Pico Girl Power Wine Tasting and Cultural Experience
With a dash of adventure in an incredible natural setting, we will unveil a secret unknown for many: the unique volcanic Pico wines, and the people who make it all possible. Intertwined with the local communities we curate encounters and tastings you wouldn’t otherwise be able to live, EXCLUSIVELY with independent wine producers.
This heroic wine comes from vines that grow from lava soil and flourish on the rock. All the work is done manually and none of this has changed in 500 years, when the first settlers introduced grape growing in Pico.
After our walk in the landscape of Pico Wine, to refresh our feet, we drive you to one of our favorite natural swimming pools, in an amazing setting or just lay down for a bit, exchanging more local stories and preparing your appetite for the next stop.
Finally, we take to a wine tasting in a beautiful setting with an emergent and promising awarded independent local producer.
You will experience all the landscape and history in your mouth!
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Pico Girl Power Wine Tasting and Cultural Experience
What's included in Pico Girl Power Wine Tasting and Cultural Experience
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Madalena
Meeting point, introduction
Paisagem Protegida do Lajido da Criacao Velha
We meet in Madalena, to start with a walk, through the vineyards right by the sea, at the foothills of Pico Mountain, in the landscape of Pico Wine - considered since 2004 a UNESCO World Heritage site. - Discover the volcanic vineyards of Pico, a Unesco World Heritage site on a short walk - Learn the fascinating history of Pico wine - Discover how vineyards can grow from lava rock and why this was necessary - Get immersed in one of the most peculiar terroirs in the world
Pico
Get to know a local taverna where you can sip local liquor or taste some local Azorean tapas (depends on the weather)
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Local cheeses, fruits, crackers to pair the wine tasting
- Guided experience by a local wine/food/cultural expert with transcultural sensitivity
- Awarded local wine tasting, from a independent small producer ; local liqueurs; water
- Experiences designed with the locals by a Pico passionate anthropologist, Silvia, Oh!MyCod CEO.
- We offer other experiences in Pico (wine harvest, bread making) & day trips do São Jorge and Faial.
- LGBTQ2S+ friendly - LGBTQ2S+ places-to-go-after-this!
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- We will meet near the Boat terminal, in front of a whale-watching shop named WC Azores, in Cais da Madalena.
