Porto · PORT WINE CELLAR TOURS
Every port ages in the Gaia lodges across the river, and most open their cellars daily. These 15 tours cover the big houses and the small ones — what each tasting pours, how long you get, and which to book when you only have one afternoon.
Porto Cálem Cellar Tour in 1 hour: interactive museum, guided visit through Cálem’s historic cellars in Gaia, and Port tasting.
“Super interesting. The guide was fantastic and very helpful. The port wine was delicious.”
Porto’s Cálem Cellar Tour pairs an English-guided port tasting with a live Fado show. 75 minutes, $33, two port pours.
“I like the tour because it was very interesting and gave a lot of information that I didn’t know. I would definitely recommend it.”
Self-guided walk through Taylor’s 300-year-old Port cellars with a 13-language audio guide, then taste three wines with Porto views.
“My wife and I visited Taylors port cellars one Saturday morning with friends. The tour was self guided with a hand held commentary device, which was good in that you could go and your own pace. Following the tour, which was very interesting we went to the port tasting area. The guide who explained each port was very knowledgably and the ports were excellent. The port cellars are in beautiful grounds and I would say a short taxi ride (not expensive, 5 euros) from the centre of Porto. For obvious reasons the cellars are cool, so it might be worth taking a jumper/coat. Would recommend the tour.”
Cockburn’s Port Lodge tour in Vila Nova de Gaia: explore working cellars, learn 200 years of Port making, then taste.
“guide the lovely violets was simply wonderful full of information and knowledge and she has a great sense of humour. the”
Short Douro river cruise in Porto with a 16-language audio app, optional wine cellar stop at Burmester, or a Sunset option.
“very fun and quick to reach one place from the other”
See Porto by funicular-style city train, tour Real Companhia Velha for port tasting, then relax on a Douro River cruise from Ribeira.
“All the trip was super nice! The train took us to the cellar (where the guide was super friendly and explaining us in detail everything we wanted to know. The tour was super interesting and at the end we tried for free 2 of the wines. They were delicious( at the end you have the opportunity to also buy the wine which is actually sold for a good price). After this, we went on a tour with the train (which is a little uncomfortable but is was fun) and an audio guide explaining you what are you passing near to. After this we took a trip with the bout which…”
Tour Graham’s 1890 Port Lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, learn Port making, then taste 3 premium ports with food pairings and views.
“Georges was a wonderful tour guide. Very informative and friendly. He was fun and really had a deep knowledge of the workings within the Grahams port making process. Really interesting and the port wine and pairing was amazing. We loved it and would definitely recommend 🌟”
Porto Burmester Cellar Tour: a guided visit beside the Luiz I bridge plus 2-3 Port tastings, with optional chocolate pairing.
“Well organised and an educational tour about Port. Highly recommended!”
Porto hop-on hop-off buses plus optional Douro cruise and port cellar tasting. Add a night tour on 48-hour tickets.
“Great way to see the place! definitely worth the 48 hours tickets as got to see some bits twice. 😎”
Ride a Magic Train loop through Porto, visit Real Companhia Velha cellars founded in 1756, and enjoy 2 Port tastings, plus optional lunch.
“Visit to port wine cellar very enjoyable.Guide she was excellent.Visited all sites of note in Porto”
Guided Cockburn’s Port Wine Lodge tour in Porto with wine tasting, a small English group, and chocolate pairing options.
“The entire experience was exceptional—from the site and the guide to the tasting itself. Leticia was incredibly knowledgeable, attentive, and eager to answer all our questions. A truly memorable visit. Highly recommended!”
3-cellars port tasting in Porto: 7 samples across 3 producers with a local guide, small group, about 2.5 hours from Gaia.
“this tour had great tastings and varieties, a kind, friendly and extremely knowledgable guide and terrific group discussions. great small company and small group wine tour - highly recommended”
Small-group Fonseca cellar tour plus Fado. Sip Bin 27 and Siroco, then add a WOW Porto 3-course dinner with wine, water, and coffee.
“We really enjoyed our evening at Fonseca's. We started with a tour through the cellars. Our guide Luca explained everything very clearly, and took the time to answer our questions. The fado was beautiful! Even though we didn't speak the language, we loved it. The dinner was of very good quality, we enjoyed all courses and matching wines. We were lucky with our nice table companions from the US. An evening we will not forget!”
Cálem Cellar in Porto pairs three styles of port with goat cheese, São Jorge cheese, chocolate, and a guided interactive museum visit.
“The tour itself was very interesting and we learned a lot about the different types of Port wines. The tasting portion was delicious and it was some of the best Ports we tasted on our visit.”
Tour Cálem’s historic cellar museum, sip two Calem ports, then enjoy a live fado show in the caves of Vila Nova de Gaia.
“We had a very knowledgeable guide who provided very interesting facts on the production of port wine. It was a little dark in the cellars so we were not as comfortable with the surroundings but we understand that this is normal for a cellar. The Port tasting and Fado show were wonderful. The musicians/singers gave us a truly authentic experience.”
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