Things to do in Alentejo, Portugal: The Best Food & Drink

Located in the village of Arraiolos, one hour away from Lisbon, Monte da Ravasqueira has maintained a three-generation link to the Jose de Mello family since 1943. The vast area of typical Alentejo landscape and the unique geological and climatic conditions found here led Jose Manuel de Mello to believe that Monte da Ravasqueira had everything to be a producer of high-quality wines. Today, Monte da Ravasqueira extends over approximately 3,000 hectares, 45 of which are dedicated to vineyards. In keeping with the quality and character of its wines, blending tradition, innovation, and dedication to the art and science of winemaking. Monte da Ravasqueira also develops other activities related to cork, cattle, fattening of the Alentejo black pig, as well as the production of honey and olive oil, besides the wine tourism activities such as especially designed wine tasting, courses, and visits.

Come visit us and enjoy a guided tasting of selected Cortes de Cima wines in our tasting room, while enjoying breathraking views of our vineyards. Opening time: Monday to Friday (closed on holidays and weekends) 9h00 - 12h00; 13h00 - 16h00 (prior booking required)

Casa Relvas is a family owned company. Our winery is located in S. Miguel de Machede, a small village close to Évora. We produce today more than 6 million bottles per year and manage over 300 ha of vineyards. Our best knowned wines are Herdade S. Miguel and Herdade da Pimenta, named after our two Estates, but our wines Art.Terra, Ciconia, Montinho, Monte dos Amigos, Segredos and Merino are also famous both inland and abroad. Our wines are recognized not only for their excellent value for money but also for being some of the best internationally rated wines of the region. Our Wine Tourism Programms celebrate the passion for wines and share with total transparency our means of production. Come and visit us, where time slows down! We have also a nice place for camping. If you are traveling Alentejo, make sure you stop by our winery: besides the wine experience we provide a nice spot for camping in the vineyards, with water access. Check #CasaRelvasSecretSpots!

Located north of Evora, Quinta Nossa Senhora da Conceicao is home to Dona Dorinda organic wine, where we use the biodynamic principles to create a diverse agricultural ecosystem aiming to obtain a high degree of quality, nutrition and taste in all our production: vineyards, oak forest, olive grove, fruit orchard and livestock. Schedule a visit is the best way to meet this project.

Enjoy a 2 hour Jeep-tour to explore the traditional cork forests of the Alentejo. Our local guide will give you full explanations during the tour, as you discover the in's out's of the cork world.

The House of Arrabidine is an artisanal liqueur and spirits independent cellar. In the building, the visitor will find not only the cellar, the visitors' center and the shop, with complimentary fine products from the region and others. This family's business have been around since 1950 - with a stop in the mid 80's, but only since 2013 has been established as Lima Fortuna in the three hundred years old building, with the purpose of producing the almost 400 years old liqueur Arrabidine®. All rights reserved to the use of the brand.

Margaca Wines - Sociedade Agricola de Pias S.A., is a 100% family-owned --- winery established in the 70's. We are in the southeast - Alentejo, Portugal, in a villa called Pias, located between Serpa and Moura. The winery is inside Pias villa, and our vineyards, are located 3km north of Pias, on the road towards Moura. We would like to invite you to take part of this experience about wine and heritage, with a wine tour through our winery and museum, discovering the old ways and its artifacts, followed by a wine tasting of a genuine -- Pias's wine. We have young and full bodied wines, including Reserve Wines that are rich in complexity, all of this made from grapes solely from the small region of Pias! Surely you will learn a little bit more about Pias and our history as a company.

In the center of the picturesque town of Reguengos de Monsaraz, you can visit one of the world’s most unusual wineries. Keeping alive a tradition initiated by the Romans over 2000 years ago, the Jose de Sousa winery is equipped with 114 clay amphorae, a fermentation method as rare as it is old. The old cellars are below ground level and contain the urns and two open lagares for treading the grapes