The wines of the Adega de Arruda dos Vinhos, which opened officially in 1954, are among the best in the country, having already won more than three hundred awards at national and international level. Its red wines are full-bodied and with refined tannins, with a slight aroma of red fruits, with the best grape varieties in the region, such as Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Castelão and others. Of the white wines, the light, fresh and fragrant, slightly carbonated, stand out, with emphasis on the Arinto, Chardonay and Fernão Pires varieties.
Arruda dos Vinhos became a demarcated region in 1990, resulting in the DOC Arruda and PGI wines. Highlights include the current wine Vale Quente, the regional wines Náutico, Lote 44, Comenda de Santiago and ExtraMadura, and of course, the ex-libris Licoroso D. Elvira, which in turn is recognized as a liqueur of the highest quality.
With a production and storage capacity of around 20 million litres, Adega Cooperativa combines the tradition of producing high quality wines with technological innovation and the presentation of new products. The most recent bet on wine tourism is a way of bringing people closer to the “know-how” of the Adega de Arruda dos Vinhos. Here you can enjoy wine tastings, guided tours or other events that you want to hold in the spaces, such as dinners, birthday parties or wine events.
The range of Vale Quente wines from the Adega Cooperativa de Arruda dos Vinhos presents on its label a tribute to the Lines of Torres Vedras, showing the lines that run through the Municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, one of the founding municipalities of the Associação Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres. Recently, the Adega launched Arruda DOC Tinto, a wine of excellence, made with Castelão, Aragonez and Tinta Miúda grape varieties.
