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Luc Gauthier · Post by **Luc Gauthier** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:22 am

Around 1940 : - 40% of wines sold by the SAQ came from France .
- 31% of wines sold by the SAQ came from Portugal .
Switch to 2008 : - France 35% (no big change )
- Portugal less than 5% :?

Moses Botbol · Post by **Moses Botbol** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:48 am

Wow, Lancers and Maetus were quite popular back in the day... :?

*tycleStully · Post by *tycleStully » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:58 am

Luc Gauthier wrote:Around 1940 : - 40% of wines sold by the SAQ came from France .
- 31% of wines sold by the SAQ came from Portugal .
Switch to 2008 : - France 35% (no big change )
- Portugal less than 5% :?

I do believe Lancers (launched 1944?) and Mateus (launched 1942?) did not exist back then.

The reason might very well be affinities between the provincial premier of the time, Maurice 'Le Chef' Duplessis, and the 'progressive' António de Oliveira Salazar...

It might also explain why my granny had a taste for Ruby Port, which was my introduction to the beverage.

Moses Botbol · Post by **Moses Botbol** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:38 am

Patrick Mazur wrote:I do believe Lancers (launched 1944?) and Mateus (launched 1942?) did not exist back then.

That more of a joke than anything. Those were the two most famous Portuguese wines as a kid, next to Dao's and Vinho Verde.

Luc Gauthier · Post by **Luc Gauthier** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:13 pm

Duplessis : His only redeeming quality was his interest in Portuguese wines .
Otherwise he was responsible for the worst political climate Québec has ever known

For The Love Of Port

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