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Following a lack of crucial investment, La Rosa is in bad state of repair. Thankfully, the family jewels returned from the pawn broker. Claire dies and within 24 hours her favourite dog. Her son, Tim Bergqvist, takes over. The Régua dam is completed and with it the Douro’s landscape changes forever.
Jan 29, 2021 · Quinta de La Rosa. Quinta de La Rosa, a small family-owned working vineyard and winery, is located about a half mile from Pinhão in the Douro Valley. It’s unusual in that visitors are able to view the entire port and winemaking process beginning in the vineyard and ending with the wine in the bottle. Although most port houses in the Douro ...
Jul 8, 2024 · The distribution of Quinta de la Rosa, the single quinta winery on the banks of the Douro in Portugal, is being transferred to Thorman Hunt from 1 August 2024. Sophia Bergqvist, proprietor of Quinta de la Rosa, and her son, Kit Weaver, have expressed their gratitude to outgoing distributor Bibendum for its efforts in the market in recent years.
Jul 31, 2024 · 31st July 2024. New listing. Distribution of Quinta de la Rosa, the pioneering Single Quinta winery on the banks of the Douro, Portugal, is being transferred to Thorman Hunt as of 1st August 2024. Quinta de la Rosa has been in the Bergqvist family since 1906 when it was gifted to current owner Sophia Bergvist’s grandmother, Claire, as a ...
Jun 25, 2007 · Rosa - Quinta de la Rosa was bought in 1906 by the Bergqvist family, who have been making port since 1815 under the brand name Feuerheerd until the port company was sold in the 1930's. The family kept the ownership of Quinta de la Rosa and in 1988 re-started making ports under the name of Quinta de la Rosa (source - 2007 New Douro Tasting booklet, London, October 2009).
Feb 10, 2022 · Quinta de la Rosa - some history and background. Quinta de la Rosa has been family owned and managed since 1906. Claire Feueheerd (married name Bergqvist), an English descendant of port shipper Dietrich Feuerheerd (originally from Hamburg, but moved to Portugal), was gifted the estate and vineyard for her baptism in 1906 and lived in the house for much of her life.
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Jun 24, 2024 · At the turn of the 20 th century, the estate was known as Quinta das Bateiras and belonged to António Reis, a local doctor. The Feuerheards, a family of German port shippers, bought the quinta as a christening present for their granddaughter Claire. Her father renamed it La Rosa after a successful brand of sherry his company had launched.
