Porto: Port Wine Tour with 7 Port Tastings

Start your port wine tasting tour on the Porto side of the Douro River, and learn the historical context of port wine as you stroll towards the shady cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia. Take a guided tour of the museum and wine cellar of one of the most prestigious port wine houses. Then, taste a reserve tawny and a reserve white port. Chat about what makes port wine different from other wines, and learn when it should be consumed and how to tell the difference between the different port wine families. Continue to an old cellar that has been turned into a visiting center, and hear about the ins and outs of port wine barrels and the cork used to preserve the wines. Try a delicate and young ruby port before you leave. Next, go to a modern and interactive port wine interpretation center, built to close the gap between the wine cellars and the Douro Valley. Go to an exclusive tasting room and get closer to the world's oldest wine region where the port wine grapes are grown. Take part in a wine tasting workshop with 4 different wines, and learn how to identify the different port wine families through taste. Discover how to pair port wines with food. End with a panoramic view from a terrace, and admire one of the oldest and most elegant cities in the world from a different perspective.