Great experience, our guide (from Venezuela) was very welcoming and knowledgeable! Wine and food all great and the venue was also very nice. Would definitely recommend!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Artisan Chocolates paired with each Port tasting, or where appropriate a tapsico.
- Guide
- 4 tasting glasses of port (40ml) form the top Port houses in the city.
Excludes
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We meet at Boutique Hotel Canto De Luz, located at 539, Rua do Almada - Parking is available at extra cost (request a link to book your space), or we can arrange private transfers from your accomodation anywhere in Metropolitan Porto.
Return
- We meet at Boutique Hotel Canto De Luz, located at 539, Rua do Almada - Parking is available at extra cost (request a link to book your space), or we can arrange private transfers from your accomodation anywhere in Metropolitan Porto.
Itinerary
Join us in our beautiful Orangerie or, on a sunny day, in our lovely garden for a tasting journey to compare and contract some of the best Ports from the cities most famous Port Houses. You will try four Ports - each thoughtfully paired with a local artisan chocolate or tapas. We rotate around key houses and vintages - our current tasting menu includes : Sandeman Fine White Port Paired with Brie cheese and dried apricot Graham’s Mature reserve Tawny Port with Equador Truffles with raspberry ganache Taylor’s Late Bottled Vintage paired with Equador Almond dark chocolate Ferreira Dona Antonia White Port paired with Equador Oranges with Dark Chocolate After the tasting, you are welcome to stay and enjoy additional wines and ports or tapas from our selection at additional cost. Expect a small group session where you can interact with your sommelier, who will help you learn bout the history of Port in the north of Portugal and its importance to Porto as a city.
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Reviews
Excellent port and chocolate tasting - we had a personal tasting and Priscilla was very knowledgeable and great fun - gave great background and information about each port - good size glasses and delicious chocolate pairings.
Precilla was an amazing host! Great experience. We would highly recommend. Great venue, don’t be fooled by the exterior!!!
In and out in 35 mins, not much info. 4 ports tasted. Not much interaction as we were the only 2. Disappointing
Good time and good exoerience
Rita was very knowledgeable and happy to pass information and answer our questions . Gave us some great tips on food pairing and where to purchase port bottles in the local area
Great learning experience with the different port wines and chocolate pairing, ports from the best in the Porto region
This was a truly unique and amazing experience. Pairing some of Porto's finest ports with artisan chocolates was a delight, and each combination brought out something new in both the wine and the chocolate. Rita was a great host: knowledgeable, warm, and clearly passionate about port wine and Porto. She made the tasting fun and easy to follow, whether you're new to port or already a fan. A big thank you to Hannah as well for helping make the experience so smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommend this to anyone visiting Porto who wants something special!
Rita did a wonderful job walking us through the ports we sampled including tasty pairings and a fantastic history lesson. Not knowing a lot about port, we learned a lot of interesting facts that kept us entertained for the full hour. The conversation was great - and even our son enjoyed himself.
It is in a house that gives no indication of what a beautiful room and outside terrace is inside where the tasting takes place. Our tasting host was Rita. She was excellent. Very knowledgeable and friendly. She made our experience great fun. Highly recommended.
We had a great time today doing a paring with chocolates and port! Our tour guide was Priscilla and she was very welcoming and warm. The hotel was beautiful and the staff was very accommodating. The orangerie where the tasting was held was a bit warm, but it was also a very hot day in Porto. Priscilla made sure we had plenty of cold water. The port selections were varied between vintners and varieties so that we had a broad selection to try. The chocolates were also delicious and she let us know where to go buy extra (a shop in Porto!) we had a great time and would definitely recommend a tasting to any friends going to Porto!
Allow for an hour. The entrance to the hotel isn’t obvious so count the ‘house’ numbers so that you know you’ve arrived. The hotel was cool and airy and comfortable. Our host - Gabriella - was very informative, relaxed and engaging.
Kudos to Priscilla for her extensive explanation, patience with all of our questions and big smile. The port wines were great and especially the food pairings excellent!
Our guide, Priscila, was very well informed on the wines and where they came from. I was very surprised by what I ended up liking, and this acted as a great introduction to Porte wine
Gabriella was an amazing host, true passion and amazing knowledge on all things Port! Very friendly and engaging, the experience was better than the Taylor’s port cellar tour. We learnt much more and it was much more personal! Thank you. Alex and Jess
Excellent experience! We stayed at the hotel which was great as well! Pricilla was excellent.
Lovely explanation of types of port wine. Chocolate pairings were great. Presenter was very knowledgeable about port wine types.
Gabrielle and Hannah were incredible. They accommodated us even though we were late due to the strike. The group was great as we laughed so much. Gabrielle was very knowledgeable and I would go to see both of them as they were fantastic. I would tell anyone coming here that the port and chocolate pairing was amazing.
This was a brilliant experience learning all about the different types of ports that Porto has to offer. Pairing with the chocolates with even more exciting and elevated the experience. Gabriella was fabulous. Would recommend to everyone who comes to Porto.
It was a wonderful experience. Our guide (Priscilla) was very knowledgeable and made it a fun event.
It was fun & Priscilla was very knowledgeable about the different ports that she poured & the food she paired them with.
This was a wonderful tasting. We got to try two white and two red ports. The chocolate was tasty and paired well with the wine. Our guide was excellent and very friendly.
It was wonderful. Priscilla and staff were amazing. It was very fun and enlightening. Place has a beautiful view.
Zuzanne was incredibly pleasant, sweet and knowledgeable. So very happy we had the opportunity to learn about great port with her!!!!
Lena did an excellent job!! Very knowledgeable with a great personality. Enjoyed it very much.
Maya was really kind and explained us all about wine tasting! Had a great experience with friends!
I had a great experience at this Port wine and chocolate pairing! Rita explained each wine and pairing so well and could answer all of my questions. The wines and chocolates were very good and high quality. Don't come expecting a full meal- its more like a dessert experience.
This was a great experience with a very acknowledgeable host. It was so fun to learn and make new friends from Italy!!
My wife and myself had a tasting today with the wonderful and knowledgeable Rita, of some of the ports of Porto. Rita was brilliant, personable, knowledgeable and gave us many tips on what to do in Porto other than drink delicious wine and port. The tasting was exceptionally quick at an hour long but well worth every penny it cost. Highly recommend this experience.
Thanks to Hannah for a great port tasting experience with our friends! Lovely port wine and chocolate/cheese pairing!
Great experience with Hannah at the port tasting. Fun to try the port and lovely chocolate pairings. Thank you for a fun time!
Hannah was excellent. She explained all the process of producing the different Ports and the Port and pairings were perfect. Our fellow guests were also great! Highly recommended.
Priscilla was an amazing guide. She gave us so much information about the market and the people as we walked around. Back at the kitchen she was an excellent instructor and catered to our tastes.
We had a private tasting with Hannah. It was very informative and she was a wonderful hostess. Ports were great, varied and the pairing were terrific. Highly recommend!
Priscilla gave us a lovely insight into the city of Porto via medium of Port wine. The selection of ports and pairings was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed debating which were our favourites.
Beautiful atmosphere - an oasis in the city. Friendly and informative teacher Pricilla. Nice selection of port and pairings. Thank you!
We enjoyed trying for different ports from 4 different well-known houses. Each drink came with its own story and an explanation of how the ports were made. Each port was paired with a different dessert, and it was lovely to enjoy the ports both with and without their pairings. Priscilla was lovely and knowledgeable about the various ports and really made the experience fun.
Priscila was a delight. We thoroughly enjoyed our port tasting. It was nice tasting from four different producers vs. just one. Loved learning what foods go with the different varietals and how that affects flavor. I look forward to serving port to friends when I return home.
Very good, haven't been to one of these before. Good experience with balance of ports and chocolate. Host looked after us and engaged well. Would recommend
The Port and chocolate wine tasting was fantastic! We really enjoyed Rita who taught us a lot about port wines. Well worth it.
Rita was wonderful! So personable & knowledgeable! I’ve learned so much! Great time getting to know others at this experience. The garden is such a beautiful feature as well!
Best port we had throughout our trip. The small group setting made it special as it was relaxing and we could ask questions easily.
Priscilla provided a beautiful and very knowledgeable port tasting with chocolates! Highly recommend, especially if you are looking to try various styles of ports which have also been aged differently. My husband and I learned so much about port. Thank you for the great experience!
Excellent and very informative! Priscila was wonderful and I hope she gets to continue traveling the world and living her dream!
We had a really nice experience. Priscilla was a super host and guided us through this tasting. It was entertaining and tasteful and we liked the port wine selection and their pairings. The only thing I would like to point out is that I would prefer to smell / taste the aroma and the flavor before she says which flavors you should smell / taste. But overall a great experience! ♥️
It was lovely. The person goving the explenation was really kind and the port wine was amazing. I can definitely recommend this.
It was an amzing experience all together. The hotel itself is a hidden gem with the open kitchen and the beautiful outside area. Priscilla was such a nice hostess and knew a lot about the history and brought it in a very enthousiastic way. The ports themselves including the complementary snacks brought the different ports to live. Would highly reccomend! At a price of just 25 Euro pp you get a lot of value for your money.
Amazing detailed experience, she really took her time to explain and was interested in our replies. The pairing was amazing and made it a unique experience.
Very good. Gemmy was very nice and then experience was amazing. She has alot of knowledge e about port. I dont like port, but it was a nice experience anyway.
It was really nice! Very nice host and we taste different styles of port. Overall very pleased with the tasting. Dont hesitate, do it!
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