Casa Santos Lima

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.

The Casa Santos Lima Estates are situated in Alenquer, 45 km up north of Lisbon, in a region where the wine production tradition is centuries old and the typical rural landscapes appear with an enormous beauty. The vineyards in gentle slopes with altitudes between 100 and 220 meters benefit from an excellent sun exposition and a climate slightly tempered by the nearby Atlantic Ocean, 26 km away from our property.

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The winery was built in the late 30’s of the twentieth century. Over the last years, it benefited from major improvements, introduction of the most advanced technologies and installation of two modern bottling lines as well as two filling facilities for Bag in Box. The decision to plant new varieties and to maintain almost extinct Portuguese varieties has resulted in the production of one of the largest Portuguese single-variety wines collecti...