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Vintage Port over £10Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10
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Graham’s 1952 gets royal approval for Queen’s JubileeAn ultra-exclusive port, the Graham’s Tawny 1952, is being released with royal approval for the Diamond Jubilee.
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Sotheby’s to auction 1815 vintage Port for Waterloo bicentenaryPort house Ferreira has joined with Sotheby's to mark 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo with the charity wine auction of a bottle of Porto Ferreira 1815 Vintage Port.
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Taylor’s owner re-acquires Vintage House Hotel in Douro -
Port over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10
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Port houses declare 2000 vintageFour leading Port houses - Graham's, Dow's, Warre's and Quinta do Vesuvio - have declared the 2000 vintage.
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Four more port houses declare 2000
Port houses Taylor's, Fonseca, Croft and Delaforce have all declared 2000 a vintage.
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Port houses declare 2007 vintage
Several Port houses, including the Symington and Sogrape brands as well as Niepoort, have declared the 2007 vintage. Others are expected to follow.
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Noval and Fladgate declare 2007 Port
Quinta do Noval and the Fladgate Partnership houses have declared the 2007 Port vintage, in line with Niepoort and Symington Family Estates.
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2008 to follow 2007 Port declaration?
Some Port estates may declare again in 2008, it has emerged.
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Wine Advocate: high praise for Port 2007
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has offered a ringing endorsement of the 2007 Port vintage, with 40 out of 59 wines tasted awarded 90 or more points.
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International Trophy Sweet Fortified under £15 – Williams & Humbert, Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Pedro Ximénez Aged 12 Years, Sherry, SpainSince 2011, Sherry bodega Williams & Humbert has been making this Trophy winner for the premium Taste the Difference range stocked by UK retailer Sainsbury’s.
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International Trophy Sweet Fortified over £15 – Blandy’s, Madeira, Portugal 1973This archetypal example from Blandys was a hugely popular choice among the panel, with one judge describing it enthusiastically as ‘the grandest wine on the table'.
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International Trophy Dry Fortified over £15 – González Byass, Sherry, Spain -
The discovery of Douro terroir -
Michael Broadbent MW on MadeiraMichael Broadbent MW discusses Madeira after tasting at Christie's in London.
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Video: Christian Seely on LBV PortManaging Director of AXA Millésimes, Christian Seely, talks to Amy Wislocki about Late Bottled Vintage Port.
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Quinta do Noval declares ‘small quantity’ of Port 2013 vintageFamed Douro Valley property Quinta do Noval has released a ‘very small quantity’ of 2013 vintage Port, bucking the general trend of non-declaration by major Port houses.
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DWWA 2014 International Trophies: Sweet Fortified over £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards International Trophy for the Best in Show Sweet Fortified over £15 went to Blandy's, Malmsey, Madeira, Portugal 1988 (20%)
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DWWA 2014 International Trophies: Dry Fortified under £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards International Trophy for the Best in Show Dry Fortified under £15 went to La Ina, Fino, Sherry, Spain NV (15%)
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DWWA 2014 International Trophies: Dry Fortified over £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards International Trophy for the Best in Show Dry Fortified over £15 went to Lustau, 30 Years Old VORS, Amontillado, Sherry, Spain NV (21.5%)
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Port and Madeira
Read full profiles of Port and Madeira's Regional Chair, Richard Mayson, and previous DWWA judges for Port and Madeira.
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Michael Broadbent: Tasting note 392
My love of Madeira is well documented in Vintage Wine. Unsurprisingly, fewer and fewer old vintages now come on to the market.
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Madeira
It’s a hair-raising trip to get there, but the folk-singing, grape-stomping fun of the island’s fringe wine festival is well worth it, says LUCY SHAW
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What varieties can you use to make Madeira?
Tinta Negra Mole, Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, Malvasia
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What can I serve as an aperitif other than Champagne?
A light, fruity white such as a sparkling Moscato d'Asti, a medium German Riesling or a Fino sherry are all perfect as an alternative to bubbly.
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Major Port house goes back to human feet
One of the biggest names in Port is rejecting automatic treaders in favour of the classic method of foot-treading.
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Port ambassador Bruce Guimaraens dies
Bruce Duncan Guimaraens, winemaker for Taylor Fonseca, has died of a heart attack. He was 66.
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Symington, Niepoort declare vintage
The Symington Family Port Company has confirmed that each of its Port houses will declare a 2003 vintage.
