Quinta Do Noval
Quinta do Noval first appeared in land registries in 1715 and is one of the Douro’s historic names, but it is unusual in being known above all as a vineyard rather than simply a Port shipper. The estate was badly damaged by phylloxera before António José da Silva acquired it in 1894 and restored it through replanting, while his son-in-law Luiz Vasconcelos Porto later reshaped many of the old narrow terraces into broader ones with better sun exposure.
Quinta do Noval first appeared in land registries in 1715 and is one of the Douro’s historic names, but it is unusual in being known above all as a vineyard rather than simply a Port shipper. The estate was badly damaged by phylloxera before António José da Silva acquired it in 1894 and restored it through replanting, while his son-in-law Luiz Vasconcelos Porto later reshaped many of the old narrow terraces into broader ones with better sun exposure.