Tag: port
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The Importance of Port
The origins of Port, like all fortified wine, lie in the need to stabilise and protect light table wines from spoilage during long sea voyages. Port became popular in England after the signing of the Methuen Treaty of 1703 between England and Portugal which gave further encouragement to the Port wine business, establishing that Portuguese wines ...
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Six Sweet Wines for Christmas
There are many many different styles of sweet wine out there, and we understand that the variety can be overwhelming! We have put together a helpful Christmas guide to sweet wines to help you navigate through the different styles and find the right one for you! The Noble One Noble rot, aka Botrytis Cinerea, is a remarkable, natural phenomenon ...
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Sweet and Fortified Wines Unwrapped
We hope you enjoyed our previous blog about Indulgent sweet wines made from the juice of extra ripe, botrytised, frozen and dried grapes. We now introduce you to another category of delicious sweet wines which are produced by adding a high strength grape spirit to fermenting wine, which kills the yeast and leaves a sweet, sticky wine. This method ...
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Christmas Day Food and Wine Pairing Guide
The ultimate conundrum for wine lovers, which wines shall we have for Christmas day? Here is a step-by-step guide to help you find the perfect vinous delights for your festive gathering. Step 1 Firstly, you most definitely require some bubbles. Not necessarily to be paired with food but to go with the mood – festive, joyous and ...
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Taylor Fladgate Partnership: 2018 Vintage Port Declaration
We are delighted to announce that we have secured a small allocation of the Taylor Fladgate Partnership 2018 Vintage Ports: Taylor's Vintage, Fonseca 'Guimaraens' Vintage and Croft 'Quinta Da Roêda' Vintage. In a live Q&A tasting direct from the lodges in Vila Nova di Gaia; David Fonseca Guimaraens (Winemaker) and Adrian ...