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.
Signature wines: taylors-vintage-port, taylors-20-year-old-tawny
Address: Rua do Choupelo 250, 4400-088 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, Douro Valley
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
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
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
Founded in 1790 and owned by Sogrape, Sandeman is one of the best-known Port and sherry houses, instantly recognised by its caped Don logo, with a flagship cellar in Gaia.
Tasting: Cellar tours led by guides in the Sandeman Don cape, with multiple tasting tiers.
Signature wines: sandeman-vintage-port, sandeman-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
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
Founded in 1790 and owned by Sogrape, Sandeman is one of the best-known Port and sherry houses, instantly recognised by its caped Don logo, with a flagship cellar in Gaia.
Tasting: Cellar tours led by guides in the Sandeman Don cape, with multiple tasting tiers.
Signature wines: sandeman-vintage-port, sandeman-20-year-old-tawny
