Grape Harvesting in the Alentejo
HOTEL VILA GALÉ ALENTEJO VINEYARDS & OLIVE
- Tour around the vineyards with grape harvesting and tecnical explanations given by the guides
- Visit to the wine cellar, accompanied by technical explanations by the Winemaker
- Visit to the barrel cellar
- Tasting of 5 wines (Seleção White, Rosé and Red) with regional delicacies
*duration: 2h00
*children up to 12 years old cannot participate in grape stomping
*program valid between 10 August and 13 September - can be canceled in case of bad weather or early harvest
Activity fee: €35.00/person
Grapestomping
HOTEL VILA GALÉ ALENTEJO VINEYARDS & OLIVE
- Tour around the vineyards with grape harvesting, accompanied by technical explanations
- Tour inside the wine cellar (with technical explanation of the winemaking process)
- Grape stomping in the winepress
- Visit to the barrel cellar
- Tasting of 5 wines (Seleção Branco (white), Rosé and Tinto (red)), with regional Alentejo appetizers, cheese and smoked sausages
- Lunch at the hotel restaurant (menu consisting of starter, main course and dessert)
*duration: 3h30
*children up to 12 years old cannot participate in grape stomping
*program valid between August and September – dates yet to be confirmed. Can be canceled in case of bad weather or early harvest
Activity fee: €60.00/person
Olive Harvesting
HOTEL VILA GALÉ CLUBE DE CAMPO
- Departure to the countryside to visit the olive fields and participate in the olive harvest
- Visit inside the olive press for the technical explanation of the process
- Lunch at Versátil restaurant with a menu of Alentejo gastronomy influenced by olive oil
- 1 olive preserve and 1 bottle of olive oiloffered to each participantat the end of the tasting
- Participation diploma
*the program has a duration of 3h30
*program valid in November – dates yet to be confirmed
*program valid upon advance booking of at least 48 hours
Activity fee: €35.00/person
Grape Harvesting in Douro
HOTEL VILA GALÉ DOURO VINEYARDS
- Tour around the vineyards with grape harvesting and technical explanations given by the guides.
- Visit to the wine cellar, accompanied by technical explanations by the Winemaker
- Val Moreira wine tasting with regional delicacies
*children between 4 and 12 years old pay 50% of the price
*program valid from August 29th to October 2nd – dates still to be confirmed, with advance booking of at least 48 hours. Can be canceled in case of bad weather or early harvest
Activity fee: €40.00/person
Discovering mushrooms
VILA GALÉ SERRA DA ESTRELA
- Discovering Mushrooms (2h):
- Walk through the forest to identify mushrooms
- Dinner with a mushroom-based menu:
- Torricado (grilled rustic bread) with Serra da Estrela cheese and smoked ham with sautéed wild mushrooms;
- Wild mushroom risotto;
- Mushroom and caramel flan;
*There is only picking if edible mushrooms are found
*Program valid in autumn
*Pickup at the hotel
Activity fee: €30.00/person
For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Vila Galé by email to portugal.reservas@vilagale.com or call to (+351) 212 460 650.
