Symington family launches oenophiles club 

With privileged access to exclusive wines, wine experiences and new releases. Inspired by the memory of the Symington family matriarch, Matriarca is a community of wine lovers, food enthusiasts, and curious people – which now opens its doors to the first 100 founding members. 

All strong clans have their Matriarch. In the case of the Symington family, producers of Port wine and DOC wine for five generations, we are talking about Beatriz Leitão de Carvalhosa Atkinson, member of the first generation of the family and wife of Andrew James, the first Symington to come to Portugal to work in the sector of Port wine, in 1882. 

Beatriz, being Portuguese-British, embodies the history of Port wine; She was a master of the art of hospitality, an enthusiast for life, a lover of lunches with family and friends. Beatriz was the determined and decisive woman who made it possible to build the family business that continues four generations later. Today, it is from this that the fifth generation is inspired to launch the most innovative project at hand: the Matriarca. 

Matriarca is a community of wine lovers, gastronomy enthusiasts, curious people – a club of oenophiles. Being a member of the Matriarca guarantees you receive a bi-annual selection of specially curated wines from the portfolio of Symington Family Estates and friends as well as access to an exclusive online store. But that’s not all. With this new project, the 

Symington opens doors to your home like never before. Members of Matriarca – oenophiles club will have access to an exclusive cultural program that will allow them to visit spaces closed to the general public, as well as participate in training, new product launches, and reserve wines with special allocations. More than a wine club, Matriarca is a wine experience club. 

The Symington family is now looking for the first 100 founding members of this community. Registration must be made via the project website, matriarca-club.pt. Once the hundredth member has been found, any subsequent application will be placed on a waiting list until a new entry phase is announced, hopefully in 2024. Matriarca is, therefore, a restricted access community that is now opening its doors, for the first time, to wine lovers, to the good fork, to the curious. If you are one of them, reserve your place online now and be part of a group with privileged access to wine experiences, private events and new releases. The Matriarch is also an ode to the strong women in each family who, like ours, know how to welcome, care and nurture like no one else. Join us in this tribute and enter as if you were coming home. Discover the entire project in detail at matriarca-club.pt