Henriques & Henriques

<p style="text-align: justify;">The history of Henriques &amp; Henriques, founded by Jo&atilde;o Gon&ccedil;alves Henriques goes back to 1850. After his death in 1912, a partnership was created between his sons, Francisco Eduardo and Jo&atilde;o Joaquim Henriques, hence Henriques &amp; Henriques.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">From then on, Henriques &amp; Henriques played an important role in viticulture and wine making on the Island and in 1913, the family interests were established as a firm, and by 1925, the firm concentrated on shipping its own wines instead of supplying them to other shippers.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">With the death, in 1968, of the last of the Henriques, Jo&atilde;o Joaquim Henriques, known as &ldquo;Jo&atilde;o de Bel&eacute;m&rdquo;, (who had no heirs) the company was left to his three friends and partners: Alberto Nascimento Jardim, Peter Cossart (who made 53 vintages with the company) and Carlos Nunes Pereira.</p>