Alentejo Wine and Cork from Évora
This tour is about two very important products for the Alentejo region: wine and cork. Come and discover the process from cork harvesting to the final bottle of wine. ...
Portugal's vast southern plains, where DOC Alentejo estates farm Alicante Bouschet and Aragonez across eight named sub-regions, and a Roman clay-amphora tradition still ferments Vinho de Talha in Vidigueira.
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Map of Alentejo
Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Alentejo, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Signature wines of Alentejo
The iconic bottles that define Alentejo.
Mouchão
Producer: Herdade Do Mouchao
Mouchao's namesake red, made at the Casa Branca estate since 1901, four years in large wooden toneis and built to age for decades in bottle.
Price: EUR 45-60 at retail
Quinta do Mouro Rótulo Dourado
Producer: Quinta Do Mouro
A cult, limited-production Alentejo icon from Miguel Louro's Borba sub-region vineyard near Estremoz, first made in 1989.
Price: EUR 45-60 at retail
Incógnito
Producer: Cortes De Cima
The alentejo's original modern single-varietal syrah, now in its 17th edition.
Price: EUR 25-35 at retail
Esporão Vinho de Talha Tinto
Producer: Esporao
A modern revival of the ancient doc alentejo clay-amphora vinho de talha method.
Price: EUR 18-28 at retail
Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Tinto
Producer: Tapada Do Chaves
Old-vines portalegre red from parcels planted in 1901 and 1903.
Price: EUR 25-35 at retail
Marias da Malhadinha Tinto
Producer: Herdade Da Malhadinha Nova
The soares family's flagship, named for the women of malhadinha nova.
Price: EUR 40-55 at retail
Vineyards to know in Alentejo
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Alentejo.
Adega Cartuxa
Winery of the Fundacao Eugenio de Almeida, a foundation established in 1963, farming 300 plus hectares near Evora, winemaking since the 1800s.
Signature: Cartuxa Reserva, EA Tinto
Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira, Cuba e Alvito
Grower cooperative in Vidigueira founded in 1960, making DOC Alentejo Vinho de Talha in clay amphorae alongside conventional wines at its Casa das Talhas.
Signature: vidigueira-antao-vaz, vidigueira-reserva-branco, vidigueira-escolha-dos-socios-tinto
Adega de Borba
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.
Signature: 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
Cooperative founded in 1954 in Portalegre, bottling the Conventual, Portalegre and Terras de Baco ranges from Serra de Sao Mamede vineyards.
Signature: Conventual Reserva, Conventual, Portalegre DOC, Terras de Baco
Adega de Redondo
Cooperative cellar in Redondo founded in 1956, grouping about 200 growers and making roughly twelve million litres a year, three quarters of it red.
Signature: Porta da Ravessa, Real Lavrador, Flos, AR Reserva, Albarrada
Adega Mayor
Grupo Nabeiro winery at Campo Maior in a building designed by architect Siza Vieira, producing since 2002 from 65 hectares under winemaker Paulo Laureano.
Signature: reserva-do-comendador, monte-mayor-reserva-tinto, solista-touriga-nacional
Sub-appellations of Alentejo
Portalegre (Portalegre/Alentejo-Portalegre/DOC Portalegre/Campo Maior/Arronches/Alto Alentejo/Monforte)
Cool granite hillsides under the Serra de Sao Mamede, where Alentejo stops feeling like a plain.
Also: Campo Maior, Monforte
Borba (Borba/Alentejo-Borba/DOC Borba/Estremoz)
A white marble town where the quarry dust and the cooperative cellar sit on the same street.
Also: Estremoz
Redondo (Redondo/Alentejo-Redondo/DOC Redondo)
Pottery workshops and a cooperative cellar under the wooded ridge of the Serra da Ossa.
Evora (Evora/Alentejo-Evora/DOC Evora/Arraiolos)
Roman temple, marble streets and cellars that have been pressing grapes since the eighteenth century.
Also: Arraiolos
Reguengos (Reguengos/Alentejo-Reguengos/Reguengos de Monsaraz/DOC Reguengos)
Big estate country between the megaliths and the Alqueva, with amphoras still working behind the cooperative doors.
Also: Reguengos de Monsaraz
Granja-Amareleja (Granja-Amareleja/Granja Amareleja/Alentejo-Granja-Amareleja)
Baking border country by the Guadiana where pre-phylloxera vines and clay pots never went away.
Alentejo wine, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Alentejo for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Alentejo is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Alentejo estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Alentejo cellars and tasting rooms keep?
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
How does tipping work at Alentejo tastings?
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
What is the one wine to try in Alentejo?
If you only open one bottle, open Mouchão by herdade-do-mouchao. It is the wine most associated with Alentejo.