Casa Museu Interativa de Borba – Tour & Tasting

In 1936, this house was bequeathed by the will of the original owner, José Manuel da Silva to our grandfather Mariano, his nephew and godson. On 25 December 1937, our grandparents Esmeralda and Mariano got married, and made this house their family home ever since. This 19th century house has on its ground floor the wine cellar with 46 original clay pots, vinegar cellar, patio, old stables, well and on the upper floor the living quarters. Wine, vinegar, and brandy were once made here.

The winery worked until the entry into operation of the Adega Cooperativa de Borba, in 1957. The Adega Cooperativa de Borba was founded in 1955, and our grandfather Mariano was a founding member. This is a house with a past, of our past, but to which we wanted to give a future, a future with history that only gains the dimension it deserves when and if shared with everyone. 

We want you to feel and imagine the smells, conversations and work that daily passed through this winery. The journey is guided through new technologies! Let's launch ourselves in the challenge to innovate with tradition! The tradition of producing wine in wood carvings, an ancestral technique which dates back to Roman times and which the Alentejo has never lost. 

We have added innovation using multimedia: your mobile phone or tablet will be the window to a reality, which although old, returns to the future and is hidden in this space, which was and is the winery. At the end of the tour (self-guided), will enjoy a tasting of two "Talha" wines.