0 Euros land tax Work On Our Off Grid Property In Central Portugal

[@fisch69]

The look on G’s face when you told her to “Suck it!” Priceless!! 😂 Then she said “You suck it!” 😂 gotta love her! A woman with a sense of humor..👍👏👏👍❤️

[@portugalitis]

🤣😁 it was a bit funny 🤣👍

[@margaritaausriene2631]

Gerai vynuogės užderėjo!❤

[@portugalitis]

Reikia ismokt kaip sultis daryti, baltosios vynuoges labai saldzios bet i vyna nelabai dera

[@fisch69]

Pork chops for dinner!!

[@portugalitis]

Really good idea, didn’t had them for a while 😁

[@ronelsmith6906]

Reach out to Nick @ Project Portugal or Frankie off grid they are also making wine from the grapes they grow. I loved it when G asked if you where going to taste and you said no then G said she's out of here, LOL. love the videos.

[@portugalitis]

;) I know !!! How can you bottle wine without tasting it xx

[@LorraineinAustralia]

You are such a lovely pair of people.. I think you will grow the channel over the next year. Love to you both from Australia 🐨🐨

[@giedreruleviene]

❤❤❤❤❤ thank you ❤❤❤❤❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you for your kind wishes, we really hope to grow, that will help us with future projects a lot 😁👍

[@andymacdonald30]

By the giggles .The wine testing went well LOL The plastic things on the bottles are called ''air locks ''

[@portugalitis]

It was not bad at all 🤣😁 thank you

[@antoniocarvalho6160]

I LOVE SEEING THE PROGRESS RESULTING FROM YOUR WORK, YOU WORK HARD AND WELL. CONTINUE. HUGS

[@portugalitis]

Thank you so much! It’s very rewarding 👍

[@user-hm9jy8eu8n]

ALL THE WINE THAT YOU POURED ON THE GROUND IS VERY GOOD FOR YOUR GARDEN....... NEXT YEAR.

[@portugalitis]

Will keep it in mind 👍😁

[@Susi-zc6dl]

Nice new video 😊 I learnt that if you put some round little pebbles in the water bottle and swing it in circles with a bit of water, you clean them very easily. But my bottle weren’t that big 🤔

[@portugalitis]

Thats what I do to wash the cement mixer not so sure if it’s a good idea to put pebbles in a glass container 😁

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hello, water is the worst enemy of a building, so try to divert it as much as you can away from the buildings. Get a french drain around the buildings if necessary. I'm tackling the same issue on our renovation!

[@portugalitis]

We will definitely look into this, thank you! 😁

[@portugalitis]

We will definitely look into this, thank you! 😁

[@helenmenzies9488]

I take it you had a siesta after tasting the wine!

[@portugalitis]

Had more jobs to do after 🤣😁

[@Darny1able]

your now added to my listed including o.k portugal😀

[@portugalitis]

Nice having you, thank you 😁

[@user-vz5tz2yd7k]

I'm proud to you guys stay strang

[@portugalitis]

Thank you🙏

[@lauriewhitlock8137]

Your chickens are very beautiful!

[@jeanrichardson2044]

Especially that very handsome rooster!

[@portugalitis]

Thank you, they really are 👍😁

[@TravelonlineWalk]

Like from Tavira

[@portugalitis]

Thank you and welcome 😁

[@gjm456]

Don't know anything about the making, but "they" say that for final storage, screw on caps are better. I tend to agree in that corks can leak or allow gas exchange. I know that once you open, the wine turns bad if you don't consume it in a day or two.

[@portugalitis]

That would be a bit too much for us to consume, we ended up with 145 liters 👍😁

[@catarinatorres6378]

All the best for you! Boas festas!

[@portugalitis]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 🤩

[@juliant225]

Great video guys you must have had alot of bottles to taste because of G's giggling 😂😂 Andrius you will have to go fishing every week so G can do her cooking video 😂😂 take care ❤

[@giedreruleviene]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 love it !!!!

[@portugalitis]

Sounds like a plan! 🤣😁👍

[@twandebruijn7714]

hi, I have a large grape harvest every year and decided making wine in my basement....I put them in special for wine making damejeannes and also later in plastic vessels with taps...the wine had a rosé kind of color. Didn't taste so bad. I used the waterslots as you showed and kept them full of water. Later I filtered and transferred the wine in the 'special for wine' closed plastic containers with the taps at the bottom. These taps were invaded with small fruit flies. I don't know how they did, but despite the taps being closed - the fruitflies brought in vinegar bacteria and turned the wine into vinegar....So all in all I wonder 'how your Italian methode' with a 'loosely' closed lit can prevent fruit flies and their bacteria/yeasts out as to prevent turning wine into vinegar....

[@portugalitis]

Thank you for sharing how you make wine, regarding the flies I guess maybe the climate has something to do with that? As I said back in UK thats how Italians make wine…

[@angelat4639]

Very interesting that there is such a difference in the vine taste. Did you make all the containers at the same time?

[@portugalitis]

Yes we did made all at the same day….

[@lindabrooks8242]

Nevermind the naysayers, I always say. What the two of you are doing is obviously working. I love your videos, so just keep doing YOU.❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you 🙏 🤗 you are right, about naysayers 😁

[@deranocasper]

Awesome videos young man

[@portugalitis]

Thank you, glad you like it 👍😁

[@deranocasper]

Hello there do you have a lean to for covering the tractor Your a great team 🚜👍😊👌🍰💡🤘

[@portugalitis]

Hello, we use what we have, I covered it together with cement mixer because next day was doing more digging and taking the soil out, garage is full of our future roof timber, when its gone tractor will be parked in there 👍

[@deranocasper]

@@portugalitis your getting some use out of that tractor Kubota great machine and condition 🚜🎄😊👍

[@starchild890]

Hello! I like watching your videos. Here is my comment on wine making: #1 thing is to have everything sanitized. Starting from the fermentation dish to grape crusher , grape press and any other tool what touches the juice. If you guys make small batches then use your crates and wash the grapes too. Your demijhons do need also a very good sanitization, including the rubber plug with airlock. When you rack it sanitize the plastic hose too inside out. I'm not sure what you can buy in Portugal but I'm sure they have all sorts of sanitizers. I would recommend using some non-rinse sanitizing solution because less work and there is no treat to re-infect the jugs or the equipment with well water. Remember, the fermentation process can only kill so much of the fungus and bacteria. Cheap solution is if you can get concentrated hydrogen peroxide and make 1% peroxide solution. It kills everything in half a minute to a minute, provided there is no dried crap anywhere. This one you don't have to rinse just drain it, few drops in the wine doesn't make any difference because has no odor os taste and the small amount will disintegrate anyways. Alternatevily you can buy 1 Step from US by Logic Inc. (www.ecologiccleansers.com/store/one-step/). Very good stuff and good for many things. Many people use metabisulphite solution. It is ok but it can taste in the wine of it is too strong and if not strong enough then doesn't work. Maybe use metabisulphite to sanitize the press, the crusher and primary fermentation tank. The airlocks are cheap and they work well just don't forget to top it up, recomended with metabisulphite water. Here is the sanitizing prportion for using metabisulphite according to miss google: "To make a 2.5% sanitizing solution: Dissolve 50 grams (8 tsp) into 4 L of cold water. This produces a re-useable solution that will last for about 2 months. Keep it tightly sealed in a glass or plastic container only (it will corrode metals). To sanitize simply rinse your equipment and let it drip dry for 10 minutes. "..there you go. You can use this solution to top up your airlock just make sure doesn't get in the wine...or at least not to whole thing. Other thing, once you racked the wine first time you have to add stabalizer, which is metabisulphite. It is recommended to use 2-2.3 grams per 10 liter. Not more, not less. For this you need a precision scale or see if you can buy premeasured little packages. You may find 4g packages premeasured for 20L. I also recommend 0.5-1g/liter food grade ascorbic acid (vitamin C). If the wine already very acidic then don't worry about it but otherwise feel free to use it. It is a very good antioxidant and also good for you. When you get to bottleing then also make sure your bottles are freshly sanitized, including the cork!!! Well have fun and enjoy your wine!

[@portugalitis]

Omg so many names of all different chemicals, to be honest Im against it, will not put anything in the wine we make, grape juice is the only ingredient, otherwise whats the point, wine is cheap and we can buy it in the shop, which Im sure is treated with even more stuff 😁

[@starchild890]

@@portugalitis Hmm. I mentioned only three chemicals and only one of them goes in wine since I don't consider vitamin C (ascorbic acid) as chemical. Out of three two of them are 100% harmless (obviously you don't want to drink 1% peroxide, however if you use it as sanitizer the few drops what left in the glass is completely harmless). You can choose not to use anything but if containers and equipment is not sanitized, wine is not stabalized then it will spoil pretty fast. After all it is your call. I make wine too and I'm using these all the time. I can guaranty you can not taste any of it and all these are literally harmless. I just saw you guys making well over 100 liters and it would be quite the waste. Metabisulphite is the only one which needs correct measurements and you check with any winemaker in the area I'm sure they will agree with the amount I mentioned. We were in Portugal this year and I tried quite few from stores, mostly locals made by cooperatives. I can tell for sure they don't use too much chemicals and I was impressed how good those wines are. There is no point worrying about these chemicals. There are some other chemicals they use to clear and preserve wines for longer shelf life and those are debatable whether you want them or need them. Anyways, it is your call, your wine. Cheers!

[@user-re7ds4gd4y]

@@portugalitisперед ферментацией яблочного сока на сидр и перед разливом в бюгельные бутылки готового продукта , я мою все кухонным спреем для стеклокерамики или спреем для очистки гриля на основе едкого натра. Одного флакона хватает. Но у меня много проточной воды , много полоскания.

[@robertlee6479]

Hello, Yet another couple buying in Portugal. Are you in the Castelo Branco county or else where as Castelo is one of the driest counties and very difficult to grow all you need. I am a Brit as well but a bit further north and I still have problems with getting the timing right for growing all the things I like. If yo need any help or advice, just ask as I was a pro, horticulturist in my time in U.K.. Hardest pat here is getting your timing right and your priorities. Seed needs to be in now while you still have water in the surface soil and sort your garden first and then the house while garden is growing. Water storage is also a very good idea if you have only a well. No more rain for at least 1 month.

[@portugalitis]

We got some experience from last year, even mid march was still too early to do anything in the garden, as our terraces are in a valley, and even end of march night temperatures are just above freezing ..

[@robertlee6479]

Above freezing is fine as only beans spuds and toms are affected if it drops below zero. Is up to you , but am just giving you, as a pro gardener, the knowledge of my experience here over the past 4 years and you don't wait for March like you do in England or you wlli only get 1/2 a crop.@@portugalitis

[@davidgoode5768]

Now you have got a social security number you are entitled to get a tax rebate diesel card to buy agricultural diesel and it does not matter if the tractor is road registered or not as my tractors were UK registered and it wasn't a problem. What they will do is give you an annual quota based on the tractor model, but take photos of it and the serial number

[@davidgoode5768]

Oh and fuel quota is based on your land area too

[@portugalitis]

Will be doing that for sure, our friends already told us about it 😁

[@SonyaTainton]

First of all, ignore the NAY-sayers. Your channel is so informative, humorous and endearing. Love the animal interaction in your day to day living. Most of all, love the 'cheeky' eye contact/spark between the two of you. Warmth (we're going into what promises to bit a stonking hot summer now) & fond regards from South Africa

[@portugalitis]

Thank you, so kind of you, to be honest we don’t have many haters 😁

[@tinanieborg787]

nice video guys, love that wine making, like to try it when its ready, greetings from Holland

[@portugalitis]

Thank you, it’s not bad at all 😁

[@joannekoloff5676]

Really looking forward to your cooking recipes and watching how u put them together. I love the two of u on your other channel and will spread the word to friends and family. I have a good feeling that your channels will flourish because u two r adorable together and have many things on the go. Bless u all dog, cats and chickens included. ❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you so much for your kind words, glad to have you with us 😊🤗

[@neutonrenda2303]

The soil looks amazing, very dark and rich.👍

[@portugalitis]

Part of it, other part is very rocky, but it will be enough for the green house and to fill raised beds as well 👍

[@isabelandrademourarodrigue3891]

Com a trepidação do trator as particulas misturam-se com o vinho

[@portugalitis]

It happen, can’t do anything about it now 😁

[@fotmar]

Ηello guys/ great news/in a future video tell us about habitation lisence/get an adress???/septic tank???/building a bathroom???/ and all these kind of things.nice continue.ciao.

[@portugalitis]

Hello, habitation license is still in progress 😁 about other building stuff we will ofcourse talk a lot in upcoming videos 👍😁

[@isabelandrademourarodrigue3891]

É proibido pôr açúcar no vinho. Tem uma bela cor

[@portugalitis]

There is a way to add it later in the process not to make it too strong 👍😁

[@portugaldreamzzz920]

Wine is a beautiful colour and so clear!

[@portugalitis]

The color is really lovely 😊

[@celiapereira5223]

Great video guys... thanks for sharing just sorry I didn't get to share that wine tasting... maybe one day 😅👍💯🤗

[@portugalitis]

Oh thats not a problem at all, if you came over to Portugal one day 😁👍

[@elisabethnejedly9684]

Good news in this great video. You both work very hard, which is evident in each video. Good luck G with the new video.❤️🙏

[@portugalitis]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@antoniocarvalho6160]

I EXCHANGED THE LYRICS FOR 1 OF THE WORKS THAT ARE MY PASSION! AND 1 SAILOR'S KNOT

[@portugalitis]

😁👍

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, I like your channel a lot seeing your animals having fun is great, good work guys 👍😁💪👌👏👏👏🐔.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much for sticking with us 👍😁

[@JoaoCastro-qd9fm]

Nice work 👍 and great video guys , instead of water inside the "air locks" I use brandy like my grand father. Welcome to the neighborhood.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you ! Does brandy instead of water changes the wine? Or there is another reason for using it?

[@Okisnana-cd3ts]

I grew up in a farm, and i understand how it works however it's hard for me to work like this always talking to the camera a lot lol.

[@portugalitis]

:) Talking is good !!! we like to talk

[@Okisnana-cd3ts]

@@portugalitis right I was talking about me. haha!

[@portugal1969]

❤

[@portugalitis]

❤️

[@AbandonedHousePortugal-2023]

It's really to see the progress.

[@portugalitis]

Not much to see so far but we are really optimistic that it will change after new year’s 👍😁

[@JohnFoxphotography]

Your land is looking great guys, cant wait to see you getting work started on your small house. I make my wine with Blackberries and blueberries, and find that its best to keep it at a constant temperature during the fermentation period, anything over 30 degrees kills the yeast and you end up with a stuck fermentation, i try to keep it between 20 and 26 degrees, even if it means moving it. once its finished, i rack it off a couple of times before i bottle it, then store it in a upright freezer which i regulate with a special devise i got of Amazon which keeps it at cellar temp 12 degrees. keep up the great work.

[@portugalitis]

Sounds like you taking your wine making very seriously 👍 we can’t do that simply don’t have the means to power bigger fridge

[@leokeeney6673]

Good to get taxes sorted for five years and understood.when I make wine I wash every thing with just clean water,then I get the biggest container I can find, don't make a hole lot of small batches, one or two large drums will give better and safer wine from spoiling, and always use the plastic cork stopper filled with water it makes it much easier to see the Start and finish off the wine.A way to keep Theo's Boar away is to make a few scarecrows and put them here and there on the land ,hang something on them that will jiggle in the wind . Doing a good job with the water,,Guffy looks happy😂🎉

[@portugalitis]

We forgot that we had the 3’rd 50litre container 🤣 otherwise we would use it instead of those 5litre ones, all our roof timber is stored in the garage it’s a proper mess in there 👍 regarding the wild boar it’s good news that they don’t come to the part of land were our caravan is, before we moved they use to dig all over the place, probably they sense dog, and us now

[@katiadp2145]

Great video!!!!Gi you look tired ?????Take good care of yourselves. Enjoy the festive season. 🇬🇷 🇬🇷

[@portugalitis]

Thank you 😁you too enjoy upcoming festive season 🤗

[@gerardoviegas6586]

Very nice colour in the wine...👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@portugalitis]

Thank you so much 😊 taste was not too bad as well 😁

[@isabelandrademourarodrigue3891]

Perguntem a quem produz vinho aí doz vizinhos como fazem.

[@portugalitis]

Will definitely use air locks next year 👍😊

[@terrygauvin3961]

Great video always interesting 👍 👌 ❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you for watching 🤩

[@sylviacrozier5997]

Great admiration for you guys

[@portugalitis]

Thank you 🤩😁

[@lacyoflittlerobincottage1403]

Yes, a french drain would be good idea wherever you are experiencing water or damp coming through your home. Guffy sure loves it when the tractor starts up.🐾🐾🐾 Question: Is there a reason why you let the tractor idle when you're filling the bucket? It seems like it would use up more diesel than if you were to shut it off then when you're ready re-start it up again. Sending good thoughts and prayers to you both, Guffy and the kitties ~ 🤗💖Lacy, Mike & Hamish🐾 PS ~ Good news about all the fees, licenses, taxes, etc. It's good to have friends to help out. Bless them💝🙏

[@portugalitis]

We will address that water issue seriously, it has to be done once but properly regarding the tractor idling just want to save the battery, at this current weather engine gets cold very quickly and I need to use glow plugs each time, on this old boy you have keep them on for about 20 sec before attempting to start him up, diesel consumption is ridiculous on it, since we bought it in April we used it a lot, it shows in our videos I think 🤣 pulling rocks from the ground, cutting grass, plowing etc etc, and Im trying to remember if I put 40 or 60 litres of diesel in it in total, in 8 month time!!! So 2 or 3 jerry cans it took in total 😁

[@lacyoflittlerobincottage1403]

@@portugalitis Oh I see, I really don't know anything about tractors. I do know you and G are doing everything right. Ignore my silly comments. 😂🐾💞🤗

[@jokevasconcellos6930]

Lots done...... Now ready for some R & R..and celebrating. 😅😊

[@portugalitis]

No time for celebration, still lots to do 😁

[@portugalitis]

No time for celebration, still lots to do 😁

[@shanebrownrigg8632]

hi guys,great vid once again,my understanding when i used to make wine ,the air lock is not just to stop the air getting in but also the tiny wine fruit fly getting in and spoiling the wine,yes always pay the bills,like you said its very exspensive later on as i once found out,see you in next vid,good luck

[@portugalitis]

We will definitely use the air locks next year, thank you for the info 👍😁

[@pamela5568]

You got a lot done in one morning. Wow, your Starlink is so much less than what I pay here in New Mexico, USA. We don't have many options for internet where I live. I'm looking forward to you starting the renovation, but your current set up looks pretty cozy.

[@portugalitis]

I guess another reason for higher price in US is that it’s much richer country, we are looking forward to start in full swing as well 😁👍

[@pamela5568]

@@portugalitis The U.S. isn't a much richer country really. Our congress is well on its way to bankrupting all of us. Average income here is about $60K a year. My Starlink costs three times what yours costs. Thanks for the reply and Merry Christmas

[@denniswray470]

I am pleased for you the paper chase went well and it is nice to see your progress on the extension it would appear you still have a lot of large rocks to remove but you have had a great deal of practise at that work xmas greetings to you both from the UK.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and your family 🤗

[@davidbloch5370]

Fishing now you are talking my language.

[@portugalitis]

Got all I need now, and just one more video to make and Im free to go 😁👍

[@gayebickle1725]

I must ask… did you get the tractor from the Indie Projects?

[@portugalitis]

Yes we did 😁 bought it back in April I think 😁

[@richardcannings9822]

Think how much pork out there

[@portugalitis]

And it tastes amazing, last year we were given a few kg’s of wild boar meat, we made a video about slow roasting it 😁👍

[@netby]

About the car tax -IUC that was me that wrote the tax is 70.50 euros in 2023 and that is correct if your car was considered a passengers car ; if it´s considered a comercial mixt - passengers and merchandise- the IUC for 2023 is 34,16 euros with a diesel motor less than 2500 c.c. and 56.57 euros with a motor over 2500 c.c. ; about the car insurance a I´m absolitely positive about that ; any portuguese citizen in order to cancel the contract with a company ust don.t pay in the due date and the contract it´s automativ canceled without penalisatiosn at all it´s in the Law.. ; of course if you a want be polite with the company you could talk to them / sne them a letter or wahtever to give notice of your intention to cancel the insurance ....in the end the result is the same...

[@portugalitis]

Thank you again, it’s good to know👍

[@sergiocorreia3064]

Não acreditem em perdões de multas nas Finanças, isso não existe em Portugal. Voltem a verificar o imposto a pagar pela vossa terra, todos pagam. Peçam nas Finanças uma Certidão de Teor/CADERNETA PREDIAL com o número do artigo referente ao vosso terreno, lá consta a avaliação do mesmo. Abraços.

[@portugalitis]

We received caderneta by post some months ago, will have a look, and when we can log in online to our account can check there too, thank you 🙏

[@user-re7ds4gd4y]

Ну , очевидно же , что под водяным затвором вино будет лучше . Я удивляюсь на португальцев как они делают вино - в старом сарае , в старом бетонном корыте , нарубили и оставили на месяц ... В жару , с мухами , с непонятными бактериями в воздухе.... И получают как бы вино . Некоторые англичане в сусло еще и сырое яйцо бросали. А под гидрозатвором только дикие винные дрожжи и ... и все. И , кстати , не факт что будет нормальное вино. Это магия .

[@portugalitis]

Back in the UK I made best tasting home wine so far without any air blocks, probably it depends from the grapes as well 😁👍