Fine
90p
92 Tb points
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Wine Description
The Story
The roots of Madeira's wine industry dates back to the Age of Exploration when Madeira was a regular port of call for ships traveling to the New World and East Indies. By the 16th centuries, records indicate that a well established wine industry on the island was able to supply these ships with wine for the long voyages across the sea. The earliest examples of Madeira, like port, were unfortified and had the habit of spoiling at sea. Following...
Vintage 1977
The 1977 wine vintage in Portugal was an absolute monument, legendary masterpiece, and a historic triumph, universally celebrated as one of the greatest Vintage Port years of the 20th century. Following a beautifully temperate summer, a flawless, sun-drenched autumn heatwave in the Douro Valley allowed the grapes to achieve optimal sugar concentration and powerful phenolic ripeness. This textbook climate prompted a massive, near-unanimous decl...