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Porto Sandeman

Largo Miguel Bombarda 3, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
351 223 740 534
4.0 of 5 stars 45 Reviews
Type: Wineries, Speciality Museums
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New York City, New York
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

The give a detailed tour of how the port is produced, where and when was the best produced. Also, how the process has changed over time and how the best port wines are classified. They even explain how different flavors are added to wines. They have small groups and in the end have a wine tasting. Their Apitiv is really... More

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London
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

We did several cave tours, one was free with our sightseeing bus ticket and another was discounted with our gondola ticket, but the Sandeman's Tour, which we paid full price for, is definitely the one we would recommend.

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Belo Horizonte, MG
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62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

The tour is very interesting with information about the history and the production process, in the end: a good wine tasting! Recommended!

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Porto
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

One of the namy best houses of Port Wine!! You can visit any that you will not be sorry!

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Lisbon, Portugal
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Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2012

As the symbol, the tourguides are dressed with the hat and everything. It is an original and interesting tour through the big pipes of port wine. The place is nice, well decorated and the last part, the wine tasting is acceptable: one Ruby Port and one White Port.

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UK
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41 reviews 41 reviews
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

Superb facilities and tour; well informed staff and inexpensive

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

They take it very seriously. "Don" will take you to a visit. Nice video about Douro and a nice old Sandeman advertisements museum.

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Brussels, Belgium
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

Excellent tour, great explanation and tasting! Be warned, it's very cold in the cellar

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Ottawa, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012

Good history, great presentation but the tasting was only mediocre. The wine served was questionable wine for my tastes. Luckily, we were able to find more suitable Porto wines from another supplier.

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Basel, Switzerland
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011

Everyone knows Porto as a wine destination. Our Sandeman guide was wonderful, kind and knowledgable. We really enjoyed him. We all even bought wine from here. The 'story' of the wines is wonderful and brings happiness into your heart. We were glad to have gone.

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