Douro Family Estates (DFE) was founded in 2007 as an "association" of "small" wine producing families from the estates of the Douro Valley, the oldest delimited region in the world, and consists of four family estates: Quinta dos Poços, Quinta do Soque, Quinta das Bajancas and Brites Aguiar.

The family estates that make up DFE are conscious of the fact they essentially share the same objectives and are faced with the same difficulties, which are preserving the excellence of their wines and terroir in this world of ours, whose ever increasing globalisation also encompasses wine aromas and flavours.

This awareness led to the defining of some principles and objectives in order to protect the traditions and values of the wine producing families and ensure the survival and persistence of these ideas in future generations.

Principles and Objectives:

• Each wine is "created" in accordance with the qualities and messages of each of "our" terroirs. It expresses a unique identity because behind each wine lies a story, a taste, a culture, a dream.
• Promoting and preserving the autochthonous varieties of the Douro.
• The sharing of all types of information related to the business between the families.
• Promoting and selling the wines of each family in the international market.
• Promoting the Douro, the oldest delimited region in the world, which is currently considered to be a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.