Bacchus vini — Restaurant in Porto

This bar is a real find. On the second level of the area overlooking the Duoro river it is a great spot to try ports by small producers that you will otherwise likely not find. There are tables on the terrace which is a great place to watch the river, the boat traffic, and, of course, the people. Maria and Jerome, the owners, are present, a pleasure to talk to, and very knowledgable. As a small venue, it has only a couple of bottles of each class of port open at any point. So, ask which wine or vintage, white or tawny port is available, and what they recommend, and they will serve you up a flight or glass. Expect to learn more about the port business than even what you might have learned on any tours that you might of taken. If you know little, don’t be intimidated. I am certain that they will meet you where you are. There are wine and cheese platers available with outstanding portugese...

The young woman that served me that evening was absolutely fantastic and knowledgeable. I got the tasting menu and, per my Canadian standards, I expected a finger of wine per glass. Instead, I got three (for five glasses!). Not only was the wine fantastic, but I was treated to a wine lesson in respect to every one of them. Varietal? Check. Region ? Check. Wine making process ? Check. Porto is a beautiful city, and Bacchus Vini was the highlight of this particular evening. 10/10 will come back again!

edit I actually came back the next and had the Port Wine tasting menu. When they say 'tasting', they actually mean pretty generous glasses. I would advise you don't drink before coming here, otherwise you may leave tipsier than expected.

edit They speak at least English, French and Portuguese (obviously). Perhaps even more languages. This made communication...

We had a fantastic wine tasting experience at Bacchus vini. The food was very good and Maria did an excellent job of informing us on the different regions and types of grapes that created the wines in our tasting.

We had done a port tasting at one of the port producer's across the river and this was by far a much better experience. While we didn't do aport tasting at Bacchus vini, the people next to us did one and it was much more extensive and informative than the ones across the river. Prices were very good compared to other places for a tasting.

I highly recommend Bacchus vini. The exact location is slightly off on Google maps...this is on the incline near the top of the incline,...