simplesmente… Vinho is an “off” salon, an independent and alternative wine festival, which unites vignerons simply … by the wine. Wine that respects the earth and the terroir, the vine and the grapes, people and traditions. Wine that simplesmente … wants to be wine, drank, appreciated, shared. Compelling wines with a healthy dose of madness and poetry.

In this eighth edition, simplesmente… Vinho stays at home. We need the Douro river, we can’t go on without roots, traditions, history, sidewalks, old walls, new emotions and simplesmente… we find all this (again) @ Cais Novo.

In 2018 we were simplesmente… Forest. We joined forces with Quercus to promote a better (rural) world and help mitigate the effects of the dramatic forest fires of 2017. In 2019, we were simplesmente… Brasil with Marina Santos and Israel Dédea (Vinha Unna). In 2020 we’ll stay, with or without impeachment, in America, Joe Swick & USA. Just wait and see.

The eighth edition features 101 vignerons, from USA, España, Portugal and France that can be paired with the petiscos (portugese tapas) by three wine-friendly restaurants.

Nuno Pinto Leite is the curator of the art exhibition, re-shaping Cais Novo as a gallery.

It’s a tradition, each night ends with a live musical gig.

After Brasil, the USA are the special guest, a rock’n’roller, oops, a vigneron from Oregon & Washington state is in Porto to show that Parkerization is over.
Ladies & Gentlemen please welcome Joe Swick & Swick Wines!