Wine Tasting & Wine Tours in Funchal

Funchal wine tours come down to one thing you can't taste anywhere else: Madeira, the fortified wine built to outlast heat, age and a sea voyage. Most start in the city and climb out to family vineyards on the terraced slopes above town, where steep, hand-worked plots explain why the wine is made the way it is.

When you compare wine tours in Funchal, look at where the route actually goes. A trip up to a local vineyard with tasting and lunch pairs the vines with a proper sit-down meal and the views back over the bay. In town, guided cellar visits walk you from the dry Sercial through to the sweet Malmsey. We'd book a small-group tour for the slopes and a driver-guide with hotel pickup if you'd rather skip Madeira's hairpin roads. Half-day suits a cellar; go full-day when a vineyard lunch is part of the plan.

4 Funchal wine tours from €70. Small-group and private, half and full-day with hotel pickup and free cancellation on most - quick to book online.