Jaime Quendera
Passionate Portugese Winemaker
- Portuguese winemaker Jaime Quendera works 15 hour days, always with the aim of producing the best wine possible
- Jamie was destined to become a Winemaker, his first memories were watching his father work the vineyards
- Jamie creates his delicious refreshing white in Fernando, a privileged area of the Palmela region
Jaime Quendera's Story
Jaime Quendera's Story
"My grandfather had a winery and my first memories are associated with wineries, and have always been something I enjoyed since a kid. My father liked me to go to the vineyards, but I just wanted to be in the winery, it was what interested me most and where I felt better.
I love being able to create, blend and shape my product. A winemaker is like a chef, creating a product in accordance to what he thinks is the taste that the consumer tries to find and still surprises him...I find it fascinating! That's what keeps me in the winery everyday, I work 15 hour days, always with the aim of producing the best wine possibly.
If I could compare myself to a wine it would be a classic Portuguese Castel�o, when it's young we drink it well, it evolves very well for middle-aged and when it's old it's in great shape. A grape variety that lasts a lifetime!
My finest winemaking moment was when I won the best red wine in the competition Vinalies Internationales in Paris , 2008, with the wine Casa Ermelinda Freitas - Syrah 2005. Such accolades, as well as friends, family and customers commenting on how nice my wines are makes all the hard work worth it!"
