DFJ VINHOS was founded in 1998 and now has 250 hectares of vineyards, most of which are in the Lisbon region. It exports more than 99 percent of its 10 million bottle production to more than 50 countries.
José Neiva Correia, the company’s owner and main winemaker, has been making wines since 1974. José Neiva Correia had three training ports: Dois Portos, Gesenheim, and Bordeaux, all in Portugal. This allowed him to learn about other winemaking methods, compare them, and be inspired to develop his own wines later. He is no longer a wine consultant, as he was in the 1980s and 1990s, when he was responsible for around 10% of Portuguese output.
“We are really proud since it is an outstanding validation of the effort of our working group that strives every day to acquire the best price and quality in all our wines,” said José Neiva Correia, the company’s owner and principal winemaker. They aren’t an end in itself, but they are a strong recognition of our work, assisting those who collaborate with us around the world in communicating the quality of our work to their customers.”
The Vineyard
DFJ VINHOS has prepared its 250 hectares of vineyards, principally in the Lisboa wine region, for automated grape picking (12 to 15 ha/day) in order to avoid the Equinox (September 21st), when 90 percent rain is forecast.
The plants in the DFJ VINHOS vineyards are fed organic material made from domestic residue that has been screened for heavy metals. The vines are fed in a controlled manner, with no excesses or deficits. The organic material required to assist the vine’s needs is determined by analyzing the soils.
The end result is a high-quality product that is far superior to Portugal’s average.
In terms of taste, all of the wine is prepared in accordance with the client’s wishes and market demands. This is the product of numerous years of collaboration with foreign distributors, particularly in the British market, which is one of the most demanding and difficult in the world, and where DFJ VINHOS began its operations.
In 2020, DFJ VINHOS won 610 prizes, including 28 trophies and 281 gold medals. We’ve earned 3755 awards since 2010.
DFJ VINHOS recently competed in Asia Awards 2022, winning 7 GOLD MEDALS and a SILVER MEDAL in this renowned competition:
PORTADA Reserva red 2020 – Vinho Regional Lisboa – 13,0%
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
Bright, with a vibrant but elegant aroma of red fruits and some spice notes. It is a great wine, tasty and velvety, with an elegant, intense and persistent finish.
PORTADA Reserva red 2019 – Vinho Regional Lisboa – 13,5%
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
Bright, rich, intense, full of aromas of ripe red fruits. Soft, very tasty and easy to drink, with an elegant, intense, long and very pleasant finish.
PORTADA Medium Sweet rosé 2021 Vinho Regional Lisboa – 12,0%
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
Intense fruity aroma, sweet and “crispy”, with fresh and subtle flavors of strawberries and raspberries.
ALTA CORTE red 2020 Vinho Regional Lisboa – 12,5%
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
Garnet in color, it contains enticing aromas, a good body and an intense, velvety and persistent palate. Among the many and varied flavors we find figs, cherries and apricots, discreetly enveloped by vanilla, from the oak wood where it aged.
Always on Friday red 2019 – Vinho Regional Lisboa – 13,0%
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
Bright claret color, rich aroma of fruit with intriguing notes of chocolate, green tea and dates. In the mouth it has power and structure but is, at the same time, fruity with the ripe flavors of blackberry and cedar. A delicious and complex wine with a long, smooth and very tasty finish.
POINT WEST red 2019 – Vinho Regional Lisboa – 12,5%
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
Intense color, aroma and flavor. Medium-bodied, fruity, rich and smooth, with a very elegant, intense and long finish.
GRAND’ARTE Touriga Nacional red 2019 – Vinho Regional Lisboa – 13,0%
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
A powerful, complex, delicious and smoky wine with notes of wild blackberry ending intense, elegant and tasty. João Paulo Martins; Wines of Portugal 2016; “Tasted in 2015. The wine is elegant in aroma, fine in fruit and floral notes, but all in a very pleasant and sensible register. Elegant in the mouth with very fine tannins, with a very attractive fruit that makes tasting a pleasure .”
POINT WEST white 2020 – Vinho Regional Lisboa – 12,5%
Awarded Silver by Asia Import News
Complex, full-bodied, fresh, fruity and tasty. In the test it is intense, persistent and refreshing. A white of great finesse and elegance.
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