The 6 Best City Wine Tours Around the World

1.City Train Tour, River Cruise & Wine Cellar

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 2,601 reviews · 3 hours · from $43Our pick

Start beside Porto Cathedral, exchange your voucher, and ride the Magic Train through the old center to Real Companhia Velha. Tour the cellar, taste two ports, then take a one-hour Douro cruise. You can split the train and boat across two days.

“All the trip was super nice! The train took us to the cellar (where the guide was super friendly and explaining us in detail everything we wanted to know. The tour was super interesting and at the end we tried for free 2 of the wines. They were delicious( at the end you have the opportunity to also buy the wine which is actually sold for a good price). After this, we went on a tour with the train (which is a little uncomfortable but is was fun) and an audio guide explaining you what are you passing near to. After this we took a trip with the bout which…”

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2.5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 4 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,369 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $79Top rated

Spend about five hours visiting four Old Mission Peninsula wineries from Traverse City in an air-conditioned limo-style bus. A local guide such as Scott, Andy, or Todd handles the driving and timing. Tastings cost extra, and wineries may change based on availability.

“My boyfriend and I had an amazing time touring the wineries! Scott R was our driver and we both thought he was incredible! He sat down and helped us design an itinerary for the next day which we so appreciated and all his recommendations were spot on! He also went above and beyond at the wineries and provided next level dad jokes.”

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3.Trier: Guided City Walk with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 979 reviews · 2 hours · from $43

Join Simon for a two-hour, barrier-free walk from Porta Nigra to the Forum Baths. Along the way, taste five regional wines in summer or four local mulled wines in winter, with breadsticks, water, Roman sites, cathedral views, and a wine voucher included.

“Guide was fantastic. Wine very good. Plus learned a few things that are not in guide books. Would recommend this to others.”

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4.Porto Full Day City Tour Wine Tasting and Six Bridges Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 682 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $70

Spend about 10 hours seeing Porto by foot, minibus, and boat. Visit Porto Cathedral and São Bento Station, walk the old town, taste three Port wines in Gaia, cruise beneath six bridges, and finish at Foz and Boavista. Guides such as Inez, Bernardo, and Daniela have led this route.

“This is a city tour with port wine tasting and a tour boat to the bridges. Diego was very accommodating every one and gave Spanish and English language presentations. He is knowledgeable and friendly. Port Winery tour was good, interesting and good information about port. Tasting was good as well.”

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5.Wine Tasting Experience with a Professional Sommelier in Valencia City Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $75

Meet sommelier Tristan Van Doorn at 6 p.m. in Valencia’s L’Eixample for five artisanal Spanish wines, an aperitif, Spanish snacks, tapas, and petit fours. Tristan explains regional styles, grape quality, and tasting basics in English. The two-hour session ends where it begins.

“As a wine lover, looked forward to this experience only to be disappointed. The event was way overbooked with about 35 people on this tiny terrace. The actual occupancy should’ve been max 10-15 people. Everyone was sardined in and couldn’t move nor hear the explanation. Speaking of sardines, the “high-end petit fours” were sardine paste on white bread and a whipped gorgonzola thingie with fig, along with plain white bread. All of which were served late in the tasting and were of questionable taste level. All in all, the wine selection was fine, the host provided some information although it was hard to hear with all the people there and…”

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6.Albufeira: City Highlights & WINE TASTING

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 148 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $67

Let a local guide show you Albufeira’s best viewpoints, beaches, harbor shelter, Marina, and famous Strip before a tasting of four Algarve wines. Pickup and drop-off are included in town, with tours in English, Spanish, or Portuguese and guides such as Jorge, Tibor, and Andre.

“This was an excellent tour. Our guide was great, he gave us information on the history of the region and took us to some amazing places that we wouldn’t have found by ourselves. He even took some amazing photos for us. I would definitely recommend going on this tour.”

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