Graham's 1890 Lodge ★ 4.8
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.
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.
Address: Rua do Choupelo 250, 4400-088 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, Douro Valley
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.
Housed in an 1811 granite building facing Porto, Sandeman's Sogrape-run cellar is led by guides in the caped Don costume, ending with Ruby and Tawny Ports in the tasting room.
Producing Port since 1859, Cálem's riverfront cellar opens with an interactive museum on the Douro Demarcated Region before the cask cellars and a guided Port tasting and optional fado evenings.
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.
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.
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.
Housed in an 1811 granite building facing Porto, Sandeman's Sogrape-run cellar is led by guides in the caped Don costume, ending with Ruby and Tawny Ports in the tasting room.
Producing Port since 1859, Cálem's riverfront cellar opens with an interactive museum on the Douro Demarcated Region before the cask cellars and a guided Port tasting and optional fado evenings.
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.
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.