Kopke, 10 Year Old White PortABOUT THE WINE The history of the Kope Port House began in 1638, when Nicolau Kopke, Consul General of the Hanseatic League of Baltic states, began shipping wine to northern Europe. In 1781 a farm in the Douro was purchased, and the House began producing their own wines. The company remained in the hands of the Kopke family into the 1800s, when the great great grandson of the founder was elevated to the title of Baron of Vilar. In 1922, the Quinta de