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Winery Tour and Wine Tasting Quinta da Portela de Baixo in Lamego

4.9 ★ (94 reviews) · 1 h 30 · by Quinta da Portela de Baixo · 2 languages · #2 of 5 on Quinta visits and wine tastings in the Douro Valley

What you pay for

Production space and cellar museum visit with four ports and local tapas on the Port Experience; transport to the quinta separate

Quinta da Portela de Baixo runs a cellar museum visit with four ports and local tapas in Alvelos near Lamego. The 90 minute Port Experience costs from €30 per person. You meet at the quinta for daily starts every 30 minutes from 11:00 to 17:00. The tasting centres on port styles. Choose the separate six wine option if you want dry Douro wines alongside port.

The catch: The 4 wine option contains only port.

Duration
90 minutes
Price unit
Per person
Departures
Daily, every 30 minutes from 11:00 to 17:00
Meeting point
Quinta da Portela de Baixo, Alvelos, Lamego
Tasting
Four ports with local tapas on Port Experience
Visit
Production space and cellar museum
Group
Up to 32 people
Main trade-off
No dry Douro wines in Port Experience
In the price
Alcoholic beverages
Not in the price
In-vehicle air conditioning
Guide languages
English, Portuguese
Cancellation
free cancellation until 24 hours before

How the day runs

At Quinta da Portela de Baixo, your production and cellar museum visit ends with four ports and tapas on Port Experience.

  1. 1
    Portela production space

    Start in the production space at Quinta da Portela de Baixo.

  2. 2
    Portela cellar museum

    You continue into the quinta's cellar museum before the tasting of wines made on the property.

  3. 3
    Portela port tasting

    Port Experience pairs four ports with local tapas. You taste white port and tawny, alongside tawny reserve and vintage.

The 90 minutes cover the visit and tasting at Quinta da Portela de Baixo, where your route ends.

What is included

Included

  • Alcoholic beverages

Not included

  • In-vehicle air conditioning

Options and departures

Port Experience serves four ports; the six wine tasting combines Douro wines with port. Premium has nine wines, with the same daily departures.

Means: Choose Port Experience for 4 ports with tapas; take the six wine option if you want dry Douro wines too.

Meeting point and pickup

Portela meeting point
Make your own way to Quinta da Portela de Baixo in Alvelos, Lamego. There is no pickup service.
Portela access
The visit allows prams and service animals.

Who it is for

Choose Portela if you have 90 minutes in Lamego and want to compare four styles of port with tapas. The dry Douro wines need a different option. Groups can contain up to 32 people.

For dry Douro wines with a vineyard walk, Quinta dos Novais costs from €25 per person in Sande. If an hour of tasting is enough, EFun at Sequeiros costs from €18 per person; a cellar walk is outside that ticket. Both require your own transport.

Means: Select Port Experience for the four port tasting with tapas; choose the six wine option if you also want dry Douro wines.

Not for

  • Visitors expecting dry Douro wines in Port Experience
  • Travellers who need a transfer from Porto
  • Anyone requiring a group capped at 10

In harvest: reserve Port Experience ahead for September or October; the cellar museum visit does not include grape picking.

Know before you go

Portela family bookings

Include an adult when booking for visitors aged 0 to 17 at Quinta da Portela de Baixo. The infant category covers ages 0 to 5, with older children using the child or youth categories.

Portela party size

Your reservation can cover 1 to 30 people, while the full tour group can reach 32. One person can make a booking.

Portela arrival

Meet at Quinta da Portela de Baixo in Alvelos, Lamego, with your own transport to the estate. Prams and service animals are allowed.

Portela mobile ticket

Booking confirmation arrives immediately after you reserve your places for the visit and tasting. Bring your mobile ticket on your phone when you arrive at the estate for the booked visit.

Portela refund deadline

A full refund requires cancellation at least 24 hours before the scheduled start of your visit. There is no refund closer to departure.

Portela tasting choice

Choose the six wine option if you want dry Douro wines alongside port; Port Experience contains four ports only. Local tapas accompany Port Experience.

Cancellation and booking

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Confirmation: instant. Ticket: show it on your phone. Up to 30 travellers per booking.

Reviews

4.9 94 reviews
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The bars split the 94 reviews counted on the booking page when it was last read; the total above is live and adds Tripadvisor.

Counted on two sites: 68 on Tripadvisor at 4.9 and 26 on the booking page at 4.9, updated 22 October 2026. We show the numbers, not the texts.

People also ask

How much does the Quinta da Portela de Baixo tour cost?

The tour costs from €30 per person with four ports and local tapas on Port Experience. Allow 90 minutes for the production space and cellar museum visit with the tasting. Your journey to the quinta is separate.

Which wines does Quinta da Portela de Baixo's Port Experience include?

You taste four ports: white port and tawny alongside tawny reserve and vintage. For dry Douro wines as well as port, the separate six wine tasting has both white and red wines.

When can I book a tasting at Quinta da Portela de Baixo?

Visits start every 30 minutes from 11:00 to 17:00, with departures available every day. All tasting options share those times.

Can children visit Quinta da Portela de Baixo?

Yes, the ticket has booking categories for younger visitors from birth through age 17. Include an adult in the booking when children or teenagers come with you.

How big is the tour group at Quinta da Portela de Baixo?

The full tour group can have 32 people, although a single reservation is limited to 30. Solo travellers can also reserve a place.

Other tours we recommend

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Dry Douro wines in a smaller group

For dry wines and a vineyard walk, Novais has a 10 person cap from €25 per person. Transport to Sande is separate.

An hour of tasting in Lamego

Pick EFun for a shorter tasting of three table wines and one port at Sequeiros from €18 per person. There's no cellar visit.

Cellar visit from Pinhão

If your day is in Pinhão, Foz combines a cellar visit with five wines from €35 per person. Access involves stairs.

from €30 per person
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