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Family
Three generations of the family in this company. Your guides are our brothers, cousins, in-laws. Nobody is hired off a CV.
aDayinDouro · Since 2011
A different day in the Douro Valley.
Not a tour. A day with the family that's been doing this for 15 years.
- Airbnb 4.98★ Most Unique Experience · 2019
- GetYourGuide 4.9★ 6,828 reviews
- WSET Sommeliers Levels 1, 2 and 3
- 11 Tastings DOC, Port, aguardente
What defines us
Four things nobody else gives you.
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Authenticity
The quintas are ours. The grapes are ours. Lunch comes out of our kitchen. Nothing is staged for tourists.
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Exclusivity
Vintage Port opened with a hot iron — nobody else does this in front of guests. Every day, live.
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Knowledge
WSET Levels 1, 2 and 3 sommeliers on the team. We know what we're talking about when we hand you a glass.
Experiences
Three ways to spend a day with us.
Small Groups
Two Wineries, Chef's Lunch & Boat Tour
Our classic small-group day: 11 tastings, two family wineries, the Vintage opening, and a private boat on the Douro.
9.5 hours From €135
Premium Private day
Royale Douro · Mercedes S Class
The Douro on your terms — Mercedes S-Class or convertible E-Class, hotel pickup, and the family quinta to ourselves.
7 hours From €220
Bus Groups Best value
Vinho Verde & Douro · Two Wine Regions in a Day
Two wine regions, two rivers, 11 tastings, chef's lunch, and fire on the Vintage. Our most complete day, in a group.
10 hours From €99
The team
Our guides aren't hired. They're family.
Three generations of the same family welcoming people to the Douro — cousins, brothers, in-laws. Nobody's here for a CV. They handle the details with care, anticipate what might go wrong, and have an instinct for being in the right place at the right time. WSET sommeliers, yes — but what stays with you is how they treat you.
Meet the team
The moment
Vintage Port opened with a hot iron.
This is how Port was served before the corkscrew existed. Two hundred years. There's a reason the iron stays hot, and a reason nobody else does this in front of their guests.
You'll understand when you see it.
Fifteen years welcoming people to our table. It still feels like the first time.
Gallery
A day with us
Every day is different. These are the scenes that recur — the vineyard, the table, the river, the laughter.
The quinta
Stone, vine, and two hundred years of history.
The tasting
Eleven tastings — DOC, Port, aguardente.
The river
Private boat on the Douro, no rush.
The table
Lunch from our kitchen, served at the quinta.
The laughter
You're not a visitor. You're family for a day.
The dogs
They greet you before we do. Part of the house.
The vineyard
Terraces falling to the river at golden hour.
The cellar
Inside the cellars of the producers we visit.
Stories
6,828 people. Average 4.9 / 5.
Public reviews on GetYourGuide and Airbnb. Two of the longer ones live here.
GetYourGuide · Family trip · Summer
“ It starts with George the guide — Manuel's cousin. Such characters. Sensational tour.
Katia, George, Manuel, João, Tiago and Diogo (on the boat) — all of them. Simply fantastic. ”
— Michael Iacovino · Brazil
GetYourGuide · Couple travelling · Spring
“ Excellent program, led by guide Tiago — very capable.
Delicious lunch and plenty of tastings at the wineries and quintas. Comfortable and safe transport with Jota driving. ”
— Jorge Luis · Brazil
Sister project
Portugal Wines Club.
A Douro wine club, shipping monthly worldwide. Built around the new white quinta we're putting together. Members get a private tasting when they pass through the Douro — and take a photo with the vine they adopted.
Still deciding?
Send us a message. We answer in English, in under two hours. It's just us on the other end.