1 Day Douro Valley Wineries Tour

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Itinerary

• Day 1 Luxury Tour in the Douro Valley, taste the awarded wines and experience nature.

  You will enjoy the finest experiences available in the Wine Region.

  Pick-up at your Hotel in Porto by Deluxe vehicle Mercedes with English speaking Chauffeur.

  We will take you to Pinhão, where you will have the opportunity to visit the "crown jewel" of Real Companhia Velha, the largest Quinta in the Douro region, Quinta das Carvalhas. A property of immense beauty and grandiosity whose oldest written reference date back to 1759. This is one of the most emblematic Douro properties and it is considered by many the "Douro image" because it allows a view of the territory and of the most beautiful Douro has to show. Nowhere else you can see so much in so little time. The mountain of Carvalhas, at 550 meters of altitude and from where you can enjoy a landscape in 360 degrees, is the site of "excellence" for the observation of the property and Douro. You will have a visit to the Vineyards accompanied by the Quinta das Carvalhas Agricultural Engineer. Join this tour and appreciate direct contact with nature in the vines, Mediterranean forests, and gardens, alongside the people who work them. We offer the chance to see the Douro through the eyes of a local and to relish the greatness of the region with a detailed explanation of everything happening at the Quinta. The tour finishes at our wine shop for a tasting of the top Wines of Carvalhas (White, Tinta Francisca, Touriga Nacional & Vinhas Velhas), partnered with a platter of cheeses and finishing with a glass of Port.

  Lunch is waiting for you at Terraçu's Restaurant. A concept in which wines command gastronomy, an appeal that values the flavors of the local gastronomy, using the best that nature has to offer in each season. This is the "local food", which assumes the sustainability and the preservation of the local food resources (fish from the river, olive oil made in the property, teas and jams, the property's garden and fruits, and so on). Here, the menu appeals to the senses and emotions, in a relaxed and curious way. The proposals are different every day and you never know the menu, letting yourself be guided by the inspiration of Chef José Pinto.

  Then, you will find Quinta Nova Nossa Senhora do Carmo. "One of the 9 must-see wineries in the world", American Airlines. This is a place of extreme beauty in the heart of the Douro and it's owned by the Amorim family since 1999. But this property is prior to 1764 and historical research confirms it as a great land belonging to the Portuguese Royal Family. The historic sites that are still preserved today and opened for visitors reveal all this: the creek, the gazebo, the stone mark of the Marquis of Pombal dated 1758, the cellar's crest, two chapels, and three secular orchards. You will enjoy an exclusive guided tour through the vines, winery dated from 1764 and the underground cellar. The visit ends with a tasting of 5 wines Quinta Nova at the wine Shop: Grainha Reserve White, Quinta Nova Reserve, Quinta Nova Grand Reserve Referência, Mirabilis Grand Reserve Red and Quinta Nova Vintage Port.

  Drop off in Porto.

  End of the Tour.