ClassificationDOC Douro and DOC Porto
VarietalsMoscatel Galego Branco, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz
OwnerCarvalho family
Founded1854
TastingInteractive wine museum (Enoteca Douro) at Favaios with guided Moscatel and Port tastings.
NeighbourhoodAlijo

Signature wines: avessada-moscatel-de-favaios

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Location

Address: Rua Direita 26, 5070-272 Favaios, Alijo, Portugal, Douro Valley

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Taylor's Port ★ 4.8

DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto CaoFounded 1692The Fladgate Partnership (Yeatman and Bearsley families)Vila Nova de Gaia

Founded in 1692, Taylor's is one of the oldest Port houses and a Fladgate Partnership flagship, famed for long-aged tawnies and structured Vintage Port aged at its Gaia cellars.

Tasting: Audio-guided cellar tour in 13 languages plus tastings; restaurant Barao Fladgate on site.

Signature wines: taylors-vintage-port, taylors-20-year-old-tawny

Rua do Choupelo 250, 4400-088 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Book →

Fonseca Porto ★ 4.7

DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto CaoFounded 1815The Fladgate PartnershipVila Nova de Gaia

A Fladgate Partnership house founded in 1815, Fonseca is known for richly fruited Vintage Port and the popular Bin 27 reserve, with cellars in Gaia and the Quinta do Panascal estate.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings in Gaia; Quinta do Panascal visitor estate in the Douro.

Signature wines: fonseca-vintage-port, fonseca-bin-27

Rua do Choupelo 84, 4400-187 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Book →

Graham's Port ★ 4.8

DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto CaoFounded 1820Symington Family EstatesVila Nova de Gaia

A Symington house founded in 1820, Graham's ages its Port at the hilltop 1890 Lodge in Gaia and is known for richly sweet Vintage Port and the Six Grapes reserve.

Tasting: Guided tours of the 1890 Lodge with tiered tastings; Vinum restaurant on site.

Signature wines: grahams-vintage-port, grahams-six-grapes

Rua Rei Ramiro 514, 4400-281 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Book →

Dow's Port ★ 4.7

DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, SousaoFounded 1798Symington Family EstatesPinhao

A Symington house known for drier, structured Vintage Port, Dow's welcomes visitors at Quinta do Bomfim on the river at Pinhao, the heart of its Cima Corgo holdings.

Tasting: Dow's visitor centre at Quinta do Bomfim in Pinhao with tiered Port and Douro tastings.

Signature wines: dows-vintage-port

Quinta do Bomfim, 5085-060 Pinhao, Alijo, Portugal Book →

Warre's Port ★ 4.6

DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta BarrocaFounded 1670Symington Family EstatesVila Nova de Gaia

The oldest British Port house, founded in 1670 and now Symington-owned, Warre's makes firmly structured Vintage Port and the Otima lighter-styled aged tawnies.

Tasting: Historic Symington Port house; tastings via the family's Gaia visitor centres.

Signature wines: warres-vintage-port, warres-otima-10

Travessa Barao de Forrester, 4400-034 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Book →

Cockburn's Port ★ 4.5

DOC PortoTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta BarrocaFounded 1815Symington Family EstatesVila Nova de Gaia

Founded in 1815 and Symington-owned since 2010, Cockburn's keeps the largest wooden Port cellar in Gaia and is best known for its Special Reserve Ruby.

Tasting: Guided tour of the largest wooden Port lodge in Gaia, with working coopers and tastings.

Signature wines: cockburns-special-reserve

Rua Serpa Pinto 346, 4400-307 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Book →

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