Our Vineyards
Caring for the Land to
Create Wines with Soul
At Vadio, we believe that great wines are born from living vineyards. Our approach is based on regenerative viticulture — a form of agriculture that seeks to give back to the land more than we take from it.
Our 10 hectares of vineyards, spread over 15 vineyards and 27 plots in Vale D. Pedro, are cared for with meticulous attention, always respecting the natural balance of the ecosystem. We practice organic farming but go beyond: we cultivate the soil as a living organism, foster biodiversity, and always work with the goal of regenerating natural cycles.
Some of the practices we adopt include:
In-house composting
In-house composting using winery waste and local organic matter.
Seeded Cover Crops
Spontaneous or seeded cover crops that protect the soil, stimulate microbial life, and prevent erosion.
Dry Farming
Dry farming, a traditional practice that respects the vine’s resilience.
Natural Applications
Natural plant infusions like horsetail, nettle, and chamomile.
Biodiversity
Installation of beehives, nesting boxes, temporary ponds, and biodiversity corridors to invite local wildlife into the vineyards.
Preservation
Preservation of forests and waterways surrounding the vineyards, enriching the landscape.
Vineyards Management
We believe that a balanced and biodiverse vineyard expresses its place more authentically. This philosophy translates into wines with identity, freshness, and authenticity — wines that reflect the time and place where they are born.
Each plot is cared for according to its soil characteristics, grape varieties, and other viticultural factors to achieve balanced ripening with a unique identity. We have restructured most of our vineyards with pruning systems tailored to our goal of achieving more balanced and higher-quality yields.
In Bairrada, the traditional pruning system allows for very high yields. For Baga, we chose a unilateral cordon system with higher canopies, which results in better ventilation, sun exposure, lower yields, and more consistent phenolic ripeness.
Each Plot, a Purpose.
Each Wine, a Story.
At Vadio, every wine is born from a vineyard — or from very specific plots that we have closely followed from the beginning with a clear purpose. We believe that it’s the vineyard that dictates the wine: how it’s planted, its orientation, the soil, the slope, the sun exposure — everything contributes to the profile that will eventually emerge. That’s why each plot is intentionally designed from the outset to give rise to a wine with its own identity.
We work exclusively in Vale D. Pedro, a continuous area of about 150 hectares of clay-limestone soils near our village. At first glance, it seems like a single vineyard block, but in fact, it’s composed of about 300 small plots — a true reflection of Bairrada’s historical small-scale farm, where the land has always been shared among many hands and fragmented into tiny portions.
Within this valley, the lower areas — with more fertile soils and higher humidity — are where our sparkling wines are born. These conditions help preserve the acidity and freshness essential for the vibrant and elegant profile we seek in them. For white grapes like Cercial, we chose sandy soils, which are the origin of our Vadio White. From this territory, we develop three categories of Baga red wines:
Vadio
Vadio represents the broadest expression of Vale D. Pedro, crafted from several plots that capture the diversity of the place.
Grande Vadio
Grande Vadio comes from three hillside plots with southern exposure, offering greater depth, structure, and complexity
Single Vineyard
Finally, our single-vineyard wines deliver an even more precise expression of origin — like Rexarte, which clearly showcases the singular character of the vineyard it comes from. This is how we work: focused on the vineyard, attentive to the detail of each plot, and committed to revealing the full potential of Baga and Bairrada.
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