5/ 5

<p>It all began in 1918 when on 15 August, a few months before the Armistice, Manoel Domingues Poças Júnior, born in the heart of the Port Wine hustle and bustle, decided to establish his own company.<br />With his uncle, he created a company to sell grape spirits to large Port Wine shippers. Soon afterwards he opened the head offices in Vila Nova de Gaia, where they remain to this date.<br />Today, with three quintas in the best winemaking areas of the Douro Demarcated Region, Poças ensures its total control over the quality of its wines and the family is more involved than ever before</p>

Poco5905

5/ 5

<p>The story of Dow’s is unusual amongst all the great Port houses. It began in 1798 when Bruno da Silva, a Portuguese merchant from Oporto, made a journey which was the opposite to that of the first British merchants. The Port shipping business was continued by Bruno’s son, John da Silva who in 1862 brought into partnership Frederick William Cosens. With the continuing expansion of the firm, Edward da Silva and Frederick Cosens were joined by George Acheson Warre, whose well known family had been involved in the Port trade since its earliest years. In 1877, Silva &amp; Cosens merged with another leading Port company, Dow &amp; Co.</p> <p>Although smaller than Silva &amp; Cosens, Dow &amp; Co had become a very highly regarded Port producer with a particularly fine reputation for its Vintage Ports and when the two companies merged, it was decided to adopt DOW’S as the brand name</p> <p>For over two centuries the name of DOW has been associated with the finest Port from the vineyards of the Upper Douro Valley. Throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st, the Symington family has built on the legacy of the preceding Silva and Dow families.</p> <p>Dow’s attractive and distinctive drier finish is the recognisable hallmark of the wines from this great Port house</p> <p> </p>

Dqbvt8742

5/ 5

<p>J. H. Andresen founded in 1845 one of the only 100% family-owned Portuguese Port houses. All Andresen Ports are producer in the heart of the Douro. The 40 hectares of A-graded vineyards assure the excellent of the most premium Ports of the Andresen range</p>

Andyo3067

5/ 5

<p>The Crasto Red is made from traditional Douro red grape varieties: Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca and Touriga Franca. Unoaked, it is produced to be a fresh, fruity, easy-to-drink wine. This Douro wine has a deep ruby colour with very ripe red fruit aromas. Very fruity on the palate, with good structure and light tannins which make it a very pleasant wine</p> <p></p> <p></p>

Cras535

5/ 5

<p>Quinta Santa Eufémia, located in the Douro region of Baixo and Cima Corgo on the left side of the river Douro at an altitude about 300m above sea level, is managed by the Carvalho family</p>

Qseyo5627

5/ 5

<p><span>Dalva is nowadays a brand known worldwide for the exuberance of their Distinctive Port</span></p>

Dgnw1737

5/ 5

<p>The Herdade was acquired by Alexandre Relvas in 1997. It is situated in the municipality of Redondo, Alentejo</p>

Hsmorg5811

5/ 5

<p>Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous Quintas in the Douro Valley. It once belonged to the legendary Dona Antia Adelaide Ferreira, and still belongs to her descendents</p>

Qtvyo1324

5/ 5

<p>0Vieira de Sousa is a family business with a secular tradition in the production of port wines</p>

Vsvt4319

5/ 5

<p>Vieira de Sousa is a family business with a secular tradition in the production of port wines</p>

Vsvt7608

5/ 5

<p>Vieira de Sousa is a family business with a secular tradition in the production of port wines</p>

Vso4310

5/ 5

<p>Vieira de Sousa is a family business with a secular tradition in the production of port wines</p>

Vsrb4316

5/ 5

<p>Vieira de Sousa is a family business with a secular tradition in the production of port wines</p>

Vs40Tawny7606

5/ 5

<p>Vieira de Sousa Colheita 2010 Port Wine presents brick red in colour, with exhibiting a very attractive aroma, with notes of ripe red fruit that stand out (plum, cherry).This wine proves to be of exceptional quality, very aromatic, elegant, balanced and a long finish.</p>

10348

5/ 5

<p>Vieira de Sousa Colheita 1950 Port Wine presents beautiful brown colour with a brown rim and a touch of green - characteristics of an old Tawny Port. On the nose, a wine from another era, but very much alive. This wine proves to be of exceptional quality, with high aromatic complexity, concentration, balance and a long finish.</p>

10346

5/ 5

<p>Vieira de Sousa is a family business with a secular tradition in the production of port wines</p>

Vsyo4312