News
Giant Port Wine event in Denmark
Denmark and the Danes are well known for their interest for Portwine, and on the 2nd of March the 9th edition of the [...]
The Confraria at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen
The rare and restricted Vintage Ports of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto were the guests of honour at the Portweinmesse 2023. More [...]
OLDER VINTAGE PORTS HIGHLIGHT 2023 YEAR END!
Fortunate over the last month to attend several festive functions looking back on memories of 2023 and optimistically forward to 2024. [...] VINTAGE [...]
O-PORT-UNIDADE
Exactly one decade after the first edition of O-PORT-UNIDADE in 2013 the most recent grape treading event took place in Vale Mendiz, Portugal [...]
The Confraria do Vinho do Porto Golf Tournament 2023 saw a record number of participants!
On Saturday, November 18th, 2023, the annual Confraria do Vinho do Porto Golf Cup took place at the Oporto Golf Club in Espinho. [...]
You don´t want to miss the XXXIX Rabelo Boat Regata on the June 24th!
On the banks of the Douro River, from Cabedelo to the D. Luiz I bridge, you can follow the [...]
Annual Induction Ceremony of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto June 22nd of 2023
The ceremony will begin punctually at 18h00. The new Confrades should arrive by 17h00 at the latest. At the entrance of [...]
New Social Bodies of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto were elected!
On January 31 2023, the new governing bodies of the Port Wine Brotherhood were elected for the term from 2023 to [...]
How the Confraria do Vinho do Porto Changed My Life
It all began in the restaurant business from the age of 26. Straight out of culinary school, and then earning a [...]
Skydiving with Port
In 2006 I was speaking on the telephone to Serge Hochar, owner of [...]
Pass the Port
Everyone has a story to tell involving Port, no matter how strange, how amusing, even how embarrassing. Would you like to [...]
António Vasconcelos steps down from the Chancelaria
After 20 years in the Chancelaria, António Manuel de Macedo Pinto e Vasconcelos, steps down from his position as Almoxarife. [...]
Filling the main pipes of a new organ with wine
I think that the Confraria do Vinho do Porto, in Portugal, needs to project its action outside its traditional activities. I [...]
Confraria celebrates 40th anniversary
This year is especially propitious for the Confraria do Vinho Porto as we celebrate our 40th Anniversary. To mark the [...]
I am honoured to be a member of the Confraria
I am an academic working in the School of Information at the University of California in Berkeley, California. And I am honoured to be [...]
Me and the Confraria do Vinho do Porto
I have the honor and the privilege of being the first Brazilian to be admitted to the Confraria do Vinho [...]
Confraria Helpdesk Launches
The Confraria Helpdesk is a new way to request assistance from the Confraria Staff, and track progress on your request. The Confraria Helpdesk (https://www.confrariadovinhodoporto.com/helpdesk) [...]
Can this be a 70 year old tawny?
While combing through a shelf full of standing bottles in my cellar, I came across a bottle of AMBROSETTE 30 Year [...]
Confrade Axel Probst awarded The Best Port Wine Critic of The World by BWW
Awarded the title of Best Port Wine Critic in the World by BWW - The Best Wine of The World Competition, Axel Probst (http://www.worldofport.de) celebrates [...]
Confraria Launches New Strategy for the Next Decade: Communication a Key Part
Following a year of work on the development of a new strategy, the Chancelaria presented the Capitulo with a plan [...]
DALVA Golden White
In 1952 C. da Silva conceived a singular creation... DALVA Golden White possesses the spirit of a [...]
Nieport Bottling House
Niepoort Garrafeira was born when the grandfather of Dirk Niepoort, gave destination to the 4000 demijohns acquired from a German [...]