Série Impar is the result of a challenge issued to the Sogrape Winemaking team in Portugal to create wines of inspiration – original, special, and unique. With no limits to imagination, no prejudices, and a call for creativity, the primary premise of these wines is based on quality and distinctiveness.

Série Ímpar

Serie Impar by Sogrape

Série Ímpar's botlles

Série Ímpar Sercialinho

Série Ímpar Solitário

Série Ímpar Retorto

Sushi & Série Ímpar Sercialinho

Serie Impar generic product

In the southern interior of Portugal, the Alentejo covers nearly one third of the territory, from the hillsides of Serra de São Mamede in the north to the hot, sunny plains of the south. The diversity of climates, soils and grape varieties in its 8 sub-regions result in rich, intense wines. 

Alentejo region

Alentejo

Well-known for its Port Wine, the world’s most famous liqueur, the Douro is also known for its still wines. In north-eastern Portugal, the region encompasses 250,000 hectares of mountainous terrain, where hills and valleys accommodate 44,000 hectares of vineyards in 3 sub-regions crossed by the Douro River. More than 110 grape varieties withstand harsh winters and scorching summers in man-made schist terraces. 

Douro region

Douro

Bairrada is a Portuguese wine region located in the Beira Litoral Province. The region has Portugal's highest wine classification as a Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC), and its popularity has surged over the last years. It is small and quite narrow coastal region, part of the broader region of Beira Atlântico, and it is bordered to the northeast by the Lafões IPR and to the east by the Dão DOC.

Bairrada

To create the best wines, we combine science with technology and winemakers who put all their knowledge into each brand, with dedication and passion.

Winemaker: Série Ímpar

António Braga winemaker

António Braga

Diogo Sepúlveda

Dão

Vinhos Verdes

Luís Cabral de Almeida

Luís Cabral Almeida

When he joined, in 1989, the winemaking team led by master Fernando Nicolau de Almeida, Luís Sottomayor knew he was in the right place to participate in the production of the best Douro wines. Today, with his skills recognized and the quality of his work proven, he leads the winemaking team at Casa Ferreirinha and all the Port wine brands of Sogrape Vinhos, a responsibility he assumed in January 2003. Despite having worked in other national and international wine regions throughout his professional career, Luís Sottomayor's commitment to the Douro and Port wine is unquestionable, earning him the 2010 Fortified Wine Winemaker of the Year award from Revista de Vinhos, one of the most prestigious Portuguese publications. In 2012, he was nominated for Winemaker of the Year at the renowned International Wine Challenge, during which Revista de Vinhos once again distinguished Luís Sottomayor, naming him Winemaker of the Year 2012.


Author, among others, of the famous Barca Velha and Quinta da Leda, and the great 2011 Vintage Port Wines presented by Ferreira and Sandeman, Luís expresses immense pride in having the opportunity to continue an unparalleled history in the wine world, praising the boldness and creativity of those who, without the aid of current technological conditions, managed to produce excellent wines that defy time.


A native of Moreira da Maia, married and father of three children, Luís Sottomayor has a comprehensive academic background that includes oenology courses from the University of Dijon in Burgundy and Charles Sturt University in Australia, in addition to a postgraduate degree in Oenology from the Higher School of Biotechnology in Porto.


Sustaining that the secret of great wines lies in the passion of those who write their history in the vineyards and cellars, Luís likes to highlight the effort made at Sogrape Vinhos to preserve and enhance the heritage received from great and prestigious brands, through the combination of traditional values with the aspirations and trends shaping the future.


A confessed football fan, Luís Sottomayor dedicates some of his free time to rugby, horseback riding, and hunting.

Série Ímpar

A challenge from Fernando Cunha Guedes to the Winemaking team

Our Winemakers

António Braga

Diogo Sepúlveda

Luís Cabral Almeida

Luís Sottomayor