http://www.BKWineTours.com *Come on a wine & food tour with BKWine!* --- Interview with the founder, owner and winemaker of the winery Cortes de Cima: Hans Kristian Jorgensen, in the vineyards of the estate. Cortes de Cima is one of the leading wine estates in the Alentejo, a wine region an hour or two east of Lisbon that has undergone a revival in the last few decades.
Hans Kristian and his wife have a background in the plantation industry in Malaysia. They had a dream to start a vineyard. It could have been in Australia, in California or elsewhere. They happened to come to Portugal to visit friends with a sail boat and discovered the country. They liked the climate and the people. Probably the friendliest people in Europe, says Hans Kristian. That was in 1986. After two years they found the Cortes de Cima estate. The total area is 450 hectares of which 150 ha are planted with vines. There were originally only 5 ha of vines so virtually all is planted by the Jorgensens.
