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We moved from the UK in 2005 when we found and restored an old farmhouse (Quinta) . We have our own vineyard with 6000 vines for our own consumption and for our extended family and friends ,in the center of the Dao wine region. The property has an area of 7 hectare with the river Pavia ,with kingfishers and otters often seen, along one part of the property. We have two dogs Lottie and Socks We also have 2 cats.
We have our own chickens (for eggs) ducks and geese.
We have a large veg garden where we grow most of our fruit and veg for the year. We make all sorts of jams ,chutney and wine vinegar.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei ÖkoprojektenGartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenBetreuung von TierenMithilfe auf einem BauernhofHandwerkliche ArbeitenUNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Learn about wine making and vine husbandry.Local culture in this rural part of unspoiled Portugal.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
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We would welcome 2 / couple, someone strong as some strength is needed, to help with the vines, our vegetable and fruit garden.
Strimmer/ weedwacking knowledge would be useful, plenty of tree /logging tasks to do. An understanding on how to prune fruit and Olive trees would be a great asset in the spring
The help is ongoing throughout the year.
We have a small traditional vineyard for our own consumption and for our extended family and friends. We have 3 vineyards with a total of just over 6000 vines with 4 varieties of red grapes. (1.4 ha) In the vineyards you will learn how we tend the vines and also be involved in Wine tasting, blending the varieties and then bottling.
Diverse things like Tractor driving (cutting the grass in the fields) to learning how we smoke foods in our traditional whole oak smoke house.
You will have opportunities to cook (this is optional but in the past we have had Workawayers enjoying the fun making new menus from ideas brought with them) and learn the making of many local dishes as well as jams and chutneys.
You will often go off with one of us when we go to shop for provisions.
Non smokers only pleaseGesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Unterkunft
Own bedroom suite with private shower/bathroom. You will be provided with 3 meals a day 7 days a week. All evening meals are provided with our own wines!!
Was noch ...
We are located about 400 meters from the local village of Parada de Gonta. Post office village stores and cafes as well as an ATM are in the village. The city of Viseu is about 10km away.
We have WiFi throughout the house and a laptop as well as a VoIP phone (free calls to land lines)Etwas mehr Information
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Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
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Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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They worked extremely hard in the intense period of harvest for one of our record years.
After harvest they were clearing bush and cutting trees for logging wood this winter .
After work plenty of wine consumed with card games and stories from around… read more
They are a couple of Kiwi girls travelling around Europe and we are honoured to have them stay for a month .
It was Grape harvest time which is normally a very stressful time but they helped in every aspect of life , from picking the grapes ,washing up for umpteen… read more
We spent many hours tasting, discussing, and dissecting our wines and many from the Dao region.
He picked off many leaves from the vines, in preparing our 4 varieties of… read more
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They worked extremely hard in the intense period of harvest for one of our record years.
After harvest they were clearing bush and cutting trees for logging wood this winter .
After work plenty of wine consumed with card games and stories from around… read more
They are a couple of Kiwi girls travelling around Europe and we are honoured to have them stay for a month .
It was Grape harvest time which is normally a very stressful time but they helped in every aspect of life , from picking the grapes ,washing up for umpteen… read more
We spent many hours tasting, discussing, and dissecting our wines and many from the Dao region.
He picked off many leaves from the vines, in preparing our 4 varieties of… read more
We spent some time on the vineyard teaching her all about wine making and even got her driving our tractor .
We wish you happy travels and enjoy all the different cuisines in Europe
We left them looking after our home and our pets while we went away, when we came back the house was spotless and Greg mended the garden bench and other jobs he found to do without… read more
This was our first workaway as a couple and we have to say that it was an experience that we will keep in our hearts forever! We help with various tasks such as planting, spraying, pruning and bending vines, etc. More than helping, we learned tons of new things such as driving a tractor, delicious English food, how to make vinegar,… read more
He is keen to learn everything that is thrown at him .A quick learner ,you only need to show him once ,and the job is carried out with ease.
He learnt how to prune vines ,drive the tractor ,making paddy field patches for the vegetable garden and… read more
Tractor driving and moving of wine was also included in his stay
Great conversations over dinner and… read more
A very polite and well manned young man .He worked hard and enjoyed learning new skill's eg driving the tractor , tasting and drinking many varieties of Dao wines.
Good luck in your future adventures.
Their love of dogs was incredible… read more
But beware,… read more
Overall an amazing experience, thank you very much for my time there!
Always up bright and early, first to the… read more
Wine education! Arrived with little knowledge and left with a good understanding on wine making and how to taste and appreciate tasting wines. Tractor driving and attending to our Olive trees prior to the autumn harvest.
Enjoyed the local village life in the evenings. A day out… read more
They are a lovely couple ,friendly and very willing ,both speaking good English .Mealtimes was always interesting ,lots of conversations about their previous… read more
And yes, it was very unfortunate that I couldn't have the chance to take part in harvest time this year, but don't worry! I will come back… read more
He really enjoyed learning all about wine but sadly could not make it back to actually pick… read more
They arrived just as the grape harvest was about to begin and spent 17 days helping us through a very busy time .
In between harvesting grapes we found time to teach the young adults how to drive the tractor with lots of laughs and making green tomato… read more
We'd like to point out straightaway that Hugh and Jane are two perfect hosts! We had a wonderful, unforgettable experience with them and we would like to thank them for all they did for us.… read more
I stayed with Hugh and Jane for only two weeks, I wish I could have stayed longer. I arrived during the harvest season, which is busy on fine days, preparing the vines, picking the grapes, and pressing the grapes. The whole process is a lot of fun, and you learn an… read more
Sometimes the language for Alessandra was difficult so Brian was the main interpreter… read more
They are both very proud of what they have created, and rightly so - the place is beautiful. A stunning property in Viseu that just makes you hum ‘English Country Garden’ in your… read more
Great… read more
Emma loved working out in the sunshine and rain. Always keen to get on with a job. The work on the vines pruning last years growth,removing the unwanted buds(eyes) and then tying the remaining selected branch to the lower wire. This project was very repetitive but Emma and Sam stuck to it.… read more
It's been an intense 6 week experience. This place is Great; high standards with high expectations. Jane and Hugo are a hard working couple, full of energy, always on go, and full of interesting stories! They have worked hard and achieved lots in their lives. I did personally learn a lot about myself and about life, one can… read more
We had a great… read more
I stayed for a month, mainly pruning the vines and bottling just shy of 5000 bottles of wine. Hugh and Jane are truly great teachers, they have a lot a passion for what they do and i learnt a… read more
We are already… read more
Hugh and Jane
We learnt how to drive the tractor and ploughed the field to make a new vegie garden. Also we helped bottling the wine.
The food was… read more
Michelle was quick to learn all sorts of different projects. We normally only take couples but the profile that Michelle… read more
Helped prepare the vines for harvest and then went on to be team players in bottling 2000+ 75 cl bottles of our 2014 vintage.
They took our bicycles on the Eco Pista to… read more
Both of them learn how to drive our tractor, prune Olive trees and tending the… read more
We stayed for just under three weeks, mainly pruning the vines but we also worked on the veg garden and the olive trees. Hugh's sense of humour made the work amusing and the vines are a great… read more
We had a busy time with controlling the spring vigor grow on our vineyards. Christina great with the iron and beautiful flower arranging. We had many laughs with plenty of wine to drink and good food. We wish you all the very best and have safe… read more
Both Hugh and Jane were exceptional mentors. While some days were long working on the vineyards, the experience was very rewarding. The accommodation was very comfortable, the… read more
The work was fairly varied and time passed quickly while we learnt about the vineyard and the process of making wine. We were there almost a month and it seemed to go almost too quickly. The work could at times be physical… read more
We would be only to happy to give you both great references.
Look forward to to seeing you in N.Z. or back with us if D.T is not the winner!
With very… read more
We spent half of our stay working more or less 12 hours a day- 4 hours in the morning… read more
As a working Quinta we are always busy on the farm and when they arrived we were about to start our grape harvest ,the busiest time of the year.They found it hard to cope with the work load.
Having… read more
His contribution to the working day was well appreciated.Lots of fun and laughter whilst down on the veg patch and working on and around the Quinta.The sweet corn Cal planted is growing so well and will hopefully be ready early.October . Cal worked well with the other two Workawayer's and made… read more
They volunteered to completely update our website with new content and taking their own photographs to add to our website. The onsite training and help they gave us regarding the modern workings of the up to date marketing platforms has been just great.
We intern… read more
Very thorough with the cleaning of the guest suites and great help with the mountains of ironing.
We… read more
Have a great 2014
Hugh and Jane were the best hosts, and workawayers are encouraged to… read more
Boy did it rain! We took advantage of their cooking skills and eventually got the old bread oven fired up. The Pizzas were great. They helped out with the guests and we learnt some great ideas from you two-many thanks. We could not get to do much work on the… read more
The B & B was quite busy and the help with ironing and room cleaning was… read more
They were a great help with looking after our guests at dinner (do not give Sophie the pre dinner wine tray!!)
Great with all our animals but could not save Nemo the baby duck!
Keen to help with any duty and would recommend them to… read more
We however achieved some useful projects and they are on the way to being very discerning wine tasters!!. They took a keen interest in our traditional wine making facilities and also worked hard in our veg garden planting seedlings and weeding!!
Their love for our animals was very evident… read more
We wish him all the luck in the world. He inspired great discussions and YouTube with Google were regular accessed to put forward arguments!
His work on the estate was valuable and we achieved so many projects. Robbie you are welcome back any time. All the best and keep in touch. Gigi misses you!
We would have them back any time. They were just fantastic with our guests and it was a race to the sink to do the washing up even after a hard day’s work out on the vineyards.
They only needed to be shown once.
We wish them all the best and would recommend them… read more
Thankyou for hosting us, we were warmly welcomed into your place and had an amazing 3 weeks with you both. We were worked hard but repaid with wonderful food, great conversation, many laughs and happy memories.
Weve learnt absolutley everything about making wine and been involved in every part of the process, from picking to… read more
Fantastic girls who worked very hard at all their tasks - even the ironing!
Their tasks have included; picking grapes, treading grapes and organising a team of pickers who recently came up from NATO. Helped with babysitting client’s children and interacted with the clients very successfully. Sonya and… read more
We have had her serving at table to our guests and has taken part in wine tastings and palate education. She is keen to learn and will do anything to help.Even look after our cat with… read more
I have had the best time staying here… read more