Real Companhia Velha

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1h00
40,00 €

per person

Free cancellation up to 72 hours before.
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About the experience

1h00

1-20 persons

4 tastings
Visit
Available in: French,  English,  Spanish,  Portugese
With a guide, the visit begins with the projection of a video about the history of Real Companhia Velha and the process of making Port Wine, from the Douro to Vila Nova de Gaia. It proceeds to the main aging warehouse, passes by the Vintage Museum and ends with the tasting of 4 glasses of Port Wine – Extra Dry White or Lágrima Branco; Tawny 10, 20 and 40 Years.

What's included

4 tastings
Tasting
Guide

About the host

Founded on September 10, 1756, by Alvará Régio d'El Rei D. José I, the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, also known as Real Companhia Velha or Royal Oporto Wine Company, is the oldest Portuguese company, with uninterrupted activity since then.

The Port Wine Cellars of this bicentennial Company are located in Gaia, on the left bank of the Douro River, opposite the city of Porto. A truly mythical place, marked by deep silence and constant darkness, full of noble wood casks, barrels, barrels, vats, where the wine rests and ages for years, decades and even centuries. The time required for each wine to reach its exact maturation point and required complexity.

It is in these Cellars that Real Companhia Velha stores a wide selection of Tawny Port Wines and also the private cellar of the Silva Reis family, owner of the company, with more than 16,000 bottles of rare Vintage Port Wines, in which the oldest date dates back to to 1765, thus maintaining prestige and tradition.

Things to know

Payment: No payment until the host has confirmed your booking.
Cancellation: Full refund of the experience if cancellation takes place up to 72 hours before the start of the experience.
Tasting: No alcohol tasting for underage children.

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Where is the experience located?

Rua De Azevedo Magalhães 314, 4430-152 Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal


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