Porto and the Douro
Vila Nova de Gaia · Douro Valley
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Graham’s (1890 Lodge)
Vila Nova de GaiaAn 1890 lodge looking over Porto
Scottish brothers William and John Graham founded the house in 1820, and the Symington family has owned it since 1970. Its 1890 lodge, high up in Vila Nova de Gaia, ages Port in casks and vats and has a terrace looking over the Douro and the city.
- Address
- Rua do Agro 141 (by car) or Rua Rei Ramiro 514 (on foot), Vila Nova de Gaia
- Phone
- +351 223 776 490
- grahams@grahamsportlodge.com
- Visits
- Guided visit with a Port tasting, booking required: 10 am to 5:30 pm from April to October and 10 am to 5 pm from November to March. Wines by the glass and shop every day, no booking needed
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Taylor’s
Vila Nova de Gaia300-year-old cellars with a museum
Founded in 1692, Taylor’s is one of the oldest Port houses. It has renovated its roughly 300-year-old cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia with a museum circuit of films, photographs and exhibits telling the story of Port, with an audio guide in 13 languages.
- Address
- Rua do Choupelo 250, Vila Nova de Gaia
- Phone
- +351 223 772 973
- visit@taylor.pt
- Visits
- Cellars open every day, 10 am to 6:15 pm, with an audio guide and a tasting at the end; tasting room until 7:30 pm. Tickets online
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Sandeman
Vila Nova de GaiaThe house of the Don, by the river
Founded in 1790, its emblem is the Don, the caped, hatted silhouette who leads the tours. Sandeman Port has aged in this riverside building since 1811; the tour winds between vats and casks and shows one of Europe’s most important bottle collections.
- Address
- Largo Miguel Bombarda 47, Vila Nova de Gaia
- Phone
- +351 223 740 534
- sandeman.visitors@sandeman.com
- Visits
- Classic 50-minute visit with a tasting of three Ports (white, ruby and tawny), €23; others from 1 to 3 hours, €32 to €170. Booked online
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Quinta do Crasto
Douro ValleyAn estate above the Douro
Its name comes from the Latin castrum, “Roman fort”. In the early 20th century it was bought by Constantino de Almeida, of the Constantino Port house, and since 1981 it has been run by his granddaughter Leonor and her husband, Jorge Roquette, who with their sons renewed the vineyards and began making the Douro wines it is now known for.
- Address
- Gouvinhas, Sabrosa (between Peso da Régua and Pinhão)
- Phone
- +351 254 106 086
- enoturismo@quintadocrasto.pt
- Visits
- Guided tour with a tasting of five wines: 90 minutes, €41.96 per person, over-18s only; also with lunch. Reception and shop daily, 10 am to 6 pm
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Croft – Quinta da Roêda
Douro ValleyPort terraces above Pinhão
Croft has been making Port since 1588. Its Quinta da Roêda is a large terraced vineyard on the north bank of the Douro, just above Pinhão: you walk through the vines and the lagares and finish with a tasting of its Ports.
- Address
- Quinta da Roêda, Pinhão
- Phone
- +351 932 640 072 (visits)
- Visits
- Guided tour of the vineyard and lagares with a tasting, from €20; self-guided visit from €11 and picnics among the vines. In English, Portuguese, Spanish and French
Alentejo
Évora and Reguengos de Monsaraz
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Illustrative photo: Vitor Oliveira · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 (not of the winery)
Adega Cartuxa
Évora and Reguengos de MonsarazThe Évora Jesuits’ old retreat
Two kilometres from central Évora and 200 metres from the monastery that gave it its name, it was the retreat of the Jesuits who taught at the University of Évora in the 16th and 17th centuries. After their expulsion in 1759 it became a major wine press for the region in 1776, and in the 19th century the Eugénio de Almeida family bought it; it now belongs to the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida.
- Address
- Quinta de Valbom, Estrada da Soeira, Évora
- Phone
- +351 266 748 383
- enoturismo.cartuxa@fea.pt
- Visits
- Guided 1 h 30 visits at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 3 pm and 4:30 pm, ending with a wine and olive-oil tasting: from €15 (no wine tasting) and €35 with three wines. Booking recommended
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Herdade do Esporão
Évora and Reguengos de MonsarazOrganic vines beside a medieval tower
In Reguengos de Monsaraz, in the heart of the Alentejo, the estate keeps the Torre do Esporão, a listed medieval tower. The visit starts in the vineyards with its organic farming, goes through the Monte Velho and Lagares wineries and ends with a tasting.
- Address
- Herdade do Esporão, Reguengos de Monsaraz (Évora)
- Phone
- +351 266 509 280 (10 am to 6:30 pm)
- reservas@esporao.com
- Visits
- Visit with a tasting of four wines: 2 hours, €30 (classic) or €45 (premium). In English at 11 am; in Portuguese at noon and 4 pm. Book by email
Some photos show the area, not the winery itself: each photo’s credit is on the winery’s card.
If you're tasting, don't drive: book a transfer or a driver.
Photo of Portugal: Daniel Villafruela · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0