Dreyfus, Ashby & Co.

Main Office

630 3rd Ave
15th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone (212) 818-0770
Fax (212) 953-2366

Adminstration

50 Avon Meadow Lane
Avon, CT 06001
Phone (860) 409-9119
Fax (860) 409-9272

Cálem Ports

A. A. Cálem was founded in 1859 by Antonio Alves Cálem who dedicated the first years of his company to producing and shipping Port wines to Brazil and Europe using Portuguese-owned clippers.

In time, the House of Cálem diversified its markets and today sells its wines bottled at the origin to more than 30 different countries. The House produces Port wines as well as still wine from the Douro and Dão Demarcated Wine Regions of Portugal.

A. A. Cálem is one of the most important brands in Portugal and one of the largest Port Houses in the trade.

Founded more than 140 years ago and still closely connected with both the city of Oporto and the Douro region, the House of Calem overlooks the golden river with one of the area’s most distinctive landmark cellars. The company owns both extensive grape vineyards in the region and ageing cellars on the waterfront at Vila Nova de Gaia, the area’s largest Portuguese owned Port House.

A strict adherence to quality control and a stated desire to produce the best Port wines possible have earned the House of Calem a prestigious international reputation. The company is proud to use that reputation to represent Portugal worldwide - combining a respect for knowledge gained through tradition and experience with the ability to adapt to new markets and embrace technology to complement centuries' old production methods.

The House of Calem now produces, ages and markets a number of wines including:

Port Wines: Calem Velhotes, Old Friends, Calem Reserva, Dacosta, Quinta do Sagrado, Vintage Calem, Quinta da Foz and Quinta do Sagrado;

Douro Wines: Lagar de Sa, Terras de Sa and Vale do Arco

Dão Wines: Lapa do Lobo

The company’s dedication to excellence has resulted in worldwide recognition both from consumers and by experts alike, with a string of awards dating back to the late 19th century. In 1897, the House took the Gold Medal at the Brussels International Exhibition, the Grand Honour Diploma at the International Competition in Marseilles, the Honour Diploma and the Gold Medal at the Bordeaux International Exhibition. In 1898 the company enjoyed two moments of glory, the first in Paris at the 6th National Exhibition of Labour and the second at the International & Universal Exhibition at Dijon. At the beginning of the 20th century, the House of Calem continued to take further awards including Paris (1900), Rio de Janeiro (1908), Seville (1929) and Lisbon (1932). In recent years, Calem’s Port wines have taken gold, silver and bronze medals as well as commendations at competitions in Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Yugoslavia, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland.

The company's continued success has generated a number of subsidiaries which today work together in harmony to create the Calem group of companies.

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