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  • Country ranking ?

    245
  • Producer ranking ?

    38
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2045
  • Food Pairing

    dried fruit & pecans and walnuts

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The Story

Fonseca’s aged tawny Portos are made from fruit sourced primarily in Fonseca’s estate vineyards. In the winery, the newly developed, robotic “Port Toes” technology for treading allows the winery to maximize the quality of the fruit by mimicking the gentle action of human feet during traditional foot treading. Fermentation is halted by the addition of grape spirits before all the residual sugar has been fermented, creating a sweet, fortified wi...

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Origin

Vila Nova de Gaia, Douro

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Inside Information

Exiled in London, Guimaraens continued his advocacy of the Liberal cause before the Court of Saint James and Parliament, and organized a system through which funds could be channeled secretly from Portugal to Portuguese political refugees throughout Europe. His contribution so greatly aided the liberal revolution of 1832 that in 1835, Portugal's new queen, Dom Pedro’s daughter Dona Maria da Gloria II, named Guimaraens a member and later Knight Commander of the Order of Christ.

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