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750ml
Bottle: $130.31 $144.79
Rated 97 - A blackstrap, powerful Port. Black, with intense aromas of raspberries, raisins, flowers and stems....
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $74.95
Rated 96 - The essence of grapes. Full-bodied and tannic, yet very classy and refined. It's got grip, but rather than...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $80.28
Rated 92 - Very perfumed and beautiful, with a generous, ripe berry, cherry and mineral character and masses of...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $129.79
Rated 95 - A big, tough, young vintage Port that's closed and difficult to taste. Emits lovely aromas of chocolate,...
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1994 Portugal Porto Wine

Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.


The magnificent city of Porto - the capital of Portugal - is located near the mouth of the beautiful Douro river, in the beating heart of the Douro wine region. The Douro region has been regarded as one of the most important viticultural region of Europe for several centuries, and was the third region to be officially recognized and protected as a wine region, with laws having been passed in the mid 18th century regarding its status. Porto is, of course, most famous for the production of Port wine, an aromatic and slightly viscous tawny colored fortified wine, with a fascinating history of seafaring, experimentation and innovation. The vineyards used in the region for the production of Porto's wines contain up to a hundred different grape varietals, resulting in the wide range of Port wines on offer today.