Wine in Borba, Alentejo

Adega de Borba ★ 4.3

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

Dona Maria, Julio Bastos ★ 4.4

Estremoz estate at Quinta do Carmo owned by Julio Bastos, producing a ten wine Dona Maria range including Viognier, Petit Verdot and Touriga Nacional bottlings.

Tasting: Wine tastings through the producer's own site; ten labels including late harvest, white, red and rose lines.

Signature wines: Dona Maria Tinto, Dona Maria Amantis

Herdade das Servas ★ 4.5

Grape growing family estate near Estremoz tracing to at least 1667, now run by brothers Luis and Carlos Mira across 220 hectares of vines aged twenty to sixty years.

Tasting: Wine tastings and purchases at the estate, with an 80 seat restaurant on site.

Signature wines: Herdade das Servas Reserva, Herdade das Servas Colheita

Howard's Folly ★ 4.1

Winery and visitor centre set in a converted heritage building in Estremoz, founded in 2005 by Howard Bilton and made with winemaker David Baverstock.

Tasting: Restaurant and visitor centre in a converted heritage building, Wednesday to Sunday, with tours, tastings and restaurant bookings.

Signature wines: Tres Anforas, Sonhador, Cristina, Aldeia, Reserva Tinto

J. Portugal Ramos, Vinhos ★ 4.5

Vila Santa winery at Estremoz in the Borba sub-region, started by winemaker Joao Portugal Ramos in 1990 and now working 500 hectares of Alentejo vineyard.

Tasting: Guided winery visits and tastings at Vila Santa with a wine shop, courses, harvest days and vineyard walks, Monday to Saturday, booking required.

Signature wines: marques-de-borba-reserva, marques-de-borba-vinhas-velhas-tinto, vila-santa-reserva-tinto, estremus

Quinta do Mouro ★ 4.6

Estremoz estate founded in 1989 by Miguel Louro, with 27 hectares of vineyard in the Borba sub-region and a weekday tasting room in the winery.

Tasting: Tasting room Monday to Friday 9.00 to 18.00, weekends by advance reservation only, with a visit plus three wine tasting from 8 euros.

Signature wines: quinta-do-mouro-rotulo-dourado, quinta-do-mouro-tinto, vinha-do-mouro-reserva, zagalos-tinto

Sovibor, Sociedade de Vinhos de Borba ★ 4.2

Borba producer formed in 1968 from a merger of two small wine producers, farming 200 hectares of vines under the Sovibor and Valflor labels.

Tasting: Tastings bookable through the producer's own reservation system, alongside an online shop.

Signature wines: Sovibor Reserva, Mamore de Borba

Tiago Cabaco Winery ★ 4.3

Estremoz winery started in 2004 by Tiago Cabaco at Quinta da Berlica, bottling the com, beb and blog ranges from Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet.

Tasting: Guided cellar visits, tastings and a wine shop at Quinta da Berlica, by prior booking through the Alentejo wine route listing. No published price list.

Signature wines: blog-tinto, com-premium-tinto, vinhas-velhas-tinto, encruzado-branco

Adega de Borba Wine Shop ★ 4.2

The retail shop of the Borba cooperative, a longstanding Alentejo DOC cellar-door producer, selling its full range alongside seminar and tasting bookings.

Festa da Vinha e do Vinho, Borba ★ 4.0

Borba has celebrated its Festa da Vinha e do Vinho since 1991, filling the marble-quarrying town with tastings of Borba DOC wines, regional gastronomy, live music and street entertainment across a week each November.

Tip: Borba's own cooperative and its marble-clad streets are worth the trip even outside festival week, but the town is liveliest during the fair itself.