simplesmente… Vinho is a salon off, an independent and alternative wine festival, which unites vignerons simplesmente … for the wine. Wine that respects the territory and the terroir, the vine and the grapes, people and traditions. Wine that simplesmente … wants to be wine, drunk, enjoyed, shared. Sincere wines with a healthy dose of madness and poetry.
In the eleventh edition, this February 2023 (Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th), we are back in winter and we are close, really close, to our beloved Douro river, at Alfândega do Porto. You already know, we can’t do without roots and traditions and new emotions and we found all of this simplesmente… in the historic building of Alfândega do Porto.
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… Brazil. In 2020 we headed to the USA with Joe Swick. In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we became 100%PT. And in 2022 we bring Spain back (even) closer.
In 2023 we tried to be Ukraine, the war was, IT IS, too strong. In our book you will find ways to support Ukrainian vignerons.
The simplesmente… Special Guest is La Biancara di Angiolino Maule. Angiolino is a pioneer and visionary of Italian, European, Planetary natural wine. VinNatur and Villa Favorita are two decisive milestones in the current Mondovino revolution.