Portuguese presence in the Nordics

Adegas Beira Mar (António Bernardino Paulo da Silva)

Colares Wine

Colares wine house at Azenhas do Mar, Sintra, founded in 1898 by António Bernardino da Silva Chitas; the Adega Beira-Mar cellar was built in 1944 and the firm is led today by his grandson António Bernardino Paulo da Silva, making Colares DOC wines from the ungrafted Ramisco and Malvasia vines of the region’s sand dunes under the Chitas and Casal da Azenha labels. Listed at Vinmonopolet in the order range with Colares Chitas 2007 (art. 16278101, NOK 599.90) and Casal da Azenha Tinto 2018 (art. 10384901, NOK 285) via importer Gaia World Collection AS.

OriginPortugal
Target marketsNordic region

Corridor footprint

Colares wine house at Azenhas do Mar, Sintra, founded in 1898 by António Bernardino da Silva Chitas; the Adega Beira-Mar cellar was built in 1944 and the firm is led today by his grandson António Bernardino Paulo da Silva, making Colares DOC wines from the ungrafted Ramisco and Malvasia vines of the region’s sand dunes under the Chitas and Casal da Azenha labels. Listed at Vinmonopolet in the order range with Colares Chitas 2007 (art. 16278101, NOK 599.90) and Casal da Azenha Tinto 2018 (art. 10384901, NOK 285) via importer Gaia World Collection AS.

Why this matters

Adegas Beira Mar (António Bernardino Paulo da Silva) sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. As Portuguese presence in the Nordics, its operations are a data point in the broader story of how capital, goods, people and ideas flow between Portugal and the Nordics — a corridor that is accelerating in 2026.

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