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

The cellar

Alvarinho from Alentejo

All Alentejo wines

3 bottles with at least 15% Alvarinho in the blend.

4.2 Torre de Palma Arinto Alvarinho Branco Torre de Palma Wine Hotel 3.8 Herdade das Servas Reserva Branco Herdade das Servas 3.7 Herdade do Freixo Reserva Branco Herdade do Freixo

Alvarinho estates in Alentejo

Cortes de Cima ★ 4.6

Vinho Regional AlentejanoSyrah, Aragonez, Castelao, Alvarinho, Loureiro64.0 haFounded 1991Jorgensen familyBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDVidigueira

Vidigueira estate planted in 1991 by Carrie and Hans Jorgensen, with 64 hectares farmed on biodynamic and regenerative lines and three booked tastings.

Tasting: Three booked tastings from 15 to 60 euros, each with olive oil, bread and cheese, Monday to Friday 10.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00, booking 24 hours ahead.

Signature wines: Incógnito, Cortes de Cima Tinto, Chaminé Tinto, Salino Branco

Herdade Cortes de Cima, 7960-189 Vidigueira, Portugal Book →

Herdade do Rocim ★ 4.7

DOC Alentejo (Vidigueira sub-region)Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Tannat, Petit Verdot, Antao Vaz, Arinto, Verdelho, Alvarinho70.0 haFounded 2000Vidigueira

Estate between Vidigueira and Cuba planted from 2000, with 70 hectares of vineyard, working clay talha fermentation alongside its Olho de Mocho range.

Tasting: Cellar door Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 to 18:00, Monday and Sunday by reservation, with talha and Olho de Mocho tastings, an amphora tour and pairing menus.

Signature wines: Grande Rocim Tinto, Olho de Mocho Tinto, Amphora Tinto, Vinho De Talha Tinto, Bio Indígena Tinto

Estrada Nacional 387, Apartado 64, 7940-909 Cuba, Portugal Book →

Howard's Folly ★ 4.1

Alvarinho, Castelao, Aragonez, Syrah, Touriga NacionalFounded 2005Howard BiltonWinemaker David BaverstockBorba

Winery and visitor centre set in a converted heritage building in Estremoz, founded in 2005 by Howard Bilton and made with winemaker David Baverstock.

Tasting: Restaurant and visitor centre in a converted heritage building, Wednesday to Sunday, with tours, tastings and restaurant bookings.

Signature wines: Tres Anforas, Sonhador, Cristina, Aldeia, Reserva Tinto

Rua General Norton de Matos, 7100-107 Estremoz, Portugal Book →

Monte da Ravasqueira ★ 4.5

Vinho Regional AlentejanoTouriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira, Syrah, Touriga Franca, Aragonez, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alfrocheiro, Sangiovese, Nero d'Avola, Alvarinho, Viognier, Roupeiro, Antao Vaz, Arinto, Chardonnay, Semillon, Marsanne45 haFounded 1943Jose de Mello family, through Sociedade Agricola D. Diniz, S.A.Winemaker David BaverstockArraiolos

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 Romãs Tinto, Ravasqueira Vinha das Romãs Branco, Ravasqueira Heritage, Ravasqueira Reserva Da Familia, Ravasqueira Selecao Do Ano

Monte da Ravasqueira, 7040-121 Arraiolos, Portugal Book →

Torre de Palma Wine Hotel ★ 4.4

Vinho Regional AlentejanoArinto, Alvarinho, Antao Vaz, Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Tinta Miuda7.0 haFounded 2014Winemaker Duarte de DeusMonforte

Boutique wine hotel and cellar on a Monforte estate dating to 1338 and reopened in 2014, farming 7 hectares of vines with marble lagares for foot treading.

Tasting: Boutique cellar with marble lagares, a barrel room and a tasting room, open daily, with a three wine tasting, blending workshop, pairing menus and a harvest programme.

Signature wines: Torre de Palma Reserva Tinto, Torre De Palma Musas Tinto, Torre De Palma Arinto Alvarinho, Reserva Da Familia, Torre De Palma Alicante Bouschet Tinta Miuda

Herdade de Torre de Palma, 7450-250 Monforte, Portugal Book →

Wine and cheese

Alentejo cheese with Alvarinho

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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: Herdade das Servas Reserva Branco · Herdade do Freixo Reserva Branco
Queijo de Évora Our pick Évora is firm, slightly picante and acid. A dry Alentejo white blend made without oak, light to medium in body and fresh, keeps pace with the cheese's tang, and no wood stands between the wine and the ewe's milk. Unoaked Alentejo white blend, Alentejo: Torre de Palma Arinto Alvarinho 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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