Rocim

Portugal's power couple of wine

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Rocim is one of Portugal's most successful wineries. Over the last 20 years, Catarina Vieira and Pedro Ribeiro have selected the coolest spots in Alentejo and other Portuguese regions to vinify their fresh, structured wines.

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In just a few years, Catarina Vieira and Pedro Ribeiro have developed the Rocim winery into one of Portugal's most successful projects – and they have made no compromises in terms of taste. In addition to the wines they produce in Vale do Rocim, in the Vidigueira sub-region of Alentejo, the two have made the most of many other "cool spots" for exciting wines over the past 20 years. They have selected vineyards near Lisbon, in Dão, in Bairrada, in the Douro, the refreshing north of Vinho Verde and the islands of Madeira and Azores. Wherever they work, the couple looks for regional expression and typicity. Tasting the origin – the sense of place – is of the upmost importance to them. With Catarina in charge of Rocim's organic, hand-tended vineyards and Pedro leading the winemaking operations, the couple's dynamism seems unstoppable.

Our viticulture is focused on keeping the freshness, acidity and minerality. Also, the sites we pick for our vineyards always keep this in mind – sometimes because of the soils (we love granite!) and sometimes because of the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Catarina Vieira

Pedro Ribeiro

Portugal's power couple

The secret to working together is using our best individual strengths and respecting each other with no interference in each other’s work! Catarina is very strong in viticulture while I move better in the spheres of winemaking and sales.

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Catherine Walbridge

Head of International

Catherine Walbridge joined Wine+Partners in December 2022 as the agency looked to expand its international reach and English-language expertise. The London-born journalist and editor grew up in New Zealand and has worked in international media for more than 20 years. She is a former Reuters correspondent, South China Morning Post Deputy International Editor in Hong Kong and New Zealand radio program editor. Her interest in wine and food became part of her professional life when she moved to Vienna and worked at Falstaff magazine for a year.

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About Rocim

Catarina Vieira and Pedro Ribeiro live and breathe fresh, origin-based wines from Portugal. The power couple's story began in Vidigueira in Alentejo, which is something of an oasis in an otherwise hot region thanks to the cooling influence of the Atlantic wind which is captured by a local mountain range. The expert viticulturalist and winemaker have now applied this maxim across Portugal – selecting only the best sites blessed by cool breezes for their refreshing, structured wines.