Quinta do Tedo is officially Biosphere Sustainable certified!
After nearly half a year of training and audits with Biosphere’s team of sustainability experts, we are proud of this accomplishment, which reinforces our bonafide commitment to sustainability in all departments at Quinta do Tedo - viticulture, winemaking, wine tourism, Bed & Breakfast and Bistro Terrace.
The Biosphere certification system was developed by sustainability academics, professors and experts in 1997. It is promoted by the Responsible Tourism Institute (ITR), a non-profit NGO created in 1995 and founding member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
Biosphere Sustainable is the longest-standing certification of its kind and, since 2017, has been established as the leading global sustainability certification system. Its aim? To link companies and destinations to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and “to make it easier for individuals to make more responsible consumption decisions” - that’s what we are all about at Quinta do Tedo!
With over 25 years of activity and over 1,700 Biosphere Committed or Certified destinations and companies worldwide, we are proud to join Biosphere’s global community in the continuous pursuit of improving local well-being, economy, employment and education and ecosystems through rigorous and transparent reporting.
A big thank you to our Tourism Manager Vera Matias, who has helped us develop, implement and refine our action plan towards higher sustainability standards for our business, team and customers at Quinta do Tedo - sustainability is not a just green buzzword for us, and requires coordinated interdisciplinary action.
Click here to check out what outstanding contributions to sustainability we’ve achieved since 1992, and what we plan to achieve moving forward with your support.
NOW AVAILABLE — new editions of your favourite Quinta do Tedo Ports and Douro DOC Wines.
Porto Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) 2017
An excellent and classic Vintage year ( some call it the “Vintage of the century”, but we think it’s still too early to say, only 2 decades in!); concentrated blackberry, black pepper, black liquorice, lavender and rosemary; refined tannins, tension and sweet spice; pair with summer berry pie or decadent dark chocolate cake.
Porto Vintage 2020
Amongst few Port houses to declare Vintage 2020, we find ours to be “classic” in quality, although limited in quantity due to low yields; a Vintage to remember - owner Vincent Bouchard and our Team Tedo spent hours “treading” the grapes by hand with macacos in our lagares as foot-treading was prohibited due to Covid. Enjoy its youth, wound, dense and seeming like it was bottled straight from the vineyard, or in 20+ years - either way, with Stilton cheese good company, we’re sure you’ll finish the bottle in one sitting, as advised.
Douro DOC Rosé 2022
A very dry and warm year resulting in concentrated fruit; gooseberry, cherry tomato peel, strawberry; less fruity and floral, and more serious than our 2021 Rosé; mineral grip and gastronomic structure; a quaffable and versatile pairing for summer salads, seafood, roast chicken and cream- or tomato-based pastas and pizzas.
Enjoy our new releases on-site at Quinta do Tedo, or in your your homes via our shop online or your country-specific traditional order form - we ship throughout the EU, UK and USA.
Bom proveito! ~ Odile Bouchard