A. A. Cálem & Filho, Lda., established in Oporto in 1859, remains today one of the few Port Wine shippers who still retain the name of the founding family.

The Cálem family's original business was shipping Portuguese Table Wines to Brazil. The companie's ships would bring wood back on their homeward voyages, wich led to the establishement of a cooperage.

The Cálems later started trading in Port."My Vintage Ports are made in a style I like... I want them to be sweet, but elegant." says Joaquim Cálem.

A suberb, old tawny Port, it is blended from the wines produced from grapes grown in the Cima Corgo area, the classic demarcated Port Wine area for quality wines. Traditionally made in our famous Quinta da Foz and our modern vinification centre in São Martinho d'Anta, shipper's Special Reserve is a superb drink at all the times, and may be served slightly chilled at the summer.

This fresh, light aperitif Port, tentalises the palate with a hint of age. Produced to the highest standards from selected white grapes in our own Douro wineries, it is blended to acquire its elegant, dry finish. This aperitif wine should be chilled before drinking.

A skillful union of the freshness of white grapes and a roundness of body, this elegant, sweet wine is drunk chilled, as an aperitif, or to accompany deserts. The grapes are mainly from the higher areas of the Douro region and the wine is made in our own modern vinification centres at Régua e São Martinho.

Blended from wines produced from grapes grown in some of the most choice areas of the Douro, and aged in Wood in our Vila Nova de Gaia lodges, this exciting, youthful, medium-sweet Ruby Port has a most pleasant style that is highly characteristic of its origin.

This medium sweet tawny Port is smooth and light on the palate and drinks well at any time of the day. This is the largest single selling brand of Port Wine in the Portugal.