step back in time and visit one of the oldest streets in Funchal and have a taste of Madeira wine at its finest, lots to see worth taking the tour as it is an insight into the company and history. good wine tasting area in a relaxed environment.
Good length tour with just the right amount of information. The building is great with lots of history. The wine tasting was also good.
Excellent guide who showed us where the barres of Maderia were stores and explained the processus of production, a visit of the muséum and a tasting at the end to try 2 sorts of madeira.
Located in the centre of Funchal the shop and cellar opened at 10 with the first tour at 11 so we booked our place then took a walk around the centre of town and through the market first. The tour lasted just under an hour followed by a tasting of two Madeiras. There was no pressure to purchase anything and in a way we would of liked to hear more about the wines we were tasting but the guide had to rush off for another tour. We moved on to the tasting room and paid an extra 35€ for a further tasting of 3 more madeiras but this time from the 1960's we didn't buy any as the one we liked best was 450€ for the bottle so we gave it a miss, but it was lovely to taste. The tour takes you through the museum and the cellar where the Madeiras are aged and a history of the company and the drink itself are explained. Definitely worth the few euros it cost and in a very convenient location so if you don't have much time in Funchal or Madeira like ourselves this is a good one to choose.
We did the Premium Tour at €5.50pp which takes 45 mins.Had a good guide who knew all about the history and making of the wine, answered a lot of questikns with ease.The tour takes you through the history and process of making wine including the warehouse which stores many barrels of ageing wine.The tasting at the end is good and as others say you get 10% discount if you buy anything, however you are not pressurised at all which is pleasing.A must do and interesting.
The tour of the Lodge is an interesting 45 minutes, even though they no longer make the wine there (though they do store it and mature it there). The tasting is good and they offer useful discounts on purchases, plus the option of collection at the airport.
Arrived for the last tour on a Saturday so only had the option of the Lodge Tour which lasted about 30 minutes and was excellent VFM for €3,30 (it included a free sample at the end). The friendly guide provided an informative tour which covered the production process and how the wine was stored.
Insightful and valuable. Chance to sample two delickus Maferian drinks one a digestiff the other an aprrateraiff bought some as far superior to the supermakery version
Extremely informative and most interesting.Our tour guide was very good and answered all questions very well.The wine tasting went down very well I would recommend this tour as a must do.
I wonder where the British connection with wine making came from all those years ago? Christopher Blandy actually came into the shop while we were mooching about, but he din't offer us a free bottle