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Vintage Wine & Port Blog

Wasps and Wine

Posted 18 January 2019

by Jamie Ashcroft

Wasp and grapes

Who here likes wasps? I know I don’t… but I also can’t dislike them, because without wasps where would we be? In a world of less painful summers, true, but also a world of less quaffable wine.


Chianti Fratelli Chiarusi, 1962

Posted 18 January 2019

by Jamie Ashcroft

chianti chiarusi

Chianti is one of Italy’s most notable wine regions and sits in Tuscany, a region of central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast. The area is well-known for its lovely wines – usually made primarily with the Sangiovese grape, much like Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile de Montepulciano.


Castarède Armagnac, 1900

Posted 18 January 2019

by Jamie Ashcroft

Castarede armagnac

Castarède's 1900 Armagnac


Constantino Colheita, 1896

Posted 18 January 2019

by Jamie Ashcroft

Constantino colheita 2

Constantino's 1896 Colheita Port


Kopke Port

Posted 18 January 2019

by Jamie Ashcroft

Kopke 1966 and mini

The World's Oldest Port Wine Export Firm