Quinta da Pacheca — Winery in Lamego

Perhaps the best-known and most prestigious winery in the Douro: a long history of wine production combined with a strongly commercial and modern approach to wine tourism. Here you combine old traditions with a surprisingly contemporary experience, such as staying the night in one of the old wine barrels converted into luxury suites, a unique experience you won't find anywhere else. The "Wine House" restaurant, led by chef Carlos Pires, serves traditional Portuguese dishes such as roast cod and marinated sardines, served with the estate's own wines: think of the Superior Red or the Vale de Abraão.

A one-and-a-half-hour tour takes in the vineyards, the stone lagares and the cellar, with a tasting of two Douro wines and two ports; book ahead.