• Wine Growing in Pico Island

Pico Island’s fertile volcanic soil, the mild climate and the proximity to the sea presents good wine growing conditions.
To overcome the winds and salty water spray a unique method is used in in which volcanic stone walls known as corrals, currais,
are built around the grape plants to shield them from the strong winds and the salty sea water spray.
To learn about wine growing in Pico Island, visit the Wine Museum, Museu do Vinho do Pico and its magnificent Dragon trees in Madalena,
and the Centro de Interpretacao da Paisagem da Cultura da Vinha in Lajido.
Tour some of the island’s vineyards such as the Azores Wine Company winery, the Pico Island Wine Cooperative, and others.
Taste the local wines produced, and enjoy the unique scenery of the vineyards such as in Paisagem da Cultura da Vinha da Ilha do Pico,
5 km northeast of Madalena.

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The Wine Museum in Madalena, in Pico Island, Azores, Portugal

A Vineyard in Pico Island, Azores, Portugal