Hélder Cunha · Winemaker
I make wine to give Portugal’s terroirs a future.
Twenty-seven harvests. Seven regions. One company, and a name that will only go on a label when the wine has earned it.
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted · National Geographic
“One of Portugal’s best kept secrets.”
In 2020 a National Geographic crew spent a day with me in the ungrafted sand vineyards of Colares. The episode aired in 2021 and did for the region in one evening what a decade of visits had done slowly.
Histórias do Vinho
A history of wine, one chapter a week.
From the first wild vine in the Caucasus to the questions we ask now — 118 chapters, published here as they are written, in English and Portuguese.
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Spain — The Country That Always Had More Than It Showed
For decades, Spain made wine like someone guarding a secret without realising they were guarding one. It had more land planted with vines than any other country on…
Notes
What I write for the trade.
The first notes in English are on their way. Meanwhile, the Drinkfulness essays are here: read them →
Consulting
I make my own wines. I also help others make theirs.
Winemaking and viticulture · Brand and market strategy · Territories and institutions. A first conversation, a diagnosis, a proposal.
Casca Wines · Fine Wines
The wines at the top of the house.
Colares · Single Vineyard · Field Blend · Centenary Vines · Vintage. Made at Casca Wines and sold only there. The first to carry my own name will be from Colares — when they are ready.
