Where to taste Alva in Alentejo: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

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Alva from Alentejo

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1 bottle with at least 15% Alva in the blend.

Alva estates in Alentejo

Tapada do Chaves ★ 4.7

DOC Alentejo (Portalegre sub-region)Trincadeira, Aragonez, Castelao, Alicante Bouschet, Moreto, Fernao Pires, Arinto, Alva, Tamarez32 haFounded 1901Tapada do Chaves, Sociedade Agricola e Comercial, Unipessoal, LdaPortalegre

Historic Portalegre estate on the slopes of Serra de Sao Mamede, working vineyard parcels documented as planted in 1901 and 1903 for its old vine bottlings.

Tasting: On-site tasting room, visits by phone or email appointment, part of the Alentejo wine tourism route.

Signature wines: Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Branco, Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Tinto, Tapada do Chaves Tinto Reserva

Wine and cheese

Alentejo cheese with Alva

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Queijo de Nisa Our pick Nisa is a firm ewe's cheese, slightly acid and intensely aromatic, made in the same Portalegre district as these whites. Their high acidity meets the cheese's own and keeps the finish clean against the fat of the raw milk. Portalegre white, Alentejo: Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Branco
Queijo Serpa Velho Our pick Past 180 days Serpa Velho is hard, dry and intense, with a lingering flavour. A dry white fermented or aged wholly or partly in oak has the extra texture to stand beside it, and its acidity cuts the fat of the aged ewe's milk. Barrel-fermented or part-oaked dry white, Alentejo: Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Branco

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Alentejo Wine and Cork from Évora

Day trip4 hours4.8 from 17 reviewsfrom €70

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. ...

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