REGUENGOS DE MONSARAZ FARM FIELD GUIDE
Alentejo's Living Cellar: Vines, Menir and Clay Amphorae in Reguengos de Monsaraz
A 1.5-hour guided visit to one of Alentejo’s oldest wineries that moves from an educational vineyard through a modern cellar and archaeology room to a unique amphora production house.
Alentejo's Living Cellar: Vines, Menir and Clay Amphorae in Reguengos de Monsaraz.
Set in Reguengos de Monsaraz, this concise tasting and tour threads vineyard rows, a modern production hall and an archaeology room where estate finds — including a nearly five‑metre Menir — sit beside the stainless steel tanks that shape contemporary Alentejo wines.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
An educational plot of key Alentejo grape varieties
The visit begins in an educational vineyard where guides introduce the principal grape varieties used by the estate, grounding the tasting in the site’s working vines.
Modern winemaking: 44 stainless steel tanks
A modern facility houses 44 stainless steel tanks, showing the estate’s contemporary production methods alongside its traditional practices.
Archaeology room and the Adega dos Potes
The archaeology room displays artefacts found when planting the vineyard — including a towering Menir — and the tour concludes at the Adega dos Potes, where 114 clay amphorae are still used for special wines.
What the day feels like
A focused, sensory circuit through vine, tank and amphora
Over 1.5 hours the visit moves from the educational vineyard to the working winery — a modern array of stainless steel tanks and an archaeology room of estate finds — finishing at the Adega dos Potes where clay amphorae still produce the estate’s most special wines.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this experience suits and who should look elsewhere.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
The visit runs approximately 1.5 hours.
Meeting location is Reguengos de Monsaraz; after booking the operator will send the farm location and contact details.
Tours are offered for parties from 1 to 40; price and booking details are provided by the operator at time of reservation.
The itinerary includes an educational vineyard, a modern winery with stainless steel tanks and an archaeology room, concluding at the Adega dos Potes with clay amphorae.
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Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the Reguengos Premium Wine Tasting?
The visit lasts approximately 1.5 hours.
Where do we meet for the tour?
The meeting point is in Reguengos de Monsaraz; after booking the operator will send full farm location and contact details.
What group sizes are accepted?
The tour accepts parties from 1 to 40 participants.
What will we see on the tour?
You’ll visit an educational vineyard, a modern winery with 44 stainless steel tanks, an archaeology room with estate artefacts including a near‑five‑metre Menir, and the Adega dos Potes with 114 clay amphorae.
How do I get exact directions and contact information?
After booking the operator will send all details of the farm, specific meeting point and contact information.