Wine tour and Wine Tasting in a Vinho Verde Estate
Celorico de Basto, Portugal
Trip Type: Wine Tasting & Winery Tours
Duration: 2 hours
On a 2-hour guided wine tour, discover Quinta de Santa Cristina, a secular family estate, located at 45 minutes from Porto, in the demarcated region of Vinho Verde. Enjoy a tour through the surrounding vineyards to the winery, meet a garden of camellias and visit chapel of Santa Cristina. In the winery, built in 2012, learn all about Vinho Verde production. Then, you will have the opportunity to taste 3 wines and regional products on the terrace, overlooking the vineyard. Come to discover this unique wine in the World!
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On a 2-hour guided wine tour, discover Quinta de Santa Cristina, a secular family estate, located at 45 minutes from Porto, in the demarcated region of Vinho Verde. Enjoy a tour through the surrounding vineyards to the winery, meet a garden of camellias and visit chapel of Santa Cristina. In the winery, built in 2012, learn all about Vinho Verde production. Then, you will have the opportunity to taste 3 wines and regional products on the terrace, overlooking the vineyard. Come to discover this unique wine in the World!The Quinta de Santa Cristina, a secular family estate, is part of the Demarcated Region of Vinho Verde (in the northwest of Portugal), one of the largest and oldest demarcated regions in the world and where is produced a wine with unique characteristics.
It is located in Celorico de Basto, 45 minutes away from Porto or from Braga, by car, enjoying good access. You can chose start your wine tour at 10 am, 2 pm or 4 pm at the estate.
The visit, always in small-groups, and guided by a person from the estate, begins with the explanation of the history of Vinho Verde and Quinta de Santa Cristina.
Then there is a short walk (about 1km) that includes a passage through the vineyards surrounding the winery, allowing to observe the characteristics of the grape varieties, soils, irrigation and winegrowing process. It also includes a visit to the camellias' garden and the chapel of Santa Cristina.
The visit continues in the winery, built in 2012, discovering the secrets of vinho verde production. You will get to know the grape reception area, presses area, traditional stone tanks called “lagares”, where the red grapes are foot treading, vat and fermentation area, wine cellar of sparkling wine, ending in the bottling area.
At the end, there is a visit to the wine shop and tasting room, where the visitor will have the opportunity to taste 3 wines: White Selection, Rosé and Alvarinho-Trajadura. The wine tasting will be complemented with a short explanation of the aromas and flavours of the tasted wines. With the wine tasting you can also taste some of traditional products of the Minho region: smoked ham, chorizo made with wine and salpicão, sheep cheese, corn bread and jams made with sparkling wine.
This wine tasting, normally occurs on the terrace, overlooking the vineyard and the mountains of Marão and Alvão - a stunning view. Come check this and discover this unique wine in the World!
In the end, you can buy wines and regional products in our shop and we offer you a souvenir so you never forget of the Vinho Verde Quinta de Santa Cristina and good memories you will create here!
It is located in Celorico de Basto, 45 minutes away from Porto or from Braga, by car, enjoying good access. You can chose start your wine tour at 10 am, 2 pm or 4 pm at the estate.
The visit, always in small-groups, and guided by a person from the estate, begins with the explanation of the history of Vinho Verde and Quinta de Santa Cristina.
Then there is a short walk (about 1km) that includes a passage through the vineyards surrounding the winery, allowing to observe the characteristics of the grape varieties, soils, irrigation and winegrowing process. It also includes a visit to the camellias' garden and the chapel of Santa Cristina.
The visit continues in the winery, built in 2012, discovering the secrets of vinho verde production. You will get to know the grape reception area, presses area, traditional stone tanks called “lagares”, where the red grapes are foot treading, vat and fermentation area, wine cellar of sparkling wine, ending in the bottling area.
At the end, there is a visit to the wine shop and tasting room, where the visitor will have the opportunity to taste 3 wines: White Selection, Rosé and Alvarinho-Trajadura. The wine tasting will be complemented with a short explanation of the aromas and flavours of the tasted wines. With the wine tasting you can also taste some of traditional products of the Minho region: smoked ham, chorizo made with wine and salpicão, sheep cheese, corn bread and jams made with sparkling wine.
This wine tasting, normally occurs on the terrace, overlooking the vineyard and the mountains of Marão and Alvão - a stunning view. Come check this and discover this unique wine in the World!
In the end, you can buy wines and regional products in our shop and we offer you a souvenir so you never forget of the Vinho Verde Quinta de Santa Cristina and good memories you will create here!
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