The Manz family moved to the peaceful village of Cheleiros, western Portugal, in 2004 and quickly fell in love with the people and the place. Through the locals, André Manz discovered the important winegrowing past of the village and from there the ManzWine project/mission was born: to recover the winegrowing activity of Cheleiros! He bought a small vineyard with an unknown grape variety planted - Jampal - and despite advice to replace it, André Manz replied "But I don't want to make a lot of wine. The result was a surprising white wine that caused a sensation amongst all those who tasted it" and this was the motto for the production of other, older red Portuguese grape varieties, as well as for the exploitation of vineyards in the noble regions of Alto Douro and Palmela.
