Wine Tours in Porto

Wine Festivals in Porto

Essencia do Vinho Porto ★ 4.7

Porto

Portugal's flagship wine fair fills the neoclassical Palacio da Bolsa in Porto with around 4,000 wines from more than 400 producers, Douro reds and Ports prominent among them, across four days of tastings and masterclasses.

Tip: Saturday is the busiest and dearest day; a weekday afternoon ticket gives you far more room at the producer tables.

Festa de Sao Joao do Porto ★ 4.4

Porto

Porto's midsummer street festival on the night of 23 June, celebrated for more than six centuries, fills the city with grilled sardines, bonfires, plastic hammers and free-flowing Vinho Verde and Douro wine until dawn.

Tip: The riverside Ribeira and the Fontainhas neighbourhood are the liveliest; base in Porto for the night, then escape to the quiet valley to recover the next day.

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