MOREIRA FARM FIELD GUIDE
Harvesting Alvarinho: A Day in Monção’s Vinho Verde Vineyards
A six-hour, hands-on harvest experience in Moreira — pick Alvarinho grapes, tour the winery and Experiments Cellar, then share a traditional lunch with local wines and music.
Harvesting Alvarinho: A Day in Monção’s Vinho Verde Vineyards.
Set in the Vinho Verde hills around Moreira, this full harvest day places you in the vines to pick Alvarinho grapes, sample a vineyard snack, follow the fruit into the Winery & Experiments Cellar to learn the winemaking steps, and close the afternoon with a traditional harvest lunch accompanied by local wines and music.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Hands-on Alvarinho picking
Join the winery team among Alvarinho vines to harvest grapes yourself — the core, tactile moment of the day.
Winery & Experiments Cellar tour
Trace the grape’s path in the Winery & Experiments Cellar and learn the concrete steps that turn Alvarinho into Vinho Verde.
Traditional harvest lunch and wines
Conclude the day with a traditional harvest lunch paired with the estate’s wines and enlivened by music and company.
What the day feels like
What the day feels like
The rhythm is deliberate: a terrace welcome, scissors in hand as you move through the Alvarinho rows with the harvest team, a brief vineyard snack, then a close-up look at vinification in the cellar before a long, convivial harvest lunch with local wines and music.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this experience suits — and who should check with the operator before booking.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
The experience runs as a six-hour program.
The day begins with harvest scissors at the terrace (provided as part of the activity); check with the operator for any additional recommendations.
After booking the operator will send all farm details, the meeting point and a contact for the day.
Bookings start at two participants and can include groups up to 40 people.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long does the Monção Grape Harvest Experience last?
The program lasts approximately six hours.
What will I do during the day?
You’ll pick Alvarinho grapes in the vineyard, enjoy a vineyard snack, tour the Winery & Experiments Cellar to learn winemaking steps, and finish with a traditional harvest lunch paired with local wines and music.
Who operates the experience and where is it located?
The Monção Grape Harvest Experience takes place in Moreira, Monção in the Vinho Verde region.
What size groups are accepted?
The activity accepts parties from 2 up to 40 people.
How will I find the meeting point?
After booking the operator will send all farm details, the meeting point and a contact for the day.
Is food included?
Yes — the schedule includes a vineyard snack and a traditional harvest lunch paired with local wines.