Barbeito was founded in 1946 by Mário Barbeito de Vasconcelos and has since always been run by members of the family. Mário Barbeito passed away in 1985 and his daughter Manuela de Vasconcelos, took over the general management of Barbeito. She has been working for the company since 1976.
One of Manuela Vasconcelos most important tasks was to continue her father’s work of strenghthening relationships with customers and promoting their wines at prestigious wine fairs around the world. This policy is still maintained to this day.