Adega Regional de Colares
Adega Regional de Colares
Adega Regional de Colares
4
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
About
Located between Sintra mountain and the Atlantic Ocean, in the Sintra district, Colares region has been an Appellation Origin since 1908, being the westernmost demarcated region of continental Europe and the smallest still-wine producing region in Portugal. The cooperative winery at Colares (Adega Regional de Colares) was founded in 1931. It congregates today more than 50% of the total production and over 90% of the winegrowers of Colares the Region. Its beautiful building dates back to the late 19th century, with an imposing interior, housing wooden barrels, casks and vats totaling more than I million liters' capacity It is the maturing and aging place "par excellence" for the wines of this appellation. The cooperative winery has always been regarded as a national ex libris, being the scenery of important cultural events. The Colares cooperative winery is one of the few places where the genuine Colares wines can be purchased.
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Miguelslg
Lisbon, Portugal8 contributions
Aug 2023 • Business
Very bad service, without the slightest attention to the customer. The lady at reception walked past us, ignoring us and we only got basic information taken straight away, like: "do they have the price of the tastings there" and "wines for sale here". Maybe it would have made a difference if we had spoken in English. We quickly gave up on the idea of buying a few cases of wine (for an event).
Written August 17, 2023
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meredithandmarley
Seattle, WA76 contributions
Nov 2014 • Friends
We arranged for a winery tour at the Adega Regional winery on-line before arriving in Portugal and were treated to an extremely personal and intriguing tour once there. (This is saying something since two of our party were great wine enthusiasts and the other two - myself included - aren't really wine fans). Our private tour (just the 4 of us) was led by the head vintner for the coop and his talk about the history of the area's wine was amazing!
The vines in Colares were the only ones in Europe to survive the deadly 19th-century phylloxera plague which devastated vineyards all over France, Italy, and other wine-growing countries. The fact that the vines are grown through a layer of sand up to several meters deep saved the vines and protected them from the spread of the disease which was brought from the New World. With the exception of the these grapes, all others in Europe now are grafted to New World vine roots to give them immunity to phylloxera.(I'm not a wine person, so pardon any nuances that are missing, but basically these are the only "purely European" vines anymore). The vines themselves grow in a very limited coastal area only a few hundred yards from the ocean and spread along the ground looking like an odd cousin to a pumpkin vine. This keeps them out of the wind and makes sense since the roots are so deep in the soil below the layer of sand.
The winery in Colares is a coop and situated in a gorgeous old building with the largest aging barrels I've ever seen. Many of them are of exotic hardwoods (from Brazil - former Portuguese colony connections) and over 70 years old. Truly an amazing sight as many were at least 15 feet high. Beautiful as they were, I got claustrophobic at the thought of cleaning/scraping the interiors as access is through a VERY SMALL opening at the base - the vintner showed us how he has to shift his shoulders and wriggle in!
The hour long tour took us from the aging barrels, outside around the buildings, inside the fermenting areas, in the storage/bottling areas, and finally to the tasting area where we tasted both red and white wine from the region. The tour was a very reasonable 12 Euros each and you could buy wine from the tasting room.
It was a really nice late afternoon activity and I must say that while the vintner initially was a bit subdued (who wouldn't be with four loud American middle-aged women?), he warmed up over the tour and we thoroughly enjoyed his incredible knowledge about the area and the wine-making process. Definitely worth your time even if you aren't a wine fan!
The vines in Colares were the only ones in Europe to survive the deadly 19th-century phylloxera plague which devastated vineyards all over France, Italy, and other wine-growing countries. The fact that the vines are grown through a layer of sand up to several meters deep saved the vines and protected them from the spread of the disease which was brought from the New World. With the exception of the these grapes, all others in Europe now are grafted to New World vine roots to give them immunity to phylloxera.(I'm not a wine person, so pardon any nuances that are missing, but basically these are the only "purely European" vines anymore). The vines themselves grow in a very limited coastal area only a few hundred yards from the ocean and spread along the ground looking like an odd cousin to a pumpkin vine. This keeps them out of the wind and makes sense since the roots are so deep in the soil below the layer of sand.
The winery in Colares is a coop and situated in a gorgeous old building with the largest aging barrels I've ever seen. Many of them are of exotic hardwoods (from Brazil - former Portuguese colony connections) and over 70 years old. Truly an amazing sight as many were at least 15 feet high. Beautiful as they were, I got claustrophobic at the thought of cleaning/scraping the interiors as access is through a VERY SMALL opening at the base - the vintner showed us how he has to shift his shoulders and wriggle in!
The hour long tour took us from the aging barrels, outside around the buildings, inside the fermenting areas, in the storage/bottling areas, and finally to the tasting area where we tasted both red and white wine from the region. The tour was a very reasonable 12 Euros each and you could buy wine from the tasting room.
It was a really nice late afternoon activity and I must say that while the vintner initially was a bit subdued (who wouldn't be with four loud American middle-aged women?), he warmed up over the tour and we thoroughly enjoyed his incredible knowledge about the area and the wine-making process. Definitely worth your time even if you aren't a wine fan!
Written December 25, 2014
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RItraveler512
Providence, RI4,225 contributions
Sep 2018 • Friends
We visited this winery at the end of September. It was 7 of us. We walked around, no organized tours were offered,
Wine Tasting cost 6.65 Euros or something like this, when bottle of wine costs: 2.05 Euros per bottle (white, rose and red); another white & red for 4.25 Euros per bottle and white for 13.90 and red for 14.60.
We just bought 6 different bottles and tasted at home with cheeses and cured meats. It was good wine for the price.
Wine Tasting cost 6.65 Euros or something like this, when bottle of wine costs: 2.05 Euros per bottle (white, rose and red); another white & red for 4.25 Euros per bottle and white for 13.90 and red for 14.60.
We just bought 6 different bottles and tasted at home with cheeses and cured meats. It was good wine for the price.
Written November 12, 2018
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JaninedeBric
Denver, CO478 contributions
Aug 2017 • Couples
We have lived in the Colares DOC (a viticultural designation) for two years, and we've stopped by the Adega Regional de Colares on a couple of occasions to purchase wine; on a Saturday morning in August we dropped in with visiting family and we caught the lead manager and winemaker, Francisco Ramisco, and he graced us with a tasting and a discussion about the wines and processes. The Adega is one large cooperative still active; there are other small producers locally as well. As enthusiasts, we found Ramisco's approach delightful and interesting, and we recommend this as an important stop for those who wish to learn about the breadth of Portuguese wines, as the Colares DOC is unique, very small, and features grapes not found elsewhere.
Written August 15, 2017
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perthwinegirl
Perth, Australia280 contributions
Apr 2017 • Couples
Alex, our tour guide from '@traveling_to_portugal' took us for wine tasting here for the native grapes Ramisco, the red varietal and Malvasia de colares, the white varietal. They grow laterally along the ground on sandy soils, in very close proximity to the sea. Interesting new varietals for us to discover. The staff very attentive and informative.
Written May 27, 2017
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Lisa W
Manchester, UK18 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Got here at 12.30 after hopping off our red bus. The shop wasn’t even open though it said on the sign it was open til 1pm. No-one around to ask-bit of a weird ghost town....basically got off a bus and then got back on a bus.. shame as we were looking forward to it.
Written October 8, 2019
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Dhruv S
Gurugram (Gurgaon), India113 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
We stopped here as it seemed an interesting spot on our hop on hop off tour. There were wines on the display with details mentioned about each of them.
We asked the lady at the counter for a winery tour but she said it has to be booked in advance. She was willing to offer wine tasting but we simply had a look around the winery within 10 minutes and left.
We asked the lady at the counter for a winery tour but she said it has to be booked in advance. She was willing to offer wine tasting but we simply had a look around the winery within 10 minutes and left.
Written August 15, 2018
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Sarah H
Athlone, Ireland204 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
We stopped here on the hop on hop off tour at first we got off and were a little apprehensive but we went in and thought it was a lovely quaint place. We tasted 2 wines which the lady talked through the aging process and different things. A lovely experience we spent almost an hour there and enjoyed it alot.
Written July 28, 2018
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Sean L
Alexandria, VA525 contributions
Apr 2018
We were on the hop on/hop off bus tour that Tripadvisor can't seem to list or find...very similar to the Lisbon hop on/hop off bus tour.
One of the stops was for the Colares winery and I thought...hey, sounds interesting...let's get off. We were the only ones who go off.
We opened the door to the tasting room and we were greeted by a woman who I guess was managing the business for that Saturday. We kind of wandered around the tasting room when some folks showed up. The man opened the gate to the interior part of the winery...how did we know we could walk in there? The lady didn't tell us anything!
We finally stopped looking at the wines and I asked if we could taste the wines....this woman almost acted like getting a tasting from her was too much work. I ordered 2 tastings and she poured from 2 different bottles. The wines did not tast good at all, and there was no way I would even think of buying any of those wines.
When we finished tasting, I pulled out my credit card and she said cash only....well, luckily I had cast.
Bottom line, the place is not touristy and the lady needs a lesson in customer service.
One of the stops was for the Colares winery and I thought...hey, sounds interesting...let's get off. We were the only ones who go off.
We opened the door to the tasting room and we were greeted by a woman who I guess was managing the business for that Saturday. We kind of wandered around the tasting room when some folks showed up. The man opened the gate to the interior part of the winery...how did we know we could walk in there? The lady didn't tell us anything!
We finally stopped looking at the wines and I asked if we could taste the wines....this woman almost acted like getting a tasting from her was too much work. I ordered 2 tastings and she poured from 2 different bottles. The wines did not tast good at all, and there was no way I would even think of buying any of those wines.
When we finished tasting, I pulled out my credit card and she said cash only....well, luckily I had cast.
Bottom line, the place is not touristy and the lady needs a lesson in customer service.
Written April 30, 2018
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Andy206B
Collingwood, Canada43 contributions
Nov 2017 • Couples
As I recall, this is a local coop. The local vines managed to avoid the devastation of most of Europe's vines from the Phylloxera outbreak in the mid 19th century. We bought a couple of bottles to take to the hotel and enjoyed the cheap white more than the expensive red!
Written December 19, 2017
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I would like to come to your winery. Do I need to book a tour? I do not want to go through a company just threw your establishment. I would like to do it June 8 or nine. Thank you
Judy Angel
Written June 6, 2017
Hi Judy, my wife and I recently visited this winery and we did need to book a reservation. Francisco is one of the co-op owners and took us in a tour of the production facility and a tasting, both very informative and enjoyable
Mark
Written June 7, 2017
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