A gallery of pictures from the Alentejo, a large wine region in the south of Portugal. These pictures are from Malhadinha Nova, a dynamic new wine estate set to take its place among the region's best. Click on thumbnails for a larger image. (All pictures © Jamie Goode and must not be reproduced without permission.) 

	The people: Luis Duarte (consultant winemaker) and Rita and Joao Soares	Straw mulch being trialled under the vine rows
The famous black pigs, used to make pata negra ham
The small open fermenters	Stunning new gravity fed winery	Schistous soils

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