Cockburns Port Branco

Cockburn's was founded in 1815 by the Scottish brothers Robert and John Cockburn. Guided by Robert Cockburn's conviction that "the quality of the wine - that is the first thing to be looked to", Cockburn's was also unfluenced by the personalities of the great individuals and families who over the centuries joined its ranks. When purchased in 1962 by a multinational corporation, the quality of the wine began to wane, and although Cockburn's Vintage Ports had once demanded the highest price of all Ports, one hundred years later their reputation had slipped. Following the Symington's acquisition of Cockburn's in 2010, and the company's return to family ownership, 48 years of corporate decision making was revised, and the focus was returned to one thing: the quality of the wine.