Ports

The grapes for the Churchill’s Reserve Porto are sourced from two grade ‘A’ vineyards within the Cima Corgo sub-region of the Douro Valley. Established in 1981 by John Graham, Churchill Port quickly grew in reputation as a bouquet winery and acquired and converted three ruined Lodges overlooking the Douro - Rua da Fonte Nova. In 1999 Churchill Port bought their own vineyards – Quinta da Gricha, located in ...

The Dow's 1963 Vintage Port was the first vintage released by the Symington Family since they became sole owners in 1961 and the last vintage treaded by foot in stone Lagares. Nowadays only a small proportion of the fruit is treaded and the Upper Douro is one of only places that still carries out this tradition. With the fruit sourced mostly from Dow's own Vineyards, Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira ...

The Dow's 1966 Vintage Port was the second vintage released by the Symington Family, since acquiring full ownership in 1961 and with it introduced two privately owned vineyards, Santinho and Cerdeira to the production of Dow's Vintage Ports. Both located in the Douro Valley's, Douro Superior sub-region and both with south facing vines and a stone throw from Dow's very own Senhora da Ribeira, also located within ...

The fruit for the Dow's 1977 Vintage Port was sourced primarily from Dow's very own Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira, with Bomfim acquired by Dow's in 1896. The river Quinta has south facing exposure with an altitude of 120 to 340 metres and the vines age anywhere from 20 to 40 years. Situated within the Douro Valley's Cima Corgo sub-region, its location in the heart of the Douro, offers a combination of both ...

The Dow's 1985 Vintage Port is an excellent vintage port that will continue to drink for decades to come and the vintage was the first all-round vintage declared since 1975. The majority of the fruit was sourced from Dow's very own vineyards, Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira, located in the sub-regions of Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. The harvest session in 1985 was very wet, followed by a late spring ...

The fruit for the Dow's 1991 Vintage Port was sourced from two of the three sub-regions within the Douro Valley, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior, some 15 miles apart. The third sub-region Baixo Corgo (Below Corgo) is located west of Cima Corgo and has the mildest climate of the three. The Douro region follows the River Douro from east to west and includes its tributaries, Varosa, Corgo, Tavora, Torto and Pinhao.

The fruit for the Dow's 1994 Vintage Port was sourced primarily from Dow's very own vineyards, Quinta do Bomfim, located within the Douro Valley's Cima Corgo sub-region and Senhora da Ribeira, located further upriver in the Douro Superior sub-region. The fruit was also sourced from two south facing Symington Family privately owned vineyards, Cerdeira and Santinho, also located in the Douro Valley's ...

The parcels of fruit for The Fonseca Bin 27 Finest reserve are sourced from Fonseca's own Quintas in Cima Corgo and Douro Superior, located in central and eastern areas of the Douro Valley. The Reserve Bin 27 is a blend higher quality wines from different vintages, cask matured over a four year period prior to bottling. The Fonseca Bin 27 Finest Reserve appears a deep ruby colour with intense aromas of red and black fruit ...

The Graham's 1966 Vintage Port was the last vintage declared before the acquisition of Graham's by Symington family in 1970, nearly 100 years after A J Symington left Graham's to establish himself on his own as a Port producer. The Symington family combine the two Graham's Vineyards, Quinta Dos Malvedos and Quinta Das Larges, with two of their own, Quinta Do Vale De Malhadas and Quinta Da Vila Velha to produce ...

Considered one of the finest vintages of the 20th Century, the Graham's 1977 Vintage Port is beautifully balanced with seductive rich fruit, a powerhouse and also very complex. The fruit for the Graham's 1977 Vintage Port came primarily from Graham's very own vineyards, Quinta Dos Malvedos and Quinta Das Larges, both located within the Douro Valley's Cima Corgo sub-region. The fruit is also sourced from two other ...

The fruit for the Graham's 1983 Vintage Port was sourced primarily from Graham's own vineyards, Quinta Dos Malvedos and Quinta Das Larges, as well as two from the Symington family stable, Quinta Do Vale De Malhadas and Quinta Da Vila Velha. Quinta Das Larges is located on the left bank of the Rio Torto, with north facing vines at an altitude of between 120m – 400m. The Rio Torto is tributary of the Douro River ...

The fruit for the Graham's 1994 Vintage Port came primarily from Graham's very own vineyards, Quinta Dos Malvedos and Quinta Das Larges, both located within the Douro Valley's Cima Corgo sub-region. Quinta Dos Malvedos was acquired by Graham's in 1890 and is one of the finest vineyards in the Upper Douro. Located on the North bank of the River Douro, between Pinhao and the Valeira Dam, its vines are south facing allowing ...

The fruit for Graham's 1997 Vintage Port was sourced from four different wineries, Quinta Dos Malvedos, Quinta Das Larges, Quinta Do Vale De Malhadas and Quinta Da Vila Velha, located within two of the three sub-regions of the Douro Valley, Cima Corgo (Upper Corgo) and Douro Superior (upper Douro), central and eastern areas of the Douro Valley. Each day during harvest, parcels (Iotes) of wine are produced ...

The fruit for the Warre's 1983 Vintage Port was sourced predominantly from two vineyards, Quinta da Cavadinha and Quinta do Retiro Antigo, both located within the Douro Valley's Cima Corgo sub-region. Quinta da Cavadinha was acquired by Warre & Co in 1980 and is located in the Pinhao Valley, in the heart of the Upper Douro. The vines are south-east and east facing at an altitude of between 150-250 meters.

The fruit for the Warre's 1985 Vintage Port was sourced from several vineyards, including Quinta do Retiro Antigo, an integral part of Warre's & Co since 1935. The Quinta is located in the Rio Torto Valley, the Douro Valley's, Cima Corgo sub-region. 73% of the vineyard is planted on narrow 19th century terraces, with over 50% of the vines 50 years old or more and to this day are still harvested by hand in single variety blocks ...

The fruit for the Warre's 1994 Vintage Port was sourced primarily from two vineyards, Quinta da Cavadinha and Quinta do Retiro Antigo. In addition, Quinta da Telhada acquired by Cockburn's in 1980, replanted in 1986 and finally in 2006 the Symington Family purchased the Quinta for Warre's. Located in the heart of the Douro Superior, Quinta da Telhada is one of the most remote in the Douro Valley and has an A-rating ...