History
Casa Santos Lima has been a family business for many generations and was founded by Joaquim Santos Lima, who, by the turn of 19th century, was among the greatest producers and exporters of Portuguese wines. Maria João Santos Lima and José Luís Santos Lima Oliveira da Silva, granddaughter and great grandson of the founder, have been leading Casa Santos Lima since 1990, replanting most of the vines and modernizing all its productive structure.
Since 1996, Casa Santos Lima started bottling its own brands – Quinta da Espiga, Quinta das Setencostas, Palha – Canas and some varietal wines – which immediately achieved great success both in the national and international markets. Nowadays, 90% of its production is exported to 40 countries in the five continents. This great export vocation relies mainly in the excellent price – quality ratio which is part of the company corporate vision and attitude. This has been consistently confirmed by numerous awards granted and frequent press references by the specialized press with several “Best Buy”.
The properties of the company belong to the family for more than a century and the previous generations were already great wine producers. In 1996, when José Luís Santos Lima Oliveira da Silva left his career of more than 20 years in the financial sector, the company decided to start bottling its wines. Casa Santos Lima has been, for several years, the biggest producer of Vinho Regional Lisboa and DOC Alenquer and one of the most awarded Portuguese producers in International Wine Competitions. Currently, the main destination for the company exports is Europe, although there is a significant growth in all the other Continents.