Abegoaria dos Frades, Moreto Preto

In 2007, Manuel Bio, president of the regional viticulture cooperative, and deeply committed to honoring traditions, valuing people, and preserving cultural heritage, restored the Adega Granja Amareleja, a flagship of the tradition and quality of winemaking on the left bank of the river Guadiana. Today the winery is responsible for 95% of the regional wine production and since then, Bio and his family have continued to expand the cooperative project, partnering with other winemakers like José Piteira and his outstanding Talha wines, transforming the Herdade Abegoaria dos Frades in Alquelva into a thriving winemaking and enotourism project, and restoring and reviving small wineries across the country from Lisboa, Tejo, Dão and Douro.