2016 Dow’s Vintage Port

In 1877 James R. Dow merged his port company with Silva & Cosens (established 1798) to form Dow’s & Co. Although the smaller of the two firms, the Dow’s name was kept due to its excellent reputation as a port shipper with particularly fine Vintage Ports. Multiple generations of the Symington family have managed the principal Dow vineyards of Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, producing many outstanding ports in the properties’ wineries. A loyal cohort of Douro farmers have also sold their grapes to the Symington family for use in Dow’s Ports, with strong relationships going back through the decades, which are reaffirmed at each year’s vintage. Dow’s continues to enjoy an unmatched reputation for Vintage Port.