NOT SO SERIOUS RETREATS
Sustainable Food and Wine
Three nights, a winery, a market, a cooking lesson, and more Alentejo wine than you will admit to drinking. The region at its most delicious.
3 nights
DURATION
Small groups
GROUP SIZE
From 950€
PER PERSON
Connect with the land, meet independent local producers, and experience Alentejo at its most delicious.
ABOUT THIS RETREAT
Please note that this premium experience is a package add-on that can be combined with any 3 night hotel stay at Quinta Camarena. Simply book your room first and select this programme at checkout. Alentejo is one of Europe's last genuinely unspoiled wine regions. The producers here work small, work sustainably, and make things that rarely leave Portugal. This is your chance to meet them.
The Sustainable Food and Wine programme is built around food, wine, and the people behind both. You will visit a working winery, cook with a local chef using ingredients from the morning market, and sit down to dinners where every dish has a story worth hearing. This is not a tasting menu in a white tablecloth restaurant, it is better than that. It is a cellar that smells of old oak, a cook who has been making the same bread for thirty years, and a table of people who came for the wine and stayed for the conversation. Yes, there is also a gym, yoga classes, bikes, and hiking trails for anyone who wants to work up an appetite.
WHAT MAKES THIS RETREAT
The Core Elements of Your Experience
Market To Table Masterclass
Join a local chef for a morning market excursion to source fresh ingredients, head back to the kitchen to cook a regional meal together, and sit down to enjoy what you made.
Independent Vineyard Tours
Walk through historic regional fields and experience a private guided tour of an authentic working estate winery to meet the people working the land in a regenerative way.
Curated Evening Pairings
Gather around the table for dedicated tasting dinners featuring creative organic dishes carefully paired with authentic, small batch Talha wines that rarely leave Portugal.
THE ESTATE CELLAR
An Ancestral Wine Tasting
Where centuries of local history are poured into your glass. Gather around an old oak table to sample authentic, small batch Talha wines, guided by local independent producers who preserve traditions rarely found outside Portugal.
Secure Your Journey
Spaces are intentionally limited to 12 guests to ensure an intimate experience.
Select your preferred dates and room type to begin your reservation.
ALWAYS INCLUDED IN EVERY RETREAT
Accommodation with pool, gym, sauna & gardens
Daily brunch & dinner - organic, garden-to-table
Guided coastal hike with ocean swim
Wine tasting - a different local producer each evening
Visit to a coastal village & local artisan
Welcome cocktail & gift bag
Coffee, tea, fruit & cake all day
Property tour & sustainability introduction
OPTIONAL EXTRAS: MASSAGE · SAUNA SESSION · FOREST BATH · SUP · SURF CLASS · HORSE RIDING (ADDITIONAL FEE)
Guest Experiences
Chronicles of Stillness
Words from those who found their rhythm under the Alentejo sun. A collection of moments, transformations, and newfound joys.
NOT SO SERIOUS RETREATS
Add It to Any Stay
The Sustainable Food and Wine experience isn't just for retreat guests — it can be added to any 3-night hotel stay at Quinta Camarena. If you're coming to slow down, explore Alentejo and eat exceptionally well, this is the easiest way to do it. Book your room, add the programme, and let us take care of the rest.
