Vineyard of Sorte do Alto da Raza

The ancestral name dates back to old designations used to distinguish different types of terrain in the region: “tapadas,” “outeiros,” “bouças,” “glebas,” “tacos,” “sortes,” among others. In the past, Sorte do Alto da Raza, now used to refer to the entire approximately 6 hectares of this vineyard, corresponded to the current residence of the owners of Quinta da Raza, Mafalda, and Diogo Teixeira Coelho. It is also the vineyard closest to the winery. Restructured in 2017, it includes four grape varieties: Alvarinho, Trajadura, Azal, and Vinhão. Sometimes, we take our tourists and visitors on a short tour of this vineyard, introducing them to the characteristics and peculiarities of each grape variety. During these tours, obligatory stops include the Organic Garden and the Animal Farm. In the garden, we have regional fruits, aromatic herbs, and other vegetables such as carrots, lettuces, delicious cabbages, and succulent beefsteak tomatoes. On the farm, Portuguese Pedreses chickens, capons, turkeys, geese, mute ducks, and bísaro pigs make up the fauna, demonstrating that there are still happy, free-range animals living in harmony with each other and nature.