<h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="tm6">The CASA FERREIRINHA and its wines are synonymous with time and art. This is the case since its foundation, in the eighteenth century, by the hand of Bernardo Ferreira, who saw the formula refined by the descendants, especially by his granddaughter Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, who affectionately became known as "Ferreirinha" or "Ferreirinha-da-Régua" by the people of his land. At the hands of Dona Antónia, who twice a widow found herself at the head of a large company, Ferreira consolidated herself admirably. Her entrepreneurial spirit has taught her to predict, decide, create, teach and love, making her naked CASA FERREIRINHA and her wines are synonymous with time and art. This is the case since its foundation, in the eighteenth century, by the hand of Bernardo Ferreira, who saw the formula refined by the descendants, especially by his granddaughter Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, who affectionately became known as "Ferreirinha" or "Ferreirinha-da-Régua" by the people of his land. At the hands of Dona Antónia, who twice a widow found herself at the head of a large company, Ferreira consolidated herself admirably. Her entrepreneurial spirit taught her to predict, decide, create, teach and love, making her a figure of great projection and charisma.</span></h2> <p></p> <p></p>

<h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="tm6">The CASA FERREIRINHA and its wines are synonymous with time and art. This is the case since its foundation, in the eighteenth century, by the hand of Bernardo Ferreira, who saw the formula refined by the descendants, especially by his granddaughter Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, who affectionately became known as "Ferreirinha" or "Ferreirinha-da-Régua" by the people of his land. At the hands of Dona Antónia, who twice a widow found herself at the head of a large company, Ferreira consolidated herself admirably. Her entrepreneurial spirit taught her to predict, decide, create, teach and love, making her a figure of great projection and charisma.</span></h2> <h2 style="text-align:justify;"></h2> <p></p> <p></p>

<h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="tm6">The history of CASA FERREIRINHA is inextricably linked to an extraordinary woman: Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira. It was born in 1811, in Régua, gateway to the vineyards of the Douro valley. Although of small stature, and reserved by nature, Dona Antónia was charismatic, visionary and enterprising. It created new vineyard extensions, increased and improved the company's old wine stocks and contributed to improving the steamy lives of local farmers' families, founding schools, daycare centers and hospitals. Such was the affection of the population who affectionately called it "Ferreirinha". With his death in 1896, he left as a legacy a remarkable heritage of the Douro and an immensely successful business. </span>The great bet of CASA FERREIRINHA on unfortified wines would emerge about half a century later. Producing elegant and high quality Douro wines, with refinement and the high aging potential of vintage port wines, became the dream of Fernando Nicolau de Almeida who, from an early age, began working at the company, having ascended to technical director. He selected the best grapes from the Douro Superior, full of richness and structure, and combined them with others, coming from high altitudes, for their acidity and aroma.</h2> <h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="tm6">Thus was born, in 1952, Barca-Velha, an iconic wine that has since been produced only in the best years, considered as one of the reds of Portugal with greater longevity, elegance and complexity. The genesis of CASA FERREIRINHA is therefore a true lesson in oenology, which determined the evolution of the wines of this House, enriched with the root plantation of Quinta da Leda, begun in 1979, where the grapes that allowed to increase and improve production are born. Today, the CASA FERREIRINHArange, produced under the baton of winemaker Luís Sottomayor, ranges from the youth of wines such as Esteva or Planalto, through richer wines such as Papa Figos, Vinha Grande and Callabriga, to the exceptional Quinta da Leda, Antónia Adelaide Ferreira and Reserva Especial, with Barca-Velha occupying the top of the hierarchy.</span></h2> <p></p>

<h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="tm6">In a tribute to Ferreirinha, the Dona Antónia range is now renovated and reinforced with a White Reserve to accompany the existing Tawny Reserve. In the Douro it was always a betrayal to plant white grapes. And, if at the time the goal was to have wines with little personality to eventually be mixed with red wines to give them lightness and a more open color, today the goals are quite different. Acidity and structure that give a good aging capacity to wines, worthy of a reserve category, are the characteristics that the oenology team led by Luís Sottomayor seeks in the Douro Superior for the production of the new Dona Antónia Reserva Branco. Ferreirinha itself was a pioneer towards the Douro Superior and records from 1852 indicate that already in the mid-nineteenth century, Dona Antónia produced white wines that serve as a legacy to this Port Ferreira.</span></h2> <p></p> <p></p>

<h3 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="tm6">The origin of the Constantino brand dates back to 1877 and has in its genesis a company founded by Constantino de Almeida, dedicated to the export of Port Wine. The firm was successful in the first half of the 20th century, thanks to the vision and management skills of Constantino de Almeida and his successors. The brand is currently recognized for the quality of its famous Brandy, widely expanded in Portugal and beyond. The purity and genuineness of the brandy that originates <strong>Brandy Constantino,</strong>preserved for 6 months in the best quality woods, are the main characteristics of its excellence. <strong>Brandy Constantino</strong> has a dark yellow color, with greenish nuances. Its aroma is powerful, with intense wood of great quality. Characteristic notes of the noblest spirits, such as spices, also stand out. On the palate presents great softness, almost velvety consistency, leaving at the end an impression of great elegance.</span></h3> <p></p>