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Colares is a region between the Sintra Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, demarcated since 1908. However, its wines have been produced since 1255, when D. Afonso III made a donation to Reguengo de Colares.
The wine-growing region of COLARES, where JANAS is located, was very important in the past. Its vineyards and the wine produced were a very important contribution to the region's economy.
Over time everything was lost:
- Because production costs have increased and the market has put downward pressure on the selling price, it is no longer attractive to "make wine".
- In addition, there has been an urban expansion around the Maças and Azenhas do Mar beaches, which has contributed to an obvious reduction in the area's vineyards.
Quinta de San Michel, in the heart of the parish of S. Martinho, (today a union of parishes of Sintra), did not let that happen
In this sense, the vineyard of "Quinta de San Michel" was installed in a modern and adequate way for an economically sustainable viticulture.
The area
After a detailed analysis, the strategy was to produce the historical grape variety Malvasia de Colares and the grape variety Arinto.
- To revive and recreate the typical Colares grape varieties and produce a high quality wine that brings added value to the region
The project Janas Quinta de San Michel, contains "Janas" in its name for a very special reason. Janas corresponds to the village that has welcomed the Camilo family with great affection since the beginning of this project. Therefore, the family decided that they should pay this tribute and, when creating the brand, they made sure to include the name of the village.
We aim to put Janas back on the map and for that very reason, we count on having the name of the village on the top of the capsules and on the back label of our bottles.
Our labels have the Pena Palace and the Moorish Castle as a backdrop, with a very clear reference to Sintra.
We believe and are convinced that, in this project, we can contribute to recreating, in the municipality of Sintra, by the sea, the small wine-growing area of Colares.
