Porto Wine Tasting Tour: Quinta do Beijo Cellar Visit

Taste four wines in the barrel room where they're made

A guided wine tasting at Quinta do Beijo in Porto where you taste 3 DOC table wines and 1 aged Port wine while touring the centennial cellars and learning how the winery makes wine using both traditional and modern methods. The tour runs about an hour, includes a live guide in English, Portuguese or French, and requires a minimum age of 18.

Step-by-step itinerary

Winery tour and wine tasting

• Explore Quinta do Beijo cellars
• Learn traditional and modern vinification
• Taste 3 table wines in cellar
• Visit Port cellar
• Taste 2 Port wines

The experience

You arrive at Quinta do Beijo's property and move straight into the cellar: no separate tasting room, no sitting across a bar. The guide walks you through the winery's process as you taste, starting with 2 DOC wines made without oak barrels, then one aged in wood, so you can taste the difference the barrel makes. The cellar itself is the classroom: you see the traditional methods the winery still uses alongside the modern equipment, which is why the tasting takes the shape it does instead of just pouring five glasses at a table.

The final pour is a 10-year-old Port wine drawn straight from the barrel, not a bottle that's been sitting in a shop. That's the moment the tour builds toward, and it's the one most tastings skip. The whole visit runs between 45 minutes and an hour, which is long enough to understand what you're tasting without the afternoon disappearing.

What’s included

• Guided tour of the centennial cellars.
• 3 DOC table wines (2 unoaked, 1 aged in barrel).
• 1 aged Port wine tasted straight from the barrel.
• explanation of traditional and modern winemaking methods.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to Friday7 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 16:00

AgesAdult (18 to 80 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, French and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by Quinta do Beijo

Is this one for you?If you're staying in Porto without a car, the winery is reachable by accessible transportation, so you can taste wine in the barrel room itself instead of waiting for a group tour to depart from a hotel lobby across the city.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Portuguese.

What's the difference between the DOC wines you taste at Quinta do Beijo?

Two of the DOC wines are made without oak barrels, and one is aged in wood, so you taste how the barrel changes the flavor and color of the wine side by side during the tasting.

Do I need to know about wine before I book this tour?

No, the guide explains the winery's traditional and modern methods as you taste, so the cellar tour teaches you as you go. The minimum age is 18.

How long does the tasting take?

The tour runs between 45 minutes and an hour, including the cellar walk and all four wine tastings.

Is the winery accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, all areas and surfaces at Quinta do Beijo are wheelchair accessible, and transportation options are also wheelchair accessible.