Setúbal wine tour two wineries private tour

Luis was excellent! First, he was on time and waiting in our hotel lobby (which is a plus for me being on a tightly scheduled itinerary). He had water and apples for the ride (approximately 35-40 minutes from our hotel). We arrived at our 1st stop 30 minutes before they opened and had egg tarts & coffee directly across the street (so quaint!). Our guide at Jose Maria de Fonseca was traditional. Our guide at Bacalhoa was trendy. Both vineyards gave off a completely different vibe, so it was nice to experience each, one as a century-old family business and the other as a more current vineyard. Luis was thorough with checking us in and patient as we made our final purchases. You are really paying for a driver because he doesn't actually do the tours, but it is a comfortable experience. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to be taken along for a morning (or afternoon) of minimal thinking and wine tasting.

Collected in time at 9am from port. First winery - Fonseca was 45/50 mins away. We had problems leaving port as the driver did not have any money to pay for the car park ! We arrived at 10am at the first winery but the tour did not start until 10-30 so we were told to kill time in a coffee shop across the road. The tour at Fonseca was excellent and took 45 mins and then the tasting. I asked our driver how far it was to the next winery and she said don’t worry not a problem, so we carried on with the tasting and talking with the guide and even got to taste a 40 year old wine. We made a purchase and left around 11-40. The next visit was 5 mins away but when we got there the driver told us we had missed the tour because it started at 11-30!!!!! All we got was a tasting but what a let down. At no time were we ever told we had to be there at 11-30 if she had then we would have left earlier from Fonseca, she admitted she was hoping they would delay the next tour until we arrived, so we lost out. We were them told to hurry up with the wine tasting as she had another pick up later and don’t want to be late. Quite honestly appalling planning and communication - I will await a part refund but not holding my breath

My dad and I booked this tour for our last day in Lisbon and it was even better than we could've hoped for! António was lovely, passionate, and incredibly knowledgeable about everything we saw and asked him about - it truly felt like we spent the day with a friend rather than a tour guide. Both wineries were beautiful with fantastic tours and delicious tastings. I would 100% recommend this tour to anyone visiting the Lisbon area! Thank you António for a beautiful day that we will never forget, and also for the hot tip about the Azeitao cheese (we bought some after our tour and it was amazing!) :)