W & J Graham’s was established in 1820 and is run by the fourth and fifth generations of the Symington Family. They are also considered a leader in the world of Port. Graham’s cellars were built in 1890 in Gaia. Visitors here get a guided tour of their immense cellar. This is followed by a walk-through of their impressive historical collection of vintage Ports. After the tour, there is a tasting of three Ports. I recommend you purchase a charcuterie and a glass of your favorite Port to enjoy on their large balcony overlooking the river.

We reached Porto on way to Algarve. We had driven along the Douro valley and had passed many fantastic views of the various vineyards, both large and small. Plus beautifully patterned olive groves visible from the twisting and turning road around the hills. On arrival we saw the tour available at W & J Grahams. We walked .9mile as taking car seemed worse. Upon arrival were meet by an extremely helpful receptionist who gave us an option of a tour in English as we had not booked previously. This was the only tour available, in English, at the time we arrived on that day so understandable. The tour included a tasting of 3 different Ports described in the tour. We payed €45 per person for the vintage tour with port tasting. Very enjoyable and lots of delicious port. A basic tour costs €17 but think this should be booked in advance. Lots of other options available but check website. We thoroughly recommend this place to visit as imformative and gives a very good understanding of the different processes needed to make the drinks we love .

While we weren't able to get on a tour of the place, as they were sold out, we were able to get a tasting at Grahams, as well as a tapas style lunch in their bar. It is a beautiful place, the tapas style food surprised us immensely; the menu was very small and half of the dishes were not available, but what they did have, was really, really good! At Grahams we were primarily impressed with the older (and more expensive) tawnies. But definitely worth a visit!

This was the highlight of our trip. Arriving a little early for our tour we headed to the bar for a drink and some nibbles. There the incredible experience started Ricardo the waiter was a delight recommending a Portuguese pink fizz and assuring us not to worry as we only had limited time before our tour. The tour was insightful and our tasting was great in a beautiful room where we shared Porto highlights. We have a whole new appreciation for port. Tawny is our favourite particularly paired with dark orange truffles! We will recommend to Grahams to anyone visiting Porto, it was like being in a vineyard in the middle of a city. Note long steep walk up - but swing past the cultural area on the way. We will definitely return to lunch in the restaurant.

We booked this tour on our first day in Porto to ease us through the jet lag and enjoy our first introduction to Port and it did not disappoint! The tour was very informative and interesting. We were able to tour the cellars and learn about port making before trying some! The port was delicious and of course we had to purchase some. Would highly recommend this tour to others.

Was recommended this tour by a friend who when living in Porto visited them all and said this one was by far the best. We were anything but disappointed, our guide was knowledgeable and interesting, walking amongst the port maturing in barrels was inspiring and maybe just a little spooky. Then through to tasting, the ports were really nice and our guide helped with useful advice and information as we went through them. There was an opportunity to buy extra tasters which we did trying a 40yr old tawny, a bottle of which would be way out of my budget but the glass was worth every penny, then finished the day with a trip through their shop and most of our Christmas presents were sorted.

As a port lover but not knowing too much about the process of producing the wine we found this very informative. Tours take place in different languages. We were in a group of around 15 people. Our guide took us through the port cellars explaining the process and the difference between varying types of port. The tour takes about an hour after which you go to the tasting room. There are different price brackets as you book giving you the chance to taste older ports if you wish. As a minimum for €25, you get to taste a young Ruby port, a late bottled vintage and a 10 year old tawny. Extra glasses of other wine types can be purchased at a reasonable cost. We sampled a 20 year old Tawny by way of contrast. Our guide stayed for the tasting offering extra information as we sampled the different glasses. It was all very unrushed and nothing was too much trouble. After buying a bottle in the shop we had been there over 2 1/2 hours. All very impressive and one of the highlights of our trip to Porto.

Beautiful location overlooking the river. We did the tour with tasting. Our guide took us thru the cellars and explained the diff between ports followed by a guided tasting. You choose your tasting and we chose one that included a pairing, so we had 3 ports with chocolate, cheese and a pastel de nada pastry. Wonderful way to spend a few hours!

We just did the wine tasting and had the best experience. Gonachalo (apologies if we spelt this incorrectly) was extremely knowledgeable and very welcoming. We learnt so much from his explanation of the port, we would recommend the pairing option of the cheese and chocolate. Thank you

W & J Graham’s was established in 1820 and is run by the fourth and fifth generations of the Symington Family. They are also considered a leader in the world of Port. Graham’s cellars were built in 1890 in Gaia. Visitors here get a guided tour of their immense cellar. This is followed by a walk-through of their impressive historical collection of vintage Ports. After the tour, there is a tasting of three Ports. I recommend you purchase a charcuterie and a glass of your favorite Port to enjoy on their large balcony overlooking the river.