Visit Quinta do Bomfim (Dow's Port) in Pinhão, Portugal with Austin Beeman.
Quinta do Bomfim is a port house located in Pinhao, easily accessible from the downtown center. It is the main house for Dow's Port and also owns other port brands such as Warre's, Graham's, and Cockburn's. The property is part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2001 due to its beautiful landscape and stone terraces.
The Douro Valley, where Quinta do Bomfim is located, is the oldest demarcated and regulated wine region in the world. The Symington family, who owns Quinta do Bomfim, is the last remaining 100% family-owned port house. The property has around 200 acres, but they also buy grapes from smaller producers in the Douro Valley. The different estates within Quinta do Bomfim have different micro terroirs, which contribute to the unique profiles of each port brand.
The port production process involves stomping the grapes, interrupting the fermentation with wine spirit, and aging the port in barrels. The different types of port, such as vintage, ruby, and tawny, have different aging processes and flavor profiles.
Shot on location at Quinta do Bomfim in November 2023.
Timestamps:
00:00 Austin Beeman arrives at Quinta do Bomfim
00:36 The Douro Valley
02:27 Terroir of the Douro
07:56 The History of Port Production
10:20 The Process of Port Production
14:35 Barrel Aging, The Making of Port Styles
21:24 Credits and Special Thanks
THIS IS EPISODE 93 OF UNDERSTANDING WINE WITH AUSTIN BEEMAN
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Special thanks:
CALHOUN & COMPANY COMMUNICATIONS - Michelle Keene
www.calhounwine.com
PREMIUM PORT WINES, INC - Ashley Marie-Maisel Zerpa
www.premiumport.com
THE ENTIRE TEAM AT SYMINGTON FAMILY ESTATES
www.symington.com
and Brianne Cohen. briannecohen.com
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AUSTIN BEEMAN…
is a veteran of the wine business with nearly a quarter century’s experience in Marketing and Sales (wholesale, retail, & DTC.)
Austin has a deep knowledge of the global wine business with expertise in Wholesale Distribution, Brand Management, B2B & B2C Fine Wine Sales, and Wine Marketing with Quantifiable ROI. Austin Beeman most recently executed on that expertise for Cutting Edge Selections as Vice President of Marketing / Brand Manager Emerging Regions.
While Director of Marketing for Bonny Doon Vineyard, he managed one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns in the wine industry.
His video podcast “Understanding Wine with Austin Beeman” has been praised in USA Today and has reached nearly one million wine lovers around the world.
Austin holds the prestigious MBA in Wine & Spirits Management from Kedge Business School in Bordeaux.