Picotes Wines is the result of a huge family passion for producing wines using old vines and ancestral methods. From great-grandfather Manuel in 1920, to grandfather António in 1950 and father Jorge in 1980, all of them inspired António and his close family in 2019 to continue the legacy of wine production, respecting as much as the vineyards of Arribas do Douro in Sendim give and making wine with little mechanical and chemical intervention. 

Located in the village of Sendim, in the municipality of Miranda do Douro, in the heart of the Douro International Natural Park in Trás-os-Montes, Picotes Wines stands out for working only with centenary goblet-trained old vines, with local varieties, many of them unique in Portugal, respecting nature as much as possible and producing wines in an artisanal way. 

Keywords that define us: 

• Terroir das Arribas of the International Douro Natural Park
• Centennial Goblet-trained old vines
• Rare grape varieties, unique in the world and many to be identified
• Soil rich in quartz, granite and schist
• Agriculture with biological and sustainable practices (traditional manual farming in the vineyard)
• Manual harvest in 20kg boxes
• Traditional foot treading in a granite mill
• Spontaneous fermentation (with indigenous yeasts)
• Only chemical allowed is sulfur dioxide (low quantities)
• Unfiltered wines 
• Stage in cellar 
• Sealing, labeling and manual packaging 
• Wines that are the pure expression of Terroir: No makeup!