NeighbourhoodCelorico da Beira
KindCooperative
Visitingonline shop for Serra da Estrela DOP cheese, Velho and requeijão, course for qualifying Serra da Estrela DOP cheese tasters, run with INIAV at its Celorico premises (30 and 31 October, 6 and 7 November 2026; register on its site)
BookingShop only

Cheeses: Queijo Serra da Estrela, Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho, Requeijão Serra da Estrela

Website: estrelacoop.pt

What to pour with their cheese

Queijo Serra da Estrela with Encruzado, dry white

Our pick

Serra da Estrela's paste is buttery, unctuous and only slightly acidulous. A dry Encruzado white has the acidity to cut that cream and enough texture of its own to match the cheese's soft, rich body.

4.8 Quinta dos Roques Encruzado Quinta dos Roques 4.7 Taboadella Grande Villae Branco Quinta da Taboadella 4.7 Soito Grande Reserva Branco Soito Wines 4.7 Casa da Passarella Villa Oliveira Encruzado Casa da Passarella

Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho with Touriga Nacional, structured red

Our pick

Velho is strong to slightly strong, lightly peppery and salty, with a persistent aroma. A Touriga Nacional-led Dão red has the structure to hold up beside it, and the salt and aged fat of the cheese take some edge off the wine's grip.

4.8 Quinta da Pellada Carrocel Quinta da Pellada 4.8 Quinta da Pellada Pape Quinta da Pellada 4.7 Quinta dos Roques Touriga Nacional Quinta dos Roques 4.7 Casa de Santar Oito Parcelas Casa de Santar

Requeijão Serra da Estrela with Late-harvest Dão white

Our pick

Requeijão is eaten with honey or pumpkin preserve, so a sweet wine follows the same line. A late-harvest Dão white, soft and full with low acidity, matches the creamy white curd rather than cutting through it.

4.1 Quinta dos Penassais Colheita Tardia Branco Quinta dos Penassais

All Dão wine and cheese pairings →

Location

Address: Celorico da Beira, Dão

Google Maps → Apple Maps →

More cheese farms in Dão

Casa da Ínsua ★ 4.4

Penalva do CasteloFarmBy appointment

Baroque manor in Penalva do Castelo, now a Parador hotel, with museum rooms, a vineyard, a cellar and a dairy that makes Serra da Estrela cheese and requeijão DOP; an Estrelacoop member. The dairy and cellar were shown to visitors on World Wine Tourism Day in November 2024, but no regular dairy tour is advertised.

Cheeses: Queijo Serra da Estrela, Requeijão Serra da Estrela

Visiting: museum rooms: Sala da Família, Sala Braziliana, restored ironworks and 18th-century ice house (Turismo Centro)

Parador Casa da Ínsua, 3556-126 Penalva do Castelo

Quinta da Estaca ★ 4.0

Vilar Seco, NelasMonday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00; closed Saturday and Sunday (Nelas municipal listing, undated)FarmBy appointment

Cheese maker at Vilar Seco in the Nelas part of the Dão, listed by the Nelas municipality among its Serra da Estrela cheese makers; an Estrelacoop member that attended PROVE Viseu in 2026.

Cheeses: Queijo Serra da Estrela

Visiting: weekday opening hours on the Nelas municipal listing; call ahead, no tour or tasting stated

Rua das Bocas, 28, 3520-225 Vilar Seco

See every cheese farms pick in Dão →

Book wine experiences in Dão

See all 1 bookable experiences in Dão

← Back to Cheese Farms in Dão ← Dão wine guide