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Port wine is produced only in the Upper Douro Valley, around 100 kilometers from the city of Porto, where the large trading houses are located in Villa Nova de Gaia.
It is somewhat to Colbert, then Prime Minister of King Louis XIV, that we owe the Port. Indeed he proclaimed an embargo against England and the ...
Port wine is produced only in the Upper Douro Valley, around 100 kilometers from the city of Porto, where the large trading houses are located in Villa Nova de Gaia.
It is somewhat to Colbert, then Prime Minister of King Louis XIV, that we owe the Port. Indeed he proclaimed an embargo against England and the English, deprived of our Aquitaine wines, had to turn to Port wines. These wines do not support the journey. An English merchant Sir Beardsley thinks of adding pure brandy to prevent it from turning. It is in this form of mutated wine that we know Port.
The treading of the grapes in Lagares (large concrete vats) to the sound of accordions is still carried out for folklore but also for the best ports (Vintage and LBV).
The mutage takes place during fermentation, when the must reaches 7 ° to 8 °, it is added a wine brandy grading at 77 °. This addition of alcohol has the effect of stopping any fermentation. The sugar contained in the must at this time, which would have quietly been transformed into alcohol during alcoholic fermentation, is then found to be residual sugar (which explains the sweetness of Ports). There are two main families of port. Oxidative Ports (Tawny, Colheita ..) and Reductive Ports (LBV, Vintage, Crusted).
Oxidative Ports are aged in casks and then in barrels (pipas) and are therefore in contact with air through the wood. Oxidation of the wine is then possible. These already oxidized Ports can easily be stored for a year once the bottle is opened.
Reductive Ports are aged for 2 years in casks and then bottled and continue to improve. These wines have a very long aging potential for 20 to 40 years. These Ports which have not undergone oxidation do not keep for long once the bottle is opened, like the wines we know.
Ruby Port is at the border between the two types of Port because it spends 4 to 6 years in cask before being bottled. It is fruity and marked by light oxidative notes.
We offer a wide range of Ports including Ramos Pinto et son Lagrima, Taylor's, Burmester, Andresen, Barros, Churchill's, Sao Pedro, Quinta do Tedo.
Churchill Finest Reserve Port
Churchill Finest Reserve Port
ANDRESEN Tawny Port Wine
ANDRESEN Tawny Port Wine
Andresen Late Bottled Vintage port 2015
Andresen Late Bottled Vintage port 2015
Porto Graham's Tawny 10 Years Old 75 cl
Porto Graham's Tawny 10 Years Old 75 cl
Andresen 10 Years Old White Port
Andresen 10 Years Old White Port
Andresen Dry White Port
Andresen Dry White Port
BURMESTER Tawny Port 75 cl Tawny Port 75 cl
BURMESTER Tawny Port 75 cl Tawny Port 75 cl
Tawny Port by Niepoort
Tawny Port Ramos Pinto
Tawny Port Ramos Pinto
Lagrima White Port by Ramos Pinto
Lagrima White Port by Ramos Pinto
Ramos Pinto 10 Years Old Port Quinta de Ervamoira
Ramos Pinto 10 Years Old Port Quinta de Ervamoira
Ramos Pinto 20 years Old Tawny Port Quinta do Bom Retiro
Ramos Pinto 20 years Old Tawny Port Quinta do Bom Retiro
Ramos Pinto LBV (Late Bottle Vintage) Port
Ramos Pinto LBV (Late Bottle Vintage) Port
Maydie Sweet Tannat Red Vintaged Wine by Château d'Aydie 50 cl
Maydie Sweet Tannat Red Vintaged Wine by Château d'Aydie 50 cl
ANDRESEN Century 10 Years Old Tawny Port
ANDRESEN Century 10 Years Old Tawny Port
Professional Barmaid Strainer for Cocktail by VACUVIN
Professional Barmaid Strainer for Cocktail by VACUVIN
Double Jigger for Cocktails by Vacuvin
Double Jigger for Cocktails by Vacuvin
Andresen Fine Ruby Port
Andresen Royal Choice 20 Years Old Tawny Port
Andresen Royal Choice 20 Years Old Tawny Port
ANDRESEN Gift Box of 10 Years Old White Port + Colheita 2003 Port 2 x 50 cl
ANDRESEN Gift Box of 10 Years Old White Port + Colheita 2003 Port 2 x 50 cl
Port Wine Burmester Ruby
Port Wine Burmester Ruby
Burmester Sotto Vocce Ruby Port
Burmester Sotto Vocce Ruby Port
Niepoort LBV 2014 Port
Niepoort LBV 2014 Port
Port Wine Tawny 10 years Old by Niepoort
Port Wine Tawny 10 years Old by Niepoort
Duas Quintas by Ramos Pinto Red Douro Portuguese Wine
Duas Quintas by Ramos Pinto Red Douro Portuguese Wine
ANDRESEN Special Reserve Ruby Red Port
ANDRESEN Special Reserve Ruby Red Port
NIEPOORT RUBY Port
ROCHEZ White Port
ROCHEZ Tawny Port
BOLERO Tawny Port
BURMESTER LBV 2015 Port
CHURCHILL'S CRUSTED PORT
CHURCHILL'S CRUSTED PORT
CHURCHILL'S Port LBV 2016
CHURCHILL'S Port LBV 2016
ANDRESEN VINTAGE Port 2011
ANDRESEN VINTAGE Port 2011
PORTO QUINTA do CRASTO Finest RUBY
PORTO QUINTA do CRASTO Finest RUBY
ANDRESEN VINTAGE Port 2005
ANDRESEN VINTAGE Port 2005
NIEPOORT White Port
GRAHAM'S Six Grapes Ruby Reserve Port for Vintage Port lovers
GRAHAM'S Six Grapes Ruby Reserve Port for Vintage Port lovers
Niepoort wines have a strong reputation in Portugal. Mainly known for its multi-year port. The 2016 Niepoort lbv port is a fortified wine whose selection contains tinta roriz, tinta francisca, touriga nacional, touriga franca, tinto cão, tinta amarela and sousao from the 2016 harvest.
Niepoort wines have a strong reputation in Portugal. Mainly known for its multi-year port. The 2016 Niepoort lbv port...
ANDRESEN Colheita Port 1997 75 cl
ANDRESEN Colheita Port 1997 75 cl