{"title":"Quinta Cova da Raposa","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the outskirts of the ancient city of Braga, in the granite hills of northwestern Portugal, Manuel Taxa and Elisabete Raposo tend a small farm that produces wine, preserves, teas, and honey. The name translates as \"the fox's den,\" and the estate has the quality of somewhere that has decided, quietly and without fuss, to do things properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuinta Cova da Raposa was established in 1997 as an organic operation focused as much on ecological restoration as on wine production. Taxa and Raposo were among the first in the Vinho Verde region to commit to zero-sulfite winemaking; since 2016 all wines bottled at the quinta carry no added sulfites. The couple have built the estate from a neglected piece of land into a functioning agro-ecosystem, adding fruit and vegetable production, beehives, and livestock alongside the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/quinta-cova-da-raposa\"\u003eQuinta Cova da Raposa producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alvarinho-quinta-cova-da-raposa-portugal-natural-wine","title":"Quinta Cova da Raposa Alvarinho 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuinta Cova da Raposa sits on terraced, granite-sandy hillsides on the outskirts of Braga, within the Vinho Verde DOC. The 3-hectare farm grows Alvarinho as its primary variety alongside Avesso and Trajadura, all farmed organically and with some biodynamic practices. Soils are granitic and sandy with southern exposure, conditions that concentrate flavor while preserving the variety's naturally high acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 2018 Alvarinho is made from 100% organically grown Alvarinho grapes. Winemakers Manuel Taxa and Elisabete Raposo ferment with spontaneous (native) yeast in temperature-regulated stainless steel tanks. No sulfites are added at any stage — the estate has produced zero-sulfite wines since 2016 — and the wine is bottled unfiltered and unfined. Annual production across all wines is approximately 7,000 litres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, expect grapefruit, white peach, and honeysuckle with a pronounced stony minerality. The palate is concentrated and dry, with the mouth-watering acidity typical of Alvarinho from granite-soil terroir. The no-sulfite, unfiltered approach gives the wine a slightly more textured feel than most commercial Alvarinho. A 2018 with several years of bottle age may show early tertiary development alongside the varietal citrus and stone fruit core.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quinta Cova da Raposa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35808752074904,"sku":"RAPOALVA18C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/alvarinho-quinta-cova-da-raposa-portugal-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784583082"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/quinta-cova-da-raposa.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}