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Casa de Santar

Wine — Dão

Historic wine estate in Santar, Dão — part of the Global Wines group — whose Vinha dos Amores Encruzado 2019 is listed at Sweden’s Systembolaget (art. 9441701) via importer Spring Wine & Spirits.

HeadquartersSantar, Dão
ParentGlobal Wines, SA
HeritageEstate with roots in the 17th-century village of Santar
Flagship whiteEncruzado (Vinha dos Amores)
Swedish listingSystembolaget art. 9441701 (Vinha dos Amores Encruzado 2019)
Swedish importerSpring Wine & Spirits
DirectionPortugal → Nordics

Corridor footprint

Casa de Santar is one of the Dão’s reference estates, centred on the manor village of Santar and today part of Global Wines, SA — the group that also owns Quinta de Cabriz and Paço dos Cunhas. Its top whites are built on Encruzado, the Dão’s signature white grape, which has become a sommelier favourite across the Nordics.

In Sweden, Systembolaget lists Casa de Santar Vinha dos Amores Encruzado 2019 (article 9441701), brought in by importer Spring Wine & Spirits — a named monopoly listing that places the estate’s single-vineyard white in the world’s largest alcohol retail system.

Why this matters for the corridor

The Dão has ridden Portugal’s premiumisation wave into the Nordic monopolies, and Encruzado is its calling card. A Systembolaget listing for a single-vineyard Encruzado — not an entry-level blend — shows Swedish buyers paying for the region’s top tier, exactly the trade-up trend NorthSouth HQ has tracked across Systembolaget, Vinmonopolet and Alko since 2024.

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