quintas

The vineyard estates, called "quintas" pronounced KIN-tahs, are reached by narrow, winding roads that trace the contours of the Rio Douro, the Iberian peninsula's third-longest river which enters from Spain, where it is known as the Duero.

The Seattle Times 2011

Junto a grandes "quintas", propiedad de terratenientes y personas de mayor poder adquisitivo en Santa Cruz, conviven los propios habitantes de la zona, con construcciones mayormente sencillas (adobe y techo de motacú).

Kiva Loans 2010

Large "quintas", property of landowners acquired in Santa Cruz, and people with greater power co-exist with the area's own inhabitants who live in more modest houses (adobe with roofs made of palm fronds).

Kiva Loans 2010

Traditionally, around September, one could hear the echo of the treaders in the many quintas , or wineries, that line the banks of the Douro as they sang, standing in lines with their arms locked around each others shoulders, crushing the grapes in open stone tanks.

A Nation Passing On the Port William Lyons 2011

Antiguas quintas y deseos de crecer en los albores de este barrio milonguero.

veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2009

While all five quintas are impressive, the Quinta de Npoles stands out for blending old and new.

A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

The group actually includes boys ranging from about thirty-five to seventy years of age from five quintas, plus one woman.

A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

While all five quintas are impressive, the Quinta de Npoles stands out for blending old and new.

A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

The group actually includes boys ranging from about thirty-five to seventy years of age from five quintas, plus one woman.

A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

Guardian | Zimbabwe runs out of bread Desta vez, a razão não se prende com catástrofes ambientais: a escassez de alimentos no Zimbabwe prende-se com as políticas governamentais, que nacionalizaram as quintas dos agricultores brancos e os expulsaram, conseguindo uma reviravolta ímpar: em poucos anos o país passou de produtor agrícola para país com escassez de alimentos.

Leituras Artur 2007