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Alto Douro Wine Region

The Douro Demarcated Region extends over 250 000 hectares (617 000 acres) along the hydrographic basin of the Douro River, a powerful river that runs 927 km (576 mi) from the source in the Picos de Urbión, in Spain, to the city of Porto. In between it crosses several wine regions, the most impressive being the Douro Demarcated Region with its steep valleys and narrow, wild canyons.
The soils are almost entirely derived from shale, with a surrounding geological formation of a granitic nature.
The region is characterized by very cold winters and very hot and dry summers.

It was demarcated in 1756 in order to promote the quality of its wines, being considered the first demarcated region in the world!

The Alto Douro Wine Region is a particularly representative area of the landscape that characterizes the vast Douro Demarcated Region, the oldest regulated wine-growing region in the world. It encompasses an area of more than 26 thousand hectares (64 000 acres) extending along the valley of the Douro River and its tributaries, surrounded by mountains and endowed with very particular physical and climatic characteristics. It was inscribed in 2001, during the 25th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, on the World Heritage List.

Quinta do Portal & Pinhão

Quinta do Portal is a family fine winemaking company that embraced with passion the “Boutique Winery” concept. We proudly produce DOC Douro wines, premium Port Wines and Moscatel.
They enthusiastically embraced wine tourism, creating a unique and innovative project that brings together in one place the double essence of the Douro: the Vine and the Wine.
The commitment to the production of quality wines has been, since the first moment, the heart and soul of Quinta do Portal. This effort, passion and dedication have been recognized both at a national and international level during the years.

Quinta do Portal, located just over an hour from Porto, is a Portuguese, family and independent house that embraced with passion the concept of “Boutique Winery”, dedicated to the production of DOC Douro wines, Port Wines of special categories and Moscatel. Quinta do Portal enthusiastically embraced wine tourism, creating a unique and innovative project that brings together in one place the double essence of the Douro: the Vine and the Wine.
Quality has always been the motto, as attested by the various national and international distinctions attributed both to wines and to the various aspects of Quinta do Portal.
This Quinta is located in the heart of the Alto Douro Wine Region, a few minutes from the village of Pinhão.
We will take you to explore the oldest demarcated region in the world and to enjoy the products of the region.

Choose your day:

Travel to Quinta do Portal where a personalized visit to the winery, wine aging cellars along with tasting of different wines, between White or Rosé, Red and Port Wine will be ready for you.
Then, enjoy an exclusive picnic, outdoors, where you’ll have various delicacies accompanied by different wines.
After a morning spent among vineyards and wines, we will take you to the picturesque village of Pinhão. During your time, you may visit the famous train station, beautifully decorated with panels of glazed tiles that “tell us” about life in the Douro and take a stroll along the river side dazzling the hillsides and vineyards, before returning to Porto.

Travel to Quinta do Portal. A personalized visit to the winery and wine aging cellars will be organized for you, with a tasting of different wines between White or Rosé, Reds and Port, accompanied by a table of delicacies.
After a morning spent among vineyards and wines, we will take you to the picturesque village of Pinhão, where you will have free time to enjoy a typical lunch in a restaurant of your choice and where you may visit the famous train station, beautifully decorated with panels of glazed tiles that “tell” us about life in the Douro and take a stroll along the river side dazzling the hillsides and vineyards, before returning to Porto.

Douro Superior

The Douro, a world heritage site, is a region with many faces, many styles and different identities. Few regions in the world have the privilege of boasting so much diversity, both natural and human. Few appellations manage to oppose modern and deeply technological wines compared to wines as viscerally classic and rustic in style, as the Douro can also present. Few regions are able to assert themselves in the world of fortified wines with international icons such as Port Wine, while continuing to surprise the world with the new generation of Douro wines.
In addition to an absolutely indescribable natural beauty, which man has mastered and cultivated to measure, the Douro is one of the most blessed national regions in the richness of indigenous grape varieties, an abundance multiplied by the diversity of exhibitions, altitudes, climates, water lines and a huge heritage of old vineyards, which poverty combined with the wisdom of man allowed to maintain.
Among the high-altitude vineyards, plateaus and rugged scenery, we discovered the Douro Superior.

Quinta do Vale Meão e Museu do Côa

Leaving Porto towards east, we will take you to discover one of the most emblematic properties of the richest World Heritage of the Douro: Quinta do Vale Meão.
There are 300 hectares (740 acres) of land installed on a peninsula embraced by the river, which offers unique landscapes and a geological variety that gives originality to the wines produced there, from lowland and mountain vineyards, planted in shale and granite soils.
Here in the Douro Superior the soils are poorer, production is lower, but they result in better wines and history proves it.
Come and delight yourself with excellent wines and breathtaking landscapes!
We will have a tasting of 5 excellent wines waiting for you, produced in this piece of paradise, accompanied by history and, above all, the hospitality so characteristic of the region.

Nearby, another world heritage site awaits us to discover, the rock art of the Côa Valley.
We have lunch for you at the Restaurant Côa Museu, which offers a tasting of the rich regional cuisine accompanied by wines from the Douro Superior.
Located in the magnificent scenic surroundings of Foz do Côa (Côa river mouth) on a large terrace overlooking the Douro Wine Region, at the table of the Côa Museu Restaurant, local products are the stars of the menu.
And it will be at the Côa Museum, embedded on the top of the mountain where the Côa River meets the Douro, which will begin the visit to the Foz Côa Archaeological Park, created with the aim of preserving prehistoric findings.
In the exhibition halls, there are traces and replicas of some of the rocks engravings in the Côa Valley and elsewhere in Europe. It is the world’s largest collection of Paleolithic outdoor art.
Inaugurated in 2010, the idea of the building includes the idea that “Paleolithic art in the Côa Valley is perhaps the first manifestation of
’Land art ’”.
The Côa Museum celebrates the meeting of the two world heritage sites in the region: The Prehistoric Art of the Côa Valley and the Douro Wine Landscape.

At your disposal, there will be a day of excellence, quiet, rich in traditions, flavors and culture, which characterizes the Douro Superior!

Núcleo de Arte Rupestre do Vale do Côa e Quinta de Ervamoira

In the Foz Côa region, sub-region of the Douro Superior, the arid climate contrasts with the green slopes of Ervamoira vines.
The classification of rock engravings from Vale do Côa as a World Heritage Site made it the first vineyard estate to enjoy the title of wine estate model in the Douro region.
A visit to Ervamoira is also the opportunity to taste Ramos Pinto wines and have lunch on the terrace of the Quinta’s restaurant, in the heart of the mountain.
The Museu de Sítio de Ervamoira concentrates much of the research produced on the Côa Valley. This small schist museum reveals the characteristics of the Ervamoira site, the Roman and medieval archaeological remains found at the archaeological station, as well as several panels with reproductions and photographs of rock engravings from Vale do Côa, featuring reproductions of engravings found on the property and where the Quinta’s viticulture process is explained.
Today, it is an essential stop on the map and with us you will explore it with all the comfort and adventurous spirit.

Leaving Porto towards Vila Nova de Foz Côa in the heart of Douro Superior, in just over 2 hours you will arrive at the Côa Museum where a rock art specialist will be waiting for you. You will start your stay with an all-terrain vehicle trip to the Vale do Côa Rock Art Center in the open sky.
After admiring a piece of history with about 20 000 years old, the next stop will be at Quinta de Ervamoira, where the silence and the magnificent landscapes of the Douro Superior, are the perfect setting for a refined lunch served by the best wines that the house Ramos Pinto produces there.
We will be waiting for you in the small village of Muxagata, from where you will return to Porto, with all the comfort, remembering the unique and special day you experienced.

Quinta de Ervamoira

Your day will start with the trip between Porto and Quinta de Ervamoira, where unique experiences await you. The silence and the magnificent landscapes of the Douro Superior, are the perfect setting for a unique day.

Upon arrival, the art of hospitality, so typical of the region, will be waiting for you.
Delicious appetizers and tasty snacks will be a welcome passport.
After visiting the Museu de Sítio de Ervamoira, you will be invited to relax on the large terrace facing the vineyards where you will appreciate the refinement of the flavors of the land, in a lunch accompanied by the best wines that the Ramos Pinto house produces there.
If you wish, you can stroll through the vineyards, breathing the calm and fresh air that this Quinta offers you.

You will return to Porto, in complete comfort, remembering the unique and special day you experienced.

Cancellation Policy:

Up to 72 hours: no penalty
Up to 48 hours: 50% penalty
Less than 48 hours or no show: full payment

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