About Our Tours

Our tours focus on creating once-in-a-lifetime wine excursions for those who are seeking an intensive and fun experience revolving around the wines of Portugal and Madeira.

We have led over 50 wine tours to Portugal and Madeira since September 2005. The greatest testament to the zeal we put into each tour is that our guests keep coming back. Each year we offer fresh and innovative tours (we have NEVER repeated a single itinerary!), providing unforgettable experiences for our first-time guests, as well as offering something new each time for our many repeat clients.

For us, it is all about passion, knowledge, and experience!

Our unique point of difference is not only the high caliber of wines or educational aspect of these bespoke, week-long explorations but stems from the pride we take in researching a wide range of authentic regional cuisines, top chefs, and restaurants to delight the palates of the most discerning gastronomes.

Our tour sizes are small, normally 10-14 guests, and your hosts, Roy Hersh and Mario Ferreira, are personally involved in designing and guiding each and every tour. They are both members of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto, and Roy is also a member of the Madeira brotherhood too!

Our long-established connections within the Portuguese wine trade enable us to present singular and exclusive insider’s adventures for our guests. We introduce our guests to the esteemed individuals from the wine trade who greet us with a warm welcome and wisdom at every destination. You can expect to meet with the winemakers, owners and/or managing directors of every winery and Port house we visit.

The result is magical.

Our guests stay in upscale accommodations and are treated to some of the greatest vistas, wines, cuisine, and wine trade personalities imaginable.

Our Portuguese wine tours offer an all-inclusive experience. Once you’ve disembarked from the airplane, most other small details will be included as part of your tour. Your only other expenses would be your purchases of gifts or wine to take home as a souvenir of your amazing journey to Portugal, and any mini-bar, room service, laundry or spa treatments that you might want to enjoy. In reality, you probably won’t have to touch your wallet while on tour.

Whether you are joining us to learn about Portuguese or Madeira wines for the first time or are seriously involved in consuming and/or collecting these extraordinary wines, we can promise that you’ll exponentially expand your knowledge and tasting experience.

No other tour company does it better! We look forward to seeing you soon.

The Three Regions Tour
June 2nd – 9th 2024

Fortification Tour
July 7th – 14th 2024

Port Harvest Tour 2
September 15th – 22nd 2024

Island Adventures
November 3rd – 10th 2024

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    OUR TOURS ARE WITHOUT EQUAL

    Inclusive Group Travel

    Worry Free Travel

    From the time you touch down in Portugal to the time you leave, we take care of almost every detail: airport transfers, wine visit transportation, accommodations, wine tastings, and all meals, tips and taxes. Our tours never have had more than 15 guests, but 95% of our tours have included 8-12 guests.

    VIP Attention

    Roy and Mario guide every single tour. We leverage our reputation and contacts in the Portuguese wine industry to create intimate visits and dinners with winemakers and luminaries in the industry. We have excellent long-term relationships with producers throughout the dozen regions we feature!

    The Wines

    We go out of our way to introduce you to the best wines that Portugal has to offer. From ancient wines in cask to the newest releases, we aim to deliver an amazing spectrum of the TOP young and well-aged wines for our guests to experience.

    PORTUGAL

    Wine Regions

    Learn about Portugal’s diverse wine regions with this detailed map, created by Amphoramap.com. It highlights not only the regions, but also explains EU Wine Designations and the principle grape varities found in Portugal.

    If you would like to purchase a copy of this map, you can do so here:
    https://www.amphoramap.com/product-page/portugal-wine-regions

    (Portuguese Wine Travel has no financial relationship with Amphoramap, and receives no compensation for sales of the maps.)

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