Pico Island: Wine and Vineyards Tour with Tasting
ID: GYG1069410-1642742
Category:
Country: Portugal
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Discover the history of Pico’s wine and its unique vineyards on a guided tour. Visit a wine cooperative, taste local wines, and explore the UNESCO-listed vineyard landscape.
Begin your tour with a pickup in Madalena. Head to the vineyards of Criação Velha, where you’ll witness the special characteristics and beauty of Pico’s wine landscape. Learn about the hard work involved in cultivating these unique vineyards.
Next, visit a wine cooperative founded in 1949. Discover the “adega” where the wine is produced and enjoy a tasting. With background information and a deeper understanding of the process, the wine will taste even more delicious.
Explore the built centers of typical adegas (wine cellars) and other features related to the golden wine age. Discover some of these apparently abandoned places on the south and north coast of Pico. Understand the hardship of the people in the past and how they transformed something useless into something very valuable.
Highlights
- Discover the history of Pico’s wine and its unique vineyards
- Explore the UNESCO-listed vineyard landscape of Criação Velha
- Visit a wine cooperative and learn about the wine-making process
- Taste local wines and understand the special characteristics
- See the built centers of typical adegas and learn about the golden wine age
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour involves walking through vineyards, so comfortable shoes are recommended.
The tour includes wine tasting, so participants should be of legal drinking age.
INCLUDED
- Guided tour of Pico's vineyards
- Visit to Criação Velha vineyards
- Visit to a wine cooperative
- Wine tasting
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
