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An aerial view of Casa Vila Verde
Even now, in the current decade, remarkable progress
is still helping the winery maintain its position as one
of the most prominent wine exporters. In fact, around
90% of its production is exported, and the wines can be
found in over 50 countries across five continents. The
United States, Canada and the Scandinavian countries
are key markets, though Casa Santos Lima has also been
bold enough to introduce its wine to more challenging
markets, such as India, Indonesia, Ukraine, and Belarus,
where the population does not tend to drink as much
wine.
Several new investments have been made, notably
Quinta de Porrais in the Douro region in 2011 (one of
the vineyards owned by the legendary Dona Antónia
Ferreira); a new winery was created in Quinta da
Boavista in the Alenquer region in 2014, followed by
another one on the Algarve in 2015. This has been
concurrent with further investments into various aspects
of the company, all of which have led this group of
wineries – centrally managed by José Luis Oliveira da
Silva – to become one of the biggest wine exporters in
Portugal.
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