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Croft Port Wine Lodges

Rua Barao de Forrester, 412, Vila Nova de Gaia 4400-088, Portugal
00 351 22 374 28 00
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Ranked #1 of 7 attractions in Vila Nova de Gaia
4.5 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
Type: Wineries
Owner description: In Croft’s magnificent wine cellars, professional and highly educational tours take place all year round, seven days a week, from 10 am to 6 pm. On...... more » Owner description: In Croft’s magnificent wine cellars, professional and highly educational tours take place all year round, seven days a week, from 10 am to 6 pm. On arrival you will be offered a free Port wine tasting. Afterwards you may, if you wish, taste aged Tawnies, superb vintage Ports or even enjoy an exceptional combination of Port and chocolate. Our visitors’ centre offers a captivating atmosphere, reminiscent of the Company’s 420 years of history and tradition. « less
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Brighton, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“A great wine and port tasting experience.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

Lovely english guide who showed us around the wine cellars. purchaced 3 bottles More

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Oxford, United Kingdom
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“Great!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012
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Always a pleasure to experience the history of this fine drink and buy a few bottles :) More

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Spain
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Really nice place”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2012
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The port wine lodges seem quite real, they have a nice area to taste wine with a fireplace, and a lovely terrace to enjoy a glass of wine on a sunny day. More

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London
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23 reviews 23 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“The Croft Port Wine Caves”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 14, 2012

Not really Caves, but brick built barrel storage houses. Entrance is FREE, with a guided tour & explanation as to how Port is made, Vintage, LBV, Tawny, Ruby, White & Rose. We also received a taster of a Port of their choice. It was a great way to spend an hour, at NO cost- even better More

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Derby, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Love port”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012

Not so happy with hike up the hill but hey so is the whole of Porto Very nice staff, informative tour & delightful port, not too expensive for the 10& 20 yr port More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Well worth the walk uphill”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 24, 2011

It was definately work the effort of going up the hill but the guide book said everything that was in the 20 minute tour but it was free. Although they would answer any question that was asked. They have plenty of different ports that can be purchased for tasting either as individual glasses or packages of 2 or 3 different... More

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Lowestoft, United Kingdom
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
“Interesting place”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 22, 2011
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Went here as part of a free deal with the tourbus. The trip was short, 20 mins, which was plenty to see the cellars and sample some port. Good, knowledgeable friendly staff More

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London, United Kingdom
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“Really Excellent - A Diamont !”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 16, 2011
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I visit Oporto for 15 years, i went to several cellars, but this one in particular is really something special: the staff, the information Guide about the wine, very informative and very professional!! I say "oauuuuuuhhh", Croft Lodges will help pme to visit Oporto City for 15 years more. Thankyou again to all , great staff! great wine!! John More

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London, United Kingdom
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Excellent”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 16, 2011
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I had visited for several years in the last 15 years, and the visit, anbiance, port wine, staff were really amazing!! Thankyou all again! John More

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Lisbon, Portugal
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Good enough for a free tour”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 4, 2011
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Even though it is a clearly short and average tour, you get to know the essentials about the winery history and wines. And for 0€ that's a pretty good thing to do. Getting there is also very interesting, as you wander around some very tiny streets and alleys (assuming that you go on foot after taking the subway to Jardim... More

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Vila Nova de Gaia 4400-088
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