Special Edition Wine Tour — Top Shelf Dory Wines near Lisbon

Taste 5 top-shelf Dory wines

Forty-five minutes from Lisbon, in Torres Vedras, the Special Edition tour is designed for guests who want to taste the Dory estate at its most ambitious. The five wines in this selection — sparkling, Parcela, Alvarinho 221, and Terroir White and Red — sit at the top of the Dory portfolio and are rarely available in a standard tasting format. The Parcela wines represent specific vineyard plots, expressing a terroir precision that the blended range cannot capture. The Alvarinho 221 is a single-variety reference wine of particular character. The Terroir wines are the estate’s expression of Atlantic-influenced place. Inês presents each wine with production context, tasting notes, and the choices behind its creation. Tesa Pavic called her “a dream” and the experience “truly special.”

Itinerary

• Arrival at the winery in Freiria, Torres Vedras. Welcome from Inês or the team and introduction to the Special Edition selection and what makes these wines different from the standard Dory range
• Winery visit — guided tour through the production facilities. The guide explains how the Special Edition wines are produced differently — the parcel selection, the ageing decisions, and the single-variety approach
• Viticulture workshop — introduction to the viticultural process specific to the Special Edition wines: how single-parcel farming differs from estate-wide production, and why terroir expression matters at this level
• Tasting — Sparkling wine: presented with production method and why this estate produces a sparkling wine of distinct character
• Tasting — Parcela wines: each single-parcel wine presented with its specific plot location, the microclimate of that parcel, and how the terroir is expressed in the glass
• Tasting — Alvarinho 221: presented as a reference wine, with the story of the vineyard designation and what makes this expression distinctive
• Tasting — Terroir White and Red: both wines presented with the concept of terroir expression and how the Atlantic climate of Torres Vedras is captured at the premium tier
• Open time and departure — guests explore the wine shop and purchase bottles. Total experience approximately 1.5 hours

What’s Included

• Welcome at the winery and introduction to the Special Edition wine selection
• Guided winery visit
• Workshop on the viticultural process — from vine to bottle
• Guided tasting of 5 top-shelf Dory estate wines:
  • Sparkling wine
  • Parcela wines (single-parcel terroir expressions)
  • Alvarinho 221 (single-variety reference wine)
  • Terroir White
  • Terroir Red

Highlights

Five Wines That Don’t Appear in Any Other Tasting The Bronze, Silver, and Gold tastings cover the Dory Harvest, Single Variety, and Reserva ranges. The Special Edition exists outside that structure entirely — featuring a sparkling wine, Parcela wines, Alvarinho 221, and the Terroir range. These are the wines the estate reserves for guests who specifically seek them out. If you have already done the standard Dory tasting and want to go deeper, this is the only way to access these bottles in a guided format.

Parcela Wines — Single-Parcel Terroir at Its Most Precise The Parcela wines are the estate’s most terroir-specific expression — wines produced from individual vineyard plots, each with its own microclimate, soil composition, and grape selection. The resulting wines express a level of place that blended estate wines cannot capture. The guide explains which parcels these wines come from, what makes each plot distinctive, and why single-parcel winemaking is considered the pinnacle of terroir-driven viticulture.

Alvarinho 221 — A Reference Wine With a Story The Alvarinho 221 is a single-variety reference wine named for its vineyard designation — a wine that the estate uses to demonstrate exactly what the Alvarinho grape can do in the Atlantic climate of Torres Vedras. Kevin Burk highlighted the Alvarinho specifically among all the wines he tasted at this estate. The Alvarinho 221 takes that admiration further — showing the variety at the level of a dedicated single-vintage expression.

Inês — The Guide Who Brings the Special Edition to Life Tesa Pavic called Inês “a dream” who made everything “so unique and unforgettable.” Kevin Burk praised “attentive, knowledgeable service in English.” Presenting 5 wines that each require specific technical and terroir context demands a guide with genuine depth. Inês delivers that consistently — making the Special Edition not just a tasting of rare bottles but a guided education in what makes each one rare.

The Right Tour for Wine Professionals and Serious Enthusiasts At €84 per person for 1.5 hours and 5 top-shelf wines, the Special Edition is positioned for guests with a genuine interest in wine at the premium tier. It is the tour most suited to wine professionals, sommeliers, and travellers who have already experienced the standard Dory range and want to understand the estate at its most ambitious. With a maximum of 40 participants, it also works for trade visits and serious wine groups.

Transportation

• Not included – contact us if you need private transfer

Meeting point

• After booking we will send all the details of the farm, location (meeting point) and contact