How to Visit Portugal's Wine Regions
Although Portugal is most well known for its fortified wines known as port, this country is becoming increasingly popular as wine tour destination. If you plan your trip well, you can visit all the major port houses and wineries and enjoy Portugal's beautiful scenery at the same time.
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Take a tour of Duoro, one of the longest established wine producing regions in the country. It encompasses wineries and port houses that have won both national and international awards in the categories of wine tourism, art and culture and parks.
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Visit Dao and tour the Sogrape winery, Portugal's largest wine company. Many other smaller wineries reside in the Dao region such as Quinta dos Roques, Quinta das Maisas and Vinhos Borges.
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Explore the Alentejo wine region. Joao Portugal Ramos and David Baverstock, two of Portugal's well-recognized wine makers, have vineyards in Alentejo. The Joao Portugal Ramos' vineyard is in Estremoz and David Baverstock's in Esperao.
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Visit Porto, a main city in Portugal's wine region. You will find all of the major port houses in this region such as Taylor Fladgate, Warre & Co., Ramos y Pinto, Fonseca, Calem and Cockburn.
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Tips & Warnings
Book a wine tour with your hotel concierge. The concierge will be able to suggest the best wine tours.
Plan a wine tour vacation. These vacations are focused on touring Portugal's wine country and the packages are often all-inclusive.
When booking your wine tour, be sure to do it with a reputable company to ensure that you will have a great wine tour experience.
