Who Owns Whom

[Alex Bridgeman]

There are a number of books and texts which identify the ownership of various quintas and port shippers. It would be a useful reference post to collect all of the odd references together into a single - and continually updated - item.

Alves de Sousa - ships under the name "Alves de Sousa"; owns Gaivosa, Vale da Raposa, Caldas, Estaçao, Aveleira (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Barros - founded in 1913, acquired in 2006 by Sogevinus (source - Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009)

Burmester - founded in 1730 in London by Henry Burmester and John Nash as Burmester & Nash; H Burmester and & Sons was created around the end of the 18th century after the dissolution of Burmester & Nash; bought in 2005 by Sogevinus (source - Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009). Burmester Ports used to be based on grapes grown at Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo until this estate was bought by the Amorim family in 1999, when it started to make wine and Port under its own name.

Calem - founded in 1859, acquired in 1998 by Sogevinus, owners of Quinta de Arnozelo (source - Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009)

Churchill Graham - founded in 1981; ships port under the name "Churchill's"; bought Quinta da Gricha and Quinta do Rio in 1999 (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Crasto - Quinta do Crasto was founded in 1615; ships under the name "Quinta do Crasto"; owned and run by the Roquette family (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Dalva - established in 1862, the name of Dalva or C da Silva was adopted in the first decades of the 20th century when the company was acquired by Clemente da Silva (source - Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009)

Kopke - established in 1638; bought in 2006 by Sogevinus; owners of Quinta do Sao Luiz (source - Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009)

Gilberts - owned by Sogevinus (source - Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009)

Niepoort - founded in 1842; ships under the name Niepoort and occasionally as Petre's port; owns Quinta de Napoles (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Noval - ships under the names Quinta do Noval, Quinta do Noval Nacional, Silval; owned by the AXA insurance group

Pintas - first vintage port was made from the 2003 vintage (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Ramos Pinto - founded 1880; ships under the name Ramos Pinto; integrated into the Roederer Group in 1990; owns Quinta de Ervamoira, Bom Retiro, Urtiga, Bons Ares (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009 and Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009).

Rosa - Quinta de la Rosa was bought in 1906 by the Bergqvist family, who have been making port since 1815 under the brand name Feuerheerd until the port company was sold in the 1930's. The family kept the ownership of Quinta de la Rosa and in 1988 re-started making ports under the name of Quinta de la Rosa (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Rozes - established in 1855; acquired in 1999 by Vranken Pommery Monopole (source - Portugal Wine Guide published by ViniPortugal in 2009)

Sogrape - founded in 1942; ships under the names Sandeman, Ferreira, Offley (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Symington Family - ships port under the names Warre, Dow (Silva & Cosens), Quarles Harris, Graham, Smith Woodhouse and Gould Campbell; owns Quinta do Vesuvio, Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Bomfim, Quinta da Cavadinha, Senhora de Ribeira, Tua, Canais, Retiro Pequeno, Atayde, Roriz (acquired jointly with the Prats of Bordeaux in 2009) (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Vale Dona Maria - purchased by Cristiano van Zeller in 1996 (and was in Cristiano's wife's family for the previous 250 years); ships under the name "Quinta do Vale Dona Maria" (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Vale Meao - bought as an empty 270 hectare plot of land by Dona Antonia Ferreira in 1877, currently owned by Dona Antonia's great-great-grandson Francisco Javier de Olazabal and the wines are made by Dona Antonia's great-great-great-grandson; ships under the name Quinta do Vale Meao (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

Vallado - bought by Dona Antonia Ferreira's uncle in 1818 and still owned by her descendents; ships under the name of "Quinta do Vallado" (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).

[jdaw1]

Worth mentioning that Crasto used to ship as Constantino, though the brand is now owned by Sogrape.

[g-man]

Would like to add Casa Ferreirinha who's the maker of the very famous barca vehla to Sogrape's list.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Pocas Junior owns Quinta Santa Barbara, Quinta das Quartas and Quinta de Vale de Cavalos. (Source: Pocas Junior publicity booklet 2015, Pedro Pocas Pintao.)

[Alex Bridgeman]

Quinta dos Murças is owned by Herdade do Esporão, who bought the quinta "a few years ago" according to a conversation I was having with their UK agent.

[Andy Velebil]

Add Cockburn's to the Sym's.

[DRT]

Add Cockburn's to the Sym's.

And Martinez.

[DRT]

...and at some point it might be useful to add The Fladgate Partnership to the list

[Andy Velebil]

...and at some point it might be useful to add The Fladgate Partnership to the list

What do they own


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[Glenn E.]

...and at some point it might be useful to add The Fladgate Partnership to the list

What do they own


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A hotel, I think?

[Alex Bridgeman]

The Fladgate Partnership owns Quinta de Terra Feita (de Cima e de Baixa), which was originally a supplier to Fonseca. TFP also recently purchased Quinta Bucheiro, 10.81 hectares adjacent to Terra Feita, Quinta da Arruda and Bragao.

[nac]

TFP also recently purchased Quinta Bucheiro...

Did they beat you to it Alex?

[Alex Bridgeman]

I recently saw a bottle of Mackenzie White Port where the small print on the label disclosed the producer and bottler as Andresen. Could it be that the Mackenzie name is now owned by Andresen?

[jdaw1]

I recently saw a bottle of Mackenzie White Port where the small print on the label disclosed the producer and bottler as Andresen. Could it be that the Mackenzie name is now owned by Andresen?

I’ve heard that before, but don’t recall my source.

[winesecretary]

www.vintageport.se states that Andresen bought Mackenzie after the Second World War but sold it to Harveys in 1970.

[Alex Bridgeman]

The bottle I saw was a relatively recent production, certainly later than 2005.

I suspect that whatever the route, Andresen once again own the Mackenzie brand.

[Alex Bridgeman]

It was announcd a day or two ago that Sogevinus have just bought Quinta da Boa Vista (once of Offley Boa Vista fame) from Lima & Smith.

[Alex Bridgeman]

I have just joined the dots and realised that the owners of Quinta de Brunheda are also the owners of the Blackett shipper brand and of Alchemy Wines.