Quinta do Bomfim (Symington family) · Pinhão
Quinta do Bomfim belongs to the Symington family and has made wine for Dow's since 1896. The 90-minute visit takes in a small museum, a vineyard walk, the old lodge and a tasting on the terrace, in groups of ten at most. It starts at the visitor centre in Pinhão.
George Warre bought Quinta do Bomfim for Dow's in 1896, and it is still a working Symington estate for Dow's Port. The estate sits at the edge of Pinhão, with vines running from 80 to 384 metres in altitude. The visitor centre opened in 2015, and this tour starts there.
The visit starts in a small museum on the family and its wines. Then you choose one of three vineyard walks, see the 1896 lodge with its large vat and barrel cellar, and visit the winery (or watch a film of it, as the listing allows). The tasting is on the terrace: you pick three glasses from a choice of four flights, from Douro DOC to premium vintage Port and Dow's Old Tawnies.
A guest noted that the tasting leans toward Port, and that fits the estate: this is a Port house. Book it for the history and the setting. In 1.5 hours you get a focused look at how Port is made, and if you are in Pinhão anyway there is no road trip involved.
Check in at the Quinta do Bomfim Visitor Center in Pinhão.
The small museum on the family and its wines, then your choice of three vineyard walks.
The 1896 lodge with its large vat and barrel cellar, and the winery or a film of it.
Three glasses from your choice of four flights: Douro DOC, Port, premium vintage or Dow's Old Tawnies.
★★★★★An interesting tour with the most delicious ports & tasting notes.
★★★★★The guide was very knowledgable, the description accurate, and the tour immersive.
★★★★★Very educational! Great one in one for the tasting.
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The Symington family. George Warre bought the estate for Dow's in 1896, and the Symingtons run it today. See the estate page for its vineyards.
Mostly, yes. You choose three glasses from four flights, one of them Douro DOC table wine. A guest described the tasting as Port-focused.
By train to Pinhão (about 2 hours 20 to 2 hours 30 from São Bento), or by car, about 2 hours. There is no transport with this visit.
No. The listing says it is not suitable for people with reduced mobility or wheelchair users.
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The Symington family's Pinhão estate: a small museum, a vineyard walk and a Port tasting on the terrace.
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