Cheese Tastings in Portugal Worth Booking: 4 Reviewed

1.Port Wine Tasting with Cheese Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,074 reviews · 1 hour · from $30Our pick

At Quevedo in Vila Nova de Gaia, you taste Crusted Port, 10-Year-Old Tawny, and 2009 White Colheita Port, each matched with a different Portuguese cheese. Guides such as Miguel, Fernando, Bruna, and Inês explain Port production, aging, and food pairing in English, Portuguese, Spanish, or Russian. The one-hour tasting is limited to eight people.

“Our host was very knowledgeable of the history of port wines, the region and production. Excellent wine & cheese.”

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2.Portuguese Wine and Cheese Tasting with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 353 reviews · 2 hours · from $70

Meet inside From The Vine in central Lisbon for a two-hour tasting led in English by hosts such as Caio, Ricardo, Rebecca, or Kyle. You’ll try six wines from different Portuguese regions, paired with local cheese, charcuterie, bread, and savory snacks while learning how climate, grapes, and terroir shape each glass.

“Small intimate venue, About 16 other people, so full. Very interesting and informative host. Very enjoyable experience.”

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3.Cálem Cellar with Chocolate, Cheese, and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 310 reviews · 1 hour · from $53

Tour Cálem Cellars with a live guide in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese. Learn about the Douro and Port production, visit the interactive museum, then taste Late Bottled Vintage, Vintage, and 20-year-old tawny with goat cheese, São Jorge cheese, chocolate, crackers, and jam.

“The entire experience exceeded our expectations. The guide was informative and entertaining. The tasting was amazing. We did not feel rushed and learned how to pair different ports with cheese and chocolates. This has been one of the highlights of our entire trip.”

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4.Terceira: Half-Day Island Tour with Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 106 reviews · 4 hours · from $58

Spend four hours exploring western Terceira in a small group of up to eight. You’ll visit São Mateus fishing port, stop at Baía do Negrito, taste four artisanal cheeses, walk around Lagoa das Patas, and look toward São Jorge, Pico, and Graciosa from Raminho. Hotel pickup and multilingual guiding are included.

“Our guide Honorio was friendly, knowledgeable, and showed us all the sights despite downpours of rain. The cheese tour was very enjoyable. When he found a pair of sunglasses in the car after our trip, he brought them to our hotel (though they weren't ours after all)! We would be very pleased to meet up with Honorio again when we return to Terceira and will recommend him to all of our friends!”

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