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Different Types of Port Wines

By on 08/08/2011 in Port Wine

A brief introduction about the different kinds of Port Wines. Tawny, Ruby and Vintage ports are an after-dinner drink; rich, full-bodied and high in alcohol (19º to 22º), best served at room temperature. Tawnies are lighter in taste and color than Rubies or Vintages. They are all a blend of several wines. White Port, however, [...]

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How Port Wine came to be

By on 07/08/2011 in Port Wine

Port Wine is really fortified wine. So how did this come about? It is a known fact that vines were cultivated and wine made in the Upper Douro Valley during the Roman occupation. However, it was only in the second half of the 17th century that production expanded noticeably…the British had ‘discovered’ the wine of [...]

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