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

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

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