2 editor-picked estates growing Syrah in Dão.
Where to taste Syrah in Dão: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
The cellar
1 bottle with at least 15% Syrah in the blend.
Carregal do Sal quinta named for the founders' grandfather Vicente, running tastings, cellar visits, vineyard picnics and food-pairing workshops on the estate.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 18:00, closed weekends and public holidays. Tastings, cellar visits, vineyard walks, picnics and pairing workshops.
Estate in the village of Sabugosa bought in 2002 by Jaime de Almeida Barros and fully replanted; in the 1940s its wine was supplied to the Portuguese embassy in Washington.
Tasting: Visits and tastings at the quinta in Sabugosa by arrangement.
After hotel pickup in Coimbra, we take direction to activity start in Viseu. Day dedicated to bicycle touring on an old railway branch that has 130 years of transpor...
