Portugal

Portugal Wine Tour with Simon Woolf

The Magic of the Portugal

Northern Portugal is a land defined by dramatic, rugged landscapes, ancient vineyards and native grape varieties. You’ll discover diverse wine styles and traditions that go beyond just the well-known Port wine and Vinho Verde. We'll start by heading north to the Minho Valley, touching the Spanish border, where you'll discover that Vinho Verde is far more complex and attention-worthy than thought.

South of Porto, the wild and isolated Dão has a landscape strewn with massive granite boulders and wizened old vines with incredible stories to tell – and those stories will arrive in your glass. In neighbouring Bairrada, the Atlantic influence is much more keenly felt. Here, the sensitive red grape, Baga, is the focus – a high quality variety that winemakers have mastered and refined over the past few decades. The region’s sparkling wine tradition also holds surprises to be discovered.

Finally, we’ll travel deep into the Douro valley, marvelling at its vast vineyard terraces, centenarian vineyards and complex red wines. The Douro valley harbours a vast variety of climate zones and wine styles, setting the stage for our final visit to a Port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia. Here, we will taste back through the decades and illustrate Port’s diverse styles and categories, which serves as the perfectly sweet conclusion to our journey.

YOUR 6 DAY PORTUGAL WINE TOUR INCLUDES:

Instruction throughout by Simon Woolf, wine writer and author of Foot-Trodden: Portugal and the Wines That Time Forgot.
All professional-level tours and extensive tastings at renowned wine producers
Services of a tour manager throughout, providing customer service and logistics support
3 nights at the 4-star Porto Royal Bridges Hotel
2 nights at Vila Galé Douro Vineyards Hotel
5 buffet breakfasts
5 authentic winery lunches with top-quality wines of the region
2 gourmet dinners with top-quality wines of the region
Deluxe, air-conditioned coach transportation throughout, with bottled water on-board

*Price per-person, double occupancy. Download the brochure to get the detailed pricing.

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MEET YOUR WINE GUIDES

Your Wine Tour Instructor: Simon Woolf

Simon Woolf has been a regular visitor to Northern Portugal for over a decade, extolling the values of its varied output to the world through his work as a wine writer and journalist. Simon writes for international wine titles such as Decanter, World of Fine Wine and Noble Rot. He also works as a wine educator, regularly presenting for WSG and also as a judge for the Decanter World Wine Awards. He focuses on winemakers and growers who work organically in the vineyards and with minimal intervention in the cellar. Simon is the award-winning author of two books, Amber Revolution and (with Ryan Opaz) Foot Trodden: Portugal and the Wines That Time Forgot. Both were New York Times Wine Books of the Year upon publication, and Foot Trodden was shortlisted for a James Beard award.

Your Wine Tour Manager : Ryan Opaz

We'll benefit from not just one but two Portuguese wine experts on this trip. Ryan has lived in Portugal since 2012, and runs a successful wine and food tour company in Portugal. Following 15 years of writing about Iberian food, wines, and culture, Ryan's mission is to help his guests discover Portugal’s diverse wines, foods, and landscapes. Ryan knows his adopted homeland inside out, and we are very privileged to benefit from his logistical experience and encyclopedic knowledge of the regions and winemakers that we'll visit. Ryan is also co-author and photographer of Foot-Trodden: Portugal and the Wines That Time Forgot, together with Simon J Woolf.

WE VISIT ESTATES SUCH AS:

Adega Luís Pato	Quinta de Tourais
Casa de Mouraz	Aphros winery
Quinta Costa do Pinhão	Sem Igual
Quinta dos Murças	Poças
Niepoort - Quinta de Nápoles	Churchills

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WHAT MAKES WSG EDUCATIONAL WINE TOURS UNIQUE?

Top wine industry professionals and regional experts as instructors
Service of tour manager offering customer service and logistics support during the trip
Professional-level visits with educational objectives
Tastings of dozens of top-quality wines during estate visit and included meals
Opportunity to meet the producers and local specialists
Access to wine estates often closed to the public
Join a community of fellow wine professionals and serious enthusiasts