António Lança
António Lança was born in what is known as “Monte Velho”, the home of the Lança family in Herdade Grande, who has a strong bond to the agricultural activity and Vidigueira.
From an early age, Antonio Lança demonstrated a great interest in farming, something that his father Eduardo instilled, whom himself was a farmer and the heir of all the tradition learned with Ernesto dos Santos Lança, António’s grandfather who had purchased Herdade Grande in 1920 and established his family there.
The toils of the land, especially the cultivation of vines and olives, always filled the day-to-day of António Lança since the day, as a little child, he climbed on top of the first tractor that the estate had ever seen, or the moment when as a proud owner of a degree in agronomy in the late 70’s, he envisioned the current heritage of vineyards, as well as the establishment of Herdade Grande as a wine brand, which came to be in 1997.
A storyteller graced with a delicious sense of humour paired with a subtle smile, António Lança is the founder of one of the first wine products projects in the Lower Alentejo and the embodiment of the passion for Alentejo, that passes through generations and Herdade Grande celebrates.
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Mariana Lança
Insisted on spending every weekend and holidays in Vidigueira, with the grandparents, in Herdade Grande during her infancy and teenage years. The cereals, olive grove, animals and, above all, the vineyard served as a constant inspiration in a way that found it natural to follow in her fathers’ footsteps to have a degree in Viticulture and, afterwards, Winemaking.
Mariana Lança couldn’t be indifferent to the invitation of António Lança, in 2011, to take over the future of the project as general-manager of Herdade Grande. Renewing the commitment and vision of the family in fundamental areas, from sales to marketing, and her main passion, winemaking, where she seeks to honour her fathers’ and grandfathers’ principles. Today, she’s the representation of the fourth generation of the family that arrived at Herdade Grande in 1920.
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WINES PRODUCED BY PROFESSIONALS
Diogo Lopes are the winemaker that compose the winemaking team of Herdade Grande. Since his faculty years that he share a strong connection to Alentejo and Herdade Grande particularly.
Mariana Lança
Insisted on spending every weekend and holidays in Vidigueira, with the grandparents, in Herdade Grande during her infancy and teenage years. The cereals, olive grove, animals and, above all, the vineyard served as a constant inspiration in a way that found it natural to follow in her fathers’ footsteps to have a degree in Viticulture and, afterwards, Winemaking.
Mariana Lança couldn’t be indifferent to the invitation of António Lança, in 2011, to take over the future of the project as general-manager of Herdade Grande. Renewing the commitment and vision of the family in fundamental areas, from sales to marketing, and her main passion, winemaking, where she seeks to honour her fathers’ and grandfathers’ principles. Today, she’s the representation of the fourth generation of the family that arrived at Herdade Grande in 1920.
WINEMAKING. WINES PRODUCED BY PROFESSIONALS
Diogo Lopes are the winemaker that compose the winemaking team of Herdade Grande. Since his faculty years that he share a strong connection to Alentejo and Herdade Grande particularly.