We are very lucky (again) to have a really good selection of barrel samples from the most recent Vintage Port declaration, the 2016. We are therefore offering customers who are considering buying any of the 2016 Vintage Ports the chance to come and taste the samples with us at Fareham Wine Cellar. A perfect opportunity […]
Taylors 1966 Single Harvest Port
Taylors 1966 Very Old Single Harvest Port is the third release in a series of limited edition Tawny Ports released by Taylors when they are 50 years old. Taylor’s Port is arguably one of the most famous Port Houses and they have one of the largest holdings of very old cask aged Ports in the […]
1976 Port
Krohn 1976 Colheita Port is a perfect gift for anyone born in 1976 and is available to buy here. Unfortunately 1976 was not a good vintage in the Douro and very little 1976 Port was produced. The winter of 1975/76 was the driest winter on record for the Douro and the Summer of 1976 suffered drought conditions. […]
How to Open Old Vintage Port
We sell a lot of vintage Port, particularly around Christmastime, and I always like to give customers a few hints and tips about decanting and opening old Vintage Port. This is easy enough if one is face-to-face with a customer in the shop but slightly more difficult if the customer has placed the order online. […]
Grahams Vintage Port Bond
The Grahams Vintage Port Bond is available to buy at Fareham Wine Cellar. Edit 22/06/17 – Also available to buy by the bottle – coming soon. One of the things I am often asked about is supplying wine or Port for Christening or wedding gifts. This can be tricky thing to do when someone wants […]
Krohn 1965 Vintage Port
The 1965 Port Vintage was not an exceptional Vintage though some Port houses did make a declaration. Port vintages in the 60s, 70s and 80s tended to be limited to about 3, or maybe 4, declarations per decade. Today it almost seems as if the Port houses make a declaration every other year, I guess […]
Niepoort Colheita Ports
N.B Please check here for current vintages of Niepoort Colheita. We have just taken delivery of a couple of new bottlings of Niepoort Colheita Port, the 1986 and 2001 vintages. A Colheita Port is a Tawny (i.e a wood-aged, rather than bottle-aged) Port from a single vintage that has to be aged for at least […]
A Guide to Decanting Port
How To Decant Port and Why? A Guide to Decanting Port A lot is written on decanting Port and I felt it was time to add a few of my own tips and musings on the subject. Some feel decanting Port is a tricky business that is best left to men in the cellar or […]
Niepoort Senior Tawny Port
Niepoort is a family company now in its fifth generation and presently managed by Dirk Niepoort. Despite being the second smallest shippers in the trade they are second to none in quality. Already famous for their classic tawny ports, they have now joined the ranks of the great producers of Vintage Port. Niepoort Vinhos is […]
Grahams 1961 Single harvest Tawny Port
NOW SOLD OUT – SORRY – Please visit Fareham Wine Cellar Port Pages for a list of our current Port Wines. This is an exclusive release of a very rare bottling of Grahams 1961 Single Harvest Tawny (or Colheita). There are only three casks, of 712 bottles each, of this port, being released. This is […]
