Wine in Reguengos de Monsaraz, Alentejo

Herdade do Esporao ★ 4.7

One of Portugal's original wine-tourism estates since 1997, Esporao's two-hour visit runs through the organic vineyards and the Monte Velho and Lagares wineries before a seated Classic or Premium flight.

Sharish Gin ★ 4.3

An interpretive gin centre at Reguengos de Monsaraz built around an apple-base gin distilled since 2014 and infused with cinnamon and vanilla.

Tasting: Interpretive-centre visit with gin tastings; contact the distillery to book

Herdade do Esporao Bike Ride Through the Vineyards ★ 4.4

A self-guided bike ride through Esporao's organic vineyards and olive groves, with bikes and estate maps provided to explore the ampelographic field and historic tower at your own pace.

Jose de Sousa ★ 4.5

A 19th-century Reguengos de Monsaraz winery that never abandoned talha fermentation, its subterranean cellar of century-old clay vessels a living link to the Alentejo's Roman-era winemaking method.

Tip: Ask to see the talha cellar itself rather than just tasting in the shop; the neat rows of century-old clay vessels are the reason this producer matters.

Herdade do Esporao organic vineyards ★ 4.4

Esporao converted 441 hectares of its noble Reguengos vineyards to fully certified organic production by 2019, a path that began with olive groves in 2010, and in 2022 extended organic practice across all of its Alentejo landholdings.

Tip: Ask for the estate's organic-certified range; Esporao's portfolio still spans both certified and conventional Alentejo parcels.