
Churchill’s launches digital first Port.Club for ‘Port curious’
Port lovers and the ‘Port curious’ are being targeted by Churchill’s Port in a new direct-to-consumer initiative, described as the first of its kind.
Read more...Port lovers and the ‘Port curious’ are being targeted by Churchill’s Port in a new direct-to-consumer initiative, described as the first of its kind.
Read more...The UK remains at the forefront of the premium Port category, with sales of late-bottled vintage (LBV), quality white Port, aged tawnies, single vineyard and classic vintage ports, all remaining resilient through Covid. A nation of consumers stuck at home, looking to indulge, appears to have been largely positive for the quality end of UK Port sales. Built on a long-standing relationship with the UK, sales at Symington Family Estates are up 10% by value and 9% by volume compared with this time last year.
Read more...Leading Port maker James Symington has passed away, leaving behind many decades’ worth of dedication to his and his family’s craft.
Read more...Symington Family Estates has collaborated with Michelin-starred chef Pedro Lemos to launch pop-up restaurant Casa dos Ecos at the Port producer’s Quinta do Bomfim estate.
Read more...Port producer Symington Family Estates has launched a new digital platform named The School of Port.
Read more...Sogevinus has announced the release of four 2018 vintage Ports, one from each of its four Port houses.
Read more...Quinta do Noval has become the latest Port house to declare 2018 a vintage year following “extreme” weather conditions.
Read more...The Symington Family has announced its 2018 vintage Ports - to be launched via live video presentation for the first time.
Read more...Huyshe Bower, senior family member and former director of The Fladgate Partnership, has passed away.
Read more...Port royalty, the Symingtons Family Estate, has unveiled a new look for its core Cockburn’s range to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its Special Reserve label.
Read more...Kopke and Casa Burmester are the latest Port houses to declare 2017 as a vintage of outstanding quality.
Read more...Things are heating up in the Douro, with yet another port house following up 2016 with another vintage year.
Read more...Winemaker Dirk Niepoort has declared his 2017 vintage port, hailing it as “the best wine I’ve ever done” at a tasting for the trade at Lyle’s in London on Thursday.
Read more...The Symington Family Estate has announced 2017 as a Vintage Port year, marking the family’s first ‘back-to-back’ general declaration in its history.
Read more...The latest Wine Intelligence report on Portugal says the wine category in the country is growing “significantly” year on year, driven in part by a rise in tourism and “economic recovery after years of financial crisis”.
Read more...Jascots has expanded its Port portfolio with the addition of family Port House Vieira de Sousa.
Read more...Following a year of challenging weather extremes, the Douro’s 2018 harvest has given up some “excellent Ports and Douro wines” according to Symington Family Estate’s annual harvest report.
Read more...Paul Symington is stepping down as chairman of Symington Family Estates at the end of this year following a 40-year career in the family business.
Read more...The Symington Family has reported ‘exceptionally strong’ demand for its 2016 Vintage Ports.
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