Rich, Rare & Red

[Roy Hersh]

Rich, Rare & Red
A Guide to Port
by Ben Howkins
Paperback • 224 pages • £16.95 • black & white throughout

Ben Howkins offers a concise history of port and the port trade as they have developed over the last 300 years. He covers important changes in recent ownership of the major shippers and highlights the people driving change in the industry whilst protecting port's heritage. It is recommended reading for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust and other certification programmes. The unique features of the Douro Valley are described as well as the work in the vineyards, historical production techniques and more recent innovations, and the role of the wine lodges where port matures before being shipped to its worldwide markets.

Packed with a wealth of up-to-date information, including a complete list of vintages and guide to tasting, this book will appeal to lovers of wine, food and travel as well as the serious student of port.

The author

Ben Howkins was awarded the Vintner's Scholarship in 1963 making him the youngest person to receive the award. His experience in Europe's vineyards, working with many leading vintners, informs his commitment to educate others in the enjoyment of wine. He is a member of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto and the Vintner's Company, co-founder of Royal Tokaji, and is wine advisor at Waddesdon, to Lord Rothschild, co-owner of Chateau Lafite Rothschild.


Chapters cover

An historical perspective • vineyards and vines • Port maturation • Leading port producers • Port styles
Vintage port • Visiting the region • Oporto • World markets • Fifty shades of port • Vintage ports and their shippers


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