22 editor-picked estates growing Arinto in Alentejo.
Where to taste Arinto in Alentejo: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Winery of the Fundacao Eugenio de Almeida, a foundation established in 1963, farming 300 plus hectares near Evora, winemaking since the 1800s.
Tasting: Winery tours and tastings at Quinta de Valbom, near the Cartuxa Convent just outside Evora's historic centre.
Signature wines: Cartuxa Reserva, EA Tinto
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.
Tasting: Guided winery visits Monday to Saturday at 11:00 and 15:00 with four tasting packages from 9.99 to 20.00 euros, plus a wine shop and an on site restaurant.
Signature wines: 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
Cooperative founded in 1954 in Portalegre, bottling the Conventual, Portalegre and Terras de Baco ranges from Serra de Sao Mamede vineyards.
Tasting: Winery visits Monday to Friday with prior booking; on site shop and an online store.
Signature wines: Conventual Reserva, Conventual, Portalegre DOC, Terras de Baco
Cooperative cellar in Redondo founded in 1956, grouping about 200 growers and making roughly twelve million litres a year, three quarters of it red.
Tasting: Visits and tastings in the tasting room Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 19:00, prior booking recommended.
Signature wines: Porta da Ravessa, Real Lavrador, Flos, AR Reserva, Albarrada
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-socios-tinto
Antonio Macanita and David Booth founded Fitapreta in 2004, working 20 hectares of old Alentejo vines from the 14th century Paco do Morgado de Oliveira near Evora.
Tasting: Open daily 10:00 to 18:00, booking required, with group and private tastings, olive oil tastings, a wine bar and the restaurant A Cozinha do Paco on site.
Signature wines: palpite-tinto, palpite-branco, fitapreta-branco-ancestral, tinto-de-castelao, a-touriga-vai-nua, os-paulistas
Soares family Relais and Chateaux estate at Albernoa founded in 1998, farming 80 hectares for the Marias da Malhadinha and Monte da Peceguina wines.
Tasting: Guided estate and winery tours with tiered tastings and themed evening sessions, Monday to Saturday; hotel guests only on Sunday.
Signature wines: marias-da-malhadinha, monte-da-peceguina, malhadinha-brut-natural-rose
Grape growing family estate near Estremoz tracing to at least 1667, now run by brothers Luis and Carlos Mira across 220 hectares of vines aged twenty to sixty years.
Tasting: Wine tastings and purchases at the estate, with an 80 seat restaurant on site.
Signature wines: Herdade das Servas Reserva, Herdade das Servas Colheita
Reynolds family estate near Casa Branca whose 1901 winery still makes Alicante Bouschet led reds, including the long cellar aged Mouchao Tonel No 3-4.
Tasting: Tastings and guided visits for small groups by appointment in Portuguese, Spanish and English, Monday to Friday.
Signature wines: mouchao, mouchao-tonel-3-4, ponte-mouchao
Sogrape estate at Pedrogao in the Vidigueira sub-region, with 160 hectares of vineyard planted to Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Antao Vaz and Arinto.
Tasting: No public visitor programme is published for the estate; Sogrape lists its Portuguese wine tourism at Douro venues only.
Signature wines: Essencia do Peso, Sossego, Trinca Bolotas
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, rocim-amphora-tinto, vinho-de-talha-tinto, bio-indigena-tinto
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-romas-tinto, ravasqueira-vinha-das-romas-branco, ravasqueira-heritage, ravasqueira-reserva-da-familia, ravasqueira-selecao-do-ano
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
Alegrete winery in the Portalegre sub-region where oenologist Susana Esteban has bottled Procura and Aventura from old Serra de Sao Mamede vines since 2009.
Tasting: Three booked tastings from 35 to 95 euros with an optional charcuterie and cheese board, Monday to Friday, minimum two people, reservation required.
Signature wines: procura-tinto, procura-branco, aventura-tinto, a-centenaria
Vila de Frades talha specialist run by owner winemaker Alexandre Frade, fermenting natural wines and ageing them one to four years in clay amphorae.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment at the Vila de Frades tasting room, with programmes for small, medium and large groups.
Signature wines: millennial-branco, vale-palheiro-branco, 1856-branco, castas-antigas-branco, ermida-de-santa-clara-tinto
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
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
The CVRA's own wine-route centre inside Evora's UNESCO old town, pouring a rotating flight from among the region's member producers alongside soil and sub-region displays.
Siza Vieira's horizontal white cellar in Campo Maior pairs its architecture tour with a tasting room opening onto a lawn and marble-panelled terrace, plus wine workshops and picnic formats.
The Fundacao Eugenio de Almeida's 16th-century former Jesuit residence 2km from Evora's old town, where guided tours through the working cellars end with a tasting of red, white and rose plus olive oil.
Home to two of the Alentejo's oldest working vineyards, planted in 1901 and 1903 on the granite slopes of the Serra de Sao Mamede, revived since 2017 under the Eugenio de Almeida Foundation.
A fresh, citrus-driven white from the Reynolds family's Casa Branca estate, the everyday counterpart to Mouchao's cellar-worthy reds.
Tip: Serve well chilled; it is a simple, honest way to taste an estate better known for its century-old reds.