A large historic estate between Pinhao and Alijo at Cotas, Quinta da Romaneira pairs a five-star hotel with DOC Douro reds and Port across one of the region's most scenic stretches of river.
Signature wines: quinta-da-romaneira-tinto
Address: Cotas, 5070-252 Alijo, Portugal, Douro Valley
A family estate on the Favaios plateau with an interactive wine museum, Quinta da Avessada showcases the sweet Moscatel de Favaios as well as Douro reds and Port through immersive tastings.
Tasting: Interactive wine museum (Enoteca Douro) at Favaios with guided Moscatel and Port tastings.
Signature wines: avessada-moscatel-de-favaios
A family estate on the Favaios plateau with an interactive wine museum, Quinta da Avessada showcases the sweet Moscatel de Favaios as well as Douro reds and Port through immersive tastings.
Tasting: Interactive wine museum (Enoteca Douro) at Favaios with guided Moscatel and Port tastings.
Signature wines: avessada-moscatel-de-favaios
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
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
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
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
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
