Wine Tasting Tours in Tejo

Lisbon Airport is the nearest international airport to Santarem city and it is a good starting point to start to explore wine tastings and tours in the Tejo wine region.

The best way to experience wine tastings and tours in Tejo is by driving a car visiting the vineyards directly. Most of the wineries are located close to Santarem city and you can easily get there from Lisbon following A1 (82 km) motorway. It takes around 1 hour to get to Santarem city.

The train is the easiest and fastest way to start your wine tasting and tours in Tejo. You can get a train line Lisbon-Santarem. The route starts from Oriente Station, where trains and buses from the airport arrive. Trains to Santarem depart every 30-40 minutes. 

It's always great to make your wine tastings and tours in Tejo as they keep their doors opened all year round for the guests. For those who prefer pleasant warm weather in a less crowded period spring is the perfect season for it. However, if you prefer to watch the harvest season and want to get a first-hand experience of picking grapes autumn is for you.
In summer, when the days are longer there are endless possibilities to explore the cities around with their impressive architecture and enjoying a glass of wine.

Tejo has much more to offer than wine experiences. Below you will find some places you can visit before or after your wine tastings and tours in Tejo:
Check out picturesque Santarem medieval city with its panoramic view overlooking the Tejo River. Visit Convento de Cristo - UNESCO World Heritage site, and was originally the Knights Templar fortress and enjoy with wonderful nature in Reserva Natural do Estuario do Tejo where you can meet flocks of bright pink flamingos. Casa Museu Passos Canavarro is a unique place for art and beauty lovers, where you are guided by owner-inhabitant. For more travel tips, read our travel guide to Tejo Wine Region.

Here are some suggestions on what to taste before you plan wine tasting in Tejo:
White wines of the Tejo wine region are smooth and easy to drink. Local grape varieties aromatic Fernao Pires and Arinto produce the region’s most refreshing white wines. The white wines produced in the Tejo region have a high level of acidity with both floral and tropical aromas.
The most famous wines of the Tejo wine region are the locally produced red wines. Red wines of Tejo have an incredibly beautiful deep red color. They are aromatic, pleasant wines characterized by smooth tannins.

The wine region Tejo offers a wide variety of wine tastings and tours. Wine tastings and guided tours in Tejo often start with a visit of the vineyards, where you can see their harvesting methods and know about their grape varieties, visit the cellar and get knowledge about the history and traditions of the region.
After the tour, you can get a traditional wine tasting with food pairing while winemakers are passionate to share about the characteristics of the wine and the philosophy behind them.

Some words to remember before you experience wine tastings and tours in Tejo:

“Vinho” – Wine
“Prove de Vinho” – Wine tasting
“vinícola” or “Quinta” – Winery 
“Terreno Vinhático”, “Vinha”, “Vinhado” – Vineyard
“Adega” – Wine cellar
Saúde! –  Cheers!