Quinta de Morrocos

After visiting the Croft Estate we headed to the Morrocos Estate, which is family owned and used to be an abbey. It was a very different experience to the other winery - which was slick and corporate - as it was smaller and more rustic, had more character, and definitely felt like it had more history.

We toured the vineyards, the large vats that are used for “stomping” the grapes, and the cellars and also saw the bottling (small machine that fills 8 bottles at once) and sealing process which, together with corking, is done by hand. We then got to taste a Ruby and Tawny port , which I didn’t particularly like, but Ian seemed to enjoy. The vineyard also produces olive oil and jam. We then headed back to Porto and decided to have a light dinner.Read more