Winery of the Fundacao Eugenio de Almeida, a foundation established in 1963, farming 300 plus hectares near Evora, winemaking since the 1800s.
Tasting: Winery tours and tastings at Quinta de Valbom, near the Cartuxa Convent just outside Evora's historic centre.
Signature wines: Cartuxa Reserva, EA Tinto
Family project near Evora founded in 1997 across two generations, owning 150 hectares and exporting to about 30 countries as Herdade Sao Miguel.
Tasting: Estate tastings and visits bookable through the producer's own site.
Signature wines: Herdade Sao Miguel Reserva, Herdade Sao Miguel Colheita
Antonio Macanita and David Booth founded Fitapreta in 2004, working 20 hectares of old Alentejo vines from the 14th century Paco do Morgado de Oliveira near Evora.
Tasting: Open daily 10:00 to 18:00, booking required, with group and private tastings, olive oil tastings, a wine bar and the restaurant A Cozinha do Paco on site.
Signature wines: palpite-tinto, palpite-branco, fitapreta-branco-ancestral, tinto-de-castelao, a-touriga-vai-nua, os-paulistas
Estate on the Evora to Estremoz road with 55 hectares of vineyard across 18 grape varieties, plus olive groves, cork oak montado and a guest house.
Tasting: Gravity fed winery with tastings on weekdays 09:00 to 16:00 by prior booking, weekends by reservation, plus a guest house on the estate.
Signature wines: Caladessa, Baron de B, Vale da Calada, Porta da Calada, Clemente de B
Arraiolos estate held by the Jose de Mello family since 1943, with 45 hectares of vines planted from 1998, a carriage museum, a restaurant and booked tastings.
Tasting: Daily booked visits pairing a vineyard and carriage museum tour with tastings of two to six wines, plus blending sessions, craft workshops and a restaurant for groups.
Signature wines: ravasqueira-vinha-das-romas-tinto, ravasqueira-vinha-das-romas-branco, ravasqueira-heritage, ravasqueira-reserva-da-familia, ravasqueira-selecao-do-ano
Evora estate at Quinta Sao Jose de Peramanca on granitic soils, sitting in a winemaking area documented since the fourteenth century, with a manor house.
Tasting: Estate tastings at the seventeenth century manor house property, arranged through the producer's own site.
Signature wines: Pera-Grave Reserva, Pera-Grave Branco
Montemor-o-Novo winery started by a German entrepreneur, developed by daughter Dorina Lindemann, 65 hectares focused on monovarietal Touriga bottlings.
Tasting: Winery visits at the Montemor-o-Novo estate, arranged through the producer's own site.
Signature wines: Plansel Touriga Nacional, Plansel Selecta
800 hectare family estate near Igrejinha founded in 1991, farming 53 hectares of vineyard across nine plots under organic land management practices.
Tasting: Estate visits across nine vineyard blocks on granitic soils, arranged through the producer's own site.
Signature wines: Tapada de Coelheiros Tinto, Tapada de Coelheiros Garrafeira Tinto
An Evora-based operator specialising in half-day and full-day Alentejo wine tours, pairing handpicked wineries with gin tastings, olive oil experiences and cork-factory visits.
A six-hour jeep tour from Praca do Giraldo taking in two Alentejo estates, with a cellar tour and lunch paired with six wines at the first winery and a tasting at the second.
An Evora-based operator running the five-hour Winery of Alentejo tour combining the town of Arraiolos with a stop at a prestigious local winery, alongside city walking tours.
A private, tailor-made five-day Alentejo wine journey based between a converted convent near Evora and a restored farm estate near Monsaraz, with VIP visits to Esporao, Cartuxa and Herdade dos Coelheiros.
A full-day 4x4 tour through cork and holm oak forest with a cork-processing factory visit, an olive oil farm tasting, a farm lunch with regional wine, and a stop at Evoramonte Castle.