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Ferreira was founded in 1751, by the Ferreira family of Régua, a producer and trader of Port Wines, and it is the only Port Wine company that has always been in Portuguese hands. It grew significantly in the 18th century and invested primarily in high quality wines, buying and cultivating some of the main wine estates in the Douro. This impressive work was continued in the 19th century by Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, a direct descendent of the Ferreira family. Under her guidance, Ferreira reached its peak and continued to invest in the newest and best wines, increasingly efficient production methods and the careful ageing of wines and maintenance of older wine stocks. Since the beginning of the 19th century (ca 1825), all these wines are aged in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Nowadays, Ferreira is the main national Port Wine brand and a symbol of quality, tradition and knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 270 years. It is owned by Sogrape, a Portuguese family business with a long tradition in the production and commercialisation of quality wines and the creator of the world famous “Mateus Rosé”.
