Honours & Awards
Sarah Ahmed, responsible for The Wine Detective website, has travelled to Portugal several times and tasted hundreds of wines… since 2009 she has been selecting and awarding our wines, considering them in her highlights of the best Portuguese wines. Simplesmente Vinho 2018 – Sarah Ahmed on the 100 highlights of Porto’s alternative wine fair Portugal’s alternative wine fair continues to … Read More
Events & moments
Last year was a first. Nadine and Phil asked us to host their wedding at the farm. We accepted the challenge. We loved the experience of preparing and lining up the whole space, and then being able to attend such a beautiful celebration where so much love and joy was felt. We remember those moments fondly and would like to … Read More
Articles & Press
Viticulture is an ancient agriculture activity that dates back to the Roman period, and there are traces of it found on Monte da Casteleja. Viticulture is a very ancient agriculture activity, with a first expansion during the Roman period. Their presence is noticeable in the surrounding area and also in our land, revealed by the many pieces of ceramic and … Read More
Articles & Press
The passion for nature makes us dream big and never to give up It is with great pride and pleasure that I report the edification of my project Monte da Casteleja where I perform my daily activity of organic winegrower. This project, created from scratch in the farm I inherited from my maternal grandfather, a rural area a few kilometers … Read More
Honours & Awards
Monte da Casteleja Classic 2011 – Red is in the “guard of honour” of the 169 best wines of Portugal (Revista de Vinhos– Portuguese Wine Magazine – February 2015).In 2015 the Wine Magazine celebrated its 25th anniversary and each year, they face the tough task of selecting among the more than 2000 notes, the best wines of Portugal, and our … Read More
Articles & Press
The regional magazine ECO123 came to Monte da Casteleja to learn how to produce organic wine: On the outskirts of Lagos, in Sargaçal, Guillaume Leroux, aged 49, Luso-French – or Franco-Algarve -, has been producing Algarve’s first organic wine since 2012. ECO123 set off to meet him on Monte da Casteleja, the 6.5 hectare estate he inherited from his mother’s side of the … Read More