Wine School
Learning with the vineyard
The SMWP Wine School offers wine education grounded in experience and our connection with nature.
You learn from the people who actually grow the grapes and make the wine: we are natural winemakers and organic farmers with muddy boots, wild ideas, and hands-on experience. Just as our wines are experimental, our approach is honest and personalised; no two sessions are ever the same. Instead, we take time and have a real conversation with each other – and explore the beauty of wines from our region and beyond.
What We Offer
Wine Tastings
Tastings at Bar Salto
Come taste with us at the Bar on the Border!
We offer shorter tastings of local natural wines, seasonal selections, and an introduction to natural winemaking. Join us to begin your journey at Bar Salto
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Private Tastings
Intimate, personal and shaped by you: book a private tasting and dive deeper with us.
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Experiences
Local & Natural (½ Day)
A personalised tasting of local, natural wines: local grapes, wild fermentations, unforgettable stories. Find out more…
Altitude Wines (½ Day)
Discover why altitude matters. This tasting explores how the unique mountain climate of São Mamede shapes wine: from freshness and structure to aromatic intensity. Find out more…
Natural Wine Primer (1 Day)
Natural wine? This full-day course uncovers the wild side of winemaking: no additives, just nature, grapes, and a lot of love. Click for more…
Professional Courses
WSET Study Group –
Level 2
Learn together, taste(s) better. Join our guided group for the Level 2 Award in Wines and enhance your wine knowledge with community and fun. Click for more…
Interested in any of our experiences? Get in contact with us here.
Upcoming events and Workshops
There are no upcoming events at this time
Seasonal Tastings & Terroir Explorations
Walk the vineyard. Taste what’s growing. Hear how altitude, soil, and sun shape every bottle. Our sessions change with the seasons, and often include wines that are still in progress, straight from the barrel.
Professional Courses
For those wanting to deepen their knowledge with a recognised qualification, we offer specific courses for professionals. These courses are always taught from the ground up, with a focus on organic and low-intervention practices.
How We Learn
We don’t just talk about wine — we live it.
You’ll taste experimental batches, see fermentations in action, and hear the logic behind every decision.
We learn in the vineyard, the cellar, the kitchen.
We welcome questions. We value intuition. We celebrate the imperfect and the unrepeatable.
Wine here is alive — and learning about it should be too.
Join Us
Whether you’re just starting out or ready to dive deeper, we’d love to welcome you to the mountain.