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We are leaders in Port wine in our own country, Portugal, and worldwide leaders in Colheitas, the noblest category of Tawny Port wine. Colheitas are single harvest Tawny Ports aged in oak barrels and bottled prior to release when they are ready for drinking. Sogevinus Group is also increasingly recognised for the quality of its DOC Douro wines, an area it has invested in since 2006 and that now represents 1.2 million bottles per year. The DOC Douro wines we produce– made with the same care and standards as our Port wines – are gaining international recognition with critics and wine press the world over. Our cellars offer the best Portuguese welcome to our many friends and clients. The Cálem cellars, are the most visited tourist destination in Vila Nova de Gaia with more than 300,000 visitors per year.

A Quinta do Vallado, construída em 1716, é uma das quintas mais antigas e notórias do Vale do Douro. Pertenceu à lendária Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira e mantém-se até hoje na posse dos seus descendentes. Situa-se nas margens do Rio Corgo, um afluente do Rio Douro, perto da localidade de Peso da Régua. Durante cerca de 200 anos a Quinta do Vallado teve como principal actividade a produção de vinhos do Porto, comercializados posteriormente pela Casa Ferreira. Em 1993, já sob a direcção de Guilherme Álvares Ribeiro e sua mulher Maria Antónia Ferreira, a empresa decidiu alargar a sua actividade à produção, engarrafamento e comercialização de vinhos com marca própria. Hoje a Quinta do Vallado conta com mais de setenta hectares de vinha, dos quais cerca de um terço são vinhas velhas com mais de cem anos. Em paralelo com uma estratégia de protecção e renovação deste seu património, do qual faz parte também a Quinta do Orgal no Douro Superior, a Quinta do Vallado conta com duas unidades de Enoturismo de excelência, que propagaram a marca a um elevado patamar de reconhecimento internacional.

Niepoort is a family company made up of visionaries, talented, bold, curious and restless people, since Franciscus Marius Niepoort founded the company in 1842. All its wines are made with extreme rigor and dedication, respect and curiosity for the terroir and, increasingly, with environmental awareness. These premises dictate the spirit of the team, guiding it in the consolidation of the project and in the construction of an even better future. With production in Douro, Dão, Bairrada, Vinho Verde, Alentejo and Mosel (GE), Niepoort has its wines in the markets of more than 50 countries, all over the world. These results are the result of meticulous work, but also of the innovative spirit that arises from the partnership and the intergenerational relationship. In the history of Niepoort, there are always two generations collaborating: Currently, the fifth and sixth - Dirk, Daniel and Marco Niepoort - are in full and fervent activity.