DOC Alentejo, Vinho de TalhaAntao Vaz, Arinto, Trincadeira, AragonezAlexandre FradeWinemaker Alexandre FradeNaturalVidigueira
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
53 haFounded 1991Evora
800 hectare family estate near Igrejinha founded in 1991, farming 53 hectares of vineyard across nine plots under organic land management practices.
Tasting: Estate visits across nine vineyard blocks on granitic soils, arranged through the producer's own site.
Signature wines: Tapada de Coelheiros Tinto, Tapada de Coelheiros Garrafeira Tinto
DOC Alentejo (Portalegre sub-region)Trincadeira, Aragonez, Castelao, Alicante Bouschet, Moreto, Fernao Pires, Arinto, Alva, Tamarez32 haFounded 1901Tapada do Chaves, Sociedade Agricola e Comercial, Unipessoal, LdaPortalegre
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
Vinho Regional AlentejanoSyrah, Touriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet, EncruzadoFounded 2004Tiago CabacoBorba
Estremoz winery started in 2004 by Tiago Cabaco at Quinta da Berlica, bottling the com, beb and blog ranges from Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet.
Tasting: Guided cellar visits, tastings and a wine shop at Quinta da Berlica, by prior booking through the Alentejo wine route listing. No published price list.
Signature wines: blog-tinto, com-premium-tinto, vinhas-velhas-tinto, encruzado-branco
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
Founded 2018Vidigueira
Talha revival project at Vila Alva near Cuba, honouring the winemaker known as Mestre Daniel and working twenty six antique clay and cement vessels.
Tasting: Tastings and visits at the winery in Vila Alva, arranged by email or social media.
Signature wines: do-tareco-branco, do-tareco-tinto, mestre-daniel-branco, mestre-daniel-tinto, mestre-daniel-talha-unica