Founding owner · 2026 vintage
Quinta das Arcas
4440-392 Sobrado, Portugal
What you receive
A year of the vintage, in your hands.
Samples all season
Verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, and finished wine — shipped as the vintage takes shape.
A vote at every fork
Pick date, fermentation, barrels, and where the blend lands. The real calls, with your input.
Watch it live
Livestream access to harvest at dawn, the cellar, and bottling day, from anywhere.
Your bottles at release
Allocated pro-rata to your vines, with the crew's name on the back label next to yours.
The place
Why the wine tastes like here.
Quinta das Arcas is nestled in the heart of northern Portugal, embodying a rich tradition of winemaking that synergizes modern techniques with the region's historical roots. Known for its diverse varietals and unique terroir, the vineyard benefits from expansive views and a climate that nurtures the growth of its premium grape varietals. Focusing on quality and sustainability, the vineyard employs organic and biodynamic practices to produce expressive wines that reflect the distinctiveness of the Minho region. The estate is committed to sustainable agriculture, with every aspect of its winemaking process designed to honor and preserve the natural environment.
- Region
- 4440-392 Sobrado, Portugal
- Soil
- Gravelly clay loam over granite bedrock with excellent drainage
- Climate
- Maritime climate with mild temperatures and high humidity, warm days (75-85°F) and cool nights (50-60°F), 1500 mm of rainfall annually, mostly in winter
- Elevation
- 200-300 meters above sea level
- Varietals
- Touriga Nacional, Arinto, Alvarinho
Vine to bottle
You’re there for the whole year.
Jan
Dormant pruning
Feb
Cane tying
Mar
Bud break
Apr
Shoots grow
May
Flowering
Jun
Fruit set
Jul
Canopy
Aug
Véraison
Sep
Harvest
Oct
Cap punch
Nov
Barrel down
Dec
Barrel samples
Follow the season
The 4440-392 Sobrado growing year, by the numbers.
Weather is live and real, updated hourly. The season curve is typical for this region’s latitude and climate, replaced by your crew’s readings once farming begins.
Hemisphere
Northern
Right now
Harvest
Harvest
September · ~6d
Target ripeness
~25°Brix
Pick called for dawn — fruit sampling at 25° Brix
3h ago
First bins in the cellar; cold soak started on the home block
8h ago
Crew vote open: whole-cluster fraction for the top lot
Yesterday
Juice numbers logged — pH 3.4, TA on target
Yesterday
Owners invited to watch crush, live from the cellar
2 days ago
Sample activity. Your crew’s live feed from 4440-392 Sobrado appears here once the vintage begins.
BarrelLogicSeason progress
Typical · Apr–Oct
Typical ripeness
Typical · véraison to harvest
Beyond the bottle
Your vintage, end to end.
One vine, three rooms — own it here, steer it in BarrelLogic, and taste the wider world at BarrelTaster. It’s all one ecosystem.
SplitVineyards
Your vines at 4440-392 Sobrado and the wine they make — a few by the vine, or the whole block.
You're hereBarrelLogic
Track your vintage bud break to barrel — ripeness, the cellar, samples, and every winemaking vote — in the winery's operating system.
Visit BarrelLogicBarrelTaster
Not ready to own a whole vintage? Taste finished wines from across the world first.
Explore at BarrelTasterWhat you’ll actually decide.
We farm it; the calls are yours. Over the vintage your crew votes the real forks — tracked and tallied in BarrelLogic.
Pick date
Call harvest by the ripeness numbers and the forecast.
Fermentation
Whole-cluster or destemmed, native or inoculated yeast.
Barrels & oak
New vs. neutral wood, cooperage, and time in barrel.
The blend
Where the final wine lands — lot by lot, with the crew.
Buy with confidence
Owning a vintage, without the worry.
You’re among the first owners of this estate’s crews. Questions about delivery, duties, or how a season is handled where you live?
Talk to us firstRefundable block deposit
Reserve a whole block with a fully refundable deposit — no commitment until you decide.
Secure checkout
Payments are handled by Stripe. We never see or store your card details.
Real provenance
Your bottles are tied to your vines, with your name on the back label at release.
Ships worldwide or free pickup
We ship to you, or you collect at the estate for free — your call.
Questions
Everything you might be wondering.
No — check out as a guest. We create your account after you pay so you can follow your vines and manage shipments.
Make the 4440-392 Sobrado vintage yours.
Buy a few vines or lease the whole block — no account needed until checkout. We farm it; you make every call and the wine is yours.
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