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Quinta do Vallado

A Douro estate owned by Dona Antónia Ferreira’s descendants since 1818, with tastings from €35 and two wine hotels.

Zone
Peso da Régua (Corgo river)
Founded
1716
Vineyards
10 ha old vines; 35 ha organic at Quinta do Orgal
Visiting
Daily winery and cellar tour for hotel guests; picnics; jeep tours at Casa do Rio (Douro Superior), booking 24 h ahead

Facts last checked against published sources on 17 September 2026.

Quinta do Vallado was built in 1716 on the Corgo river near where it meets the Douro, by Peso da Régua. In 1818 it was bought by António Bernardo Ferreira, the uncle and father-in-law of Dona Antónia Ferreira, and it is still owned by her descendants. If you visit Ferreira in Gaia, this is the vineyard half of the same family story.

One grape per plot

From 1993 Vallado replanted one variety per plot, breaking with the Douro tradition of field blends, where different grapes grow mixed together in the same vineyard. It still has 10 hectares of old vines planted between the 1920s and the 1950s, including Vinha da Granja from 1929, and it has planted 35 organic hectares at Quinta do Orgal in Vila Nova de Foz Côa since 2009.

That is why the Single-Varietal Tasting is the one we would pick here: an estate that separated its grapes on purpose is the place to taste them one at a time.

The tastings

  • Standard Wine Tasting, from €35, 1 hour 15 minutes.
  • Single-Varietal Tasting, from €50, 1 hour 15 minutes.
  • Port Wine Tasting, from €75, 1 hour 15 minutes.
  • Iconic Wines and Old Harvests: New vs Old, winery visits with a technical tasting led by a specialist, from €200.
  • Old Ports, a winery tour with a technical tasting, from €250.

The standard tastings are for guests aged 18 and over. Booking is through FareHarbor, and questions go to [email protected].

Staying over

Vallado runs two hotels: the Quinta do Vallado Wine Hotel in the Douro and Casa do Rio Wine Hotel in the Douro Superior. Hotel guests get a daily winery and cellar tour, picnics can be arranged, and there are jeep tours at Casa do Rio, booked 24 hours ahead. A night here turns a rushed day trip into a proper visit.

Back in Porto, a Vallado 20 Year Old Tawny is the optional upgrade on one of our partner’s city tastings, if you want to taste the estate without the drive:

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Visits and tastings

VisitPriceLengthWhat you taste
Standard Wine Tasting (from)€351 h 1518+
Single-Varietal Tasting (from)€501 h 1518+
Port Wine Tasting (from)€751 h 1518+
Iconic Wines: visit + technical tasting (from)€200
Old Harvests: New vs Old (from)€200
Old Ports: winery tour + technical tasting (from)€250

Prices per person as published by the producer. They change, so confirm when booking.

Written by

Josh Morley

Josh Morley edits Pinot Squirrel. He builds the site’s region and producer guides from producers’ own published information and the official regulators, and dates every price he lists.

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