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Port
Port wine is a fortified style from the Douro in Portugal. Vintage examples are famed for their longevity, while tawnys and LBVs are ready to drink much sooner.
Few traditions are as strong at Christmas as cheese and Port matching, but there are also some common mistakes to overcome – at the same time as paying your dues to festive tradition. See this guide to cheese and Port matching.
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A worker during the 2016 Touriga Nacional harvest at the Quinta do Noval winery. Credit: David Silverman/Getty Images Jefford on Monday: Drinking with the Valkyries - young vintage Port
Why vintage Port should (also) be sampled in its youth...
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A worker during the 2016 Touriga Nacional harvest at the Quinta do Noval winery. Credit: David Silverman/Getty Images Quinta do Noval Port: A look back in time
Including a world-cup year 1966 vintage Port and a pre-war colheita...
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Revisiting vintage Port 1994: From the archive
Richard Mayson finds that the 1994s more than live up to their initial potential...
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Treading the lagares. Credit: Jean Marc Charles / Getty Images Port vintage guide
See our vintage guide stretching back to 1960...
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Port 2016 vintage report. Credit: Decanter / Mike Prior Port 2016: Vintage report and top releases
Find out which Port wines made the cut...
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Decanting wine can improve its character. Credit: Bon Appetit / Alamy
Credit: Bon Appetit / AlamyFrom the archive: When should you decant wine? An expert taste test
An in-depth report from our archive...
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A view across Douro Valley. Credit: Cro Magnon / Alamy Climate change is biggest risk to World Heritage sites - former UNESCO chief
Winemakers can help with new index to battle climate change, says ex-UNESCO director-general...
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White Port and tonic at Bar Douro. Credit: Bar Douro What is white Port? – ask Decanter
White Port and tonic anyone?...
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A view across Douro Valley. Credit: Cro Magnon / Alamy Symington to build new Douro winery
Symington plans new winery for Douro DOC table wines...
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Top Christmas Port recommendations
Decanter's tastings team, along with fortified wine specialist Richard Mayson, highlight Christmas Port recommendations...
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Great value Port for Christmas
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Barrels of Tawny Port Credit: James Osmond Photography / Alamy Stock Photo Tawny Port 10 and 20 Years Old: Panel tasting results
Some of the best expressions of tawny Port....
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The Douro Valley, home of Port. Port 2015: a buyer’s guide
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Quinta do Noval vines. Credit: LusoWine / Alamy Stock Photo Quinta do Noval joins list of 2015 Port declarations
Quinta do Noval 2015 declares portion of vintage...
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The new Taylor's Port sails into London as it would have done in the 17th century. Credit: Matt Alexander / PA Wire Taylor's 325th anniversary Port sails into London
Tina Gellie reports and taste the new wine...
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The new Symington faily estate in Alto Alentejo. Credit: Symington Family Graham's Port owner buys vineyard outside of Douro
Symington family goes to Alto Alentejo...
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Cockburn's celebrates 200 year anniversary by declaring 2015 vintage
Cockburn's declares the 2015 Port vintage...
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The Douro Valley, home of Port. Douro travel guide: Visit the home of Port
Why you should visit the Douro Valley...
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Port cellars at Taylor's, well-known for its vintage and wood-aged Ports. Credit: Per Karlsson, BK Wine / Alamy Understanding Tawny Port
Find out the key elements to understanding tawny Port – Richard Mayson talks ageing, careful selection and finely-tuned blending...
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The line up of Tio Pepe Sherries. Credit: Ben Hu/Decanter Star producer focus: Gonzalez Byass Sherry and Graham's Tawny Port
Inside the Star Producer Focus classes...
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Top 11 Tawny Ports
It's time to start thinking about festive fortifieds...
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White and tawny Port at Sandeman's lodge, Vila Nova de Gaia Credit: Per Karlsson, BKWine 2 / Alamy Stock Photo Tawny Port style guide
Expert Richard Mayson helps guide you through the maze of tawny Port classifications, explaining each of the age indications and the Reserve terminology in his definitive tawny Port style guide...
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The new look Sandeman Tawny Port bottle. Drinking and Serving Tawny Port – ask Decanter
Tawny port — to decant or not? And when is it best enjoyed?
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Credit: Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions Wine Legend: Taylor's Vintage Port 1927, Douro, Portugal
What makes it a wine legend...?
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Traditional foot treading of Port grapes at Quinta de Noval. Credit: Pulsive Quinta do Noval declares tiny part of 2014 Port vintage
Estate to release 12,000 bottles...
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A wildfire blazes near houses at Curral dos Romeiros, Funchal in Madeira Credit: JOANA SOUSA/AFP/Getty Images Madeira and Portugal hit by wildfires
Wildfires have spread across the island of Madeira and the north of Portugal.
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Wine Legend: Cockburn’s Vintage Port 1947
What makes Cockburn’s Vintage Port 1947 a wine legend...?
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Hotel Infante Sagres in Porto has hosted Bob Dylan. Credit: Hotel Infante Sagres Taylor’s owner buys luxury hotel in Porto
The Fladgate Partnership, owner of Taylor’s Port, has acquired its latest hotel – the luxury Hotel Infante Sagres, in Oporto.
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Do you know how vintage Port is made? Vintage Port Prices - Cellar Watch
