Nossa Calcario Baga Vinhas Velhas, 2021

Our philosophy is simple: create authentic wines without make-up, they express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. We focus on indigenous grapes only. Baga, Bical, Arinto, Cercial and Maria Gomes create soulful wines from vineyard sites with soils, microclimate and aspect ideal for growing our exquisite wine grapes with biodynamic viticulture practices. In the winery we gently handle the grapes, minimal intervention and strict monitoring of the wine allow our grapes to express themselves fully. Ultimately, we create “terroir” wines by uniting knowledge, art and nature to produce “without make-up”, each wine with its own character. Filipa Pato - winegrower in Bairrada. A graduate of the University of Coimbra as a chemical engineer refined her winemaker skills doing harvests in Bordeaux (France), Mendoza (Argentina) and Margaret River (Australia) and with her father, Luis Pato, the Baga Rebel. In 2020 Filipa was elected winemaker of the year in Portugal by Revista de Vinhos, the first Portuguese woman to earn this title in 30 years. William Wouters, chef/sommelier/restaurateur. William comes from a restaurateur family from Antwerp (Belgium). He is a sommelier champion, award winning restaurateur and former head chef of the Belgian national soccer team on the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2016 UEFA European Cup in France. Together Filipa & William share all their experiences: the love for food and wine encounters with great wine growers, friends, sommeliers and wine lovers from all over the world and the magical inexhaustible culture of the world of wine. Today for Filipa & William, Óis do Bairro is the center of their wine universe. They will be happy to share all their passion for food and wine. Drink local, eat local and … think global 😘.