Bacalhoa Winery began at the European Early Renaissance in 1389, it has more than 600 years of history. It is one of the completely preserved ancient Renaissance architectural style in Europe. In 1995, the wealthiest Portuguese, Mr. Berardo, became the Group's largest shareholder. Under the leadership of Mr. Berardo, the winery has always been to produce top quality wines for the mission, to maintain the original wine brewing method on the basis of respecting the tradition of constant innovation, the Group's various types of wine has gained the world reputation. In 2000, the world's most influential wine, Lafite Rothschild of France, became the Group's second-largest shareholder. The cooperation with Lafite Rothschild brought world-class winemaking technology and management experience in production, so, the Group developed rapidly and became one of Europe's most popular wine in the past 10 years. Currently, the Group has more than 50 different brands, the annual output is more than 30 million liters (40 million bottles), it has more than 20,000 acres of vineyards, and the vineyard acreage and yield are the highest in the world.
葡萄牙的酒最有代表性的是波爾圖紅酒。全國有11個DOC(Denominacao de Origem Controlada)產區,約總產量的15%符合標準,其中不不少是烈酒和加烈葡萄酒(Fortified Wine)。DOC以下有32個IPR(Indicacao de Proveniencia Regulamentada)產區。再往下便是餐酒Vinho de Mesa Regional。葡萄牙的Reserva酒必須產自同一年份葡萄,並要經過委員會監定。最高級的酒稱Garrafeira,除了有Reserva的條件,紅酒需在大桶保存二年和瓶中一年才能出廠,白酒則需在桶子及瓶中各半年。