Organic certified estate at Reguengos de Monsaraz, farmed by the Roquette family since 1973, with 441 hectares of vineyard alongside an olive mill and restaurant.
Signature wines: Esporao Reserva, Esporao Colheita, Esporao Vinho de Talha, Esporao Touriga Nacional
Address: Herdade do Esporao, Apartado 31, 7200-999 Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal, Alentejo
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
Four generation family talha producer in Vila de Frades, fermenting Vinho de Talha in an eighteenth century clay lined cellar kept in the family since.
Tasting: Tastings and visits at the family talha cellar in Vila de Frades, arranged by phone or email.
Signature wines: farrapo-branco, farrapo-tinto, natalha-branco, natalha-tinto
Estate on the Evora to Estremoz road with 55 hectares of vineyard across 18 grape varieties, plus olive groves, cork oak montado and a guest house.
Tasting: Gravity fed winery with tastings on weekdays 09:00 to 16:00 by prior booking, weekends by reservation, plus a guest house on the estate.
Signature wines: Caladessa, Baron de B, Vale da Calada, Porta da Calada, Clemente de B
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
Fifty two hectare estate at Urra near Portalegre, planted from 1999 by Fernando Soares to Trincadeira, Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet on granite soils.
Tasting: No published visitor programme; the estate sells through the Glano Wine Growers company and its northern distribution base.
Signature wines: Fonte Seca Escolha, Fonte Seca Reserva, Lysias
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.