Porto: Taylor's Port Cellars Visit & Port Wine Tasting
Description
Step into the world of Port wine at Taylor’s, one of the most prestigious Port houses, founded in 1692. Explore the recently renovated 300-year-old cellars at your own pace, with a multilingual audio guide available in 13 languages. Discover the fascinating history of Port wine, its production, the Douro Valley, and the legacy of Taylor Fladgate. Learn how Taylor’s pioneered the first Dry White Port and created the Late Bottled Vintage – a revolutionary style that changed the way Port is enjoyed. End your visit with a tasting of two of Taylor’s signature wines: the crisp Chip Dry – Extra Dry White, and the rich Late Bottled Vintage. You may also sample Taylor’s 10-Year-Old Tawny, a refined expression of aged Port. Want more? A must-visit for wine lovers looking to immerse themselves in the heritage of Port.
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- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(565)
Jose was amazing! So informative and really interesting. Would definitely recommend. The garden is absolutely stunning. What a treat.
We had a fantastic time and really enjoyed the experience. Even the weather was perfect! We didn't know anything about port and it was all clearly explained and very interesting. However, Taylor's were very busy and we were asked to listen to the audio tour on our phones, we weren't offered the alternative of a handset ( which I saw several of at the exit). My phone battery ran down very quickly so I had to abandon listening to the audio guide.
Wonderful educational experience - terrific self guided tour! I learned a ton about the family and the port making process!
Mari was amazing. Both informative and kind hearted. She made our experience an amazing one!
We had an excellent tour and then sat at a beautiful outdoor table and sampled some beautiful ports. This is a magnificent experience and we were very well served by Mari, who gave us a great overview of the ports that we tasted
Very informative. Excellent port wine. It was my first time tasting white port and it has become a favorite
This was our first time to Portugal and this was amazing! We have always enjoyed Taylor’s and Antonio made it special!
The tour itself is genuinely worthwhile, a well-presented walk through the history of Taylor port that’s both informative and engaging. If you’re a port enthusiast, that part alone makes the visit interesting. The tasting is reasonable value for what it is, but the food pairings are another story entirely. For €20, we received two tiny slivers of Stilton, two thin slices of cheese, half a grape, a single nut, and a barely-there smear of marmalade. That’s not a pairing; it’s a garnish with a price tag. Absurdly overpriced for what lands on the plate. Worth visiting for the history and the port. Skip the food menu and save your appetite for dinner.
It was lovely! We didn’t know it was an audio self guided tour, but we still really enjoyed the experienced and learned a lot. The tasting in the garden was the bet part. Great service and excellent port wine!
The welcome at front desk was non existent. The lady was on her computer could obviously see 4 of us in front of her and she carried on as if we weren't there. When she did look up she said nothing, I said we have tickets for the tour and wine tasting she said scan that QR code and keep your phone volume low, then carried on at the computer so I asked where the wine tasting was held and she said listen to your phone it tells you! We carried on and done the tour which was very informative it would be better if a guide took you or they supplied ear phones. The wine tasting at the end in the garden was lovely we were told about the different ports we were tasting and they were all lovely. It was a very helpful young man at this point called Edi/Eddie who saved the experience from being a flop after the very poor start at the desk, he was friendly, informative, answered our questions and deserves a shout out for the care and interest he has in his work place. So thanks to Edi we had a lovely time after the terrible start, we actually asked his name as they don't wear name tags or I would have named and shamed the front desk lady its maybe what she needs! I would recommend this tour even after the non existent welcome and have taken no stars off for the one lady who spoiled it at the start. Just to let the place know that we attended 22nd June and got to the front desk about 12.25pm.
