Poças

Such a wonderful, intimate cellar tour and port wine tasting experience. I was a bit hesitant at first, as I hadn’t heard much about Poças, but I specifically wanted a live guide rather than an audio tour—and I’m so glad I chose this. Cindy, our guide, was incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and genuinely friendly. She patiently answered my endless questions with such enthusiasm that I truly felt I gained a solid entry-level understanding of port wines by the end. The tasting room and shop were absolutely beautiful, with a relaxed atmosphere and no pressure to buy or rush through the experience. Thanks to the lovely Cindy, I even got to try something that wasn’t originally on my list. Every member of staff was fantastic—the lady at reception was especially warm and welcoming. The best part was that it wasn’t a large group, which made the experience feel very private and personal. I especially loved the 10-year-old white port and happily took it home, along with a special experimental wine. The packaging is stylish and exquisite—perfect for a gift. This is not a mainstream, commercial tour like those at the larger port wine houses. It’s far more intimate and personalized, exactly the kind of experience I was looking for.

We didn’t really pre-booked the wine tour but amazingly we found pocas on google and found out they accomodate walk ins. We are so glad we came here, we were lucky to get Cindy as our tour guide. Her fascination and enthusiasm on wine is infectious. She has a deep knowledge of what her job is and that is very commendable. We did the douro and port experience tasting and everything tasted superb. We ended up buying bottles of the Lagrima, Tawny 10 and 20 years old. These wines tastes so good with portoguese cheeses and cold cuts. It was such an amazing experience. Highly recommended to come visit this winery when in porto :)

One of the best moments of our short trip in Porto! I will have no hesitation to recommend to everyone. From outside you dont get a feeling of the size of the place but Inside is huge! We got a “guided tour & tasting”. I am happy with all the wines I tasted but my personal favorite was the Tawny Port (20 years). After our visit, it was easy 20 min walk down towards Douro river for a really nice view of the river and bridge Ponte Luis.

We had a great tour. Our tour guide, Cindy, was funny, passionate, and knowledgeable and answered all of our questions with verve. She introduced us to their ports, which are 100% Portuguese owned by the same family for four generations, and takes pride that every ingredient and all the effort to make the product is from Portugal. They're made in the Douro Valley, which we're visiting on Saturday. And she talked us through the process of making port and the varieties, white, ruby (including vintage and late bottle vintage), and tawny (including the high end single-harvest bottling, colheita). We particularly loved the 1996 Colheita (which we sampled as part of the Golden Years Poças Port tour), and found it complex and nutty. Really happy we did this!

It was so worth the extra journey and to escape the more touristy parts by the river. Our guide Cindy (I think this was her name) was excellent and we really enjoyed a selection of amazing ports at the end.

Cindy gave an amazing tour and was so great with all of our questions. The tasting was incredible with quite substantial pours. I will recommend this to anyone wanting a very boutique experience.

Excellent informative tour, really enjoyable, the port was varied and was good to try different vintages.

Had a great experience at the Poças Port Wine Lodge. Wonderful guide/hostess, Fabia, led the way on our journey through the cellar and our tasting experience. One of the unique aspects was that Poças is a Portuguese owned winery, which made it a bit more authentic. I highly recommend the tour and tastings.