Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
Inside a Cork Oak Forest
Évora countryside
Walk through the montado, the cork oak landscape that defines the Alentejo.
Half day
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
Wine Made in Clay Amphorae
Taste wine made with a method that dates back to Roman times.
- Location
- Vidigueira
- Duration
- 2 to 3 hours
- Best seasons
- Spring and autumn
- Pace
- Gentle
- Region
- Baixo Alentejo
The story
In a few Alentejo villages, producers still ferment wine in large clay vessels called talhas, as their ancestors did for centuries. The wines are earthy and honest. A tasting here is a living lesson in how a drink and a place can shape each other.
The day
What you do
- 1See the old talhas and learn how they are used
- 2Taste amphora wines alongside modern bottlings
- 3Share a traditional meal in the cellar or nearby
Gentle on the land
A heritage technique kept alive by small producers, using clay, gravity and time instead of heavy machinery.
Where this is
Vidigueira
Part of the journeys: Cork and Wine
Approximately 38.21° N, 7.80° W
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Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
From Bark to Craft: A Cork Workshop
Alentejo cork country
See how raw cork becomes something beautiful, in a family-run workshop.
1.5 to 2 hours
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
A Private Tasting in a Family Cellar
Borba, Reguengos and Évora
Taste wines from the estate with the family who makes them.
2 to 3 hours
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Curated by Portugal Magik