Vintage Wine & Port Blog
Portugal’s Hidden Gems - Part One
Posted 19 June 2019
by Dia Grigoriou
At Vintage Wine and Port, we always try and source wines that can age gracefully. We recently travelled to Portugal and apart from Vintage Port, (obviously!), we sampled some beautiful examples of vintage dry wines from the up and coming regions of Bairrada and Dao. Our wine buyers were very impressed by the quality and longevity of these examples and decided to bring some over to the UK.
The Barão de Forrester
Posted 31 May 2019
by Jamie Ashcroft
The Baron of Forrester is a legend in Portugal. Here are some of the reasons why, over a century after his death, his legacy remains...
Tasting Pocas' Very Old Tawny Port
Posted 9 May 2019
by Vintage Wine and Port
Tasting a very rare 100 Year Old Tawny Port
Blandy's Madeira Tasting Packs
Posted 2 May 2019
by Jamie Ashcroft
These packs are the perfect opportunity to taste all four Madeira styles, all in the form of ten year old wines from the only producer to have remained family-owned since its inception!
Symington Family Declares 2017
Posted 9 April 2019
by Dia Grigoriou
The Symington family just announced 2017 as a classic Vintage Port year, making this their first ever 'back-to-back' general declaration since Andrew James Symington arrived in Porto in 1882!