Sandeman was one of the first to label and advertise their wine

Our guide dressed as the iconic Sandeman Don for our tour.

Kristi hugging a small barrel of port wine.

This cellar holds over 5 million liters of port wine.

This barrel alone holds over 20,000 liters. It'll just fit in our basement!

Some of the oldest vintage tawny port wines

You can see how much wine is in each barrel with the gauge

Sandeman Port Wine Tour

April 17, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

In 1926, the Portuguese Government announced that all Port Wine had to be stored within a small area of Vila Nova de Gaia, which is located just across the Douro River from Porto. Kevin and I took a slow stroll over to Gaia to tour one of the many Port Wine Cellers, Sandeman.Read more