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Port 2003: vintage report2003 has been declared a vintage by all the major the Port houses - and the wines look well-structured and certainly long-lived.
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Port producers take stock of hail damage
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New Releases and products seeking representation
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LBV port suffering from supermarket discounting
Supermarket discounts have made it uneconomic for many port houses to produce LBV, AXA wine chief Christian Seely says.
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M&S launches ladies’ port
Marks and Spencer has announced the launch of Pink Port: ‘a brand new Port style… targeting the younger, female port drinker.’
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John Cossart dies
John Cossart, head of the Madeira house Henriques & Henriques, died yesterday aged 63.
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Delaforce sold to RCV
The major port brand of Delaforce has been sold to Royal Companhia Velha.
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Port sales continue to fall
Port exports hit a five-year low in 2008, with the global economy being blamed for the fall.
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Australian producers aim to boost fortified wine sales
Australia’s fortified wine producers are planning to re-ignite interest in the languishing category.
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Tonic wine monks attacked by bishop over BuckfastA bishop has attacked the Devon-based Benedictine monks who make the fortified tonic wine Buckfast, accusing them of betraying Christian values.
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Big Fortified Tasting: the top ten – The top ten
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Fortified wines shine at Decanter World Wine AwardsCanadian wines and fortifieds have both shone at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards.
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Cockburn’s Port sold to Symington Family EstatesCockburn’s Port has been sold by Beam Global Spirits & Wine to Symington Family Estates for an undisclosed sum.
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Taylor’s releases £2,500 PortA pre-phylloxera tawny port with more than 150 years of cask age has been released by Taylor’s with a price-tag of £2,500 a bottle, breaking new ground for the category.
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Estufa (Por.)
Oven in which Madeira is cooked,
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Godfrey Spence
Godfrey Spence, judge for the DWWA Port & Madeira panel in 2010
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Port houses at odds over 2009The two biggest Port houses have taken radically different decisions on announcing their 2009s are either 'outstanding' – or not good enough to declare.
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Portugal Fortified Trophy under £10For the best value Portugese table wine, read on...
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Portugal Fortified Trophy over £10
This trophy winner developed a deliciously nutty rancio edge to it's palate and went on to win the Portugal Fortified Trophy over £10...
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Madeira over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10
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Australian sweet fortified over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10. And the winner is...
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Dry Sherry over £10
And the winner is...
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Sweet Sherry over £10
And the winner is...
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Top 10 fortified winesFind out what the top ten are from this year's DWWA results...
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Blandy family buys back Madeira Wine Company from SFEThe Blandy family has marked the bicentennial of its presence on Madeira by buying back control of the Madeira Wine Company (MWC), producer of brands including Blandy's, Cossart Gordon and Leacock.
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Low Port yields expected after hail, sunburnPort producers in the Douro Valley expect yields to be down this year after being hit by hail, and extreme heat, in the past two months.
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Dry Fortified over £10And the winner is...
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Sweet Fortified under £10And the winner is...
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Decanter’s Great Port Wine Weekend -
Jefford on Monday: Fear Stalks the Hills -
Spain’s Vinoble cancelledVinoble, the bi-annual Spanish fortified and sweet wine fair, has been cancelled due to a funding shortfall.
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Symington acquires Douro vineyard after 100-year waitThe Symington family has bought a 30-hectare Douro estate it has been eyeing for the past century, shrugging off concerns about falling global Port consumption.
