Sandeman

Ótimo passeio com prova de vinhos do Porto! Lindas fotos!!! A explicação da história do vinhos do Porto também foi ótima!

Sandeman es una de las bodegas más conocidas de Oporto. Reconocida por su peculiar logo de un hombre con capa portuguesa y sombrero español que aguanta una copa de vino.
Es una bodega a la orilla del río Duero en Vila Nova de Gala desde donde se pueden ver unas maravillosas vistas de la ciudad de Oporto. En la avenida donde están ubicadas sus bodegas es donde se encuentran la mayoría de las bodegas del famoso vino de Porto.
Hicimos la visita guiada en la que una chica muy simpática y graciosa, vestida con la capa característica de Sandeman, nos fue explicando la historia de las bodegas, sus tipos de vinos y cómo se elaboraban. Los barriles de vino impresionaban muchísimo.
Finalmente la visita acabó con una cata de vinos que estaban buenísimos. Si en algún momento no sabéis qué bodega visitar, yo os recomendaría Sandeman ¡sin dudar!

We took the tour of Sandeman and it was only okay. The ambience/​space is impressive, but the tour felt rushed and touristy. We were practically running through the caves. The tour guides are dressed in the capes/​hat of the brand logo which is a little cheesy. They finish with a port tasting but only two kinds. My personal suggestion would be to visit the winery without a tour, then spend your time on the beautiful terrace in front and organize a tasting of your own.

Visiter Porto c’est aussi visiter les caves à vins de Porto. Sandeman est l’une des plus connues, et nous avait été conseillée par notre hôte.
Nous y sommes allés un vendredi soir vers 17h et hourra, une visite en français débutait à ce moment là. Pour 6 euros, visite de la cave en 20 – 30 minutes, puis dégustation de porto blanc et rouge. La visite chez Sandeman est super sympa. Notre guide était déguisé en Don Sandeman, ça permet d’être d’autant plus captiver par ces explications. Explications en français donc, on apprend l’histoire du porto mais aussi sur l’histoire de la marque.
Après la visite, nous avons pris l’apéro sur la grande terrasse situé sur le parvis de la cave. Je vous conseille la sangria au porto rouge Sandeman, une petite merveille pas chère du tout ! Avec, les minis burgers étaient très bon, bien qu’un peu petit pour le prix (7.50 € les 2).
Sandeman n’est pas la cave la plus authentique qu’on peut trouver dans les environs, mais je recommande cette adresse facilement accessible depuis le fameux pont Dom Luis Ier.

Nous avons opté pour la visite «classique» des caves de Sandeman à Vila Nova de Gaia. La visite coûte six euros et inclut la dégustation de deux portos (un blanc, un tawny=rouge).
Notre jeune guide nous mèné à travers les caves et nous raconte (en français) l’histoire du Porto et de Sandeman. La visite est très cadencée, plutôt rapide. On sent qu’il y a bon nombre de touristes dans les parages et que Sandeman est paré. Cependant, il reste possible de poser des questions.
La visite se termine par un film de promotion sur Sandeman (un peu inutile, peut-​être, mais juste avant la boutique) et puis par la dégustation.
Malheureusement, notre dégustation a été très brève car il était 18h et que Sandeman fermait. Nous avons donc été gentiment mis dehors. J’ai pu gouté rapidement quand même aux portos, plutôt bons. Nous n’avons donc rien acheté sur place, mais avons acheté quand même du Porto par la suite, de chez Sandeman quand même, réussite de l’opération, donc!
Malgré tout ça, cette visite reste intéressante. J’ai appris des choses sur le Porto, que je né connaissais pas. Cependant, il existe peut-​être dans les caves environnantes des visites un peu plus «authentiques» ou intimistes. A noter, quand même ici, la possibilité d’une visite en français pour les non-​anglophones/​lusaphones et une visite rapide sans aucune obligation d’achat. Si vous souhaitez quelque chose d’efficace et bien rodé, il s’agit donc d’une très bonne adresse tout de même et de l’un des géants du Porto.

Terraza perteneciente a las bodegas Sandeman y que se encuentra justo frente a la misma.
Es un lugar perfecto para degustar cualquiera de sus variedades de oporto o los cócteles con oporto que elaboran. Tienen toda la superficie cubierta con toldos de tela que proporcionan una sombra muy agradable. Las mejores horas antes de comer y a la tarde, por el ambiente del paseo del río.
En cuanto a precio sale mejor si vas en grupo, ya que cuatro copas es casi el precio de una botella, de las que salen 7 copas bien servidas u 8 si se apura.
Todo esto siendo muy bien atendido y con wifi gratuito.

So cool!
I really enjoyed this tour. As a marketer, I really appreciated Sandeman’s pre-​tour museum and the history itself. George Sandeman was one of the first businessmen to use branding and register his trademark, and implemented marketing. I’ll leave that vague so there’s a reason to take the tour.
The tour guide spoke excellent English for the tour, still with a strong Portuguese accent, but when I asked a question, she didn’t understand it, however a few Americans gave me a nod and a look that said they understood what I was asking, so it was a bummer I didn’t get a straight answer. Maybe she was playing dumb because I was trying to steal company secrets, idk. That might have been it.
The tour itself is really good. It’s a decent length of time and the warehouse is very large. It’s centuries old and absolutely fascinating to hear about how the port is made and what makes it so special. I really enjoyed it, and again, as a marketer I found it particularly interesting.
Towards the end there is a video you get to watch that basically repeats everything the tour guide said, but I didn’t mind the repetitive nature; it’s good for memorization. Also the video showed images of the Durou valley and vineyards, so it’s worth the watch.
Finally, you get to taste the ports. While Sandeman has just under a dozen varieties of port, you get to taste two: a Ruby and White port. I absolutely love port, so it was wonderful to get to taste right there in Porto at an actual Port warehouse. The gift shop offered several souvenir options, so we bought a bottle of Port in the centaur Sandeman tin to work on for the rest of our Europe trip and keep the tin as a souvenir. I really enjoyed this tour. I wouldn’t take it again, but I’d go next door and all around to see the other port wines to compare. Definitely worth a trip here though, I really enjoyed it!

Premier bar (et cave) de Porto où nous nous sommes posés et première belle surprise !
Cette cave est l’une des plus connues de Porto et c’est justement une qui nous avait été conseillée par une amie.
Nous nous sommes donc posés en terrasse, sous 30 degrés et sous un grand parasol. Nous avions vue sur le Douro, le fleuve de Porto, et sur ses belles habitations qui montent tout le long de la ville, un vrai festival de couleurs !
En apéritifs, nous avons pris des sangrias à base de Sandeman et puis quelques tapas dont des mini sandwiches au poulet mariné, chèvre chaud et tomates que l’on pouvait tremper dans du miel. Mama mia, c’était une tuerie !
Et l’addition n’était pas du tout salée: à peine 15 € pour deux avec le ventre plein !

I am only rating the service since they were pretty rude and very inflexible.
I tried to get a tasting a was refused. Sigh-​just have to go somewhere else. I was told you MUST go on a tour to get a tasting. So I said ok… and they replied the next one was in Spanish. I was ok with that since I had been on several tours already and they tell you the same basic information. I replied that then I could do the tasting? Basically I was told no… and they reluctantly let me into the gift shop… not sure I’ll ever come back here again…

I’ve checked out several of the Port Houses in the Porto, and for my money, Sandman is one of the best. Now, I have to confess that before this trip, I knew nothing about port, but after my tasting at Sandman, I am certain of one thing: «I like Port.»
You can take a tour which I am sure is wonderful, but my friend and I decided to go right for the port jugular and head to a tasting. They set us up with some white port, reserves, and tawny ports that were simply splendid. Although I was fond of the white, I fell in love Sandman’s full bodied tawny reserve. Of course maybe it was just the name Tawny, for I seem to remember having lost my heart to Miss Tawny Kitaen back in the days of MTV and Whitesnske. Uhh sigh, well this port’s full-​bodied flavor was equally impressive, so much so that I had to purchase some cool gifts for some very special friends.
Another reason why I love this place is their gift store is loaded with not only wonderful ports but collector tins, magnets, umbrellas, just about anything else you could imagine… Port flavored truffles! Be still my heart.
Sandman’s space is also impressive with deep dark wooden tables that face the cask area. The whole tasting area has the feel of a port cellar, and with smooth lighting it is really sexy. Yeah, sexy as Tawny Kitaen, my fellow port believer. As sexy as Tawny Kitaen.

They have tours in multiple languages. Sign up for one that works best for you. You may have to do this a day in advance.
Tour includes a guide dressed up as the Sandeman logo. The woman we had was very good. Toured about 30 of us through some of the tawny and ruby storage areas.
We also saw a short film
After the 30 minute tour you end up in the large tasting room. The guide pretty much just tells you what you have and then you can stick around and taste your two glasses.
If you signed up for the four or five port tastings they will put you in the VIP room and you can stay in there to taste the port.
After the tasting visit the sales area and buy what you want.
Its a bit of a large scale production but port is good. We went to a few wine shops in Lisbon and they do not carry this brand. In other words, buy it here.

Uma cave sem igual, em especial, para quem admira e valoriza também a história da marca e da publicidade por trás do vinho.
A visita guiada nos leva para conhecer o interior da cave, apreciar o processo e curiosidades que vão desde o chão feito de pedaços de madeira (para rolar os barris e não machucá-​los) até as marcas das enchentes históricas (e impressionantes) que ocorreram ao longo dos anos. Há uma vista/​foto muito bacana da região do Douro, onde as uvas são produzidas em condições sem igual no planeta todo e mais um vídeo muito ilustrativo e informativo quanto a tudo que vemos durante a visita. Além de, claro, ouvirmos e vermos a respeito de vários tipos de vinho, tempos de produção e etc.
No final, logicamente, temos a oportunidade de degustar alguns dos vinhos da casa e compreender melhor a diferença entre alguns tipos de vinhos e também a diferença de um vinho do Porto para outros.
Mas de tudo isso, além da vestimenta a la Sandeman que nossa guia vestia, gostei muito do espaço reservado à história da marca, rótulos, embalagens e primeiras peças publicitárias, entre rabiscos, publicações, estudos e modelos. É uma viagem que começa nas primeiras décadas do século passado e que acrescenta muito à visita e à toda história da cave e do vinho ali produzido.

bom lugar para passar uma tarde frente ao rio, aparecam

Porto ist die die Stadt der Portweine. Hier am Rio Douro haben eigentlich alle namenhaften Portweinherrsteller ihren Sitz und fast alle bieten Führungen in ihre Weinkeller und Portweinproben an. Wir haben uns für Sandeman entschieden. In der Führung (englisch), die 3 Euro kostet, wird erklärt, wie Portwein hergestellt wird und wie das Unternehmen entstanden ist und sich entwickelt hat. Also eigentlich eine Art Werberundgang, aber trotzdem sehr interessant und auch nicht zu lang. Zum Schluss werden noch 2 Portweine probiert und man kann im Souvenirshop einkaufen. Wenn man eine 0,75 l Flasche gekauft, bekommt man sogar die 3 Euro Eintritt zurück!