DOC DãoFounded 1991Família Cancela de AbreuWinemaker Nuno Cancela de AbreuBesteiros
Mortágua producer set up in 1991 by Nuno Cancela de Abreu, fourth generation of a family with farm records back to 1884, working Quinta da Giesta in the Besteiros sub-region.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 at the adega in Mortágua.
Signature wines: Quinta da Giesta
DOC DãoFamília Pereira de MeloBesteiros
Pereira de Melo family project at Quinta do Coladinho in Santa Comba Dão, making small quantities of Dão wine from a property the family has held for generations.
Tasting: Visits to the family property at Santa Comba Dão by arrangement.
DOC DãoÁlvaro de CastroNaturalSeia
Álvaro de Castro inherited Quinta da Pellada in 1980 and released the first wine under the Quinta de Saes label in 1989. Pellada, Saes and Outeiro are three separate estates on one elevation near Vila Nova de Tazem, farmed and bottled by the same house from the cellar at Pinhanços, which is why the Saes wines are listed here. His daughter Maria joined in 2001 and records of Pellada reach back to 1527.
Tasting: Cellar visits Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 by arrangement at Pinhanços.
Signature wines: Quinta da Pellada, Quinta de Saes, Pape
DOC Dão100 haQuinta da Bica Sociedade AgrícolaSeia
Seia estate held by the Sacadura Botte family since the seventeenth century, 100 hectares in all. João de Sande Sacadura Botte Corte Real pushed for the 1908 demarcation of the Dão.
Tasting: Open daily 10:00 to 18:00 for visits and tastings.
DOC DãoTouriga Nacional, Baga, Tinta Pinheira, Bastardo, EncruzadoFounded 1892Serra da Estrela
Adega at Lagarinhos, in the Serra da Estrela sub-region, established in 1892 and one of the houses behind the 1908 demarcation of the Dão. Old vines kept, cellar modernised.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00.
Signature wines: Casa da Passarella O Enólogo, Casa da Passarella Villa Oliveira
DOC Dão22 haFounded 2018ORGANIC CERTIFIEDSerra da Estrela
Family project started in 2018 on the Serra da Estrela slopes, farming 22 hectares organically across seven parcels at Vila Nova de Tazem and Penalva do Castelo.
Tasting: Visits, tastings and wine tourism at the estate on the Serra da Estrela slopes, by arrangement.