Wineries and Producers

The Demarcated Region of Colares, created in 1908, small in area when compared to other wine-making regions in the country, achieved relevance at the turn of 20th century due to the high percentage of ramisco vines that were cultivated and occupied a large part of the surface area.

The Adega Regional de Colares (Colares Regional Cellar) was established in 1931, with the objective of ensuring the quality and origin of the region’s wine products.

Initially founded by 81 members, in the following years it registered a considerable increase in the number of associates and is the oldest cooperative winery in the country.

In 1934, by decree-law n. º 24 500, of September 19th – considered by many as the true Charter of Colares wine – the Adega Regional de Colares was granted the exclusive right to manufacture Colares wine, at the same time as an aging period of a minimum of two years was set so as to guarantee the quality of this wine product.

In the following decades, the high cost of labour, the difficult planting in the sandy soil, the crisis in wine production, the increase of pine forests in detriment of vineyards and the advance of urban areas have, among others factors, contributed towards the decrease in the production of ramisco.

Today, besides the Adega Regional de Colares, there are other wineries and individual producers of the Colares wine.

Quinta Vale da Roca

Quinta Vale da Roca is an agritourism dedicated to the vineyard exploration and winemaking. Located on the southern slope of Cabo da Roca in Azóia, Colares, in the heart of Sintra Natural Park.

Contacts

Ricardo Silva Pinto

Rua Casal Farripas, 8 – Sítio dos Moinhos

2705-001 COLARES

T: 968 047 89

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W: www.valedaroca.com

Opening times

Monday to Friday – 10h00 -18h00

Weekends – 11h00-17h00

Resources and services

Guided tours and wine tasting (pre-booked)

Events

Car park

Accommodation - Agritourism

Ramilo Wines

2013. This was the year brothers Pedro and Nuno Ramilo were challenged by their father to embrace a family tradition of 4 generations.

They said yes, but with one condition: they would do it their own way. From that moment on, they would not be just another wine producer, making good wines, that don’t stand out. They believed their future laid in their ancestors’ roots, hidden in the Lizandro River slopes and in the sandy properties of Colares, among the terraces and ancient stone walls of the old family vineyards. They rebuilt the family estates, saved old vines and planted new ones. The brothers are now on the verge of becoming the largest private producer of the famous Ramisco from Colares.

Contacts

GPS: 38°54'27.8"N 9°20'32.3"W

38.907724, -9.342309

T: 967 644 446 / 219 611 453

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W: www.ramilowines.com

Resources and services

Guided tours and wine tasting (pre-booked)

Events

Car park

Villa Vergani

Contactos

Villa Vergani, Agricultura e Turismo, lda

Avª Dr. Brandão de Vasconcelos, 122 – Almoçageme

2705-018 Colares

GPS: 38º47’39.372” N, 9º27’59.742” W

T: 934026515

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W: www.mareetcorvus.pt

Resources and services

Guided tours to the vineyard and wine tasting (pre-booked)

Car park

Visconde Salreu Wine Cellar

Spurred by the success of Colares wine, in 1921 the Viscount of Salreu built a vast cellar in Banzão, designed by Norte Junior, the architect.

The building, which drew inspiration from vernacular architecture, consists of two parallel blocks which form a set of structures of remarkable shape and form.

The imposing façade can be seen from the road that links Colares to Praia da Maçãs. It is currently owned by the Chitas family.

Contacts

António Bernardino Paulo da Silva

Av. do Atlântico, 5 - 17 Banzão,

2705-137 COLARES SINTRA

GPS: 38°48'23.1" N, 9°27'02.4" W

T: 219 292 036

F: 219 282 474

Resources and services

Pre-bookable guided tours

Viúva Gomes

Colares, the westernmost Demarcated Region of Continental Europe, is located in the municipality of Sintra, presenting peculiar characteristics due to its proximity to the sea and the strong sea winds to which it is subject.

Geologically, Colares, is divided into two sub-zones: sandy soils, with vines planted in free standing, of the varieties Ramisco (red) and Malvasia de Colares (white), suitable for Wines DOC Colares; and clay-limestone soils, suitable for IGP Lisbon Wines and Wines of Portugal (IVV).

This small wine-growing area, with a temperate and humid climate, produces elegant wines. Its high acidity, salinity and freshness, provide great potential for aging in bottle, making the Region of Colares a kind of "sanctuary" for connoisseurs of this wine.

The geographical area corresponding to the “Colares” Denomination of Origin is located in the municipality of Sintra, between the Mountain and the Ocean, in an area by the sea, comprising the parishes of Colares, São Martinho and São João das Lampas.

Contacts

Eng.º José Baeta

Largo Comendador José Gomes da Silva, 2 e 3,

2705-041 COLARES

GPS: 38º 47' 44'' N, 9º28'11'' W

T: 967 248 345

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W: www.adegaviuvagomes.com

Opening times

Monday to Friday – 9h30-13h00 / 14h00-18h00

Closed on weekends and public holidays

Resources and services

Open Days – tours and wine tasting – pre-booking necessary

Every Wednesday at 11h00 and 15h00

First Saturday of the month at 16h00

Guided tours (pre-booked)

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Events

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