SPECIAL EVENT • Portuguese winemakers Antonio Marques-da-Cruz and Tiago Teles of COZs

*EVENT IS SOLD OUT*

On Wednesday, March 18th, we’re hosting a special event with the winemakers behind COZs: António Marques-da-Cruz and Tiago Teles. 

Many of you may know António Marques-da-Cruz from his Serradinha wines (with the ladybugs on the corks) and his partner in COZs is Tiago Teles, who has also been at the forefront of Portugal's natural wine scene for the past decade or more. 

Antonio and Tiago created COZs in order to work the land of one of their winemaking heroes, Jose Mendonça of Quinta dos Cozinheiros, who passed away tragically. The name COZs is taken from his winery. After a few vintages they acquired some more parcels in the Montejunto mountain range , a protected natural reserve less than 10 miles from the ocean that is dotted sporadically with vineyards. 

The ocean recently wreaked havoc on Portugal, as Storm Kristin hit in January with 202 kmh winds that blew off Antonio's cellar roof. In addition to widespread property damage, there was severe flooding, landslides, power outages for millions of people, and major crime outfits looting entire towns of auto parts, sneakers, and anything they can get their hands on. Much of the worst was in Leira, where Antonio lives. It's been missed in our own chaotic news cycle but it has been traumatic for Antonio, Tiago, and much of Portugal. Luckily Antonio and Tiago were able to keep their plan of visiting NYC, and we are ready to give them a warm welcome.

We'll be featuring some of the spectacular new batch of COZs along with a few of the Serradinha wines.

Each ticket is $75 and includes:

Antonio and Tiago are some of the most earnest and thoughtful winemakers I've had the pleasure of meeting, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. They are true champions of the unique and beautiful Lisbon terroir and its native grape varieties. As they try and recover from January's storm, we want to show them our support for their hard work and delicious wines.

Cheers,