Find out about the Winery: Falua

Falua are based in the Tejo region; the winery is in the small town of Almeirim with vineyards on the banks of the river Tagus, from which the region derives it’s name. They also have the Quinta do Hospital estate in the Vinho Verde, where they produce premium white wines from the Moncão e Melgaco subregion. In their homeland, they are forging a reputation for wines with a sense of place, focusing on the terroir of their sites. 

The famous cobblestone vineyard called ‘Convento’ – makes Falua’s top wine.

Falua focus on premium wines with terroir and the vines themselves dictating styles. The range is versatile and wide-ranging, from entry wines at the Vinho Regional level, all the way up to their stunning single vineyard wines from the ‘Vinha do Convento’. An incredible former riverbed cobble stone vineyard in the heart of the Tejo wine region, it is an emblematic terroir that tells a 400-thousand-year-old story. Located in the Charneca area, it is an improbable extension of pebble stones, topping a soft hill, quite far from the Tejo river. The truth is that, in geological terms, this elevation was part of the Tejo riverbed and that since then the pebbles have remained here, forming a several meters thick layer, combined with sand. Arinto, Fernão Pires, Castelão, Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Trincadeira, Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet are grown in this 45-hectare vineyard.  

If you are looking for a sustainable supply partner, look no further…

Based on three aspects – environmental, economic, and social – sustainability is a key part of Falua’s strategy, with the minimal intervention grape production, minimising the use of treatments for the control of pests and diseases.

Falua’s mission is to establish its reputation worldwide as a produce of superb quality Portuguese wines, highlighting the historical nature & styles of its different terroirs, as well as developing oenology projects that celebrate quality and differentiation.

Director and chief winemaker Antonina Barbosa.

The winemaker behind the company’s strategy is Enologist & C.E.O Antonina Barbosa. A leading female winemaker in Portugal, she is responsible not just for the wines Falua make, but for the business. Antonina hails originally from the Vinho Verde region, and she's made wines in all parts of Portugal.

 For more on Antonina & the Vinha do Convento wines, take a look at this article by  @mariajoaodealmeida  The magic of a vineyard, the talent of an oenologist – Maria João de Almeida (mariajoaodealmeida.com)

'Conde Vimioso Sommerlier Edition' is one of the successes & recognition that Falua’s wine tend to achieve. This is one of four wines that will be ‘on-show’ in our virtual wine tasting 'A Taste of Tejo' on Friday 18th November at 11:00am. Please contact us to reserve your tasting pack by Thursday 10th November.