2015-06-01 Duorum Wins Environmental Award

Official news releases or announcements from port producers, their publicity agents, or retailers.
Post Reply
User avatar
Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
Posts: 14868
Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Berkshire, UK

2015-06-01 Duorum Wins Environmental Award

Post by Alex Bridgeman »

I don't know how to post a pdf on the forum, but the text of the pdf announcement read as follows:
In a press release dated 1 June 2015 Duorum wrote: DUORUM VINHOS, S.A.
Quinta de Castelo Melhor, Estrada
Nacional 222
5150-146 Vila Nova de Foz Côa. Portugal
Tel.: (00 351) 268 339 910
duorum@duorum.pt
http://www.duorum.pt

J. PORTUGAL RAMOS VINHOS SA
Vila Santa 7100-149 Estremoz Portugal
Tel.: (00351) 268 339 910
marketing@jportugalramos.pt
http://www.jportugalramos.com


DUORUM VINHOS, A WINERY FROM THE GROUP JOÃO PORTUGAL RAMOS VINHOS, WAS CONSIDERED THE BEST EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT IN RURAL AREAS

DUORUM VINHOS project was the great European winner of the prestigious award ANDERS WALL, which is awarded to the best biodiversity project management and landscape in rural areas.

This award with 13 years of existence is promoted by several entities, including "Anders Wall Foundation", "Friends of the Countryside", "DG Environment European Commission" and "Swedish Royal Forestry and Agriculture Academy" awarding every year the European project that best contributed to sustainable rural development, landscape preservation and promotion of biodiversity, enhancing also the rural economy within the European community.

The award is given to business management models with impact at local, national and European level.

DUORUM project is the result of the wish of two recognized winemakers, João Portugal Ramos and José Maria Soares Franco, to develop a wine project dedicated exclusively to Douro region which is embodied in recognized brands as "Tons de DUORUM", "DUORUM Colheita", "DUORUM Reserva "," DUORUM O. Leucura "and" DUORUM Vintage Port ".

Started in 2007, DUORUM project always expressed environmental concerns about the preservation of ancestral landscape of Douro Demarcated Region (World Heritage) and inclusion in the socio-economic disadvantaged environment where it operates, contributing to job creation, attraction of visitors, wine heritage regeneration and also the preservation of several rare and endangered species living at the estate, thereby contributing to the objectives of the European network of parks and protected areas within Natura 2000. As a result of exemplary management, in 2012 DUORUM joined the initiative "Business & Biodiversity", which consists in a group of companies at European level that perform their activities taking into consideration the preservation of species and nature. This membership fully represents the objectives of João Portugal Ramos Vinhos group, which adopted these environmental policies several years ago.

After receiving in 2008 the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award by the Ministry of Agriculture, in 2012 and 2013 Company of the Year and Viticulture of the Year awards by the Portuguese magazine “Revista de Vinhos”, and the Empreendouro award by UTAD, this is the first international recognition of the project, awarded by European entities. Another outstanding award for the wine sector and Portuguese businessmen.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Post Reply