Description

Periquita is renowned for being Portugal’s first ever bottled red. That’s where its originality comes
from. And in existence since 1850, we’ve been around to celebrate the Portuguese way of life.That’s
what Portugal is all about and that we want you to enjoy.
The history of Periquita is interwoven with the story of José Maria da Fonseca itself, beginning in the
1820s when the founding father of the company, José Maria da Fonseca arrived in Lisbon and bought
several local properties. One such purchase, most probably in 1846, was Cova da Periquita. It was on that property that José Maria da Fonseca planted red grapes of the Castelão variety. Periquita is now
the oldest brand of Portuguese table wines, having acquired widespread popularity over the years in Portugal and considerable brand awareness in export markets such as Sweden, Brazil, the UK, the USA, Canada, Denmark and Norway.