In 1850 António da Rocha Leão established his own Portuguese House among the famous British Port Wine Lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia across the Douro River from Oporto. Porto Rocha was well-established and survived the phyloxera epidemic that wiped out many small shippers in the late 1870’s. For over 150 years Rocha continues as a high quality boutique port producer. Today it maintains its own special character and independent cellar reserves alongside such other Sogevinus firms as Calem, Burmester, Barros and C. N. Kopke.