Reviews

Amazing amazing!! Book it!!

3/1/24
Rafe is such a good host!! The wines are some of the best we have ever had. The bites are delicious and are authentic to Portugal. Loved every minute, will definitely be back for the summer!
Alana

Reply from Mãos e Irmãos

Amazing, so glad to read your words!! Thank you for your visit!! See you soon

Perfect afternoon of wine, food and conversation

10/1/23
Our party of four just spent a wonderful afternoon with Rafael of Maõs e Irmãos. The quinta is a very short walk from the Rede train station and the setting is bucolic. We were provided very generous tastings of five of their wines - a rose, three whites and a red - served alongside cheeses, ham and prepared bites from their working farm.

Rafa (one of the "irmãos") was a very engaging host and forward-thinking winemaker who shared his visions of what they are trying to accomplish in both "the (overall) project" of the winery/farm and the individual wines. Really interesting and impossible not to swept up in his excitement for both.

A wonderful afternoon and highly recommended.
Constance

Perfect wine tasting

9/1/23
We arrived late to the winery (road construction) so we missed the tour of the grapevines. The owner Rafael and his staff were extremely gracious and seated us poolside with a beautiful spread of homemade food while we began our tasting. 5 impeccably crafted wines that we all enjoyed. A quick rest breathing the fresh air of the Douro river and the beautiful scenery and we were off! Do not miss this experience!
Don’t leave without trying the homemade chocolate mousse!
Nicole

Best winery experience

7/1/23
We booked for a premium tasting but didn't expect the warm, engaging, family experience we received! Rafa was an amazing host, we had a tour of the winery and house, lots of information on the local area. We then joined Rafa at his kitchen table for tasting of 5 wines paired with the best food we've had in Portugal. Highly, highly recommend it. If you are visiting the Douro area you have to make sure you visit.
Make sure you book for the full lunch!
Laura

Our visit was unforgettable!!

5/1/23
Our visit was unforgettable! The owner was happy to welcome us even though there has been a problem with our reservation and he quickly found an alternative solution to do the wine tasting to us. At our arrival we were offered a cold glass of rosé by the swimming pool in the sun before we could move to the vineyard tour. We then continued with the wine tasting accompanied with a very abundant planche of homemade appetisers (cheese, jam, oil and chorizo) and some other main curses were offered to us. Food and wine was definitely the best we had in Portugal during our stay. The team made us feel welcomed in an amazing family owner property, with traditional vibes and great attentions !! Would definitely recommend and hope to be back again soon
Nicole

Excecllent experience

11/1/23
Rafael explained to us not only on the farm but also Portuguese wine marketing, which we enjoyed. Wine and food marriage was just perfect. the best baccallau croquettes we had in Portugal!
wine cave tour
AKEMI

Inaspettato

8/1/22
Dopo l' ennesimo tour e Wine tasting turistico, abbiamo la fortuna di essere ospiti di Rafael, che oltretutto si rende disponibile ad incastrare la visita per venire incontro ai miei orari. Il risultato e' stata una esperienza unica e indimenticabile, nella sua azienda a conduzione familiare dedicata solo a me e mio marito. Oltre alla qualità dei prodotti,(vini, olio, salumi e formaggi di loro produzione assolutamente fantastici) mi porto a casa delle sensazioni positive e nella testa sicuramente che NE E' VALSA LA PENA. Dire che ha superato ogni aspettativa e' poco. Ci siamo sentiti accolti e coccolati. Rafael e' un padrone di casa genuino e vero. Non e' una cosa che capita tutti i giorni, e queste attività vanno incentivate. Bravi.
Valeria
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About Winery and Wines

In the mid-fifties of the last century, António Ribeiro and his wife Maria do Céu began their agricultural project with the acquisition of Quinta de S. Tiago, with an 18th century manor house, in the parish of Vila Marim, and Quinta da Portela. , in the parish of Barqueiros, close to the first Pombaline landmark that marks the beginning of the Douro Demarcated Region. Both in the municipality of Mesão Frio. In 1980, one of his daughters, Teresinha Ribeiro, married to Eduardo Miranda, began the work of reconverting the vineyards of the properties that, a few years later, through inheritance and purchase, would be their luck. With professions outside the agricultural scope, the strategy adopted was to sell the productions to the exporting houses and make small productions for local consumption and in bulk. His sons Roberto, Ricardo, Rafael and Rudolfo came, who progressively completed their academic training, with a majority focus on management and viticulture.