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Founded in 1820 by William and John Graham in centuries
Graham’s has cultivated its reputation as one of the greatest names in Port.

The quality of Graham’s Port relies on the finest grapes from five iconic quintas in the Douro Valley:
Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Tua, Quinta das Lages, and two others, Quinta da Vila Velha and Quinta
do Vale de Malhadas, which are privately owned by a member of the Symington family. Located in the heart
of the Upper Douro Valley, all of these quintas enjoy the hot and dry microclimate and unique schist soil
only found in this region. Together these two factors provide perfect conditions for both the growth
and optimum ripening of the grapes.
Graham’s own five mountainous vineyards, which are located
in different parts of the best wine-growing areas of the Douro
region. Each property has the maximum ‘A’ grade classification.
The temperatures in the Douro valley fall below freezing in
winter and consistently climb above 35°C in summer. Each year
the vines face a struggle against the elements and competing
vegetation. Most years they triumph, producing tight bunches
of small, thick-skinned grapes, packed with flavour and ripened
to perfection.

Symington Family

Graham’s has always been a pioneer. Graham's was
one of the first Port companies to invest in its own
vineyards in Portugal’s Douro Valley in 1890 and is
now at the cutting edge of innovation in The Douro is divided into three sub-regions, different in terms
winemaking techniques. Today, five Symington of their rainfall, soil composition and general topography.
cousins share responsibility for every aspect of the These are the Baixo Corgo, the Cima Corgo and the Douro
company and personally make the Graham’s wines. Superior: the latter two being the most important for the
They too have been involved with Port and the production of the finest quality Ports. Much of the Douro is
extremely inaccessible and vineyards have to be carved out of
Douro for many generations, with ancestry dating the steep mountainsides. For centuries, dry-stone
back to the mid-17th century. walled-terraces have been constructed by hand: some of these
mountain vineyards are so steep that each terrace holds just
one row of vines. These ancient terraces remain a dramatic
157 and beautiful feature of the Douro landscape and contributed
to its designation as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.