XXVI TALHAS
2000 years of history at your table
The XXVI Talhas project pays homage to the age-old tradition of “Talha” wine production.
In Vila Alva, a typical village located in the heart of Alentejo, there is a big culture and tradition of producing wine through this artisanal method, introduced by the Romans more than two thousand years ago. The know how has passed from generation to generation, which has allowed this production technique to be a reality in this village until today.
It is in Winery of Master Daniel that we produce our “Talha” wine according to traditional methods.
Daniel António Tabaquinho dos Santos (1923-1985) in addition to producing wine, also used this place to work as a carpenter and, for this reason, he was known locally as “Master Daniel”.
As is traditional in Vila Alva, the container used for winemaking is the AMPHORA, descended from the large Roman clay containers, with capacities ranging between 300 and 1300 liters.
The most traditional Talha wine in Vila Alva is the white, produced from the Antão Vaz, Roupeiro, Manteúdo, Perrum, Diagalves varieties. However, red wine has always been produced, mainly from the Tinta Grossa variety, and also some “Palhete”, which results from the mixture of white and red grapes.
Produced in large pots or in small pots, the Talha wine, both white and red, results from a fermentation process that takes place together with the wine masses, in the slang called ‘mother’, where the wine remains, at least, until the day of Saint Martin (11th of November), there acquiring the characteristics that distinguish it from all other wines.
In addition to the wine produced in large quantities in the cellars, there is a very interesting concept in Vila Alva which is the ‘Tareco’. The term ‘Tareco’ applies to the small clay pot that almost all local villagers have to produce wine at home, in a tiny and improvised cellar or even in the garage, using exactly the same winemaking method of Talha wine.
Taste and let yourself be surprised by a wine with 2000 years of history, now at your disposal.
