Quinta de la Rosa organises bespoke events, from weddings to private parties and private dining, at a family-owned port and wine estate on the river Douro, close to Pinhão, in the Douro wine region listed by UNESCO. The estate combines a winery, a hotel with rooms spread across the property, two restaurants and two rental houses, so a wedding party can eat, sleep and celebrate in one place. The website does not offer seminars or company events and publishes no event capacity, so guest numbers must be discussed with the bookings team.
Weddings and receptions
The events page presents tailored offers for weddings and private parties, built around the family winery. Requests go to the bookings team by email. The page names no ceremony space and gives no figures, so the format, the number of guests and the setting of the meal should be defined directly with the estate. Guests can add the estate's tours and tastings to the program, booked online.
Rooms and capacities
No dedicated event hall is described. The two restaurants are the named spaces for dining. Cozinha da Clara, opened in 2017, has a contemporary dining room with views over the Douro. Tim's Terrace is a fully outdoor terrace above the valley, open from April to October and subject to weather, serving wood-fired pizza and bar food by day and a barbecue of local meats in the evening. Private dining is offered separately.
Accommodation
The hotel's rooms are spread around the estate and in Casa Amarela, in categories from standard doubles to suites, many named after members of the family. Two private houses can also be rented. Quinta das Lamelas, a secluded house in the hills about 20 minutes from Pinhão, has four en-suite bedrooms, two sitting rooms, a large pool with valley views and a shaded outdoor dining area with a barbecue; meals can be ordered from the restaurant. Quinta do Vedeal also has four en-suite bedrooms, a pool and a wide view over the valley.
Catering
Executive chef Pedro Cardoso, formerly of Six Senses Douro Valley and other leading Portuguese kitchens, runs Cozinha da Clara. His cooking draws on the Trás-os-Montes region, uses vegetables from the estate garden and pairs each dish with La Rosa wines and ports. Some recipes come from the founding family's favorites, with English, French and Portuguese influences. Tim's Terrace adds a casual option with craft beer on tap.
History and setting
The family's story in port begins in 1815, when Dietrich Feuerheerd moved from Hamburg to Porto to trade in port wine. In 1906 the quinta was given to Claire Bergqvist as a christening present by her English grandmother. When the family firm Feuerheerd Bros was sold in 1935, the estate stayed in the family because it was Claire's own property, and its grapes were sold to port houses. In 1988 Tim Bergqvist and his daughter Sophia relaunched La Rosa, bottled port under its own label again and made it one of the first Douro quintas to produce table wine. In 2005 they added Quinta das Bandeiras in the Douro Superior. Each year the estate hosts the Opposite Hill Challenge, a swim across the river followed by a climb and a lunch at La Rosa.
Getting there
The estate is on the EM590 at Gouvães do Douro, just outside Pinhão. Pinhão station is on the Douro railway line from Porto. Porto airport is the nearest international airport.
