A guide to Fernao Pires worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Fernao Pires in Alentejo

Adega de Borba ★ 4.3

DOC Alentejo (Borba sub-region)Aragonez, Trincadeira, Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, Castelao, Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon, Touriga Franca, Alfrocheiro, Petit Verdot, Tinta Caiada, Arinto, Roupeiro, Rabo d'Ovelha, Fernao Pires, Antao Vaz2200 haFounded 1955Adega Cooperativa de Borba, grower owned cooperativeBorba

Grower cooperative founded in 1955 in the Borba sub-region, certifying DOC Alentejo wines from member farmed vineyards, with a tasting room, shop and restaurant.

Tasting: Guided winery visits Monday to Saturday at 11:00 and 15:00 with four tasting packages from 9.99 to 20.00 euros, plus a wine shop and an on site restaurant.

Signature wines: adega-de-borba-reserva-tinto, adega-de-borba-grande-reserva-tinto, adega-de-borba-vinhas-do-marmore-tinto, montes-claros-tinto, talhas-de-borba-tinto

Adega de Portalegre ★ 4.2

DOC Alentejo (Portalegre sub-region)Aragonez, Castelao, Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional, Moreto, Tinta Caiada, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Cinsault, Arinto, Fernao Pires, Antao Vaz, Bical, Alicante Branco, Malvasia FinaFounded 1954Cooperative owned by its member growersPortalegre

Cooperative founded in 1954 in Portalegre, bottling the Conventual, Portalegre and Terras de Baco ranges from Serra de Sao Mamede vineyards.

Tasting: Winery visits Monday to Friday with prior booking; on site shop and an online store.

Signature wines: Conventual Reserva, Conventual, Portalegre DOC, Terras de Baco

Adega de Redondo ★ 4.0

Trincadeira, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Castelao, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Syrah, Roupeiro, Fernao Pires, Antao Vaz, Rabo de Ovelha, Arinto, VerdelhoFounded 1956Cooperative owned by its 200 grower membersRedondo

Cooperative cellar in Redondo founded in 1956, grouping about 200 growers and making roughly twelve million litres a year, three quarters of it red.

Tasting: Visits and tastings in the tasting room Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 19:00, prior booking recommended.

Signature wines: Porta da Ravessa, Real Lavrador, Flos, AR Reserva, Albarrada

Tapada do Chaves ★ 4.7

DOC Alentejo (Portalegre sub-region)Trincadeira, Aragonez, Castelao, Alicante Bouschet, Moreto, Fernao Pires, Arinto, Alva, Tamarez32 haFounded 1901Tapada do Chaves, Sociedade Agricola e Comercial, Unipessoal, LdaPortalegre

Historic Portalegre estate on the slopes of Serra de Sao Mamede, working vineyard parcels documented as planted in 1901 and 1903 for its old vine bottlings.

Tasting: On-site tasting room, visits by phone or email appointment, part of the Alentejo wine tourism route.

Signature wines: tapada-do-chaves-vinhas-velhas-branco, tapada-do-chaves-vinhas-velhas-tinto, tapada-do-chaves-tinto-reserva

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Fernao Pires in Dão

Casa Américo Quinta do Paço ★ 4.5

DOC DãoJaen, Tinta Amarela, Baga, Touriga Nacional, Fernão Pires, Bical, Rabo de OvelhaSerra da Estrela

Casa Américo's Gouveia property inside the Serra da Estrela natural park, and the source of the Vinha de Púcaros Touriga Nacional Resíduo Zero, which the producer states is the first Iberian wine made from grapes with no pesticide residues.

Tasting: Visits by prior booking at the Quinta do Paço vineyard inside the Serra da Estrela natural park.

Signature wines: Vinha de Púcaros

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