The wine that makes this man travel to Portugal every year
It’s an exciting time for the ‘Grand Canyon of wine regions’, says Margaret River winemaker Matt Gant.
One of the steep terraced vineyards at the Quinta da Pedra Alta winery in the heart of Portugal’s Douro Valley during the 2019 harvest. Ricardo Bernardo
″Harvest started last week,” winemaker Matt Gant says. “I wish I could be there.”
“There” is Quinta da Pedra Alta, a historic 35-hectare wine estate in the heart of Portugal’s Douro Valley – about as far from Margaret River in Western Australia, where Gant lives, as it’s possible to get.
Max AllenDrinks columnistMax Allen is The Australian Financial Review's drinks columnist. He is an award-winning journalist and author who has written about wine and drinks for close to 25 years. Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max@maxallen.com.au
