Greetings Travelers! We'll be in Portugal at the end of June/early July. We'll use Lisbon and Porto as "home base" and take day trips via train to various cities. When in Guimarães I want to do Vinho Verde wine tours. What's the best way to set up a wine tour? Can I call wineries and schedule an appointment like in California wine country? Are there any wine tours you like? Please let me know!
Posted by
Cascais, Portugal
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I was in the Minho region in April and found it surprisingly difficult to find tours or wineries. I did find tours originating in Porto, so that might be the way to go. I found a few places where a call likely would have worked but I was trying to do it last minute. It seems most of the small vinho verde wineries don’t have website reservations.
The one winery we visited was Quinta de Santa Christina. It’s a drive from Guimarães but I found the tour to be enjoyable and the drive was quite lovely.
Posted by
OP
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Thanks so much for the heads-up! I'll make sure to arrange in advance and through Porto.