Fonseca has launched an organic port wine: Terra Prima. They have since 1992 been cultivating a small plot of vineyard at the Quinta de Panascal with organic methods. Now they have developed the production sufficiently to make a bottling of organically made wine. The last step was to find a distiller of organic spirit to be used in the blending of the port. According to David Guimarens, the wine maker, their experiences with organic production has led to several changes, e.g. a return to copper sulphate (the “Bordeaux mixture”) and letting grass grow in the vineyards. Unfortunately we have not tasted the wine but you can buy it in England for around £11.
