Nicolau de Almeida

João Nicolau de Almeida, along with his sons, continues the family tradition, which is now in its fifth generation of wine producers. They are winegrowers and produce Douro and Port wines from their Quinta do Monte Xisto estate, located in the Upper Douro, Vila Nova de Foz Côa. They have practiced organic farming since planting. Their work is characterized by a continuous process of study and learning, seeking to achieve a natural dynamic of needs.

After vinification, the wines are sent to the Gaia cellars, where they are aged, bottled, and subsequently shipped. Vila Nova de Gaia is the natural and ideal location to complete the winemaking process.

Wine begins in the vineyard. We believe that the simpler the winemaking process, the better it expresses the individuality of a wine and its terroir. The less we intervene, the more faithful the result. In this sense, winemaking is an interpretation of what the vineyard at Quinta do Monte Xisto offers us, seeking to highlight its specific characteristics. The winemaking conveys what the vineyard and the land have to say.

Nicolau de Almeida produces Douro and Port wines and one white wine from the Minho region.