#Tasting

If there is a truly modern winery in the wine region that matches up to the spirit of a film studio lying on the top of the mountain, than it surely is the Etyeki Kúria.

The classic Champagne varieties feel at home here too, so it’s no surprise to find Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in nearly all wineries.

Dating back to 1267, the boundaries of Herdade do Esporão have remained unchanged until this day, despite changing hands many times throughout its history.

Quinta de Sant'Ana, a family winery in a picturesque village with whitewashed houses and a Baroque church, 30 minutes north-west of Lisbon.

The winery, founded in 1834, now run by the seventh generation of the family, has a wide range of table wines, fortified wines and sparkling wines.

Cortes de Cima, a white farmhouse, sitting atop a small hill in sunny Alentejo, has been home to the Danish 'winegrower', as he jokingly calls himself.