DOC Alentejo (Portalegre sub-region)Aragonez, Castelao, Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional, Moreto, Tinta Caiada, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Cinsault, Arinto, Fernao Pires, Antao Vaz, Bical, Alicante Branco, Malvasia FinaFounded 1954Cooperative owned by its member growersPortalegre
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
Trincadeira, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Castelao, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Syrah, Roupeiro, Fernao Pires, Antao Vaz, Rabo de Ovelha, Arinto, VerdelhoFounded 1956Cooperative owned by its 200 grower membersRedondo
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
Touriga Nacional, Pinot Noir, Viognier, Verdelho, Pinot Gris65 haFounded 2002Grupo NabeiroWinemaker Paulo LaureanoCampo Maior
Grupo Nabeiro winery at Campo Maior in a building designed by architect Siza Vieira, producing since 2002 from 65 hectares under winemaker Paulo Laureano.
Tasting: Daily tasting room with weekend reservations and guided visits through the winery designed by architect Siza Vieira.
Signature wines: reserva-do-comendador, monte-mayor-reserva-tinto, solista-touriga-nacional
4.5 haBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDPortalegre
Family project near Portalegre restoring century old bush vine plantings on the Serra de Sao Mamede slopes, farmed without synthetic chemicals since 2009.
Tasting: Eleven bedroom guest house on the quinta with pool, vineyard, olive grove and orchard visits; tastings and stays booked direct.
Signature wines: Equinocio, Solsticio, Respiro, Seiva, Quartzo
DOC Alentejo (Reguengos sub-region)Trincadeira, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Touriga Nacional, Antao Vaz, Roupeiro, Arinto, Gouveio3000 haFounded 1971CARMIM Cooperativa Agricola de Reguengos de MonsarazReguengos
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
127 haFounded 2003Vila Gale hotel groupMoura
1,620 hectare estate near Santa Vitoria owned by the Vila Gale hotel group, with a three story winery built in 2004 farming 127 hectares of vineyard.
Tasting: Vineyard visits, winery tours, tastings and a wine therapy spa at the estate.
Signature wines: Santa Vitoria Reserva, Santa Vitoria Colheita