Casa Ferreirinha

Vila Nova de Gaia

The house of A.A. Ferreira, linked to Dona Antónia Ferreira, the 19th-century businesswoman who shaped the Douro. Makes Barca Velha, first released in 1952, Portugal’s most legendary dry red. Part of Sogrape.

Bottles

Rated by Wine Spectator

3 wines from its Portugal report (28 Feb 2026 issue), with US release prices and value for money.

Wine	Vintage	Score	Price	Value
Douro Callabriga	2022	91	$36	Good value (+1.5)
Douro Vinha Grande	2022	88	$20	Fair price (−0.1)
Douro Papa Figos	2023	87	$16	Fair price (−0.5)

Critics’ picks

Scores out of 100 belong to one bottle and vintage, not the whole style. We only list scores and rankings we could confirm in a public source; follow each link to check. Last checked 12 Nov 2026. Prices are US release prices per 75 cl as printed by the critic; value compares the score with the price trend.

Bottle	Critic	Score	Price · value	Source
Casa Ferreirinha Callabriga 2022 Douro Red	Wine Spectator	91pts	$36 Good value (+1.5 pts)	28 Feb 2026 issue

Wines

Port

Fortified

Vinho do Porto

Sweet fortified wine from the Douro. Fermentation is stopped part-way by adding grape spirit (aguardente), which keeps natural grape sugar and lifts alcohol to roughly 19–22%. Grapes are still trodden by foot in granite lagares at some quintas. Traditionally the young wine was shipped downriver and aged in lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia, opposite Porto.

Critics: up to 99 pts

Douro Red

Red

Douro DOC Tinto

Dry reds from the same terraces as Port: dense, floral and structured, with a stony freshness from schist soils. Barca Velha, first made in 1952, showed what was possible; since the 1990s Douro reds have become some of Europe’s most admired, especially from old field-blend vineyards.

Critics: up to 97 pts

Grapes they’re known for

Touriga Nacional Touriga Franca Tinta Roriz

Casa Ferreirinha

Bottles

Papa Figos Tinto

Vinha Grande Tinto

Callabriga Tinto