We are a group of friends, born in Vila Alva, who came together to create XXVI Talhas. We grew up watching our family members produce Talha wine and, therefore, we have a great passion for this tradition. This project, an old dream, is born with the aim of dignifying and promoting the Talha wine produced in Vila Alva.
As our village is one of the places in the Alentejo where the tradition of Talha wine production, introduced by the Romans, has remained until today, we feel the responsibility to continue it. Unfortunately, in recent years, this practice has been reducing dramatically and it is this trend that we intend to help reverse.
It is with this objective in mind that we reactivated Mestre Daniel's old ‘Adega’, with 26 Talhas, where we produce Talha wine according to traditional methods.
It was the combination of the number of Talhas in our cellar (26) with the Roman origin of this type of winemaking that led us to name our project “XXVI Talhas”. In addition to wine production, we seek to disseminate this ancestral practice by organizing initiatives in our own winery and participating in events.

Our focus is on the production of Talha wines following traditional methods. The wines we launch depend on what the vineyards offer us annually and will vary according to what we can best extract from them.
As is the tradition in Vila Alva, the containers used for wine making are the Talhas, descended from the large Roman vessels, with capacities that vary between 300 and 1300 liters. In our cellar we have 26 Talhas: 22 are made of clay, some dating from the 19th century, and 4 are made of reinforced cement.

For this range (Mestre Daniel), in St. Martin's day the best Talhas are chosen and the wine remains in these until February / March of the following year, leaving about 5 to 6 months of skin contact, and only then bottled. These are wines with complexity and very gastronomic.

grapes: Antão Vaz, Perrum, Roupeiro
ageing: clay pots
region: Alentejo (Vinho de Talha) DOC
alcohol: 12%
capacity: 750 ml

13€ by glass / 52€ by bottle in our bar
The price up there is for take away the bottle

Founded by the vision of winemaker Hélder Cunha, Casca Wines is dedicated to revitalizing Portugal’s wine heritage and expressing the unique terroir of each region where it produces, with a focus on the authenticity conveyed by old vines. From the sandy coast of Colares to the Douro terraces in Monte Cascas wines , to the maritime influences of Lisbon in Cabo da Roca wines , to the altitude of Beira Interior in 1808 wines and the purity that organic production conveys in Cascale Natural wines, Hélder Cunha’s Fine Wines collection is a mosaic of Portugal’s wine regions and all of these wines embrace our motto: “New Wines from the Old World.”

Cascale Vinhos Naturais is a celebration of simplicity and purity in winemaking . Born from the lush vineyards of Beira Interior, our philosophy is based on the belief that the best wines are created by letting nature take its course. At Cascale , we let the grapes speak for themselves with the guidance of our expert winemakers.

The grapes are destemmed and crushed directly into the tank, where fermentation begins spontaneously. For twelve days, they remain in contact with the skins.

grapes: Siria
ageing: 10 months in French oak barrels (225L)
region: Beira Interior DOC
alcohol: 11.5%
capacity: 750 ml

15€ by glass / 60€ by bottle in our bar
The price up there is for take away the bottle