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Herdade do Esporao Wine
Little more than 170
kilometres southeast of
Lisbon, near the historical
city of Reguengos de
Monsaraz, we find a
landscape typical of the
Baixo Alentejo region. It is
here, amongst rolling plains,
shallow valleys, occasional
streams, corn fields,
vineyards and olive groves,
we find Herdade do Esporão.
Hill-top farms and small,
whitewashed villages guard
the memory of life that goes
back to the Prehistoric times
of tapirs and dolmens, then
Iberians, Romans, Visigoths
and Muslims and the many
others who once settled here.
The Medieval history of the
region began with the
Reconquista of Monsaraz and
Reguengos in 1232. Since
then, wine and olive oil have
become an indelible aspect
of the region. The
geographical boundaries of
Herdade do Esporão
(originally Defesa do
Esporão) were only
established in 1267, and
have been practically
unchanged since then,
despite being the setting for
bloody battles and heroic
deeds over almost nine
centuries.
Soeiro Rodrigues, the judge
of the city of Évora, was the
first of many owners, who
included Santiago Rodrigues
de Vasconcelos, the Morgado
D. Álvaro Mendes de
Vasconcelos (who built the
Esporão Tower) and the
counts of Alcáçovas, who
retained the property until
1973, the year it was
acquired by José Roquette
and Joaquim Bandeira.
In 1985, the first vintage
saw the creation of the
Esporão brand and the first
wine produced by what was
then Finagra, S.A.. In 1989,
wine began being exported
to what is now over 50
international markets.
Eight years later, Esporão
entered the olive oil business
with the acquisition of SPAZA
(Sociedade Produtora de
Azeites do Alentejo) – now
Esporão Azeites. |
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