Barrel Tasting - Quinta de Santa Cristina Vinho Verde
Overview
If you are a wine enthusiast, this activity is for you! Learn all about the different grape varieties we have planted by a guided tour to the vineyards surrounding the winery. Then, in the winery, get to know all about the winemaking process from the grapes' reception to the bottling area. Still in the winery, enjoy the opportunity to taste wine directly from the barrel while it's aging. At the end, taste a Reserva wine (that aged inside French oak barrels) and two premium wines produced by the estate paired with gourmet products.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic Beverages
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- A souvenir from Quinta de Santa Cristina
- Local guide
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from Quinta de Santa Cristina
Meeting Location
Rua de Santa Cristina
80, Veade, 4890-573 Celorico de Basto, Portugal
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
The activity starts with a short explanation about the region and the history of the estate. Next, starts a guided tour to the vineyards in order to watch the differences between each grape variety. Then, inside the winery, we will explain the whole winemaking process (grapes' reception, presses and foot treading tanks, fermentation vats, bottling and labelling area) as well as give the travelers the opportunity to taste a wine directly from the barrel. Afterwards, there is a tasting of already bottled Reserva wine (wine that ages inside the French oak barrels) as well as 2 more premium wines paired with a gourmet board.
Children can also participate in this activity by joining the adults on the guided tour and tasting 3 juices with some cookies at the end.
Before travelers leave, they can visit the wine shop where they can find wines, regional products and wine accessories.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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Activity code: C-14467P3
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (WET).
- Snacks.
- Alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic Beverages.
- Free parking.
- Free Wi-Fi.
- A souvenir from Quinta de Santa Cristina.
- Local guide.
- Gratuities.
- Transportation to/from Quinta de Santa Cristina.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Barrel Tasting - Quinta de Santa Cristina Vinho Verde is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Barrel Tasting – Quinta de Santa Cristina Vinho Verde will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Snacks
- Alcoholic beveragesAlcoholic Beverages
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- A souvenir from Quinta de Santa Cristina
- Local guide
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from Quinta de Santa Cristina
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
