Churchill's Port - Wine Partners - Wine

Churchill’s is a family-run port and Douro wine producer based in Vila Nova da Gaia and the Douro Valley, founded in 1981 by winemaker and master blender Johnny Graham. The youngest in a family of founders, who had made wine in the Douro for two hundred years, Johnny Graham set up Churchill’s when he was just 29 years old, to bring a personal, drier style and a fresh vibe to the traditional world of port. Churchill’s was the first British Port House to be established in over 50 years.

Johnny still makes the wine today, together with winemakerand partner-in-crime Ricardo Pinto Nunes, who joined Churchill’s in 2007.Johnny and Ricardo have worked side by side ever since - harvesting,foot-treading and covering thousands of kilometres between Porto and the Douro.

Churchill’s offices and Port Wine Cellars are in Vila Novade Gaia, but the heart of our vineyards is Quinta da Gricha, our 40-hectareestate in the Cima Corgo sub-region of the Douro Valley. Facing north towardsthe river, the vineyard benefits from a unique microclimate that allows grapesto ripen slowly while preserving freshness. All the vineyards at Quinta daGricha are classified Grade A by the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto(IVDP), with some of the vines reaching 80 years of age.

At Churchill’s, our Vintage, Ruby and wood-aged Ports arestill produced in the traditional way - from hand-picked and hand-selectedgrapes, foot-trodden in our treasured granite lagares dating from 1852 atQuinta da Gricha, with longer fermentation using only indigenous yeasts. Thiscreates Ports that are naturally fresher, drier and defined by elegance.

For our Douro wines, we explore the full potential ofnative grape varieties using a mix of traditional and modern techniques.Fermentation may take place in open lagares, stainless steel tanks or oakcasks, always with the same goal: to craft wines that are vibrant, fruit-drivenand a true reflection of the Douro.

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