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Warre's 2009 Vintage Port Supports Veterans' Charities

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:00 WET

Last June the Symingtons released a limited edition of just 500 cases of Warre’s 2009 Vintage Port to commemorate the freedom of Porto and committed to donate the proceeds of the sale of the wine in the UK and Portugal to soldier’s charities in each country.

Warre's 1972 Colheita "Jubileum"

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:00:00 WET

On the 20th December, 2011 Dominic Symington personally delivered a case of Warre's 1972 Colheita "Jubileum" Port to Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. He writes to tell us more about this special wine and the occasion for its bottling.

Vintage Port for Christmas with James Symington

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:00 WET

The Graham's blogger sent a message round to the Symingtons asking what Ports they were serving in their own homes during the holidays this year. James Symington, Rupert's father, tells us his choices, and shares some of his memories behind those wines. Enjoy! And best wishes for the holiday season from all of us at Symington Family Estates.

2009 Vintage Launch in Portugal

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:00:00 WEST

Yesterday, 7 June, Paul Symington, Chairman of Symington Family Estates, and Charles Symington, Head Winemaker, presented the 2009 Vintage Ports to a group of leading Portuguese journalists, in the impressive setting of Cockburn’s immense Coradas lodge on the hill in Vila Nova de Gaia.

Quinta do Vesuvio 2009 Vintage Port

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:00:00 WEST

Symington Family Estates are pleased to declare the 2009 Vintage Port from the famous Quinta do Vesuvio. Only 600 cases (7,200 bottles) of this wine have been produced.

Dow's Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira 2009 Vintage Port

pmp@civilis.net — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:00:00 WEST

Dow's are pleased to announce the bottling of just 300 cases (3,600 bottles) of 2009 Vintage Port from its famed Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, located deep in the Douro Superior.

Warre's 2009 Vintage Port

pmp@civilis.net — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:00:00 WEST

Warre's is proud to announce a very special bottling of just 500 cases of Warre's 2009 Vintage Port. This wine commemorates the 200th anniversary of the re-taking of Oporto in 1809 by the Anglo-Portuguese army commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. Proceeds from the sale of this wine will be donated to veterans' charities in England and Portugal.

Private Cellar Release: Graham’s 1970 and Warre’s 1963

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:00:00 WET

The Symington family wanted our customers to have the chance to taste perfection: An extraordinary Vintage Port, at what we consider to be the optimum epoch in its life cycle, the 40 to 50 year mark, which has been stored in ideal conditions.

Roriz, História de uma Quinta no Coração do Douro

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:00:00 WEST

This week sees the publication, in Portuguese, of the book Roriz, História de uma Quinta no Coração do Douro by the historian Gaspar Martins Pereira.

Roriz, História de uma Quinta no Coração do Douro

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:00:00 WEST

Da autoria do historiador Gaspar Martins Pereira, vai ser apresentada a história milenar de uma Quinta do Douro, a Quinta de Roriz.

When the Wine Dream Came True

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:00:00 WEST

Note: The following story was written by Ulf Dalheim, a Norwegian wine journalist for Addressiavisa, who visited Quinta do Vesuvio during the harvest of 2009. This year with the release of the Quinta do Vesuvio 2009 Vintage Port, Ulf has shared his memories of the harvest with readers, along with his tasting notes. You can read the article in Norwegian and see Ulf’s own photos by following this link to Da vindrømmen gikk i oppfyllelse

Warre's Supports Heroes at the Tower

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:00:00 WEST

On Wednesday 21st September Warre's and the Symington Family donated bottles of Warre's 2009 Vintage Port to support Heroes at the Tower, a special event to raise funds for Help for Heroes, Combat Stress and the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London.

Douro Harvest Report from Paul Symington

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:00:00 WEST

There are smiles on the faces of wine makers across the Douro as this year’s harvest winds down on yet another day of warm autumn sunshine and our valley has never looked more beautiful. It has been an extraordinary vintage; since the night of the 1st September there has not been a drop of rain in the Douro, we have harvested our grapes under lovely blue skies day after day for five weeks.

Harvest Wrap-Up from Quinta da Cavadinha

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:00:00 WEST

Miles Edlmann wrote, 7 October:

Today we will finish picking. It is another fantastic day, and the weather has been unbelievable all harvest. We are at 440 metres above sea level here, and we are well into October.

Harvest 2011 Status from Charles Symington

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:00:00 WEST

As we come into the last few days of the 2011 Harvest season in the Douro, Charles Symington, head winemaker, has given us his overview.

Harvest at Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:00:00 WEST

Ideally situated on the river in the heart of the Douro region at Pinhão, Quinta do Bomfim has been the backbone of Dow’s Vintage Ports since 1896, the year the quinta was purchased for Dow’s by George Acheson Warre, and the vintage year of one of many legendary Vintage Port declarations for Dow’s.

Harvest at Smith Woodhouse’s Quinta do Vale Coelho

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:00:00 WEST

The Quinta do Vale Coelho (Rabbit Valley) is located on the north bank of the Douro east of Dow’s Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira and opposite Graham’s Quinta do Vale de Malhadas. Here in the Douro Superior conditions are extreme, with hot (often 40º+ Celcius) dry summers and cold winters. Annual rainfall averages around 450 mm, only a little more than half the average in Regua, and a little over a third of the typical coastal rainfall at Porto.

Vintage Report from Warre's Quinta do Cavadinha

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 WEST

Quinta da Cavadinha, the flagship quinta and winery for the legendary Warre’s ports, is situated in the Pinhão Valley. As the bird flies, it is perhaps 5 km from the Douro, but the torturous Douro roads winding upwards through this valley make it seem much more remote.

Harvest at Cockburn’s Quinta dos Canais

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:00 WEST

Cockburn's Quinta dos Canais, deep in the Douro Superior, is one of the great quintas of the Douro, and for almost 100 years has been the backbone of Cockburn’s Ports. Its austere beauty dominates a long stretch of the north bank of the Douro beyond Ferradosa. The quinta is immense, spreading over 261 hectares, of which only about 88 are under vine.

Harvest Begins at Quinta do Vesuvio

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:00:00 WEST

Harvest began at Quinta do Vesuvio this week for both Douro DOC and Port wines.

2011 Harvest Outlook

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:00:00 WEST

It is with some pleasure that Charles Symington, head winemaker for Symington Family Estates, has welcomed “useful” amounts of rain at the end of August and again the first few days of September, and looks forward to a ten day forecast of excellent conditions, with clear warm days and cool nights. Our grapes are nearing perfection and we expect to start the harvest at all our Douro quintas and boutique Port wineries over the next week to ten days.

Maintaining Brand Integrity

blogadmin@grahams-port.com — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:00 WEST

We often are asked how can one producer make several different brands of wine and maintain a distinct character for each? Or put differently, is there in fact much difference between the brands, and why should a consumer choose or prefer one brand over another? Does the same person or team make all the Symington brand Vintage Ports, or is there a different team for each brand?