Posted 18 January 2019
by Jamie Ashcroft
The World's Oldest Port Wine Export Firm
Posted 18 January 2019
by Jamie Ashcroft
We at Vintage Wine and Port love to find rare and storied wines, and this is just that: the Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Florale Edition. Featuring artwork by renowned Japanese floral artist Makoto Azuma, the bottle is as beautiful as its contents.
Posted 11 January 2019
by Tony Carter
If you are thinking of buying a special wine from 1969, 1979, 1989 or 1959 then read on! This article discusses the vintages and makes recommendations for you to buy.
Posted 17 July 2018
by Dia Grigoriou
White port was invented by the Taylor's brand many years ago (first blended in 1934!) and it seems to be THE summer drink of the Portuguese.
If you have sat in the banks of the Douro river on a hot summer's day and have not enjoyed a white port with tonic you haven't really experienced the refreshing side of port wine!
White Port can be enjoyed chilled on its own, as an aperitif, or with a twist of lemon accompanied by roasted almonds, olives or dry biscuits. But our favourite options are cocktails, when white port is the main component blended with different ingredients to form fascinating and refreshing flavour combinations.
That all sounds great and really tempting but what is White Port?
Posted 3 July 2018
by Dia Grigoriou
Although Vintage Wine and Port
specializes mainly in fine wine from the Old World, we do love a quality New
World alternative!
Our directors and wine buyer recently
travelled to South Africa and were absolutely thrilled and impressed with the
Klein Constantia Estate's history and excellent wines, so they decided to
bring them home and add them to our portfolio. Apart from covering a gap in our
white wine list, this new addition makes the recently very hot June and July in
the UK slightly cooler and bearable - not that we should complain anyway!
In addition to these, we couldn't
help but include some stellar multi-awarded Australian Shiraz from Kilikanoon,
the perfect choice to pair with those marvellous summer BBQ
gatherings.
If you are intrigued by our introduction, please read more below about the interesting history of this
beautiful Cape Estate and discover the delightful taste of its wines along with
our food pairing suggestions.