Port Wine in Porto: The Guides

Each tour in the catalog has its own page with what the price covers and how the visit runs. The guides cover the cellars you can visit, the port styles you will taste, and getting around Vila Nova de Gaia.

Iron arch of Ponte Luís I in Porto, a landmark on port wine tours

Ponte Luís I: Walking the Dom Luís I Bridge in Porto

How to walk the Ponte Luís I between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, which deck to use, and how it leads to the port wine lodges. Check the details.

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Aerial view of the Gaia riverfront port wine cellars across the Douro from Porto

Port Wine Cellars Porto: Lodge by Lodge

Every port wine cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia, one by one. Visit types, tasting counts, hours and how to book each lodge visit. Check the details.

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Cálem lodge roofs with the name on top, found on a port wine lodges map of Vila Nova de Gaia

Port Wine Lodges Map: Gaia, House by House

Where every port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia sits, who owns it and how to walk between them. Booking rules, founding years and a riverside route.

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Cruise boat on the Douro, the type used on a Porto six bridges boat tour

Porto Boat Tour: Six Bridges & Wine Cruises

Compare Porto boat tours on the Douro: the 50-minute six bridges cruise, port tasting boats and sunset cruises, with prices and departure points.

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Francesinha with egg and fries, the signature dish of a Porto food tour

Porto Food Tour: What You Eat and Which Tour to Book

Compare Porto food tours by price, length and menu, learn the dishes of the city and plan your walk around a port cellar visit.

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Ruby and tawny port in two glasses compared at a port wine tasting in Porto

Ruby vs Tawny Port: The Real Difference

How ruby and tawny port differ in ageing, colour and taste, plus serving temperatures, open-bottle times and where to taste both in Gaia.

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Cable car over Vila Nova de Gaia on the south bank of the Douro, home of the port wine lodges

Vila Nova de Gaia: Port Lodges, Cais de Gaia, Cable Car

How to visit Vila Nova de Gaia from Porto: the Dom Luís I decks, the Gaia Cable Car fares and hours, the Cais de Gaia riverfront and the port lodges.

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Bottle of Delaforce 1985 vintage port, an aged vintage port from Porto

Vintage Port: Declared Years, LBV and Tasting in Porto

How a Port vintage is declared, how late bottled vintage differs, how to decant and serve it, and where to taste vintage port in Porto and Gaia.

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Glasses of white, rosé, tawny and ruby port, showing what port wine looks like

What Is Port Wine? Styles, Making and Serving

A plain explanation of port wine: the Douro, the 19-22% alcohol, how it is made, and every style from Ruby to Colheita. Made for tasting it in Porto.

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Glasses of white, ruby and tawny port on a stone counter, the tasting at the end of port wine tours in Vila Nova de Gaia

WOW Porto: World of Wine District Guide

What WOW Porto is, which museum covers port wine, opening hours, the tasting, tickets and how it compares with a Gaia lodge visit. Plan your visit.

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