Lamego: Quinta da Portela Winery Tour & 6 Wine Tastings

Quinta da Portela de Baixo wine tasting with cellar museum tour

You’ll walk ancient cellars in Lamego’s Quinta da Portela de Baixo, taste six wines (including port), snack on farm-made olive oil and cheese, and hear real stories from your guide. Expect laughter over mispronounced words and unexpected flavors — this is a wine tour you’ll remember long after you leave.

What’s included

Your day at Quinta da Portela de Baixo includes a guided tour through both the working winery and its cellar museum, tastings of six estate-produced wines (sparkling, DOC Douro white and red, plus three Ports), all paired with local bôla pastry, fresh farm olive oil with bread, regional cheese from Lamego, and homemade jams—alcoholic beverages are included throughout your visit.

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Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Winery visit and wine tasting

• Visit Winery and Wine Cellar Museum
• Taste 6 wines from the farm
• Sample sparkling, DOC Douro white and red wines
• Taste three categories of Port wine
• Enjoy regional products with wine
• Optionally tour two farms

The Experience

You’re in Lamego before you even realize it — the road winding through those stubborn old vines, and then we’re at Quinta da Portela de Baixo. The air smells faintly of earth and a little bit of something sweet, maybe the fermenting grapes? Our guide, Ana, waved us in with that quick Portuguese smile. She started us off in the cellar museum, where it was cool and almost too quiet except for our shoes on the stone floor. I kept touching the barrels when no one was looking — they felt rough and cold, like they’d been there forever.

Ana poured our first glass (sparkling, which surprised me — I always thought Douro meant red) and handed around pieces of bôla still warm from someone’s kitchen. We tried olive oil right from their own farm, dipping bread while Ana explained how her grandfather used to press it by hand. There was cheese from Lamego too — honestly, I could’ve just eaten that all afternoon. But then came the DOC Douro white and red wines; I’m not great at describing flavors but one tasted like sun on stone and the other reminded me of blackberries after rain. Not sure if that makes sense, but you get what I mean.

The port tasting was last: three kinds lined up like little jewels. I tried to pronounce “tawny” in Portuguese (Ana laughed — probably butchered it). We sipped slowly while she told stories about harvests gone wrong or right, depending on the year. There were homemade jams on the table too; I still think about that cherry one sometimes. It was late afternoon by then and sunlight kept slipping through the window slats onto our glasses so everything looked golden for a minute. It felt like time slowed down in there — or maybe that was just the wine talking.

Top questions

How many wines do you taste at Quinta da Portela?

You taste six wines: sparkling, DOC Douro white and red, plus three different Port wines.

Is food included during the wine tasting?

Yes, regional products are served including bôla pastry, farm olive oil with bread, Lamego cheese, and farmhouse jams.

Does this winery tour include a visit to a museum?

Yes, the experience includes a visit to the Wine Cellar Museum at Quinta da Portela de Baixo.

Are children allowed on this winery tour?

Infants and small children can join; specialized infant seats are available and prams or strollers are allowed.

Is public transportation available to reach Quinta da Portela?

Yes, there are public transportation options nearby for accessing the winery.

Are service animals permitted on this tour?

Service animals are allowed during your visit to Quinta da Portela de Baixo.