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Dow’s was one of the first Port companies to recognize the importance of vineyard ownership in the Upper Douro Valley. George Warre’s first-hand knowledge of the region guided his judicious selection of some very fine ‘quintas’ (vineyard, in Portuguese) which he acquired for Dow’s. The two principal vineyards purchased were: Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira in 1890 and Quinta do Bomfim in 1896.
Through the 20th Century, these great vineyards provided - as they do today - the backbone of Dow’s Vintage Ports, resulting in such outstanding wines as the Dow’s 1900, 1908, 1927 and the 1945. |
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| Although Senhora da Ribeira had to be sold in 1954 to ensure the company’s survival at a time when the Port trade was in deep crisis, Dow’s continued to purchase the wines from the quinta in virtually every year, and these were to contribute to Dow’s acclaimed Vintage Ports of the second half of the 20th Century that include the 1955, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1980 and 1994 Vintages.
One of the high points of Dow’s recent history was the reacquisition of Senhora da Ribeira in 1998 - the company’s bicentenary. Some outstanding wine was made in that year and to mark the occasion, the finest wines were bottled as Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira Vintage Port. |
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Quinta do Bomfim |
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