Wine in Reguengos, Alentejo

Carmim ★ 4.3

Reguengos de Monsaraz grower cooperative founded in 1971, whose members farm the vineyards behind its DOC Reguengos range, poured at a tasting shop in town.

Tasting: Seven booked tasting flights at the Loja Espaco CARMIM in central Reguengos de Monsaraz, Monday to Saturday, one of which pairs the tasting with a winery visit.

Signature wines: Reguengos DOC Tinto, Reguengos Doc Branco, Reguengos Selecao Doc Tinto, Reguengos Reserva Dos Socios Tinto, Reguengos Garrafeira dos Sócios Tinto

Ervideira ★ 4.3

Leal da Costa family estate making wine since 1880, with 120 hectares split between Vidigueira and Reguengos and a tasting lounge at Herdade da Herdadinha.

Tasting: Tours and tastings at the Wine Lounge Adega at Herdade da Herdadinha plus the Evora and Monsaraz wine shops, with blending, blind tasting and picnic programmes.

Signature wines: Conde Dervideira Reserva, Conde Dervideira Private Selection, Conde Dervideira Vinho Da Agua, Vinha Dervideira, invisivel, lusitano

Sao Lourenco do Barrocal ★ 4.6

Monsaraz estate farmed by the same family since 1820, with 15 hectares of vineyard, a first organic certified harvest in 2021 and wines made by Susana Esteban.

Tasting: Tasting room daily 11:30 to 19:00, reservations advised, with vineyard walks, a blending workshop, a harvest experience and olive oil tastings.

Signature wines: Barrocal Reserva Tinto, Barrocal Reserva Branco, Barrocal Rose, Barrocal White Amphorae, Barrocal Talha

Sao Lourenco do Barrocal ★ 4.7

A 780-hectare organic farm estate in the same family for over 200 years, its monte carefully restored into an understated-luxury hotel with its own winery, two farm-to-table restaurants and a Susanne Kaufmann spa.

The list: Estate winery tours and tastings of the Legacy wine collection, plus hot air balloon flights over the vineyards and Monsaraz