Caves São João

Caves Sao Joao was begun in 1920 as a Port house. When the laws changed, restricting the geography from which Port could be made, the Costa family decided to make sparkling wine, and quickly established themselves as the preeminent producer of bubbles in Portugal. As time went on, they eventually branched out into still wine production in both the Dao and Bairrada. The family still runs the winery and cave to this day, focusing on traditional farming methods of previous generations. Due to the decline of Portuguese wines in previous generations, they have an impressive backlog of beautiful vintage wines that we are lucky to see today.