From the vineyard we pick white grapes to transform in our natural wine and red grapes in pasteurised juice and wine.

Dona Maricotas, is our wine brand, named after Joana’s Great Grandmother, as a tribute to the first woman of the family running the farm in the early 30’s. Dona Maricotas is also a tribute to ancestral practices that we’ve adopted (grape maceration, natural fermentation in wood barrels) to produce a wine with low intervention and great character.

We have free-range chickens who happily provide us with fresh eggs, and our goats, Pretona and Branquinha, who gently help keep the grass naturally trimmed. Together with Zico, our horse, and Óscar, a rescued donkey with a big heart, they also provide the manure that helps our land thrive. We produce our own compost using this manure, bushes from our forest and grape must, nurturing the soil in a natural and sustainable way.

Our olives are hand-picked by hand and pressed within just a few hours at a nearby traditional olive mill. We proudly use our extra virgin olive oil both in our cooking and in our wool-coated soaps.

Every season we become more self sufficient, self reliant and sustainable! It’s extremely rewarding to be able to inspire locals and guests to live more sustainably, caring for nature as she provides and nurtures us.