The classic post-wedding carb overload. It was delightful.

The winemaker Luis Vieira posted an update on one of his project wines–and since he was one of few winemakers on the Naked Wines project based in Portugal, we had followed his efforts. And the wine was intriguing–a blend of Syrah (which I love) with other red grapes. I contacted Vieira, and he connected me with his company centered on Quinta do Gradil.

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The beautiful green kitchen! This was at our rehearsal dinner, but it looks just as beautiful any day!

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Dan and I hosted our “rehearsal dinner” the night before our wedding at Quinta do Arneiro in Gradil, Portugal last summer! I have “rehearsal dinner” in quotes, because we did not actually have a wedding rehearsal (we winged it!

The three-course dinner was served with impressive precision—waiters marching out almost as a drill team, bringing plates to each table in turn.