Santa Vitória: wine, olive oil and over a million bottles a year in the heart of the Alentejo

On an estate of 1,620 hectares near Beja, Portugal’s second largest hotel group decided in 2002 that the Alentejo was not only a place to build hotels. It was also a place to cultivate vineyards and olive groves. That was how Santa Vitória was born.

The winery is taking part in FINE #WineTourism Marketplace 2026, to be held in Valladolid on 3 and 4 March.

127 hectares of vineyard, 200 of olive grove and a state-of-the-art olive mill

Santa Vitória works more than 120 hectares of vineyard and around 200 hectares of olive grove under integrated production. The harvest is done by hand for the most exclusive wines, with foot-treading in traditional lagares.

For the broader range, advanced winemaking technology ensures modernity and competitiveness.

The result is a production exceeding one million bottles a year, distributed under three brands — Versátil, Santa Vitória and Inevitável — and exported to Brazil, Germany and Switzerland, among other markets.

Olive oil is the estate’s other great product. In 2019 the group built a modern olive mill representing an investment of 3.5 million euros, with capacity to process up to 50 tonnes of olives per hour and bottle more than 1,200 bottles per hour. The high-quality virgin olive oil produced here is served across the group’s hotels and distributed in supermarkets and specialist shops.

The estate also includes 90 hectares of orchards — rocha pear, plums, nectarines and peaches — and a fruit processing facility operational since 2020.

Wine tourism, agritourism and olive tourism on a single estate

Santa Vitória offers visitors something unusual: the chance to explore wine, olive oil and fruit production within the same territory, on an estate that is also a tourist destination.

Guided visits take in the vineyards and olive groves, explain the production processes and end with tastings of wines and oils. Gastronomic pairings combine the estate’s products with traditional Alentejo cuisine.

The Vila Galé Alentejo Vineyards hotel is located on the same property, making Santa Vitória a complete destination: wine, olive oil, gastronomy, nature and accommodation in the heart of the Alentejo, just a few kilometres from Beja.

At FINE 2026, Santa Vitória presents the international market with an Alentejo estate that combines artisanal tradition and industrial scale, with a wine tourism offer rooted in one of Portugal’s richest and most distinctive agricultural territories.