SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – June 13, 2023 – Symington Family Estates, producers of some of the finest Ports in the world for five generations and owner of the renown Port house Dow’s, announces the launch of its second Dow’s Black and White Photography Competition in partnership with Leica. Inspired by the centuries-old winemaking process and patience that goes into making every bottle of Dow’s, the theme for this year’s competition is “A Moment in Time.” The competition opens live today and ends on the 15th of September; winners will be announced on September 29th.
Dow’s invites all levels of photographers to share their work inspired by “A Moment in Time”, showcasing “emotions, places, people in a single frame.” To take part, each participant is required to follow @dows_port and @leica_camera_portugal and post the photos on Instagram tagging @dows_port and #dowsblackandwhite.
Winners will receive the following prizes (alcohol prizes do not apply to those in the US):
- Winner: $2,000 Leica voucher and a bottle of Dow’s 1983 Vintage Port
- Second place: A bottle of Dow’s 1994 Vintage Port and a copy of the Leica book entitled Ninety-nine Years
- Third and Fourth place: copies of Ninety-nine years and Leica Years by Alfredo Cunha
For additional details and how to enter, please view this link.
About Dow’s
One of the first producers to establish its own vineyards, Dow’s has been producing some of the finest Ports since 1798 and is today family owned and operated by the Symington family, whose involvement with Dow’s dates back to 1912. Dow’s is renowned for its portfolio of Ports: Late Bottled Vintage, Trademark Reserve, Aged Tawny Ports, as well as its famed Vintage Ports. Since 2004, Dow’s has also produced a Douro DOC table wine, Vale do Bomfim.
About Symington Family Estates
The Symingtons of Scottish, English and Portuguese descent have been Port producers in northern Portugal since 1882. For five generations they have combined their passion for producing fine wines and Ports with a deep commitment to the region’s land and people. Today, ten Symingtons work across their four Port houses: Graham’s, Cockburn’s, Dow’s and Warre’s, as well as their Douro wine brands – Quinta do Vesúvio, Quinta do Ataíde, Altano and Prats & Symington (of Chryseia fame). In 2017 they launched a new venture, Quinta da Fonte Souto, in the Alto Alentejo. Symington Family Estates is a leading premium Port producer and the leading vineyard owners in the Douro valley, with 26 Quintas covering 2,462 hectares and 1,114 ha of vineyard. All their vineyards are sustainably managed under a minimum intervention certification and 130 ha are organically farmed, the largest area of organic vineyard in northern Portugal. The family has invested significantly in viticulture R&D to adapt to climate change and have an ambitious sustainability plan, with a series of goals under the banner of Mission 2025. In 2019 the company became a certified B Corporation – the first wine company in Portugal to take this step – joining a global community of businesses audited for the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility, committed to using business as a force for good. www.symington.com
