Macanita Vinhos Douro Branco 2021

Joana Maçanita was recruited to make wine by her brother Antonio while studying animal science at university. She had no background in winemaking, no family history – she didn’t even drink wine. She was simply the only person Antonio could fully trust to help him reinterpret the wines of Fitapreta, in southern Portugal’s Alentejo region. As a young winemaker in an old place with a pretty hard-boiled sense of how farming and winemaking were done, Antonio needed a collaborator to help him. Despite the lack of preparation, Joana was the right choice. Their first vintage together, they won a prestigious award for their wine, and Joana was hooked. She changed her degree and began working full time with her brother, and together they founded Maçitana Vinhos. Antonio is based primarily in Alentejo, and Joana has moved to Porto to be close to the Douro Valley. Maçanita Vinhos are farmed organically. Joana has demanded the highest quality fruit from her growers, and part of that is helping them