Wines of Dão Region, Portugal

Wines of Dão Region, Portugal

Travel in Portugal through the lens of wine. Below the Serra da Estrela mountains, Portugal’s Dão region has quietly become one of Europe’s most exciting wine destinations. Long overshadowed by the Douro, Dão now finds itself at the center of a new generation of Portuguese winemaking: low-intervention producers, old vineyards, indigenous grape varietals, and thoughtful farming rooted deeply in the landscape. Together we’ll experience Dão as both an ancient landscape and a quietly evolving frontier, one glass at a time.

Trip highlights: Over the course of a week, we’ll trace the story of Dão from Lisbon’s historic wine culture to the granite slopes and high-altitude vineyards shaping the region today. Throughout the journey, guests will travel alongside Mariana Salvador, creator of Revela Wines, one of the rising voices of contemporary Dão winemaking. Together, we’ll meet the producers helping redefine the region, from biodynamic pioneers to legendary family estates and precision-focused modern winemakers. Each winery visit builds upon the last, revealing a different chapter of Dão’s identity: farming and biodiversity, heritage and revival, then terroir and finesse. Along the way, we’ll drink amphora wines inside a Roman theater, bake bread in a mountain village, taste Serra da Estrela cheese with shepherds, forage with chefs, and discover how altitude, granite soils, and tradition continue to shape one of Portugal’s most compelling wine regions.

Who you’ll travel with: Winemaker Mariana Salvador and Trip Leader Célia Pedroso

A sample of what you’ll eat: Low-intervention wines, mountain cheeses, rustic breads, and regional Portuguese cooking.

Per person cost: $6,750 (Single room supplement: $1,500)
Nonrefundable deposit due at booking: $500