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Blandy's Wine Lodge

Avenida Arriaga 32, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
351 91 740 110
Ranked #17 of 38 attractions in Funchal
4.0 of 5 stars 104 Reviews
Type: Wineries, Historic Sites
Activities: Wine tasting, Group tours/walking tour
Traveler Description: Blandy's Wine Lodge could be one of the high points of your visit to Funchal. Right in the centre of the city, huge doors lead into a fragrant... more »
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East Grinstead
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2012

It's worth doing the official tour and seeing how this delcicious wine is made. Afterwards you get to sample enough to make you completely squiffy More

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Warwick, United Kingdom
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012

Interesting tour, and when in Madeira it has to be done - you cant really not! More

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Brentwood, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012

A choice of guided tours and tastings to suit your pocket or just wander round and salivate free of charge. Interesting and well laid out history and descriptions of the Madeira wine making process. More

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Barendrecht, The Netherlands
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012

They offer three tours (½h, ¾h and 1h), we took the premium (¾h) tour. We had expected more of it. Basically they tell you the history of the building in five minutes and show you some barrels. Next you get some time to look around in the museum, which is two rooms big. Finally you go to the tasting room,... More

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Brighton, United Kingdom
2 reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012

Informative and relaxed tour of the wine lodge. Time in the tasting room and discount on purchaes More

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London, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2012

Quite an interesting little tour (although the guide seemed somewhat irritated at the start). We did the 45 minute tour booked in conjunction with the cable car ticket and for that we were taken around inside to have a look at the vats, the loft where they store the barrels and then down to the shop. They also did a... More

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kent
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

We visited Madeira as it was one of the stop offs whilst on a Thomson Cruiseship Destiny, the staff were happy to talk about the history of Madeira and their famous wine export ! If u like sampling wine u must go there! More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012

I have been on many wine tours in France and Portugal (Oporto) and this was definitely the worst. Very little information about the process of making the wine or its history. I suspect the Instiute of Wine may be better (not far away) but have not tried it. Give it a miss! More

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leicester
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2012

Not really that interesting and the wine was expensive More

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Swindon, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2012

Very informative and friendly tour - including a taster at the end. Very reasonably priced too; E5.50 for a 45 min tour. More

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