Port Wine - Port Houses

Port Houses

Producers of port wine are often called "shippers". In the early history of the port wine trade, many of the most powerful shipping families were English. Over the years Portuguese, as well as Dutch, German and Scottish-owned shippers have also become prevalent in the port industry.

A list of some notable shippers and the business groups that own them include:

  • The AXA Millésimes group - own Quinta do Noval
  • Churchill's
  • Niepoort
  • Quevedo
  • Quinta do Infantado, Gontelho (Chanceleiros, Pinhão) owned by Roseira family, first estate bottled Porto in 1979
  • The Roederer group - owned Ramos Pinto
  • The Real Companhia Velha group - owned Delaforce
  • The Sogevinus group - owned Cálem, Kopke, Burmester, Barros and By Gilberts
  • The Sogrape group - owned Ferreira, Offley, Sandeman, Robertson's
  • The Symington Family Estates-owned Graham's, Warre's, Dow's, Smith Woodhouse and Cockburn's facilities
  • The Fladgate Partnership group -owned Croft, Taylor and Fonseca
  • Pocas. One of the last Portuguese family owned producers

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