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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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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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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.
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The Decanter Port Reader Weekend: Taylor’s, Graham’s, Vargellas and VesuvioDecanter’s latest Reader Weekend saw wine lovers head to Portugal’s Douro for an unforgettable trip.
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Port will overtake sherry by 2020 says reportPort is set to overtake sherry as the leading fortified wine in the UK by 2020, according to a major port shipper.
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Major port houses set to declare 2011Most major port houses are expected to declare the highly-anticipated 2011 vintage over the coming weeks, with Sogrape Vinhos the first to show its hand.
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Port 2011 hailed ‘classic’ as producers rush to declareThe 2011 Port vintage is set to become the first widely declared year since 2007, with the wines hailed as 'classics', with a character 'rarely seen in the Douro Valley'.
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Fladgate buys Wiese & KrohnThe Fladgate Partnership, the owner of Taylor's Port, has continued the trend of consolidation in the industry by buying tawny specialist Wiese & Krohn.
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Port houses finding 2011 vintage hard to followPort houses have shied away from widespread declarations of the 2012 vintage, following the excitement generated by the 2011 wines a year ago.
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Taylor’s launches rare 1863 PortTaylor's is looking to take advantage of rising interest in aged and rare Ports among fine wine buyers by launching a single harvest Tawny from the mid-19th Century.
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: Tawny Port over £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for Tawny Port over £15 went to Ramos Pinto, RP20 Quinta do Bom Retiro 20 Year Old Tawny NV (20%)
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: Vintage Port over £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for Vintage Port over £15 went to Graham's, Quinta dos Malvedos 2001 (20%)
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DWWA 2014: Port & Madeira insightsHear from our Regional Chair Richard Mayson on which wines to buy, which wines to leave on the shelf and what to keep an eye on from this year's Decanter World Wine Awards....
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DWWA 2014: Port & Madeira judging panel
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Symington family releases luxury 1882 PortPort houses are seeking to improve their appeal to wealthy drinkers worldwide after the Symington family became the second producer to release a 19th Century single harvest Port within a month.
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Quinta do Noval adds 2012 to list of ‘eccentric’ declarationsQuinta do Noval has fallen out of step with rivals to declare its 2012 Port vintage.
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CEO of Taylor’s Port abandons Everest record attempt after Nepal earthquakeA team including Taylor's Port chief Adrian Bridge and chef Sat Bains has abandoned a bid to stage the world’s highest dinner party on Mount Everest following the devastating earthquake in Nepal.
