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 […]
Symington Family Port Tasting
EVENT SOLD OUT with Matthew Nutt of John E Fells @ Lysses House Hotel, High Street, Fareham [Maplink] Wednesday 11th October 2017 7.30pm Prompt Start Tickets £10.00 per person in advance only. (£5 back off any orders placed on the evening). The Symington Family are one of the largest and most important producers of Port wines. […]
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 […]
Raymond Reynolds Wine Tasting
Raymond Reynolds Wine Tasting Spring 2014 Tuesday 4th March 2014 @ Vinoteca, Beak Street, London The UK wine trade’s favourite specialist Portuguese wine importer, Raymond Reynolds Ltd., held a couple of Portfolio wine tastings this year, one in Manchester, and the other wine tasting in Vinoteca restaurant in London – I was lucky enough to […]
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 […]
