Cockburn’s Port Wine Lodge

Cockburn’s Port Wine Lodge

Cockburn’s Port Wine Lodge
4.5
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 7:30 PM
About
The Cockburn’s Port Lodge holds the largest quantity of Port in oak barrels and wooden vats of any cellar in the historic area of Vila Nova de Gaia. This is where Cockburn’s Ports are aged, in particular its famous Special Reserve.
Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listing
Admission tickets
from
£21.66
What is Travellers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.

Top ways to experience Cockburn’s Port Wine Lodge and nearby attractions

The area
Address
Reach out directly

Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.

Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.

Popular mentions

We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles921 reviews
Excellent
715
Very good
172
Average
27
Poor
3
Terrible
4

These reviews have been automatically translated from their original language.
This service may contain translations provided by Google. Google disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to translations, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from forgery.

Zenzero15
579 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Friends
We took this guided tour recommended by local friends. Cellar tour with standard tasting (3 glasses/tastings) 20 euros. Duration 1 hour and a half. The guide Riccardo, very good, described clearly even for those who don't know much about wine.
Our group was 8 people.
The tour is available in all languages.
I recommend it as a different experience to have and to try the famous Port wine.
Google
Written 3 December 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

David G
Pittsburgh, PA93 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Couples
We were part of a public tour with an English-speaking guide. He was fun, engaging, knowledgeable, and a wealth of information about port wine and about Cockburn's. The tour was great, the tasting was excellent, and we were able to stay a while in the company museum afterwards. Cockburn's does it all, including making their own barrels, so this is the most complete port lodge experiene you can find.
Written 7 July 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Lili
Santana de Parnaiba, SP79 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Our Port wine tour guide was Mário! We had a private visit because by chance, there were no other tourists who spoke Portuguese (which was great, as we had all our curiosities clarified by him). It was very interesting to learn about the entire history of this cave, which has been around for over 200 years.
The wine pairing was a unique experience too. We tried the cheese one and the chocolate one! It was amazing!
Google
Written 14 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Peachy
14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Friends
My friend and I visited and had a great time. Whilst the lodge is located at the top of a steep hill, it is worth the climb. The tour was informative and just the right amount of time. The highlight for me was the tasting of the Ports. The lady leading the tasting, Nicole Santos, spoke perfect English (certainly better than mine!), was very knowledgeable and went into great detail on the various types of Port, how they are made and aged. She also made some great recommendations of Port to take home with us, these bottles are now safely home in the US.
Written 9 January 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Dear guest, Thank you for your comments on Trip Advisor. Your views are very important to us and it is a real pleasure to know that you enjoyed your visit. We hope to receive you and your family and friends again in the future. You will always be very welcome. A special thanks from Nicole! Best regards, The Cockburn’s team
Written 4 March 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

JK1969
30 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023
I have a couple of Cockburn's older vintage ports, so when we were in Porto/Gaia, we decided to visit their caves. They're up on the hill a bit from the river. We had their "premium" tasting, but I wasn't wildly impressed with the wines. The facility seems pretty nice and maybe a tour might have improved things? All in all, though, unless you just love their ports, I think there are better experiences in Gaia.
Written 26 June 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

dcablo
la massana, andorra7,313 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
A really good visit to understand Port wines. The guide, Mario, very attentive and with very pleasant explanations. We did the classic tasting, tasting and understanding three different types of wines. I don't know about the other wineries, but this one is very worth it
Google
Written 16 December 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

A G
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Friends
Our tour guide was Francisco and he was absolutely fantastic. He was extremely knowledgeable and gave us all the information we needed and more. He was funny as well! My friend and I had a bunch of other questions at the end and he was extremely helpful by giving us all the answers we needed, recommendations, as well as advice and information. Truthful, funny, and knowledgeable! I highly recommend a tour at Cockburns and to ask for Francisco if you can!!
Written 18 April 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Mark D
Portishead, UK1,584 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
Came here as we wanted a relatively short good value tour and this was highly rated.
Booking wasn’t easy direct so we went through GetYourGuide guide.
We selected a1.5 HR. Tawny tasting for £20.
Great reception and guide. The tour es informative nd just long enough. We both learned a lot.
We bought 2 bottles in the sho at the end… Fully recommend
Written 4 October 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

CathYorkshire
Yorkshire392 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Couples
Fascinating tour of this enormous historic port lodge. With over a million litres of port in store it is a sight to behold. The tour includes the chance to see the on site cooperage ( go in a morning if you want to see the men at work) . There is also a small museum telling the story of the brand. Tasting was relaxed and enjoyable. There is a good on site shop too (sadly we were travelling hand luggage only so could only purchase at the airport)
Written 6 April 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

mkunnen63
Heemskerk, The Netherlands3,390 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Friends
Here we did a classic Port Tour led by a guide who could have explained it all better and more clearly. Didn't know some questions, but the rooms and everything else we saw more than made up for that. Then we tasted 3 more glasses of Port and we enjoyed it.
Google
Written 28 September 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Showing results 1-10 of 494
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing

COCKBURN’S PORT WINE LODGE (2024) All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)

All Vila Nova de Gaia HotelsVila Nova de Gaia Hotel DealsLast Minute Hotels in Vila Nova de Gaia
All things to do in Vila Nova de Gaia
Day Trips in Vila Nova de GaiaAmusement Parks in Vila Nova de Gaia
RestaurantsFlightsHoliday RentalsTravel StoriesCruisesCar Hire