Adega de Penalva

Region: Dão, Portugal

Focus: Altitude vineyards, native grapes, precision winemaking, exceptional value

Adega de Penalva is one of the leading forces in the Dão region and the largest producer of DOC Dão wines, combining scale, consistency and authenticity. With extensive high‑altitude vineyards and a deep commitment to native Portuguese varieties, the winery delivers wines that reflect the freshness, balance and elegance that define the region.

Terroir & Vineyards

Located between 450–550m altitude, Penalva benefits from granitic soils and a climate shaped by surrounding mountains. These natural conditions create wines with bright acidity, aromatic purity and refined structure. The vineyards are planted with classic Dão varieties such as Encruzado, Malvasia Fina, Bical, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Jaen.

Winemaking Philosophy

The winery follows a clean, precise and low‑intervention approach, ensuring reliability across large volumes without compromising identity. Fermentations are temperature‑controlled, and ageing is carried out in stainless steel or used oak to preserve freshness and varietal character. Adega de Penalva is also IFS certified, guaranteeing rigorous quality and food‑safety standards for international markets.

Portfolio & Market Reach

The range includes whites, reds, rosés and traditional‑method sparkling wines, all known for their drinkability and strong gastronomic profile. Penalva’s consistency and value have made it a trusted partner for major supermarket chains, HORECA distributors and private‑label projects across Europe.

Commercial Strengths

• Largest producer of DOC Dão wines
• IFS certification ensuring international quality compliance
• Strong presence in supermarkets and retail
• Reliable supply and competitive pricing
• Flexibility for exclusive labels and tailored projects
• Authentic Portuguese identity with modern appeal

Portuguese producters

The name Rendeiro appears through a young couple, “Gertrudes and Moisés Apolinário”, who a few decades ago nurtured the passion for the art of wines. The art of the vine and wine was passed down from generation to generation, still in the family, with the evolution of the market it was created the company “Caves Rendeiro”.

The “Caves Rendeiro” that integrates the “Quinta do Rendeiro” is located in a natural area of unique beauty near the “Serra do Montejunto” and the Atlantic, about 40km from Lisbon. Through the dynamism of its owners in recent decades, it has been able to combine modernity with tradition.

Since the date of its creation, “Caves Rendeiro” has sought to establish itself in the market for the quality of its wines, it´s commitment to innovation of the vine varieties and the rapid distribution service. This year was very special for all the recognition that was achieved abroad with several gold medals in our wine portfolio, highlighting “Caves Rendeiro” for the quality of its wines.

Quinta de Mata Mouros", is situated on the left bank of the river Arade in southern Portugal, near the mythical Xelb, one of the wealthiest cities of Al-andalus, now Silves and takes us back through more than a thousand years of captivating legends and well documented stories.

Recently, the owners of "Quinta de Mata Mouros" took on the challenge of producing high - quality wine good enough to measure up to the best wines from the main winegrowing regions in Portugal. In January 2012, the "Convento do Paraíso" project began through a partnership between the Pereira Coutinho family (owner of Quinta de Mata Mouros) and the Soares family.

The 12 hectare vineyard, planted in 2000 along with its modern cellar are under the responsibility of Herdade da Malhadinha Nov's wine farming and enology teams.

The result of this investment in this area and a unique climate backed by knowledge, people and technology takes form in the production of wines of the highest quality.

Respect for the land, work and wines. We are in Oliveira do Hospital, in the Dão demarcated region. Our work philosophy is simple: to create authentic wines that faithfully mirror their origin. We create "Terroir" wines, combining knowledge, art and nature to produce each wine with its own character. We work exclusively with traditional Portuguese grape varieties from Dão such as Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz, Jaen, Alvarelhão, Baga, Tinto Cão and Rufete and on white grapes the Encruzado, Cerceal, Bical, Fernão Pires and Barcelo, because we believe that the grape variety has a fundamental importance in the identity of a wine. The vineyards are between 560 and 600 meters high in sandy granite soils and are our priority from an early age. We adopted sustainable and organic viticulture practices, in favor of soil health and biodiversity in the vineyard. In the cellar the intervention is minimal, the grapes are selected in the vineyard, we ferment with indigenous yeasts and we use ancient methods such as stone lagares. The evolution of the wine is monitored strictly so that each wine expresses the authenticity of our vineyards.

Fondée en 1877, notre entreprise est dédiée à la production et à l’exportation des plus fins vins de Madère. Depuis 1924, nous opérons dans notre bâtiment emblématique situé au cœur de Funchal, sur la Rua 31 de Janeiro, symbole de notre riche héritage et de notre engagement envers l’excellence.

Bien que nous ne cultivions pas nos propres raisins, nous sélectionnons avec soin les meilleures variétés de cépages traditionnels de Madère, notamment Tinta Negra, Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, et Malvasia, pour produire des assemblages, des millésimes (colheitas) et des frasqueiras de qualité remarquable. Chaque vin reflète le caractère unique de Madère, perpétuant l’héritage de notre fondateur, Henrique Menezes Borges.

Nos vins représentent le meilleur de la tradition vinicole de Madère, et sont célébrés par les connaisseurs du monde entier. Par notre dévouement à la tradition et à l’excellence, nous cherchons à partager l’esprit exceptionnel de Madère dans chaque verre.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Humberto da Silva Cardoso saw the expansion of viticulture in Palmela as an opportunity.

Young, entrepreneur and visionary, he was a pioneer in the automobile industry, when he created one of the first road companies in Portugal, Auto-Cars Palmelense. With the profits from the sale of this company, he bought three large estates and built the Quinta do Piloto and Serra wineries, which remain in the family. Humberto Cardoso has become one of the most respected wine growers in Palmela.

But he soon handed over the management to his sons, Rui and Álvaro, and set out to fulfill his passion: traveling the world. Very young, Álvaro Cardoso took over the family business. With almost 500 hectares of vines, it was one of the largest areas of vines in Europe, and it produced 4 million liters of wine per year, an extraordinary volume at the time, sold in bulk in the region.

His nephew, Humberto, trained in agronomy, nurtured the dream of bottling his wines. A dream that his son Filipe Cardoso fulfilled.

Quinta do Piloto’s production comes from a selection of the family’s vineyards in the best terroirs of Palmela. Among these, there are 35 ha of old vines, aged 40 to 70 years, spread over three estates - Lau, Fernando Pó and Agualva - with sandy soils, Terroir ideal for the traditional varieties Castelão (Periquita) and Fernão Pires. 4 ha of Moscatel stand out in clay-limestone soils oriented to the north, the origin of aromatic wines with greater acidity and incomparable freshness

The Cardoso family wineries, with a capacity of 6 million liters, stand out for their traditional winemaking methods, based on natural resources, minimizing energy costs and environmental impact. At Quinta do Piloto winery, in Serra do Louro, the lighting is natural, thick walls ensure a constant temperature and the entire process is carried out using gravity. This is one of the few wineries that preserves the traditional Palmela self-vinifying method using Algerian amphorae. 100% ecological, as it uses the natural energy of fermentation to pump over.

Tapada de Coelheiros his a classic estate from Alentejo - Portugal, producing wines since 1991. From vineyards surrounded by cork oak, walnut, pine trees, olive groves and wildlife, our estate represents a mosaic of cultures and habitats, celebrating heterogeneity over 800ha producing 150 000 bottles.