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PORT
Port is a fortified wine created by adding brandy to fermenting grapes, arresting the process, and
Graham’s th
Founded by William and John resulting in a wine that is both sweet and high in alcohol. Originating from the 17 century, when
Graham in 1820. In 1882, a heavy tax on French wine in England forced wine merchants to look to alternative sources for
Andrew James Symington sailed their wine, Portugal provided a cheap and quick solution, and in order to make sure the wines
from Scotland to Porto to work arrived in good condition, they would add a bit of brandy to help stabilize the wine.
for the Graham family, thus
beginning his family’s long
association with this famous
house. The Symington Family Graham’s premiumport.com
acquired Graham's in 1970, and Graham’s Ruby $168.00
today, with four generations of
experience in the Port trade, they Graham’s Tawny $168.00
continue to steward the Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Ruby $251.90 95 DEC
exceptional reputation of W. &
J. Graham's. The Quinta has (also available in 187ml and 375ml)
undergone a major re-planting
program and just under half of
its 146 hectares are covered with Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny (6pk) $191.90 91 WE, 91 DEC
over 207,000 vines. The vineyards Graham’s 20 Year Old Tawny (6pk) $323.90 96 DEC, 94 JS
yield some 350 pipes of port
(21,400 cases). Planted (also available in 375ml)
principially to Tinta Barroca Graham’s 30 Year Old Tawny (6pk) $564.00 95 WE, 95 WS
(15%), Touriga Nacional (10%), Graham’s 40 Year Old Tawny (6pk)
Touriga Francesa (20%) and $840.00 96 WS, 94 WE
Tinta Roriz (25%). Recent Graham’s Tawny Vert Pack (2-10Y/2-20Y/30Y/40Y, 6pk) $336.00
innovations include the launch of
a new range of Single Havest Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage 2014
Tawny Ports dating back to 1952, $239.90
and the release of a new single Graham’s Vintage 1983 (6pk) $684.00 93 WS, 92 WA
vineyard Vintage Port called The Graham’s Vintage 1994 (6pk) $600.00 94 WS
Stone Terraces in 2011.
Graham’s Vintage 2000 (6pk) $528.00 93 WS
Graham’s Vintage 2016 (6pk) (also available in 375ml) $642.00 99 JS, 98 WS
Quinta do Noval Graham’s Vintage 2017 (6pk) $707.90 97 WE, 97 JS
One of the oldest port houses, Graham’s Stone Terraces Vyd Vintage 2017 (3pk) $492.85 100 W&S
Quinta do Noval is also one of the
greatest. It is unique among top
port houses in that most of the
ports are made from estate-grown Quinta do Noval vintuswines.com
fruit and, notably, all of the
vintage Noval wines are from the Quinta do Noval Ruby $179.90 89 RP
single Quinta do Noval vineyard. Quinta do Noval Tawny $179.90
In addition, it is difficult to
elaborate on Quinta do Noval Quinta do Noval Black $203.90 91 W&S
without mentioning Nacional, the
legendary port made from a 6 Quinta do Noval 10 Year Old Tawny $311.90 91 W&S, 90 WE
acre parcel of ungrafted vines. Quinta do Noval 20 Year Old Tawny (6pk)
When declared, only 200-300 $390.00 92 WS, 91 WA
cases of Nacional will be made, Quinta do Noval Colheita (Vintage Tawny) 2005 (3pk) $162.00 93 WS
and instantly become the most
sought after port in the world. Quinta do Noval Late Bottled Vintage 2013
Many vintages of Nacional are $251.90 93 JD, 92 WA
considered as the finest ports, and Quinta do Noval Vintage 2012 (6pk) $384.00 95 WE, 94 WA
some of the finest wines, ever Quinta do Noval Vintage 2016 (6pk) $504.00 98 WS, 97 WA
made.
Quinta do Noval Vintage 2017 (6pk) $516.00 98 WS, 97 WA
Quinta do Noval Nacional 2016 (1pk) $675.00 100 JS, 99 WS
Warre’s
Founded in 1670, Warre & Co. is
the oldest and one of the most Warre’s vineyardbrands.com
highly esteemed port shipping Warre’s White Port $155.90
firms in the world. William
Warre joined as partner in 1729, Warre’s Ruby $155.90
and the company became known Warre’s King’s Tawny $155.90 89 WS
as Warre’s. The Warre family
worked in the wine trade at Warre’s Warrior $215.90 90 WS, 90 W&S
Oporto for over 200 years. Sir (also available in 375ml)
William Warre, grandson of the
Warre dynasty’s founder,
defended Portugal against Warre’s Otima 10 Year Old Tawny 500ml (6pk) $161.90 91 WS, 91 W&S
Napolean’s invasion. Warre’s Otima 20 Year Old Tawny 500ml (6pk)
Andrew James Symington, great- $233.90 94 JD, 92 WS
grand-father of the current
managing director of Warre’s, Warre’s Late Bottled Vintage 2002 $329.90 92 JS, 91 WA
became associated with Warre’s Warre’s Vintage 2011 375ml $432.00 97 W&S, 96 WS
in 1905.
Warre’s Vintage 2016 (6pk) (also available in 375ml) $498.00 98 WS, 98 DEC
Warre’s Vintage 2017 (6pk) $498.00 97 WS

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