REVIEWS · WINERY TOURS IN PORTUGAL
Good winery tours in Portugal fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore the Douro Valley from Porto with two wineries, six tastings, a traditional lunch, Amarante, and a scenic river cruise.
“Slimmy and Tiago were fantastic! Slimmy gave us detailed history of Porto and many options of places to eat/visit. It was lovely!”
Review of the Douro Valley tour from Porto, with two winery visits, tastings, lunch, a Rabelo boat ride, and practical booking tips.
“Lovely day out of the city, beautiful drive along the Duro River through the vineyards. Our guide Julianna was knowledgeable, friendly and informative. Tastings, tours, and locations were fun without high pressure sales. Because it was January the boat ride was a little chilly and not as scenic as it would be other times of the year.”
Explore the Douro Valley from Porto with private boat time, two family wineries, 11 tastings, fire-opened Vintage Port, and lunch.
“The team looked after us from minute he picked us up in the minibus until we were dropped us back that evening. The duoro valley is stunning and has the most wonderful array of wines. The tour included boat trips wineries a fabulous lunch and a serious amount of wines and port tasting! 😆Alongside hearing about the history of the area and interesting, knowledgeable and funny commentary about the regions wines. We were a group of 6 friends and joined a team of 3 other people to have a great day out! Thankyou Paulo and the team at the boat, winery and restaurant you are doing a superb job x”
Review of a Douro Valley day tour from Porto with two wineries, lunch, a Pinhão river cruise, scenic N222 drives, and small-group transport.
“There are so many options for this type of tour and I'm so glad we picked this one. It was a small group, we visited small family wineries, and had lunch at a really great little restaurant. Tuna was a great guide and this was a highlight of our trip!”
Review of a small-group Douro Valley day trip from Porto with two wineries, Portuguese lunch, rabelo boat cruise, and tastings.
“Very much liked the guides, very engaging, funny and knowledgeable. Great wine tasting experiences, maybe the boat ride could benefit from some wine tasting onboard as well”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley day tour with two wineries, lunch, Port tastings, scenic viewpoints, and a one-hour river cruise.
“Very enjoyable trip and highly recommend to do this even if you only have a couple of days in Porto - very worth it. Emanuel is a fantastic guide, he’s incredibly knowledgeable and keeps the day entertaining. He’s also a very good driver! Thank you for a great day out.”
Tour Quinta da Tôr near Loulé, learn Algarve winemaking, and taste four local wines with bread and olive oil for $21.
“What a good tour, it was informative, the wine was amazing and overall you learn a lot. Would recommend and repeat.”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley day trip with two wineries, lunch, river cruise, scenic stops, practical tips, price value, and drawbacks.
“Full day trip with a pitstop at Amarante before visit to Sandeman vinyard, Portuguese lunch, boat ride and olive oil museum. Our guide/driver Chris was wonderfull and knowledgable!”
Review of Albufeira’s small-group wine tour to Silves, with Algarve tastings, cork trees, countryside views, transport, price, and tips.
“We truly enjoyed our tour of Tavira — it’s such a beautiful city! Our guide had a wonderful sense of humor and shared unique insights and local stories that we never would have discovered on our own. The tapas and wine portion of the tour at Ti Maria was absolutely exceptional — delicious food, great atmosphere, and the perfect way to end the day. Highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Tavira!”
Review of the Algarve winery tour from Albufeira or Vilamoura, with four wines, Portuguese tapas, local history, transport, and practical tips.
“We had amazing experience with both the transport to and from and the tour and tasting itself! Highly recommend to everyone!”
Tour H.M. Borges in Funchal, learn how Madeira wine is made, and taste two to six styles in a historic family winery.
“Excellent education on history and making of this Madeira wine 👍”
Review of Albufeira’s winery tour with four tastings, Portuguese tapas, firewater, scenic drives, pickup, and practical booking advice.
“The winery presentation was very informative and well told inside and out. Generous glasses they def were not tho so who wouldn’t like more? Our guide Rosti was brilliant. Good fun and very informative (give him a pay rise for his skills). Can recommend the tour. Nibbles were sufficient but give us more wine please. After all the talking a Standard glass full even if it cost another few euros”
Review of Quinta da Portela de Baixo in Lamego, with six wines, local snacks, a historic cellar museum, vineyard views, and practical tips.
“Beautiful property, super sweet, fun, and professional tasting guide, and great food pairings for the wines. We had an amazing evening, and made purchases afterwards. Nice little tour showing the history of the farm as well.”
Review of Lisbon’s Arrábida wine tour, with seven tastings, two family wineries, Sesimbra, tile-making, coastal views, and practical tips.
“Our guide was exceptional ! She shared so much information in an interesting way ! I would request for her again”
Explore the Douro Valley with small wineries, 11 wine tastings, a fire-cooked lunch, scenic viewpoints, and a private river cruise.
“This was a unique experience! Just Great!!! A 10/10 on all aspects: Our Guide - Denis’ knowledge on the history & geography of the region + on wine and Porto were very complete. The boat tour in Pinhao & the snack with local products was delightful: Porto & Tonic: great discovery - refreshing and tasty 🤤. Thanks to Claudia. The lunch with traditional Portuguese food & kitchen (all cooked on wood fire 🪵 🔥) with 5 different wine services ( a tasting first experience for some of us) was warm and Welcoming. Finishing with visiting a Wine Estate, and learning more about the typical and modernized fortified wine making process…”
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