Adega de Palmela

Founded in 1955 with the name Adega Cooperativa da Região do Moscatel de Setúbal, it began its activity in 1958.

The Adega Cooperativa de Palmela is one of the main centres of development of the Municipality that is markedly agricultural and where the vineyard and the wine have, for historical reasons, a fairly large importance. The main wine-growing area lies on the sandy plain that makes up a large part of the Municipality of Palmela.

The Adega Cooperativa de Palmela began its activity with 50 members and with a production that did not exceed 1.5 million litres. Nowadays, production exceeds 8 million litres, and the wine cellar has the capacity to reach 10 million, with 70% being Red Wines, 25% White Wines and 5% Moscatel Wines.

It currently has 300 members that have a combined area of 1000 hectares. A substantial part of its production is bottled via 5 automatic lines with a capacity of 10,000 bottles/hour. The Adega Cooperativa de Palmela has, over the years, been updating both its manufacturing and bottling technology, and is today a certified unit (ISO 9001-2000) since June 2003, with the dedication and effort of its 40 employees.

In 2020, Adega de Palmela has obtained IFS Food (International Featured Standards) certification, a benchmark for quality and food safety developed by large commercial groups with the aim of improving procedures to the benefit of the customer and adding value to the final product.

It produces the brands: Pedras Negras (white, red, licorous wine and old grape marc spirit), Vale dos Barris (Regional Peninsula Setúbal white, red, rosé and Premium Reserve), Adega de Palmela (white, red D.O.C., Reserve, Premium Reserve and Grand Reserve), Adega de Palmela (Moscatel fortified wine and sparkling brut), Villa Palma (white, red, rosé, Reserve and old wine spirit), Amus (spirit Moscatel) and Vale de Touros (red Reserve old Vines).