Quinta do Portal is a unique, family, fine winemaking company based in the Douro valley of Northern Portugal, the first wine region to be demarcated in 1756. It’s a boutique winery devoted to the production of the best wines this wonderful region can offer. The project was designed by Eugenio Branco with the support of both his sons João and Pedro Mansilha Branco . Our family has been producing Ports for more than 100 years at “ Quinta dos Muros ” and has been in the region since the XV century having played a very important role in the Demarcation of the region. In 1974 we decided to start building our own stock of Port and also to expand the vineyard area at Quinta dos Muros followed by the acquisition of more land: Quinta da Abelheira (1979), Quinta do Confradeiro (1991) and Quinta do Portal (1991). In February 2008, we rented for 30 years Quinta das Manuelas , a neighbour property to Quinta dos Muros . VINEYARDS In the past 15 years we’ve been gone through a lot of experimentation and vineyard replanting. In this period we’ve totally replanted Quinta do Confradeiro and Quinta do Portal , replanted 90% of Quinta da Abelheira , 30% of Quinta dos Muros and 100% of Quinta das Manuelas . We’ve also changed a lot of the viticulture methods in order to obtain the best possible quality grapes to produce our Premium Ports , DOC Douro wines and Moscatel do Douro dessert wines. ALL OUR VINEYARDS ARE LOCATED IN THE PINHÃO VALLEY, HOME TO THE BEST VINTAGE PORTS AND DOURO STILL WINES.
Virgílio Ferreira WINEMAKING Until 1994 we were only producing Port Wine and all of it without exception was produced in our old granite “lagares” where the must was foot-trodden. In 1994 we used for the fjrst time the new winery at Quinta do Portal . With the knowledge, expertise and results we had in the past years the winery was completely renewed in 2007 with a sole objective: respect the work we’ve been Virgílio Ferreira doing in the vineyard; respect the grapes . In 2008 we fjnished building the new cellars at Quinta do Portal . A sophisticated and innovative project born in the vineyards, mixing with and transforming itself into landscape, through the metamorphosis of the materials used, like the schist and the Constantino Leite cork, that follow the colours and the state of mind of each season of the year. The schist and the cork are the skin of a fascinating structure, where the Port and Douro wines of Quinta do Portal will be slowly aged, in a temple that honours the Wine and the Time . WINES Wine Enthusiast has Wine&Spirits awarded We won a Regional In 2007 Quinta do Portal Quinta do Portal as a 2009 Trophy at Decanter World was elected Winery of the Year classifjed our wines in 2005, 2007 and 2012 in their Top 100 winery of the Year . Wine Awards . by Revista de Vinhos , the most Wines of the Year . important Portuguese wines I n the past 6 editions of the We have around publication. At the 2009 Wine & Spirits International wine Challenge 100 ratings of 90+ points 100 Best Wines of the Year we our wines won 6 Trophies and at Wine Spectactor, Wine had the Best Portuguese Red 9 Gold Medals , including the Advocate, Wine Enthusiast and also the Best Buy from Champion Fortified Wine and Wine & Spirits . Portugal. of the Year and the best red wine of the World in its first release (The James Rogers Trophy) .
Virgílio Ferreira Virgílio Ferreira Virgílio Ferreira Wine&Tourism As a complement to the wine production In 2009 we were In 2011 we won the In 2012 we were we have developed a wine&tourism project selected Wine&Tourism Douro Architecture awarded Best Wine that includes a small guest house where of the Year , by Revista Prize with our new Tourism in Portugal guests are invited to feel and understanding de Vinhos . cellars . by Guia Boa Cama Boa the creation of our wines, from soil to their Mesa , the best guide for Forbes Magazine Still in 201 1 we were glasses. hotels and restaurants rated Quinta do Portal the Global Winner of the in Portugal. as one of the Top Ten Best of Wine Tourism International wine awards in the Architectur e Destinations . and Landscapes category . Virgílio Ferreira QUINTA DO PORTAL IS A VERY SMALL PLAYER IN THE PORT BUSINESS, BUT ONE OF THE BEST QUALITY PRODUCERS. QUINTA DO PORTAL CREATES ELEGANT, EASY DRINKING WINES INTENDED TO BE APPRECIATED BY EVERYONE, FROM THE NON-PROFICIENT CONSUMER TO THE MOST ACCLAIMED WINE-WRITERS. QUINTA DO PORTAL IS BASED IN A YOUNG, ENTHUSIASTIC TEAM, WILLING TO GIVE A NEW IMAGE OF PORTUGUESE WINES. QUINTA DO PORTAL WAS THE FIRST PORTUGUESE COMPANY TO PRESENT A PACKAGING CONCEPT THAT BROKE WITH THE PAST.
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