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Porto: Green Wine Tasting & Guimarães or Amarante Private Day Trip

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Free cancellation

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Duration8h–9h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · PT +1

PickupAt your hotel

A winemaker pours a glass of something light and fresh, then explains why the Green Wine region tastes like nowhere else

You get picked up from your Porto hotel and driven to a Green Wine vineyard where a local producer walks you through the cellar and pours a tasting of fresh, aromatic wines; after lunch at a traditional restaurant, you choose between the medieval town of Guimarães or the riverside charm of Amarante for the afternoon; the driver brings you back to Porto in the evening.

8h–9h

Step-by-step itinerary

Pick-up at accommodation
Travel to vineyard
Visit vineyard and learn wine production
Wine tasting at vineyard
Lunch at local restaurant
Visit Amarante or Guimarães historic centre
Return to Porto accommodation

The Experience

Someone swirls a glass and listens to the producer talk through the production process — that's how the day starts, at a local vineyard in the Minho region just outside Porto. The Green Wine tasting happens in an authentic cellar after you've walked through the vines themselves, seen how they're trained on branches the way they've been for generations, and learned why the Atlantic climate here makes wines that are fresher and lighter than what most people expect from Portugal. The producer pours different styles and explains each one. It's not rushed. You're the only group there.

After that comes lunch at a traditional restaurant somewhere in the region — the kind of place where the menu changes based on what local ingredients showed up that morning. You eat regional dishes, take your time, and then the afternoon splits. You can either head to Guimarães, which is the medieval heart of Portugal and has a UNESCO-listed old town that actually feels lived-in rather than staged, or you can go to Amarante instead, a smaller city built along the River Tâmega with a famous stone bridge and narrow streets where people still sell regional sweets from small shops. The choice is yours depending on what you want the afternoon to feel like — history and scale, or something quieter and more intimate.

The whole thing is private, which means no other tourists, no fixed group schedule, and a driver who knows the region well enough to answer questions without a script. Hotel pickup in Porto happens in the morning, and you're back there by evening. It's a full day — the kind where you see a real part of northern Portugal instead of just passing through it.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Porto.
visit to a local Green Wine vineyard with cellar tour.
wine tasting with explanations from the producer.
lunch at a traditional regional restaurant.
choice of afternoon destination (Guimarães or Amarante).
private transportation throughout the day.
experienced driver guide.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by WONDERS TOURS

Is this one for you?Best for travelers who want to experience northern Portugal's wine region without arranging their own transport or timing — the private format means you move at your own pace and choose which town to explore in the afternoon.