Highest honor at the Decanter Award
PLATIN for HDL Touriga Nacional 2022 at the Decanter World Wine Award 2024! A jury of 243 leading wine experts, including 20 Master Sommeliers and 61 Masters of Wine from 33 countries, blind tasted 18,143 wines from 57 countries and judged our HDL Touriga Nacional as follows: “Finely tuned, silky tannins frame the flamboyant red […]
Breeding program for endangered sheep breed
Campaniça The local breed of sheep was almost completely displaced by the “higher-yielding” Merino sheep. We have set ourselves the goal of preserving these robust sheep, which are excellently adapted to the extreme climatic conditions, and are currently building up a herd. This spring, 5 new lambs have already been born. We are supported by […]
Settlement of the Iberian lynx
The Iberian lynx was almost extinct and was/is on the red list of endangered species. Thanks to targeted reintroductions, the population in Portugal has now recovered somewhat, but is still critical. The lynx feeds on wild rabbits for more than 75% of its diet. The hunting of rabbits in particular deprives the lynx of its […]
Sustainable agriculture award
Helena Manuel, our farm manager, received the National Award for Sustainable Agriculture on our behalf. Around 1,000 Portuguese wineries applied for the award and it was celebrated with prominent ministers and guests – which naturally makes us proud and we are delighted that our many years of pioneering work are now also being recognized in […]
Award for equal rights
Herdade dos Lagos was recognized for the practical implementation of equal rights between men and women through equal pay for equal work. This is a major step forward, not only in Portugal, especially in rural regions with still very traditional role models.
Vintage 2023
https://youtu.be/Lt_EKa9zu6E?t=1https://youtu.be/Lt_EKa9zu6E?t=1 Enjoy a flight over the vineyards and watch over our shoulder during the harvest…
Even more solar energy
In the spring 2023, another 28 KW of photovoltaics have been connected to the grid. Our energy balance is now clearly positive – we generate more energy than we consume!
GOLD RAIN
The year 2023 started well for us: Our wines were showered with gold medals. We won a total of 6 gold medals and one silver medal. The HDL Touriga Nacional has been awarded as “best organic of Portugal” by Mundus Vini. In addition, in the “BEST OF PORTUGAL” tasting by VINUM – the renowed wine […]
HDL Late Harvest is here
We have harvested our first late harvest. The late harvest of fully ripe grapes and immediate pressing and cold stabilization produces an elegant sweet wine with fine acidity. A wonderful aperitif or dessert companion. In limited edition of 300 bottles. Let us surprise you…