Quinta da Chocapalha

They're neither green nor do they have antennae; if merceans, the residents of the Aldeia Galega de Merceana (near Alenquer), had any particular colour, it would be white or red, according to the kind of wine in the glass. Quinta da Chocapalha, less than an hour away from Lisbon, is located in the wavy Montejunto Mountain Range. They organize trips to their vineyards and their cellar, and wine tastings (always by appointment through www.chocapalha.pt/enoturismo). When you visit, ask for their "rocha" pear orchards.