Most admired wine brands

Zelden zijn weken zo "groots" als afgelopen week. Drinks International presenteerde de nieuwe lijst met "Most Admired Wine Brands", maarliefst 4 van de door Verbunt Wijnkopers vertegenwoordigde wijnhuizen kregen een super score.

Graham's Port als Most Admired Port Brand en NR 14 in de overall lijst

Pol Roger op Nr 3 in de Champagne

Vina Errazuriz als Nr 7 overall en Nr 2 van Zuid Amerika

en Negociants (Yalumba) als Nummer 5 in het rijtje Australië/Nieuw Zeeland

Graham’s Single Harvest Tawnies & Vintage 2015 under the microscope

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Graham’s Single Harvest Tawnies & Vintage 2015 under the microscope

Sarah Ahmed

on 21/10/2015 at 9:00 am

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No cosy club in St James for last week’s launch of Graham’s 1972 Single Harvest Tawny Port.  And not just because London’s clubs are buying half the amount of Port they did 10 years ago.  Rather The Shard, London’s glitzy glass skyscraper, was chosen to reflect “a fundamental shift in the way people view Port.”  Rising from the river to 310m, much like a classic Port vineyard, the 95 storey building was conceived as a ‘Vertical City,’ neatly under-scoring Paul Symington’s point that no-one has cellars any more.

It’s part and parcel of why he reckons Tawny Ports, such glorious wines from the get go, have been enjoying their day in the sun. Sales have risen by £7.4 million (€10 million) in the last four years. According to statistics from the Official Port Wine Institute, total Tawny Port sales worldwide have increased by 19% from 2010 to 2014.  The other factor which, for Symington, explains their increasing popularity is the appeal to younger bar and restaurant goers “with a penchant for chilled drinks with interesting and complex flavours.”

So, up it was to the 35th floor where I blithely tweeted about scaling “dizzy heights” before we’d even started tasting. Little did I realise that the visit was to re-trigger the motion sickness and dizziness which put the kibosh on visits to Niepoort and Quinta Vale D. Maria the previous week!  The good news is it didn’t take hold until after the tasting.

Paul Symington & Joao Vasconcelos

Before we got stuck into the Ports, I asked Symington if the so-called British Port houses are geared up for this Tawny Port renaissance.  Traditionally, they were known for being the Vintage Port specialists.  Symington agreed that this was very much the case until the 1980s, when the Portuguese houses got into Vintage Port and the Brits into Tawny.  In any event, he said, the Brits always made Tawnies, though they were not commercialised.  In fact the names he mentioned even sound like code names for prototypes – Warres Nimrod, Cockburns XP, Taylors OPW! That said, Symington revealed that Cockburns had a motto that the mark of a good blender was their ability to age Tawny Port.

On a more prosaic note, Symington pointed out that his family have 17, 500 pipes of Tawny Port (with stock in stainless steel too) and, apparently, are the only Port house to have a team of coopers – six in Vila Nova de Gaia and one in the Douro (which I must admit surprised me).

Here are my notes on Graham’s 1972, 69 and 61 Single Harvest Tawny Ports plus the latest bottlings of the 20-40 Year Old Tawnies. Below my notes you’ll find Paul Symington’s hot off the press report on the current 2015 vintage.

The Tawnies

Graham’s Single Harvest Tawny Port 1972

Strong arm precision pour

I first tasted this wine in May at the Big Fortified Tasting.  Both then and last week I noted down “very Graham’s,” which is ironic. The ’72 is the first release of Graham’s Single Harvest Tawny Ports nurtured from vine to wine by the Symington and not the Graham family (who sold Graham’s to the Symingtons in 1970).  For “very Graham’s,” read very vigorous.  It’s not normally how I think of the genre, but this is an energetic Tawny – positively robust up to the ’69 with a powerful charge of chutneyed, spicy citrus and stone fruit – plenty of mid-palate oomph.  And the lively acidity to make it dance.  Fleet of foot then, with great resonance of toasted hazelnuts to augment a long lingering, cedar-licked finish.   Speaking of cedar, I reckon this is the perfect long quaff partner for a cigar.  Nine pipes out of 28 of the ’72 have been released, some of which found its way into these extravagant 4.5 litre bottles.  20% abv

Graham’s Single Harvest Tawny Port 1969

The beauty of Single Harvest or Colheita Tawnies is their individuality.  An individuality borne of a single vintage which has undergone more or less the same ageing conditions (compared with 10 to 40 Year Old Tawnies which include Port from a wide range of years which may have been aged very differently).  The ’69 could not be more different from the ’72 or, for that matter, the plush, darker ’61.  It’s delicate, very citrussy, relatively pointy/tapered, with the focus I recall from first tasting it three years ago.  Delicate and delicious with caramelised oranges, toasted almonds and hints of dried apricot on a rolling palate with lovely momentum and spice to the finish.  Very fine, precise even and, Symington observed, with 4.3 baumé, significantly drier than the ’61 (which had 5.7 baumé; the ’72 was 4.7 baumé). Six pipes out of 17 of the ’69 were released in January 2012.  20% abv

Graham’s Single Harvest Tawny Port 1961

The ’61, Graham’s first released Single Harvest Tawny, was launched in early 2011.  This bottling comprised 3 of 12 pipes, some of which has since disappeared into the 40 Year Old Tawny.  It’s conker bright, quite ruddy, with flashes of red chesnut – markedly darker than the tawnier gold of the ’69 and ’72.  It seemed to me, and Symington agreed, that this wine has some ‘Douro bake’ (i.e. some casks were aged in the Douro; hotter and drier than Vila Nova de Gaia’s Port lodges, Douro-aged casks are more susceptible to evaporation/concentration where summer temperatures average 36-38 degrees centigrade versus rarely 30 degrees in Vila Nova de Gaia).  The ’61 is plusher on the mid-palate, quite velvety, with satisfying thick cut marmalade citrus/citrus peel, malt/bourbon and a woody, dusty, walnut timbre to the finish with a touch of tobacco.  Not the clarity or energy of the other two but, like them, it is balanced if not as deft. For Symington, this balance is the key to a clean, food-friendly finish (as opposed to cloyingly sugar-coated one). 20%

Graham’s 20 Year Old Tawny Port

This latest release averages 23.4 years old and is a blend of 1987 (18%), 1995 (50%), 1982 (21%) and 2001 (11%) Ports, each of which were aged in 534l Port pipes prior to being blended and left to ‘marry’ in 10-15,000l vats for one year.  An expressive, fleshy 20 Year Old with dried apricot and caramelised orange fruit, smoky toasted almonds, a burnish of toasty oak, vanilla and café creme.  Slips down all too easily.  20%

Graham’s 30 Year Old Tawny Port

Of the four categories of Tawny Ports with an indication of age, the 30 Year Old tends to get a bad rap for falling between two stools – neither having the fleshiness of the 20 Year Old, nor quite the sophisticated patina of age of the 40 Year Old.  The Graham’s 30 Year Old is a redemptive strike, strikingly redemptive even, with the savoury walnut timbre of aged wines shuddering through its timbers but melt in the mouth salt caramel, nougat and maple syrup to flesh it out and extend its honeyed dried fig finish.  Very fine, long and lingering.  In a word, mellifluous. This release averages 34 years old and is a blend of the 1975 (34%), 1983 (41%), 1987 (25%).  I’d go for this over the 40 Year Old.  20%

Graham’s 40 Year Old Tawny Port

Only one or two casks in 100 makes it to this stage and over two thirds of the orginal wine evaporates – 14 to 15l are lost to every barrel every year.  Barrels are sacrificed to top up others.  Averaging 41.8 years old, the 40 Year Old blend is a blend of 1994 (8%), 1970 (47%), 1964 (18%) and 1979 (27%).  It has a subtle hint of volatile acidity on the nose, but it’s very well integrated on a nutty, long, honeyed palate with dried fig, marzipan and tobacco notes.  Again, very balanced.  Not quite the thrill of the best 40 Year Olds which have older wines in the mix, but very well made. 20%

Click here for previous reports on Tawny Ports.

Paul Symington’s 2015 Vintage Report

“An exceptional viticultural year is coming to a close in the Douro with farmers and winemakers pleased that a year’s work has resulted in some very good Ports and Douro wines.

The rainfall figures for the viticultural year show a reduction of 44% on the 21 year average with just 359 mm registered at Quinta do Bomfim, in the heart of the Alto Douro, for the 11 months to the end September 2015. This level of rainfall would cause serious concern in many wine areas, but does not in the Douro where the indigenous vines are superbly adapted to be able to mature fruit in dry conditions, albeit resulting in the very low yields which are so characteristic of the region.

The geography of the Douro and its schistous soils has an amazing ability to retain the winter rain and this is evidenced by the springs that continue to supply the Quintas and the villages scattered across the hillsides even after 8 or 10 weeks without any meaningful rainfall. Dry farming has recently become a fashionable topic in the world of wine but this subject causes wry amusement in the Douro where farmers have been ‘dry farming’ for centuries and irrigation only covers a tiny percentage of the vineyards.

The little rain that did fall this year in the Douro was nicely timed in May and June and was of ‘the right sort’, being steady and prolonged. This is important as short spells of very heavy rain will simply run off the Douro’s terraces, bringing little benefit and can cause serious erosion. Hence the fact that Douro wine makers never give full credence to the published rainfall figures, knowing that very heavy rain does not always reach the vines and often just ends up in the river.

The period between March and June this year was simultaneously the hottest and driest period for 36 years and flowering and veraison took place between 8 and 10 days earlier than normal, as expected given these conditions. However, July and August were cooler than average and this was of extraordinary benefit to the vines. If the normal heat of August had occurred, dehydration and raisining would certainly have followed, given the dry conditions, and the vines would have been forced to shed their lower leaves, reducing vital shade cover. The grape bunches were in really excellent condition by early September and have seldom looked so fantastic. The cool night-time temperatures had done wonders for the natural acidity in the berries.

The harvest started earlier than normal and the quality of the grapes was immediately apparent. Our sorting tables were seeing hugely reduced rejection levels to the delight of our farm managers and our winery teams. Heavy rain fell on Tuesday 15th September and on the morning of the 16th, but this was followed by a strong wind that very satisfactorily dried the grapes. After 10 weeks with no meaningful rain, the vines greedily absorbed the water and dilution in the berries inevitably followed. This was the critical moment of this year’s harvest and Charles immediately called a halt to picking in our best vineyards. This is never an easy decision given the unsettled weather that often comes towards the end of this month. Picking in our vineyards only resumed on 21st September and Charles said a few days later: ‘It is amazing how much difference 4 or 5 days can make’.  Without this rain the final phase of maturation of the Touriga Nacional and especially the Touriga Franca would not have been ideal, as dehydration would certainly have occurred after such a prolonged period with no rain. In the circumstances the steady rain of 15th and morning of 16th September (77mm at Quinta da Cavadinha, 52mm at Quinta do Bomfim, 63mm at Quinta dos Malvedos and 27mm at Quinta do Vesuvio) was absolutely perfect, provided picking was suspended for a few days. The Nacional and Franca picked during the week of the 21st and that of 28th September were of simply extraordinary quality, as were some of the old mixed plantings picked during this period. The rain softened the skins, allowing the colour and flavours to merge superbly into the wine.

Yields were somewhat below the already small average in the Douro, and Charles recorded 25% less Franca at Quinta do Bomfim this year with just 1.05Kg per vine, but with a perfect level of ripeness.

Only on Sunday 4th October (General Election day in Portugal) did the weather break and by then our very best grapes were safely in our wineries. Courage was needed to suspend picking in mid-September, but the days that followed the resumption of the vintage were beautifully sunny and calm: the risk was well worth taking and paid off handsomely. These 13 days, from 21st September to 4th October will come to be seen as the key to the great Ports and Douro wines made this year, we have no doubt.”

Paul Symington. Douro, Portugal, 7th October 2015

Graham’s, Six Grapes Reserve Port, by @Decanter

Graham’s, Six Grapes Reserve Port
18 points of 20 max (93/100)

The name of this wine refers not to the number of varieties in it but the secret Graham’s code winemakers chalked on to barrels to describe their contents – the best, vintage Port-quality wines were marked with six grapes. This is a bright, fresh, juicy Port, full of spiced dark fruit and grippy tannins. Top value. Alc 20%

Read more at http://www.decanter.com/opinion/the-editors-blog/12-top-value-fortified-wines-265976/#W3etkG5e1l2TUTmi.99

Als veulens in de wei bij Verbunt Wijnkopers

Gemaakt op donderdag 16 april 2015 06:22

Verbunt Wijnkopers biedt naast een uitstekende portfolio het voordeel dat het bedrijf kantoor houdt op het landgoed van mede-vennoot Salentein. Naast een dependance in Tilburg natuurlijk, de town of origine van Verbunt. Het landgoed en de panden op landgoed Salentein zijn state of the art en ongelofelijk goed onderhouden. Het geeft extra cachet aan de proeverij. De lunch wordt als immer perfect verzorgd door restaurant Salentein. Dit jaar staat er buiten een parilladawaar Angus beef op gegrild wordt. En het weer werkt wederom boven verwachting mee. 

Als eerste feliciteren we Peter van Houtert met de aanwinst Errazuriz. Hij verklaart daar ‘ontzettend blij’ mee te zijn en hij voegt er enigszins cryptisch aan toe ‘nooit je oude schoenen wegdoen voordat je nieuwe hebt’. Bij de entree werden de gasten al onthaald met een glaasje cava van Clos Amador, een mooi product dat via de Wijnkring verhandeld wordt. De pers wordt speciaal ontvangen door marketing manager Marjolein van der Meir en dan kan het feest beginnen.

Errazuriz

Dit Chileense huis is zoals gezegd nieuw bij Verbunt. Hiervoor zat het bij de andere Tilburgse importeur Jean Arnaud. Regional Director Jonathan Stevens antwoordt desgevraagd dat Errazuriz gewoon heel blij was met de mogelijkheden die Verbunt biedt. Stevens leidt hierna de masterclass en hij begint met de geschiedenis.

Don Maximiano, de overgrootvader van de huidige eigenaar Eduardo Chadwick, stichtte in 1871 de eerste wijngaard van Chili in Panquehue. Van deze wijngaarden, de Don Maximiano Estate, komen de absolute topwijnen van Chili zoals de Founders Reserve en de Sena, tot 2005 een joint venture met Robert Mondavi uit Californië. Sindsdien is Sena 100% in handen van Chadwick. Een andere icoonwijn is de Chadwick, deze komt van Vinedo Chadwick in de Maipo Valley. Don Maximiano was ook de eerste die op 100 kilometer van Santiago wingerds aanplantte in de Valle de Aconcagua.

Eduardo Chadwick stamt af Don Maximiano. In 1985 neemt hij de wijngaarden van zijn moeder over. Hij omringt zich met ervaren vakmensen voor de wijnbouw en wijnbereiding. De prachtige oude bodega bij Panquehue krijgt een opknapbeurt, moderne persen en roestvrijstalen gistingsvaten vervangen de oude glorie. Hij besluit hier de mooiste rode wijnen van Chili te gaan maken. Net als zijn voorvader Don Maximiano heeft Eduardo het volgende adagium in zijn vaandel staan: ‘Van de beste grond, de beste wijn!’. In Valle de Aconcagua plantte hij nog dichter bij de oceaan dan zijn grootvader. Op de El Manzanar Estate, gelegen op 14 km afstand van de Oceaan, staan sinds 2005 sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, pinot noir, merlot en shiraz.

Op La Escultura Estate, gelegen in de Casablanca Valley, 40 km van de oceaan zijn chardonnay, suavignon blanc, pinot noir aangeplant. Manzanar en La Escultura profiteren het meest van Humboldt Current, ideaal voor cool climate rassen. De Max II tot en met VI wijngaarden, meer of minder in de buurt van de Rio Aconcagua, herbergen de Bordeaux rassen en Max III is zelfs een Certified Organic Vineyard. Hiervan komen fraai gelabelde wijnen sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon en een late harvest sauvignon blanc.

Berlin Tasting

Stevens legt uit dat Errazuriz met de modernste technieken werkt - infraroodstralen op de wijngaarden, optische selecties – om met het beste van het beste te komen. Dat heeft effect gehad want op de prestigieuze Berlin tasting van 2004 onder prestigieuze proevers eindigen de topwijnen van Errazuriz hoger dan Chateau Latour, Solaia en Margaux. Deze tastings werden nog in zestien hoofdsteden herhaald, ook in Amsterdam. In totaal proefden 1400 wijnexperts bij 22 tastings en bij twintig van deze gelegenheden stonden de Chileense wijnen in de top 3. Dat is natuurlijk een prachtig resultaat. Chadwick heeft met deze proeverij Errazuriz èn Chili op de wijnwereldkaart gezet.

De proeverij

Errazuriz maakt wel 45 wijnen, een gedeelte daarvan is in Nederland verkrijgbaar. Welke springen er op deze maandag uit? De Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc uit Manzanar, de Max Reserve Carmenere 2012 en de Single Vineyard Carmenere 2008. De cabernets sauvignons van resp. Don Max 2008 en Max Reserve 2012 bereiken supermooie rijpheid met soepele tannines. De Errazuriz proeverij was in de Argentina Art zaal en er hingen echt schitterende werken aan de muur. De voorjaarsproeverij was in de grote zaal met diverse vertegenwoordigers o.a. Hugues Romagnan van Pol Roger en Pedro Leite van Graham’s. Jurgen Honing stond hier bij Errazuriz achter de tafel. 

Clos Amador, Ogier, Ramon Bilbao, Kendall Jackson, Markus Molitor, Yalumba, Marchesi di Barolo en Salentein natuurlijk, een topper op de Nederlandse markt. Bij de kelderschatten een paar mooie rosé’s van Sainte Roseline. Mooie producten her en der verspreid. In totaal stonden er meer dan 200 wijnen ter tafel. Bij het vertrek werd nog een mooie felgekleurde champagne emmer met tulpen overhandigd. Zoals gezegd, een feestelijke dag. En je krijgt ook zoiets van.. het komt wel goed met de wijn in Nederland.



Bron: Charlotte van Zummeren @winebusiness.nl

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Graham's Ne Oublie, a Port from 1882!

Een heel mooi verslag van Fabian Scheys

Graham's Ne Oublie, a Port from 1882!

Tasted on 4 February 2015 at The Glorious, Antwerp - Belgium

This Graham's 1882 port comes out one of four barrels purchased in the 1920's by AJ Symington, to commemorate his first steps in the port business in 1882. These barrels spent their first forty years up in the Douro valley, before being shipped to the lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, where they have been for the past nine decades! One barrel was used for blending, must have been an incredible blend, and the remaining two barrels are now "in quarantine" for the Symington generations to come. The next batch will not be released before 2025, plenty of time to save up the small fortune needed to buy one of these magnificent masterpieces. More on this in my conclusion, now it's time to have a look at what's in the decanter.


This is probably the longest tasting note I've eo for those of you who just want the summary, here it is: Ne Oublie is absolute perfection!

First some background info:

The color is surprisingly dense, considering the age, with an orange brown core reminding me of chestnuts, and a broad yellow rim. Looking at it closely there is a green hue to be spotted in the reflection. The wine is crystal clear, evidently, the sediment has had more than enough time to settle. The legs are thick and slow, a first indication of the concentrated sweetness to be expected.

Ne Oublie is a true Pandora's box, a beautiful leather one in this case. Once opened there is no going back: even with the glass standing at arm's length, you can not ignore the sultry aroma's finding their way to your nose. And although incredibly complex, they are surprisingly easy to define. There is plummy 'Sirop de Liège' a famous Belgian jam of apples, pears and dates. Next comes the fine tobacco of a Cuban cigar, and the cedar wood box isn't very far behind. The perfume like earthy and woody aroma's can best be compared to the fragrance of Terre d'Hermes, including the zesty hints of orange peel. And you just can not have a world class port without the herbaceous, in this case almost medicinal character of esteva, indigenous to the most beautiful wine valley ... (wait for the Jeremy Clarkson pause) ... in the world! The nose is immensely rich and the evaporation of the angel's share has definitely pushed the concentration to a level where the alcohol is barely noticeable, always a plus when it comes to fortified wine. The wine just keeps pulling your nose back into the glass. For me Ne Oublie has set a new benchmark, probably THE benchmark, for aromatic complexity.

And now for the taste: as you would expect sweetness plays a major role. It is very concentrated but not in a heavy or sticky way. Personally it reminds me of the 'oily' sweetness you can find in very old PX wines from Southern Spain. And then there's the acidity; at first I described it as rather underlying, but when swirling the wine in my mouth it almost felt like the acidity was holding back. If that's the case then the future of those two remaining barrels is looking very good. I found this wine to be surprisingly fruity and fresh. I even dare to say fruitier than many younger Colheitas I've tasted. And now we're on this subject, it doesn't have that slightly volatile character that you often find in Colheitas either. Once again both alcohol and wood are so well integrated that they are barely noticeable. The aftertaste is just endless. A very subtle touch of bitterness, think dried raisins or dark chocolate, gives the whole a very distinguished, dry and clean finish, which automatically brings your focus back to the aromatic complexity. The whole is just perfectly balanced and never in my life would I have suspected this wine to be 132 years old.

Normally I conclude my tasting notes with ageing potential, food pairing, occasion etcetera but all of those are totally and utterly irrelevant when it comes to Ne Oublie. Ageing potential? Yeah right, I'll consider myself lucky if I manage to survive the final barrel (I'm 33 by the way). However, do keep in mind that it's difficult, as there are very few comparable wines, to anticipate how 'fast' the wine will evolve in the bottle. Once opened I suspect you best finish the bottle within a month, but that shouldn't be a problem whatsoever. Food pairing? PLEASE DON'T! There's very few chefs in the world that are able to create a dish that will complement this wine and everything else will definitely interfere with the balance and complexity. It doesn't need food! Occasion? Same answer here, you don't need one. Ne Oublie is the occasion!

Up until today there have only been three wines (*) that I've given 20/20. Ne Oublie is number four. But this kind of perfection comes at a price. Only 656 bottles are available, and Belgium will have to do with four, of which one has already been tasted by some lucky few, in the charming presence of Johnny Symington. Unfortunately there aren't that many wine lovers who can spend 5.500 EUR on a bottle of wine. This said I must admit that Ne Oublie probably is the "cheapest expensive wine" you can buy. Compared to other wines from the same era Ne Oublie is reasonably priced, and when you take into consideration that drinkability is guaranteed, it's definitely worth buying. So start saving for that second or third barrel. For those not so fortunate: we also tasted a superb 1960 Vintage and a 1969 Colheita (soon to be followed by 1972). There is a reason why one out three premium ports sold worldwide comes from the Symington family. They're just that good ...

PS Check out the little piece of art that is the Ne Oublie video on you tube:

Thank you Graham's!

Fabian Scheys
A fan for life

Introductie Graham’s Ne Oublie Port uit 1882 in NL

Introductie Graham’s Ne Oublie Port uit 1882 in NL

‘I have tasted from a small sample in Portugal. It is a very strong Port, but still fresh. An aged Tawny’. Zo wordt een stormachtige donderdag in december toch nog een bijzondere dag. Pedro Ferreira Leite was over uit Portugal om de eerste fles van de ‘Ne Oublie Port’ uit 1882 op Nederlandse bodem te presenteren. ‘Ne Oublie ’is het motto van Graham’s en betekent ‘don’t forget’.. In 1920 kocht Andrew James Symington vier vaten Port uit 1882, het jaar waarin hij een nieuw leven in Portugal was begonnen.

De vier vaten zijn door verdamping verminderd tot drie vaten. Vorig jaar besloot de familie Symington één van de vaten te bottelen, ter nagedachtenis aan de Schotse Andrew en zijn Engels-Portugese vrouw. De andere twee vaten worden toevertrouwd aan de volgende generatie, die zelf mag bepalen wat ermee gedaan wordt, maar dit mag niet eerder dan 2025. De karaf is van kristal uit Engeland, zilver uit Schotland en de Port komt uiteraard uit Portugal. De karaf symboliseert de historie van de familie Symington en brengt zo het vakmanschap uit Portugal, Engeland en Schotland samen. Er zijn 656 individueel genummerde flessen gebotteld. Acht daarvan zijn voor Nederland. Eén daarvan is voor de World of Drinks in de Markthal in Rotterdam, waar Leite vandaag de presentatie deed. De helft van het NL aantal is inmiddels verkocht. Proeven was vandaag niet mogelijk, het alternatief – een 20 en 30 jaar oude Tawny – was ook aantrekkelijk. 

Waar het allemaal begon

Toen hij 18 werd, besloot de Schot Andrew James Symingon zijn geluk in Portugal te zoeken. Hij ging aan de slag in de textieltak van W & J Graham’s, maar hij raakte al snel besmet met het portvirus. In 1905, op 42-jarige leeftijd, werd hij eigenaar van Warre’s Port en in 1912 van Dow’s. In 1970 kochten de kleinzonen van Andrew Graham’s, het bedrijf waar hij zijn carrière was begonnen.

Graham’s Port in Nederland

Graham’s is een prestigieus Portmerk dat wereldwijd de hoogste beoordelingen krijgt en door kenners als de ultieme Port wordt beschouwd. Graham’s Port wordt in Nederland via Verbunt Wijnkopers verkocht aan de horeca en wijnspeciaalzaken, Meer dan 100 van deze winkels zijn aangesloten zijn bij de Wijnkring, wijnkring.nl. Ook is er een webshop voor Graham's Port:www.grahamsshop.nl

Ne Oublie is uitsluitend op inschrijving verkrijgbaar met een consumentenprijs vanaf 5.500 euro.

Voor meer verkoopinformatie kunt u terecht bij Marjolein van Meir - van der Brinkm.van.meir@verbunt.nl 

Bron: http://www.winebusiness.nl/index.php/actualiteiten/970-introductie-ne-oublie-port-uit-1882-in-nl

Grahams in @RTL7 Business Class

Afgelopen zondag was Peter van Houtert, Commercial Director van Verbunt Wijnkopers, te gast in het programma Business Class van RTL7. Daarin werden de Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Port en The Tawny uit het Wijnkring Magazine besproken. Daarnaast werd ook de 20 Year Old Tawny uitgelicht, die speciaal hiervoor ook in de aanbieding is! werd ook de 20 Year Old Tawny uitgelicht, die eveneens in de aanbieding is. Het interview is terug te kijken via onderstaande link:

http://www.business-class.nl/nl/uitzendingen/video/q/onderwerp/wijnkring_/id/939

Ne Oublie

Grahams Port wordt in Nederland geimporteerd door Verbunt Wijnkopers. Een fles Ne Oublie kost  € 5500,- incl BTW. Voor verkrijgbaarheid mail: info@verbunt.nl 

Er zijn slechts enkele flessen beschikbaar voor de Nederlandse markt.