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Quinta do Paral
Vidigueira, Portugal · Independent · High Luxury
Rimowa heir Dieter Morszeck turned his Alentejo wine estate into The Wine Hotel, a 22-room Leading Hotels member that opened in June 2024 among 56 hectares of Vidigueira vines. Saraiva & Associados restored a 19th-century manor and converted farm pavilions, keeping donkey-brick arcades, lime walls, and terracotta. Three dining rooms work with Alentejo chef José Júlio Vintém.
- 22 rooms
- Opened 2024
- Architect: Saraiva & Associados
About Quinta do Paral
- Owner Dieter Morszeck is the grandson of Paul Morszeck, who founded the luggage house Rimowa in 1898.
- The Wine Hotel opened 17 June 2024 as a Leading Hotels of the World member, with 22 rooms in a restored 19th-century manor and converted agricultural pavilions.
- Lisbon firm Saraiva & Associados kept Alentejo cues: donkey-brick arcades, lime walls, terracotta tiles, and geometric lattice screens.
- The estate counts 56 hectares of vineyard, 13 of them old vines, plus olive groves that produce the house oil.
History
Quinta do Paral, billed as The Wine Hotel, occupies a 19th-century manor and converted agricultural pavilions on a Vidigueira estate in Portugal's Alentejo. Entrepreneur Dieter Morszeck, grandson of Rimowa founder Paul Morszeck, acquired the quinta and opened the hotel on 17 June 2024 as a Leading Hotels of the World member.
Saraiva & Associados designed the conversion, pairing the restored manor with contemporary vineyard-facing rooms. The estate holds 56 hectares of vineyard. Dining is spread across The Wine Restaurant, The Estate Lounge, and The Grape Rooftop Bar, with consultancy from Alentejo chef José Júlio Vintém.
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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