Cockburn's Port Lodge

Cockburn’s has always questioned the so-called ‘rules’ for making port. Back in 1815, Robert and John Cockburn, two brothers from Scotland, bypassed the stuffy merchant’s fair in Porto and bought the very best grapes directly from farmers upriver in the Douro. The Cockburn’s Lodge in the center of historic Vila Nova de Gaia still ages ports in oak vats made by some of the last in-house coopers in the region. The result every time of this non-conformist approach is a better port for everyone. Because, as our founder demanded: “The quality of the wine – that is the first thing to be looked to.” It’s ultimately why they make the port; for drinking pleasure.