On this luxury wine and food tour, designed by Portugal by Wine, we invite you to discover the Alentejo Wine Region.
The program of 2 days and 1 night includes the visit to emblematic Alentejo Wine Estates, where you will taste the best wines, gastronomy and enjoy unforgettable wine tourism experiences.
The tour starts with the pick-up at Humberto Delgado Airport, in hotels, or in the city centre of Lisbon. You will be accompanied by a chauffeur specialized in wine tourism, and the entire trip will be in a premium vehicle.
After the pick-up, the trip towards the Lower Alentejo will be full of stunning landscapes, where you will appreciate the peculiar beauty of this route.
The activities will begin at Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, located in Albernôa, in the heart of the Lower Alentejo, is a space of freedom that is lost on the horizon, where high quality wines are produced, and native animals are created in total harmony with nature. Here you will participate in an advanced wine-tasting course that will make you travel through the pleasure of sensory experiences and in the recognition of the grape varieties, carefully selected for your production.
Owner of an innovative concept in Portugal, Herdade da Malhadinha Nova provides thematic experiences, where wine and gastronomy take on a fundamental role. In the cellar building, the restaurant complements the experience with the offer of an author's kitchen, inspired by the typical Alentejo dishes, recreated by a Michelin-starred Chef Joachim Koerper. This is the concept we invite you to know! You will taste a 4-moment menu in the restaurant, paired with Malhadinha wines.
After lunch, our chauffeur will take you to the city of Beja, where you will have free time to walk. We suggest that you visit the Castle Keep, so important in the fights to defend Portugal's borders. It is well worth climbing to the top, admire the city and the surrounding Alentejo landscape. Very close by is the Church of Santiago, the Cathedral and the Church of Santo Amaro, where the Visigothic Nucleus of the Regional Museum is installed. In the heart of the city, the Republic Square, whose Manueline foundation buildings provide a particular touch to the square, where we see a pillory also from the 16th century and the Misericórdia Church, a Renaissance work of reference.
The programme includes accommodation in a double room at the Vila Galé Clube de Campo hotel, located near Beja. The hotel offers a unique concept, combining rural tourism and different activities linked to wine tourism. The architecture and decoration of this unit are inspired by the landscape and tradition of the Alentejo, integrating the hotel's surroundings with 1,620 hectares of natural landscape, unique in Portugal.
The dinner will be at Herdade dos Grous, a property of 730 hectares that constitutes a quiet space to relax and taste nature. In this estate of wine and agro-tourism exploration, only 17 kilometres away from Beja, dinner will be served, with typical Alentejo products, which will be accompanied by the wines of the estate, in a combination of flavours and aromas traditionally from Alentejo.
After dinner, it will be time to return to the hotel.
Day 2
After a buffet breakfast at the hotel, with the best regional Alentejo products, our guide will pick you and lead you through the 2nd day of this tour.
Activities will begin at Quinta do Quetzal, located on the slopes of Vidigueira, known for its wines, diverse wine tourism activities, traditional restaurant and art centre. On the guided tour, you will get to know this unique terroir and learn the secrets of wine production in the modern Quetzal Winery. At the end of the visit, you will enjoy a lunch with the best flavours of Alentejo, accompanied by Quetzal wines.
In the early afternoon, it will be time to go to Herdade do Sobroso Wine & Country House, located in the municipality of Vidigueira, Beja. In its 1600 hectares, it combines the production of wine with the enjoyment of space and nature, using them as a leisure centre. On a guided tour of the vineyard and winery, you will get to know the whole winemaking process, from the grape to the glass. In the end, you will enjoy a commented tasting of 3 wines, accompanied by cheeses, cured meats, typical Alentejo bread, jams and olive oil.
At the end of the day, it will be time to return to Lisbon. Our guide will leave you in the city centre, hotels, or Humberto Delgado Airport.
Discover Portugal by Wine!
Highlights:
- Wine and food experiences in Alentejo renowned producers;
- 1 Night of accommodation, in a double room, at Vila Galé Clube de Campo 4*;
- 3 Meals with wine pairing at Wine Estates;
- Advanced wine tasting workshop;
- Free time to stroll in Beja;
- Transfer with specialized chauffeur on a premium vehicle;
- Pick-up and drop-off at Lisbon city centre.