Pico Wines

Founded in 1949 by 21 founders, Picowines is a cooperative that brings together most of the island’s winegrowers to produce wine with a unique terroir . The cooperative began its production in 1961 with the noble grape varieties Verdelho, Arinto and Terrantez do Pico. The first CVIP wine, named “Pico”, was launched on the market in 1965. In an attempt to recover a past that had been one of splendour and glory for wine, the Pico Cooperative was founded in Madalena and, in 1972, it became essential to also produce wine from red grapes and American grape varieties. For reasons of profitability, new wines were created that also marked the history of Pico. The arrival of winemaker Bernardo Cabral in 2017 marked a revolution in the life of these wines, as the first single-variety wines were introduced, taking on the volcanic terroir of Pico wines. Currently, the management of CVIP PicoWines encourages the wine production process with the support of 250 associates who treat the vineyards as their children, making it increasingly a reference for high quality.