Founded in 1973, Esporão is today one of Portugal's most important wine and olive oil producers, while also making Sovina craft beer and offering a wide range of tourism experiences. It all began in the Alentejo region at Herdade do Esporão, where emblematic wines such as Esporão Reserva and Monte Velho are produced, as are extra virgin olive oils. In the Douro Valley, it is based at Quinta dos Murças, and in Vinho Verde it operates at Quinta do Ameal.
Esporão is dedicated to pursuing organic agriculture and enhancing sustainability while building close relationships with customers and consumers in more than 50 countries around the world.
In all three regions, Alentejo, Douro and Vinho Verde, Esporão welcomes guests, introducing them to its products with special activities, and, in the case of Herdade de Esporão, at its own restaurant, awarded both a Michelin Star and a Michelin Green Star.
Caves S. João is a small family-owned wine company that started its activity in 1920. Being founded by three brothers it is still in the hands of members of that same family - actualy two grandchildren of the founders.
It dedicated itself to teh production and commercialization of still and sparkling wines.
Its most famous brands are the Frei João (red, white and rosé) and the Porta dos Cavaleiros (red and white)
The company owns an estate where it produces the grapes that will create the wines Poço do Lobo- red and sparkling wines)
It also commercializes aguardentes and its reserva wines are of great quality.
Besides these company possesses one of the biggest wine cellars with more than a million old wine bottles some of the vintages dating back from 1963.
Vinhos Barbeito define-se sobretudo pela sua missão de criar/produzir vinhos de qualidade e excelência. Visão esta que se estende a todas as áreas da empresa começando na relação com os viticultores e demais fornecedores até aos seus colaboradores e terminando no cliente final. A par da qualidade e excelência alia-se a componente da tradição que para nós assumirá sempre um papel importante quer no fazer quer no ser. Não é por acaso que o nosso logo é “Tradição com Paixão”.