About Marmelão

Marmelão is a small place in Provesende, in the heart of the Douro Valley.

For some time, Marmelão was also a place where we welcomed people around a table, shared wine and food, and talked about the land, the village and the way we choose to live and work here.

Today, Marmelão is changing.

It is no longer a business, and there are no visits, tastings or reservations. I want to keep it as something much more personal — a place for family, friends, rest and time.

The vineyard, the land and the house remain part of my life, but without the need to turn everything into an experience or a product.

Marmelão is becoming a place where I can slow down, work with the land when I want to, share a meal with people close to me, and simply enjoy being in Provesende.

It is also a place with a story.

In 2025, I experimented with pét-nat. It was an interesting experience, but it also made me realize that pét-nat is a very small market and not something I want to build a business around.

That doesn’t mean I am finished experimenting with wine.

I still want to make small quantities of wines that interest me, without the pressure of turning them into a commercial project. This year, for example, we are making a field blend of red and white grapes fermented together, a style traditionally known in Portugal as palhete.

These experiments are part of what Marmelão is becoming: a place where I can try things, learn, make wine when I feel like it, and enjoy the process without having to make it into a business.

This website is gradually becoming a more personal space as well.

Here I will write about Provesende and the Douro, about Marmelão and the things that happen around it, and about the projects and businesses that are now part of my life, including Óporco and Douro E-Bikes.

The focus is no longer on promoting Marmelão.

It is simply a place to keep the story, share some thoughts, and document the things I care about.

Marmelão will remain small.

It will remain in Provesende.

And, most importantly, it will remain a place where there is time to stop.

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