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Producers of port wine are often called "shippers". In the early history of the port wine trade, many of the most powerful shipping families were British (English and Scottish) and Irish; this history can still be seen in the names of many of the most famous port wines, such as Dow’s, Graham's, Sandeman, Churchill's, Cockburn's and Taylor’s ...
By the 1960s, like many old port names, Graham's was in financial difficulty. The Grahams sold the company to the Symington family in 1970. The Symingtons had a long association with the firm, Andrew James Symington joining the textile side of the business in 1882 before leaving to become a partner in the port factory Warre & Co in 1905. [ 5 ]
Douro DOC wine. Douro is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Douro River in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. It is sometimes referred to as the Alto Douro (upper Douro), as it is located some distance upstream from Porto, sheltered by mountain ranges from coastal influence.
Of all the wines most closely associated with Portugal, and most reflective of the immense influence that the British have had on the Portuguese wine industry, it is Port. So close is the relationship that wine writer Karen MacNeil notes "If Portugal is the mother of Port, Britain is certainly its father". [7]
Tempranillo is the major component of the typical Rioja blends and constitutes 90-100% of Ribera del Duero wines. [1] In Australia, Tempranillo is blended with Grenache and Shiraz, also known as Syrah. In Portugal, where it is known as Tinta Roriz, it is a major grape in the production of some Port wines. [17]
Vinho Verde derived its name from the fact that the grapes used are 'green' meaning slightly under-ripe. Vinho Verde wines are now largely exported, and are the most exported Portuguese wines after the Port Wine. The most popular variety in Portugal and abroad are the white wines, but there are also red and more rarely rosé wines.
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Madeira wine, a fortified wine, and Plum in madeira, a dessert — Madeira islands of Portugal; Mosel, from the valley of the Moselle in Germany; Piesporter, after the village of Piesport, in the Moselle valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Port wine (or Porto), sweet fortified wine — Porto, in northern Portugal