Port Wine Cocktails Workshop at Espaço Porto Cruz, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
3.5

Port Wine Cocktails Workshop at Espaço Porto Cruz, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

By Espaco Porto Cruz
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Ages 18-90, max of 17 per group
Duration: 1h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: Portuguese, English, Spanish
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  • Wine tasting
  • Port wine cocktails workshop
  • Sommelier instructor
What's not included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks, unless specified


Start:
  • Espaço Porto Cruz, Largo Miguel Bombarda 23, 4400-222 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 66671P1

    • Minimum age is 18 years
    • Minimum 4 persons
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 17 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 66671P1

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    • Espaco Porto Cruz
      984
      Portugal
      Joined in February 2013
    • br00mers2003
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Rooftop bar worth a visit
      We were curious about visiting this place after having sailed over it in the cable car! No booking needed, just pop into the street level entrance and take the lift up to the 4th (top) floor. The doors open out onto the rooftop bar. The bar stocks a wide range of drinks (including port of course!) and there are plenty of places to sit and listen to the chilled vibes music that's being played by a DJ. The music was superb, kudos to the DJ, but the best bit was the extensive views over the Duro River, across to Ribeira and the Dom Luis I bridge. During our visit to Porto we visited this place twice we enjoyed it that much. Adults of all ages visited. Definitely worth visiting this place just to chill out, even if it's just for a drink or two.
      Written October 20, 2024
    • Woods742
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best Port tasting in Vila Nova de Gaia
      Had the most informative & educational tasting ever. Vasco Garcia guided us through white ports, tawny ports, ruby ports, LBV & vintage port. I now have such a great understanding of port, the vinification, the ageing, the cellaring, the IVDP but more importantly the confidence to go forward with my Fortified exam in the WSET Diploma. Totally amazing
      Written September 25, 2024
    • pudjnr
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent spot (roof top cocktail area) for drinks and lunch. Awesome!
      Went to rooftop cocktail area for lunch and cocktails. Food and cocktails were excellent. Great view and great service. Went downstairs and purchased some port and also the excellent olive oil that they had. Lunch was so good, going back for dinner.
      Written September 11, 2024
    • Gary F
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Long Wait Times
      The location is good with great views and in the thick of things. The wine was good, and so were the portions! However, even though it wasn’t particularly busy it took them quite a while to start the tasting. We were just sat down for a good 15-20minutes without any contact which was very odd. The staff member was very fluent in English but didn’t know much about wine. She was more tipsy than us however! Was an interesting afternoon.
      Written June 16, 2024
    • Travel05164806638
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great vibe
      Visited the roof top bar with friends, fabulous views across the river and towards the bridge. Excellent service and really reasonable food and drink prices. Great vibe, a must for an afternoon in the sun.
      Written June 2, 2024
    • Wags63
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Port and chocolate tasting
      We had such a good time port and chocolate tasting. I booked the experience in advance and was a bit concerned that I had paid over the odds when all the bars seemed to offer ports for a few euros. We had 4 very decent sized glasses of port paired with 4 very nice ( and unusual) chocolates. I hadn’t expected our host to talk us through the ports and then we were left for an hour to sip at leisure and watch the world go by outside. We staggered back to the other side of Porto having thoroughly enjoyed our experience.
      Written May 20, 2024
    • DwightA400
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Stay away. Racist staff
      Racist staff. Because I have Asian features they thought I was from Taiwan Unsanitary conditions. They gave me a dirty glass. Maybe because they are racist??
      Written May 8, 2024
    • AriannaRat
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wine, food, view, kind staff - definitely recommended
      We went there for a Porto Wine tasting in February. The staff was very kind, the guy explained us all the wine perfectly and in a very funny/good way. I am not a big fun of cheese, so they also adapt my plate with less cheese and more bread and oil. And view is perfect.
      Written April 25, 2024
    • sjk4158
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Chocholate and port. what more could you want
      We went and enquired about lots of chocolate and port pairing sessions. We think we did well choosing porto cruz. Ricarto gave up his lunch to give us this tour. What a wonderful paring session it was and what a lovely gentlemen he was. Would go again. The chocolates were also wonderful.
      Written April 21, 2024
    • HMSBrisbane
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Rude staff lacking in product knowledge & customer focus.
      Unwelcoming. Unfriendly. Uninformative. We walked on off the street as wanted to specifically wanted to taste their white ports. We hadn’t booked but didn’t think that would be a problem as there appeared to be plenty of seats available. Reception staff were rude to the point of almost being hostile. We noticed that customers on pre-booked visits (eg chocolate & wine tasting ‘experiences’) received a very different level of service. We suspect staff did not value customers like us who: i) knew what they wanted, ii) had some knowledge about the product, and iii) expected to encounter professional & knowledgeable staff. Fortunately we found this elsewhere!
      Written November 8, 2023
    • L6658GHjonc
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      I think this port makes people Angry
      Rude, walked in , waited for a lady at a desk to finish her phone argument , fortunately an angry man came to help by grunting at us and thrusting a menu at us 🤣
      Written November 2, 2023
    • Lucien S
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      For anyone who likes port wines and/or a good view in the sun at the river in the port district.
      Nice place, great view on the roof terrace, fortunately not too busy. We tried to visit before but it was closed then, now we found a nice table. Not enough sun screens, so some were very hot and we had to switch places now and then. They serve excellent port if you are willing to splash 8€ or more for a glass (they do have cheaper port as well, but not as good of course). They make one of the best port-tonics of Porto, really great. Service was a bit slow unfortunately. Strangely enough a lot of people order plain drinks you can get anywhere, like plain beer. I will never really comprehend why-
      Written October 12, 2023
    • Blackth0rn
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great views
      A rooftop bar with great views over the river and across to Porto, this isn’t immediately obvious from street level and the only reason we even knew it was there was because we were on the cable car that goes right over the top. We hadn’t booked, and initially thought there was nowhere to sit, although after loitering around for a while we managed to squeeze in somewhere. The chairs are ridiculously uncomfortable with no back support at all unless you sit right back with your legs out in front of you, so it’s not somewhere I’d want to linger for too long, but it’s a great spot for a quick one. We weren’t sure if it was bar or table service but someone turned up to serve us soon enough. There looked to be a few cocktails available, although we just opted for a beer which was perhaps a little on the pricey side, something like €5 for around 400ml I think, but I guess you’re paying for the view. Overall, I’m glad we popped in, but I wouldn’t rush back.
      Written October 2, 2023
    • keirar570
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Try the wine first!
      Poor service. We asked for two glasses of dry white wine & received two glasses of extremely sweet white wine. On returning to the bar I was given a wine to taste (nice dry white) & was told I had to pay extra for this!
      Written September 28, 2023
    • DrSoulpr
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing service, view and eating and drinking alternatives after the port wine tasting!
      We came to try some port wine first, then saw some films of the Duoro Valley and ended up seing the sunset from the amazing rooftop with food and drinks! And a DJ!! Love it!
      Written September 27, 2023
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    Karen
    Edinburgh, UK10 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    We email them to say running late and when we arrived they said we could not do it. I paid £87.44 for 4 of us. I am extremely disappointed, and I would recommend not paying up front . Just do a walk in. . Lady at front desk miserable and not helpful
    Written August 20, 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.
    Dear Client, Espaço Porto Cruz is a very popular place, especially on weekends. Your booking was at 3pm and a member of staff was waiting for you for 1 hour, as you must understand we have other bookings going on, you were presented with an alternative time and you declined. The payment you made was made to the Viator platform, not directly to us and they will certainly refund it, because I informed them that this service was not provided. Sincerely Porto Cruz Team
    Written August 22, 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Vacation Nomad
    Santa Barbara, CA84 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic views of the Duoro and Ponte de Luis. Great gin cocktails and good vibes. Came for a pre-dinner cocktail before heading downstairs tot he restaurant. Highly recommend for sunset views.
    Written July 31, 2023
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    Thank you very much for your feedback, it is very important for our team.
    Written August 22, 2023
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    Charlene D
    Queenstown, New Zealand5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2023 • Friends
    Kim, the waiter who gave us the course was very very nice, polite and smiley.
    The cocktails we made were very good and we happily took the recipes back home.
    Good experience and roof top with beautiful view.
    Written May 15, 2023
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    Thank you so much for your feedback.
    Written May 16, 2023
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    Camper296228
    Geneva, Switzerland65 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2023 • Couples
    Friendly, borderline-industry staff
    Avoid asking questions that are too specific, to get answers, you must remain friendly chatter
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    Written October 18, 2023
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