Cooperative founded in 1954 in Portalegre, bottling the Conventual, Portalegre and Terras de Baco ranges from Serra de Sao Mamede vineyards.
Signature wines: Conventual Reserva, Conventual, Portalegre DOC, Terras de Baco
Address: Rua do Ribeiro do Baco de Baixo S/N, 7300-261 Portalegre, Portugal, Alentejo
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
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
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
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
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
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
Family project near Evora founded in 1997 across two generations, owning 150 hectares and exporting to about 30 countries as Herdade Sao Miguel.
Tasting: Estate tastings and visits bookable through the producer's own site.
Signature wines: Herdade Sao Miguel Reserva, Herdade Sao Miguel Colheita
Embark on a full-day tour from Lisbon to Évora, Monsaraz, and a winery. Enjoy a guided tour of the winery and learn about the winemaking process.
Visit to the Casa Relvas wine production cellar, with tasting of 3 wines and olive oils.
Visit to the Casa Relvas wine production cellar, with tasting of 5 single-varietal wines, tapas, and olive oils.