We stayed at the Monverde hotel for one night on our way from Lisbon to Porto. We wanted to have a whole wine-dine-sleep experience so we booked in advance a package including a picnic, green wine tasting, bike tour and a short massage. On our arrival check in was slow but we got some bubbly to ease our discomfort of waiting after a long drive.
While waiting on our room we had our picnic. Set in the vineyard looking toward green and sky there was a table for two with fruit, muffins, salad, Sandwiches, cheese and meat platter, little empanadas, wine, water and orange juice. All tasted fresh and great quality!
Our room was upgraded to a superior suite featuring a bathtub facing the vineyards, absolutely breathtaking! After having some rest we went to have our short massage, passed on the bicycle tour and scheduled our wine tasting for dinner time. The rooms are located a short walk between the vineyard and the reception but there are electric cars for your luggage or if you need assistance.
Dinner at the restaurant - we had stuffed mushroom for starter, sticky rice with fresh fish and shrimp and the lamb rack. Ordered the caramel desert twice. Delicious! There was some confusion with our wine tasting and we got a wine pairing instead (totally worth it anyway) and that was sorted at check out with the manager deducting the tasting off our preordered package - no fuss.
Even though Monverde is not in Douro it totally delivers on a beautiful and special experience!