Natasha Bridge represents the next generation of the Robertson family in the Port trade, and is a descendant of the Yeatman line of Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman. Her father, Alistair Robertson, is chairman of the Fladgate Partnership.
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Bridge studied at UC Davis and then moved to London to work with the famous U.K. wine importer Mentzendorff & Company before returning to Portugal to work in the blending room. With a ph...
The Croft family can be traced back 700 years, and first became involved with Port wine shipping through their connection with a distinguished family of merchants, the Thompsons of York, through marriage. It was only natural that the two families should combine their business interests in the wine trade.
A great-grandchild of this union, John Croft, was born in 1732 and was to become the most famous personality in the house. He traveled reg...
The Douro Valley extends across northern Portugal and into Spain, a deep cleft along the Douro River that creates precipitous vineyards where terraces have been used for hundreds of years to create level strips of ground where vines can grow.
The primarily schist soils are barren and low in nutrients. The climate is hot, but much depends on elevation and aspect in the vineyards—higher elevation fruit ripens later, while lower, south-facing ...
Since 1991 David Guimaraens has played a leading role in the production of the Fladgate Partnership’s wines and in the development of its wineries and vineyards. He represents the sixth generation of his family to be involved in making the company’s wines, following in the footsteps of his father, Bruce Guimaraens, the legendary winemaker responsible for the wines of Fonseca between 1961 and 1995.
David Guimaraens was born in Oporto, P...
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