Sogrape

in 1942, fernando van zeller guedes and partners, founded “sociedade comercial dos grandes vinhos de mesa de portugal” ( now known as sogrape vinhos s.a.) and created what would eventually become the most famous portuguese table wine – mateus rosé. sogrape’s ambition was for portuguese wines to be known all over the world, with three main criteria: the quality of the wines, the importance of brands and the presentation of its wines. sogrape vinhos is the biggest wine company in portugal and one of the top companies worldwide. in the light wine business has brands like mateus rosé, gazela, grão vasco, casa ferreirinha, quinta dos carvalhais, herdade do peso, ranging from the internationally most well known brand - mateus rosé - to the most iconic portuguese wine brand - barca velha. in the branded port wine business, sogrape is market leader with the ferreira, offley and sandeman brands. in the vino de jerez (sherry) industry the company leads the german market with sandeman brand as we