Widely regarded as one of the most dynamic young winemakers in Portugal, António Maçanita crafts wines from the Azores archipelago to Alentejo, each one capturing the essence of the regional terroir and traditions. He also makes wines in the Douro Valley with his sister Joana under the Maçanita label.

In addition to founding and owning FitaPreta, Antonio is a consultant winemaker for more than 13 other wineries in Portugal through his company Wine ID. His first harvest experience was at four years old, playing amongst the vines while grapes were being picked. He's gone on to work in wineries in Napa, Australia, and Bordeaux, before returning to Portugal to change the landscape of modern Portuguese wine.

Antonio was named 2018 Winemaker of the Year in Revista de Vinhos Magazine, as well as awarded the 2018 Singularity Award by Revista Grandes Escolhas.

The creation of Maçanita Vinhos was a dream long desired by the siblings: give life to a wine with its own character and personality, made "Maçanita way”. In 2011, the project of the Maçanita siblings in the Douro region begins. Based on wines of great quality and oenological richness, typical of Douro, the Maçanita project brings an innovative and young methodology to the production of wines with great quality.

Today, the Maçanita Vinhos vineyards are distributed throughout the 3 sub-regions of the Douro: Baixo Corgo where you can find the Malvasia Fina, Viosinho and the Gouveio; In the Douro Superior the Códega do Larinho; Red grapes are located in the Cima Corgo region, near Pinhão. There you can find the Touriga Nacional, Sousão and old vineyards with more than 80 years old. These wines are the reflex of the Douro terroir and express the character and personality of both siblings.