Croft Port Cellars ★ 4.4
Croft, the oldest house dating to 1588, runs cellar tours every 40 minutes with a 3-Port tasting served on the terrace or lounge, plus pre-booked Vintage tong-opening sessions.
The riverside tasting house of Kopke, the oldest Port house (founded 1638), pours White, LBV, Vintage and a celebrated run of aged Colheita Tawnies by the glass and in flights.
Address: Avenida Diogo Leite 312, 4400-111 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, Douro Valley
Croft, the oldest house dating to 1588, runs cellar tours every 40 minutes with a 3-Port tasting served on the terrace or lounge, plus pre-booked Vintage tong-opening sessions.
Ferreira's Sogrape-run lodge tells the story of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira and the house's Vintage collection back to 1815, finishing with a guided Port tasting in the cellars.
Croft, the oldest house dating to 1588, runs cellar tours every 40 minutes with a 3-Port tasting served on the terrace or lounge, plus pre-booked Vintage tong-opening sessions.
Ferreira's Sogrape-run lodge tells the story of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira and the house's Vintage collection back to 1815, finishing with a guided Port tasting in the cellars.
Dow's home estate on the riverbank at Pinhão, farmed by the Symington family for five generations. The 1896 lodge tour ends with Douro DOC, Port or Old Tawny flights over the river.
Sandeman's 18th-century Cima Corgo estate above Valença do Douro, with a panoramic visitor centre carved into the hillside and tastings of five Ports in a restricted reserve area.
Real Companhia Velha's flagship estate facing Pinhão, the largest single quinta in the Douro. Tastings span the white, Vinhas Velhas red, LBV and 20-Year Tawny with cheese and cold cuts.
A 135-hectare estate on the Douro's right bank between Régua and Pinhão, famous for old-vine field-blend reds. Tastings of five wines run daily with views from the celebrated infinity pool.