10 Fine Ports for Special Occasions.

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10 Fine Ports for special occasions.
For many people, Port is a drink for special occasions, but as far as I am concerned every day is the right time for a glass.

This is a drink that many times I have been told is going out of fashion, but I disagree. If it were no longer in fashion, would there be so much space taken up in the supermarket wine aisle throughout the year?

This is a wine that keeps on giving, as there are many styles for all types of pallets.
I have a great selection of ports for you here.
First, what is it?
It is a fortified wine that is made by adding a proportion of grape spirit, or brandy, to the wine during the production process.

What are the three styles of Port?
Ruby is the most produced and cheapest. It’s a blend of different vintages with an average age of three years, and it's meant to be drunk within a few days of opening it.

Tawny can keep quite a bit longer, its rich and mellow tawny ports age for longer periods in oak casks.
There is also a category that is vintage and is only taken from the best-declared vintages they are then aged two years before bottling.

We also have a White port that is a fabulous drink on its own that I will be looking at on its own merits. It seems that although not as popular as red and tawny there is still quite a growing market for it. Like its red counterpart, It can also be vintage or non-vintage otherwise known as NV.

Late Bottled Vintage Port