On this luxury wine and food tour, designed by Portugal by Wine, we invite you to discover the Dão Wine Region.
The 1-day program includes a visit to 2 prestigious wineries in Dão, where you will taste the best wines, gastronomy in the region and enjoy unforgettable wine tourism experiences.
The program starts with the pick-up at Sá Carneiro Airport, in hotels, or in the city centre of Porto. You will be accompanied by a specialized wine tourism chauffeur and the entire trip will be on a premium vehicle.
After the pick-up, the trip towards the Dão region will be full of stunning landscapes, where you will appreciate the peculiar natural beauty of this route.
The activities will start at Caminhos Cruzados winery, located in Vilar Seco, Nelas municipality, Viseu district. It is a modern winery, the result of a bold and unparalleled work, being called “O Novo Dão”, due to its revival under the modern umbrella. Here you will create your own Dão wine, blending and creating samples to reach your ideal wine profile. This experience will be based on your creativity and inspiration. At the end, you can take your bottle with you.
For lunch, you will have prepared a gastronomic experience of choice, our Chauffeur will take you to the restaurant Mesa de Lemos, integrated in the Quinta de Lemos, in Viseu, awarded with one Michelin star, where you will enjoy a tasting menu, harmonized with the best wines.
In the afternoon you will visit Quinta da Taboadella, in a perfect setting for the practice of wine tourism activities, associating a history related to wine. The wine press in the rocky monolithic boulder built next to the vineyard is one of the oldest historical remains of winemaking technology in Dão and the strong connection to nature with the modern winery, designed by the architect Carlos Castanheira, using materials such as wood and cork, and integrating ecological and sustainability assumptions. You will participate in a guided tour of the facilities and ended with a tasting of Dão wines!
At the end of a day, full of wine and gastronomic activities, it will be time to return to Porto, where the drop-off will be made in the city centre, hotels or at Sá Carneiro Airport.
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