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  2. Port wine - Wikipedia

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    Producers of port wine are often called "shippers". In the early history of the port wine trade, many of the most powerful shipping families were British (English and Scottish) and Irish; this history can still be seen in the names of many of the most famous port wines, such as Dow’s Graham's, Sandeman, Churchill's, Cockburn's and Taylor’s ...

  3. Methuen Treaty - Wikipedia

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    The Methuen Treaty was a military and commercial treaty between England and Portugal that was signed in 1703 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession.. The treaty stipulated that no tax higher than the tax charged for an equal amount of French wines could be charged for Portuguese wines (but see below) exported to England, and that English textiles would be admitted to Portugal at all ...

  4. History of Portuguese wine - Wikipedia

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    Port has been one of the most well known and successful wines in the history of Portuguese wine. The history of Portuguese wine has been influenced by Portugal's relative isolationism in the world's wine market, with the one notable exception of its relationship with the British. [1] Wine has been made in Portugal since at least 2000 BC when ...

  5. Portuguese wine - Wikipedia

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    "cupa", Roman tombstones in the shape of wine barrels, were used in the 3rd century AD in Alentejo, Museu de Évora In southern Iberian Peninsula, some archeological finds attest that the consumption of wine occurred around the 7th to the 6th century B.C. and production started in the 5th to the 4th century B.C. [1] Romans did much to expand and promote viticulture in their settlements in the ...

  6. Factory House - Wikipedia

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    The Factory House hosts a weekly Wednesday luncheon where members meet for lunch to discuss the wine industry and business. During these lunches the shippers share various port wines from their collection, including one vintage port that is tasted blind. Guesses are made by the guests as to what vintage the wine is and from which shipper it ...

  7. Douro Wine Company - Wikipedia

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    The Douro Wine Company was founded by the Portuguese Prime Minister, the Marquis of Pombal, to bring more Portuguese control and oversight to the Port wine trade. The Douro Wine Company (also known as the General Company of Agriculture of the Wines of the Upper Douro and in Portuguese Companhia Geral da Agricultura e Vinhos do Alto Douro) was a ...

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  9. Category:Port wine - Wikipedia

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