Port Wine Across the River: The Cellars of Gaia

Port wine carries the name of the city, but it's made and aged just across the water, in the cool dark lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia. This walk takes you there the proper way: over the Dom Luís I bridge on foot, down to the quay where the old rabelo boats once hauled the barrels downriver, and into the cellars themselves.

You'll learn how port is made and why Gaia's misty riverside is perfect for ageing it, walk between towering rows of barrels, and taste your way through a flight, a white, a tawny and a ruby, with someone who can actually tell you what you're drinking. The view back across to Porto's tumbling houses isn't a bad backdrop either.

Easygoing, unhurried, and a proper introduction to the city's most famous export.

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