Symington wins four awards in the Best of Wine Tourism 2024 

The Best of Wine Tourism 2024 are now known and there are four Symington family projects that have won awards. After having already secured its Global Winner distinction in 2017, the property located in Pinhão (Douro) once again secured the award. In addition to this award, as a Regional Winner, Cockburn’s Cellars, Graham’s Cellars and also the Merenda na Vinha activity, which takes place at the award-winning Quinta do Bomfim, are added. 

Bomfim: the Symington family’s most awarded wine tourism project. There are seven awards that Quinta do Bomfim has received since 2017. Owned by the Symington family for five generations, the farm is the home par excellence of the renowned Dow’s Port wines, with several activities available for its visitors. Between guided tours, two award-winning restaurants, wine tastings and vineyard tours, Quinta do Bomfim added, in the summer of this year, a new experience, which is now award-winning, as is the property. Merenda na Vinha – winner in the ‘Architecture and Landscape’ category – is characterized by being an idealized and fully equipped space for visitors to relax, whilst tasting a picnic menu offering regional products. 

Surrounded by vineyards, overlooking the Douro River and created with small terraces, the Merenda na Vinha space brings together all the elements so that visitors can enjoy this light meal. In addition to appropriate tables for snacks to be enjoyed in the greatest comfort, the new picnic area has blankets for more relaxed moments and is also complemented by a bar service – which allows tasting wine by the glass, as well as cocktails. 

Remember that in addition to two Global Winner and two Regional Winner distinctions in the Best of Wine Tourism, Quinta do Bomfim also has three awards in the TOP 50 World’s Best Vineyards (in the years 2019, 2021 and 2022). 

Cockburn’s and Graham’s Cellars highlighted: The two Symington family cellars open to visitors, located in the historic area of Vila Nova de Gaia, also shone in this edition of the Best of Wine Tourism. Cockburn’s – which is part of the largest Port wine aging warehouse, and also has a traditional cooperage where a team of seven coopers works – won the “Regional Winner – Art and Culture” distinction. Graham’s Cellars – which also stood out in this year’s TOP 50 World’s Best Vineyards (together with Vinum Restaurant), as well as in 2022 – secured the award in the “Regional Winner – Wine Tourism Services” category. This year, the space marked a decade since its renovation and reopening to the public. Over the last 10 years, Graham’s, which welcomed more than half a million people, has been reinforcing its position as a reference in the wine tourism sector in Portugal, providing visitors with the possibility of discovering the history of the Douro wine region, while enjoying the Symington family wines and discovering the methods used in their production.