Quinta das Carvalhas ★ 4.6
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.
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.
Address: Quinta do Bomfim, 5085-060 Pinhão, Portugal, Douro Valley
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.
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.
An 18th-century organic estate at the confluence of the Douro and Tedo rivers. Hour-long tours and tastings cover the Vintage Ports and organic Douro reds, with a bistro and walking trails.
Taylor's 300-year-old Gaia lodge runs a 13-language audio tour through the ageing cellars, finishing with a flight of Chip Dry, LBV and 10-Year Tawny on the panoramic terrace.
Built in 1890 on a hilltop above the Douro, Graham's Symington-owned lodge ages Vintage and aged Tawny Ports in cask and pairs the cellar tour with flights and a museum of the house archive.