Fonseca

Fonseca, formally known as Fonseca Guimaraens, is one of Portugal’s leading Port houses, tracing its origins to 1815 when João dos Santos Fonseca first appears in the records as a Port shipper in the Douro. In 1822 the business passed into the hands of Manoel Pedro Guimaraens, whose family would guide the company for more than a century, building its reputation for rich, ageworthy Vintage Ports. Since 1948 Fonseca has been part of The Fladgate Partnership (alongside Taylor and Croft), yet it retains its own identit…