Looking for an unforgettable experience?
We have renovated a former railway station and conjured up the magic of bygone times with a fascinating excursion through a typical Alentejo montado landscape of cork-oak and holm-oak groves.
We stop frequently for unique experiences: a stroll through the cork and holm-oak groves, learning the difference between the two types of oak-tree, eating an acorn and watching the cork harvest!
Join us at the crack of dawn on a fascinating excursion through the Alentejo cork-oak and holm-oak groves. Watch the process of cork extraction from the trees: equipped with just an axe, bark-strippers work with surgical precision. The bark grows back after each harvest, producing an absorbing spectacle from a time-old ritual!

CORK TOUR WITH WINE TASTING

Do you know how important cork stoppers are for the conservation of wines?
Complement your visit with a tasting of two carefully selected Alentejo wines, where we explain the different types of cork and their effects on the quality of the wines you drink!
Make this experience in a rustic, cosy and intimate environment and enjoy the full potential of our region.

Next to Pepe Aromas “lives” the Sobreira Grande,winner of the award Tree of the Year Portugal 2022.It is an old cork oak with 250 years, 12 meters inheight and 6 meters in perimeter, majestic andimposing, and in the middle of “montado”continues to whisper to us stories of other times, ofother men, of other springs!Come with us on this path through a trail ofmagnificent cork tree forest and discover SobreiraGrande!

Our tasting menu is a true explosion of flavours and an unforgettable sensory experience.

The Alentejo region, a vast rolling plain under a deep blue sky, is dotted with traditional olive groves whose trees bear the olives from which olive oil with the finest natural flavour is extracted.

Join us for an olive oil tasting session, where we explain why we chose to produce organically, how and when we pick the olives, the different types of oil, their health benefits, how they are used in regional cuisine – and of course there’s the chance to taste the olive oil and discover its subtle flavour – an unforgettable experience marked by enticing aromas and delicious tastes.

The summer months are the ones when our orchards explode with fruit and colour! The countryside is painted with the colours of the prickly pears. The hustle and bustle of harvesting and packing set the pace for days and nights in the countryside!

After a train ride to the two prickly pear orchards where you will learn the secrets and potential of our cactuses, we take you on an unforgettable visit to the heart of our warehouse. This is where the fruit arrives from the fields at 7 a.m. to be cleaned, deprived of its thorns and carefully packed by our staff.

Come and see our orchards, our factory and the team that every day cleans and packs the fruit that arrives fresh on your table! We also explain the secret to peeling the prickly pear without hurting ourselves on the thorns and how to make a natural juice that is very nutritious and refreshing.

Alentejo wine is much appreciated by Portuguese people all over the country!

We offer an authentic experience involving the tasting of carefully selected Alentejo wines along with an explanation of the various types of cork stoppers and how they influence the conservation and quality of wines. All this in an intimately rustic setting where you can enjoy the delights of the region to the full.

The orienteering activity proposed by Pepe Aromas consists of a set of permanent hiking trails that traverse our estates. Our natural space is ideal forconducting Pedestrian Orientation courses withdifferent levels of difficulty and distances.In these orienteering challenges, whether competitive or recreational, each participant armed with a map depicting the terrain features and various points to visit on the estate must navigate efficiently to complete the proposed courses, ensuring they passthrough all indicated checkpoints. This outdoor activity has numerous advantages as the contact with nature raises awareness of the values of its preservation and use. The practice of ‘navigation’ develops autonomy, decision-making, self-control, reasoning, observation, reflection, and self-accountability, in addition to improving endurance, strength, flexibility, speed, and agility. Visit us and discover Pepe Aromas through the various orienteering trails we have prepared for you!