4-NIGHT TOUR - Porto and the Douro Valley, 23-27 September 2025

After the thundering success of our Spectator Wine Club tours to Bordeaux, Champagne and Hungary last year, we’re delighted to announce our first assault on Porto and the Douro Valley. All our trips are overseen by our good friends at Kirker Holidays, the multi-award-winning luxury travel specialists.

Led by drinks editor Jonathan Ray, you will visit tip-top wineries – several of which don’t normally welcome visitors – and drink wines not normally on offer. You will mingle with fellow Spectator readers and, we promise, will not go thirsty. Think of our tours as roving and very genial, modestly-sized drinks parties. Do join us!

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4 nights - 23-27 September

At the mouth of the Douro River, Oporto is the gateway to the dramatic valley which stretches as far as the plains of Castille and is home to acres of vines from which Porto's famous eponymous wine is produced. The wine, of course, is utterly unique, be it a nutty raisiny, tawny port; an easy drinking ruby; a full-blown vintage or simply a Porto Tonico (white port and tonic) than which there are few finer aperitifs. The region's table wines are also increasingly impressive, and we will sample these alongside the more famous exports during a tour taking us from the lodges of Villa Nova de Gaia (where ports are brought to mature in oak barrels) to the quintas in the Douro Valley itself.

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For more information and to register your interest please speak to an expert at Kirker Travel on 020 7593 2288