The Company History Wine producers and estate (Quintas) owners across the Douro demarcated region joined efforts in sharing resources and creating synergies as to achieve what they could not manage alone: Producing high quality wines.

Created in 2000 in a clear commitment of excellence, a group of producers brought together for the first time in the Douro region knowledge and experience, past and future, innovation and tradition.

Lavradores de Feitoria has wine producers 15, farm owners across three Douro sub-regions – Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior – totaling over 600 hectares of land.

With a top-notch Technical Team, the LDF management model is all-around innovating, powered by a strong sustainability logic. Thanks to the combined efforts of shareholders, all of whom proud of their region, LDF has built a universe that combines brands, markets and partnerships in a positive project that is confirmed by how well some of the most hard to please critics and public have welcomed its products.

Although still young, LDF focuses on obtaining balanced, elegant Wines with ageing potential, along with the best Douro can offer.

History behind the Name

Marquês de Pombal was the founder of the Região Demarcada do Douro and he selected the best Wines for the most demanding national and foreign wine connoisseurs.

These were called “Vinhos de Feitoria” and earned due respect for their extreme quality.

At the turn of last century, the Douro wine growers banded together to make a dream - as simple as it was ambitious - come true: bring wine growers (“lavradores”) together in creating “feitoria” Wines.

Lavradores/de/feitoria was born, bringing together knowledge and experience, ancient ant modern, from wine-making to wine selling.

Created in the year 2000 with some of the best Douro Farms and “terroirs”, totaling over 600 hecatres.

The combination of 18 estates, many different grape varieties, vines of different ages, “terroirs” that much contribute to the Wines’ complexity and character, the clear commitment with Douro’s excellence and tradition make the Wines from lavradores/de/feitoria UNIQUE.

Wines Blend Wines: Carefully selected grapes from different estates, producing blend wines that transmit the complexity and richness of Douro Wines.

Estate Wines: Produced using only grapes from their original estate, these wines are meant to represent their terroir. Unique wines, that faithfully represent their Estates..

And so are born the Lavradores/de/feitoria wines!

Vineyards

LDF vineyards exist all over the Douro region – Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. They include some portuguese varieties that are at their strongest in the douro terroir.

The key to LDF’s success lies in the 18 Estates, 18 different terroirs, 18 Douro locations. Multiple grape varieties and settings, vineyards from different years, altitudes and soils all contribute to creating diversified terroirs – thus contributing to the complexity and character of Lavradores de Feitoria’s Wines.

Wine expert Paulo Ruão and LDF’s own Oenology Team use only the highest-grade material to produce Wines.

Among the oldest Vineyards (more than 80 years old) we can find the following grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca (aka”French” Touriga), Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Alvarelhão for Red and Rosé Wines; Viosinho, Códega and Sauvignon Blanc for White Wines.

Blend wines have the “Três Bagos”, “Douro”, “Cheda” and “Gadiva” labels. “Meruge” and “Quinta da Costa” are Estate Wines.

Here you can better see how the various Estates are located along the Douro river:

The Wines

The gods have been generous with the Douro region table wines. Birthplace of the world-famous Port Wine, the unconventionally layed out vineyeards introduced by the ancients have had good results in terms of modern winemaking and onenology. Proof of this is the inclusion of the Douro in the honor board of the World’s Best Wines.

LDF’s proposal is one that furthers Douro’s winemaking fame, by adding an adjective: elegance.

All LDF Wines are balanced and destined for good food. One is to expect – and demand – from each label a strong personality in terms of terroir, concept or even fantasy.

Três Bagos, Lavradores de Feitoria Douro, Gadiva and Cheda varieties combine different types of grape from the most traditional blend wines in the Douro region.

When the product is exceptional, unique and reflects the terroir’s own individuality, it is bottled as an Estate Wine. Meruge and Quinta da Costa are the best examples of how versatile the Douro terroir can be.

In the Press

Lavradores de Feitoria has been acclaimed by the press and consumers, from the very beginning, for the consistency and quality of its products.

Created only in 2000, was selected “Best Producer of the Year” in 2005 by Revista de Vinhos (Wine expert magazine). In 2007 ranked seven as Douro’s largest producer of quality wines.

Throughout these years, several Wines have received excellent reviews both in Portugal and abroad.