Butler Nephew & Co.?

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Butler Nephew & Co.?

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Got this offer in the e-mail for a 10 year old tawny, $20.
http://www.lastbottlewines.com/offer/LB4166.html

I've never heard of that label. Has anyone around here?
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wondering the same thing....
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I have come across their 1975 vintage port a couple of times:
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I could bring the logo immediately to mind which makes me think I've seen more than just this one, but I could only find the one image on a quick trawl.
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I know the label from the past, from the UK where it was quite a well known name. I did not know they were still selling under that label.
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The 63 and 70 VP were sold in Ohio back in the day.
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A little digging shows that Christie's owns the house and they have a lodge on the water front between two sides of Vasconcellos. I have no idea if they are part of or affiliated with Vasconcellos in any way, I certainly hope not.
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Andy Velebil wrote:A little digging shows that Christie's owns the house and they have a lodge on the water front between two sides of Vasconcellos. I have no idea if they are part of or affiliated with Vasconcellos in any way, I certainly hope not.
Christies and Vasconcellos are not related in any (business) way. I have a vague recollection that Christies is associated in some way with the man who bought Boa Vista, but that could just be confusion caused by old age and lack of port.
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Today I received an e-mail from Last Bottle for 2003 Butler Nephew & Co. VP, $39 each.
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Eric Menchen wrote:Today I received an e-mail from Last Bottle for 2003 Butler Nephew & Co. VP, $39 each.
Saw that one too. Who bottles it for them? :?:
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I just zoomed in on the bottle image and this one says
Produced and bottled by Christie's Port Wine Producer and Shipper, LDA ... Lamego
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Yes, it is very confusing. We actually visited the Vasconcellos lodge before the PHTII tour. I was bracing myself for a poor experience. They have completely renovated the lodge experience and more importantly, the wines have been vastly improved. I thought it was a fun and tasty visit. We only tasted tawnies and the 20 and 40 were quite good. This was a HUGE improvement over the last visit... which was a disaster. The interesting thing is that the receipt and documents showed both Butler Nephew and Christies on them. Maybe there is more than just a business relationship. They also implied that they have their own Quinta (as well as buying stocks), so that seemed new. Anyway, they have stepped up their game!
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