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The creators gathered with friends and family to celebrate the launch of the new wine brand.

TAU! is a locally produced, small-scale vinho verde in which the vines and grapes have been carefully selected and handled. The launch edition is the result of the 2021 harvest and features grapes from the Alvarinho, Loureiro and Trajadura varieties, designed and produced in partnership with Filipe Lemos.

The launch event for this white vinho verde took place in Barcelos, at Quinta da Pegadinha, where Filipe Lemos is the winemaker and from where the Loureiro blend was harvested, one of the two blends that make up TAU! 2021. The other batch, of the Alvarinho and Trajadura grape varieties, comes from a local producer whose vineyard had been designed by Couto-Mixto. Present at the event were all those who have contributed to the project, be it through the technical, creative and artistic conception of the project, the harvest and bottling. There were also family members of the TAU! team, whose support for its realisation was fundamental. So this event served not only as a launch for the project but also, and above all, as a gesture of thanks to everyone involved.

The artistic team was present and took part in the creative conception of the whole event, as well as the photographic and video recording. The artist responsible for the graphic and aesthetic design of the bottle, Hugo Oliveira, was involved in each of the wine boxes offered, personalising them for each of those present.

Artistic team: Ana Maria Dinis - photography and communication; Gonçalo Explorador - photography and video; Hugo Oliveira - TAU! image, label and bottle; Noémi Silva - art direction, analogue photography and video.

First presentation of TAU!

A gesture of thanks to everyone involved.

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Os criadores reuníram-se com amigos e familiares para celebrar o lançamento da nova marca de vinho.

Lançamento TAU! 2021

TAU! 2021 Launch

The grapes for the new edition of TAU! have already been picked - the launch is scheduled for next year.

TAU! 2023 marks the third edition of this unapologetic wine. The project continues to reflect the principles with which it was conceived, maintaining small-scale production with a responsible social and environmental commitment. Defying convention, TAU! is not produced from grapes harvested prematurely and is not bottled at the beginning of its ageing period in the cellar, as is usual with vinho verde. On the contrary, careful viticulture allows for the harvesting of ripe grapes and longer cellar ageing, resulting in a distinctive wine. Once again, the artistic initiative will be integrated into its design, distinguishing TAU! in the context of vinho verde.

The harvest for the 2023 campaign, carried out in a century-old old vineyard in the Barcelos region, with Arinto grapes, was produced in a certified _[Integrated Production](https://www.dgadr.gov.pt/producao-integrada)_ system - an agricultural system for producing high quality food and other food products, with rational management of natural resources and favouring the use of natural regulation mechanisms instead of production factors, thus contributing to sustainable agriculture.

TAU! 2023 will be available from 2025.

Production of the third edition of TAU!

Another TAU! harvest

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As uvas da nova edição do TAU! já foram apanhadas - o lançamento está agendado para o próximo ano.

Vindima TAU! 2023

TAU! 2023 Harvest

A group of friends rolled up their sleeves to harvest the wine co-signed by Couto-Mixto.

O TAU! 2022 marca a segunda edição deste vinho inconformado. O projeto continua a refletir os princípios com que foi concebido, mantendo a produção em pequena escala, com um compromisso social e ambiental responsável. Defying convention, TAU! is not produced from grapes harvested prematurely and is not bottled at the start of its cellar ageing, as is usual with vinho verde. On the contrary, careful viticulture allows for the harvesting of ripe grapes and longer cellar ageing, resulting in a distinctive wine. Once again, the artistic element will be integrated into its design, distinguishing TAU! in the context of vinhos verdes.

The 2022 harvest, carried out in a century-old old vineyard in the Barcelos region, with Arinto grapes, was produced in a certified _[Integrated Production](https://www.dgadr.gov.pt/producao-integrada)_ system - an agricultural system for producing high-quality food and other food products, with rational management of natural resources and favouring the use of natural regulation mechanisms instead of production factors, thus contributing to sustainable agriculture.

The harvest was an initiative that involved the community: bringing together a group of friends who live in Barcelos and some people who were doing Erasmus in the municipality.

Discover TAU! 2022 [here.](https://tauthings.com/products/tau-2022)

Production of the second edition of TAU!

An initiative with the community

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Um grupo de amigos arregaçou as mangas para a colheita do vinho co-assinado pela Couto-Mixto.

Vindima TAU! 2022

TAU! 2022 Harvest

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TAU! is a Vinho Verde that bridges two distinct realms - oenology and art - unlocking new possibilities for artistic creation within the wine production process.


TAU! is a joint creation between Couto-Mixto and Filipe Lemos, winemaker at Quinta da Pegadinha, where this wine was born. A project that creates a bridge between two distinct spheres - oenology and art - opening up new possibilities for creative integration during the wine production process.

**Enology**: These are small-scale local productions in which vines and grapes have been carefully selected and manipulated. Grapes from different vineyards, grape varieties and batches are used every year, resulting in different flavours - the opposite of what happens with classic wines. However, the consumer will always be guaranteed the very fine quality that characterises every edition of TAU!

**Art: Each edition of TAU! sees a new collaboration with an artist who incorporates their creative ideas into the process of conceptualising the final wine.

**2022 edition**: The second edition of TAU! is a single-varietal Arinto vinho verde, harvested in 2022. The label for the second edition was designed by artist and designer Rita Laranja. Buy [here.](https://tauthings.com/products/tau-2022)

**2021 edition**: TAU! is a vinho verde, harvested in 2021, with grapes from the Alvarinho, Loureiro and Trajadura varieties. The label is the result of a collaboration with artist Hugo Oliveira. Buy [here.](https://tauthings.com/products/tau)

Conception and production

TAU! is a quick moment to shake up normality

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O TAU! é um Vinho Verde que une dois mundos distintos - enologia e arte -, abrindo novas possibilidades para criação artística no processo de produção vinícola.

Vinho TAU!

TAU! Wine

Implementation and management of the Lá da Lama vineyard

Lá da Lama project began in 2008, at the height of the economic crisis. Jorge Picas de Carvalho, a potter from Barcelos and father of Couto-Mixto co-founder Jorge 'Cientista' Carvalho, was faced with a lack of orders and found himself forced to consider alternative paths for his work.

Wine production was already a family tradition - wine, produced exclusively for home use. In fact, the land where it was grown had originally been purchased by its ancestors due to the high quality of wine it produced. With the crisis came an opportunity to formalize the wine production, and the family decided to plant a vineyard on the approximately 5000m² surrounding their home. This vineyard features the vinhão, borraçal, padeiro de basto, espadeiro, and doçal grape varieties, with doçal being a noble grape of the Lima region.

In 2014, they submitted their first application to the VITIS program, although the vineyard itself was not planted until 2016. Jorge and his father, joined by family and friends, took on the planting - a demanding yet rewarding task, especially for those undertaking this type of work for the first time and without a tractor!

From the start, they aspired to cultivate the vineyard organically (and even biodynamically!), a goal that is now within reach: the Lá da Lama vineyard’s conversion process is expected to be completed by 2025. The first wine, an organic red verde, will be launched on the market by the end of this year. 

Planning and cultivating

Organic wine from a family project

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Implementação e gestão da vinha Lá da Lama

Quinta Lá da Lama - vinha biológica/biodinâmica

Lá da Lama Farm - Organic and biodynamic vineyard

Couto-Mixto is an organisation with a cross-sector scope that seeks to offer strategic solutions for the green and sustainable transition. One of the areas in focus is the agricultural sector, where some of the greatest economic and environmental challenges can be found, which requires the application of specialised knowledge and strategies to overcome the challenges of the contemporary world. Made up of a team specialising in agricultural innovation and environmental sustainability, Couto-Mixto stands out in the environment in which it operates, providing qualified advice that guarantees that all the client's objectives are achieved, without losing sight of presenting an effective response to current environmental and social concerns.

Execution, submission and monitoring of applications under the PDR-2020 programme. Management and integrated technical monitoring of submitted and approved projects. Advice, counselling and implementation of technical solutions for organic and/or biodynamic crops.

Supply of vines - graft holders, ready-made grafts (certified); posts - wood, cement, metal, stone, PET (recycled material); wire - metal and polyamide (PMD); tensioner - various sizes; staples; galvanised spikes; stakes; and individual plant protectors.

Supply of specific materials for vineyard plantations

Applications for certification in Organic Production Mode Biodynamic Certification (Demeter) Young Rural Entrepreneur Family Farming Status

Certification and conversion processes

Tillage control with multi-cleaner (simultaneous cleaning of the row and inter-row). Recommendation and application of conventional and biological/biodynamic phytopharmaceuticals. Cultural interventions in green areas: weeding/trimming. Setting up teams for winter pruning.