Poças Guided Visit and Wine Tasting: Discover Styles of Port Wine at Awarded Family Winery
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252 Ratings
Vila Nova de Gaia
Embark on a guided visit and wine tasting at Pocas, an award-winning family winery. Discover the diverse styles of Port Wine and experience the rich history and quality of their Old Tawny Ports and DOC Douro wines.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Pocas Vinhos - The Experience will start with a guided visit to the aging cellar where the fabulous wines have been aging for more than 100 years. You will get to know what makes Port Wine so special and also learn about the place where it is made: the Douro Valley. Then you’ll walk into the Tasting Room where a harmonized tasting of three different Port Wines awaits. You will find out what pairs well with Port Wine and discover Port styles that you might not have tasted before. You’ll also have the possibility of tasting other wines (not included) and buying all the available references at our shop.
What's Included
- Tasting paired with Dried Fruits/ Nuts
- Tasting of 10 years old Tawny Port
- Tasting of Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port
- Guided visit through the ageing cellar
- Tasting of White Port (Dry, Medium Dry or Sweet)
What's Not Included
- Selection of Cheeses (16€)
- Selection of Sausages (16€)
- Selection of Cheeses and Sausages (20€)
Additional Information
Tasting Details:
This sampling course is tailor-made for those keen to explore various types of Port Wine.
About our Company:
Boasting over a century of history, Pocas is presently managed by its 3rd and 4th generation, standing as one of the rare Port Wine enterprises that originated in Portugal and still owned by the same Portuguese clan. While the reputation of Pocas was initially built on the Old Tawny Ports, our DOC Douro wines have also been demonstrating their caliber over the past three decades.
Recently, Pocas was acclaimed as the “Fortified wine manufacturer of 2018” by the Portuguese publication ‘Revista de Vinhos’. We opened our Visitor Center to the public in 2016, which was refurbished in 2018 by Portuguese architects Lúcia Vaz Pato and António Mota. Serving approximately 28,000 guests annually, our Visitor Center has further been recognized with the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence.
Location
R. Visc. das Devesas 168
Rua Visconde das Devesas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(252 Ratings)
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Dace1973
May 4, 2024
Great tasting at Pocas! - Wonderful tasting at pocas. Great guide, interesting story and the ports were delicious! We added a tasting of the vermouth and a cheeseboard which were also excellent!
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Arielgutierrez_g
Apr 29, 2024
Port tasting 10/10 - I wanted to do a port tasting before heading back home. This was the perfect choice. The tour guide was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. They have a beautiful shop on the way out for purchases.
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Karinedp
Apr 25, 2024
I recommend, fast and efficient. Nice and Portuguese! - I recommend, fast and efficient. Nice and Portuguese!
It's next to Porto but a little far away, just right.
Very nice guide in French 😌
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Andrea_w
Apr 21, 2024
Very interesting and informative! - We learned a lot about the history and creation of port wine and enjoyed the recommended tastings. Our guide was funny and knowledgable!
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Ku1957
Apr 16, 2024
Lovely small family owned winery. - Informative and delicious tasting of ports made by the same family for over 100 years. Had plenty of time for questions and to enjoy our port.
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Julie_a
Apr 15, 2024
Short and Sweet (literally!) - It was so fun to learn about port and the Duoro valley. Short and sweet tour full of information and tastings!
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Uyeniepooh
Apr 8, 2024
Worth the trip to Vila de Gaia! - Made a reservation to try port for the first time. I wanted something that didn’t feel intimidating and had some history.
Great choice because Filip Job was the guide of our small group and was very informative and kept it light. Learned a lot in a short amount of time and the three tastings I had were amazing. My favorite has to be the LBV 2018.
I would highly recommend this place. I took the train here as I was staying in Lapa area but walked back which was great to be able to see both sides of Porto.
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Ian_m
Mar 29, 2024
Memorable, fun, informative. - The guide was wonderful. The tasting was fun. We will definitely recommend this to friends and family.
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Thierry
Mar 20, 2024
Visit to the Poças winery - Superb discovery, charming and welcoming staff, very good advice. Remarkable cellar and family products, I recommend
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Nicola_h
Apr 17, 2024
Goid tour - Was an interesting tour not as expansive as thought woukd be .just walk through a cellar watch video.. the location was way way up quite a walk and hard to find.. the port though was very nice and not one I've seen heard of in the UK which was nice
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