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Port Wine Goes Green

Filed under: Wine

The field of organic wines and spirits is getting larger and larger. Rum,vodka and gin all have organic options and the field of organic wine continues to grow at an impressive rate, providing excellent wines that are also green. Now Dr. Vino brings good news for Port lovers, the Fladgate Partnership has announced they will be making an organic Port. The vineyard used had been farmed organically since 1992 but since Port is made also adding brandy the quest was on to find an organic distilled spirit. The Port cannot be labeled as organic in the U.S. because it contains naturally occurring sulfites and instead will be labeled as being "made with organically grown grapes." Dr. Vino reports that the ruby Port has aromas of dark cherries and blackberries and that the process of organic viticulture is much healthier for vineyard workers. The port will be sold in the U.S. starting in June for around $22 per bottle. It looks like it is already available in England.

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Wine Cellar Auction Offers Sweet Treasures

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine, Auctions

Often when I talk about wine auctions I tend to just focus on the top of the sale, what's going for the truly astronomical sums. The real finds however, are often buried a bit further down the lot list. Take for example an auction coming up on Saturday, December 9 in New York at Sotheby's. This auction, "An Important New England Cellar" offers the usual suspects such as the Chateau Petrus and multiple fabulous vintages of Domaine De La Romanee-Conti but as Serena Sutcliffe points out in the auction catalog it is also a treasure trove of Ports and other wines to serve at the end of a meal.

The sellers, according to the catalog, are putting part of their cellar on the block to make room for more wines. Among the treats they are giving up are Ports from producers including Graham, Fonseca, Taylor and Dow spanning from the 1960s through the 1980s including several lots featuring the prized 1977 vintage. A lot of 12 bottles of the Fonseca 1977 is estimated to sell for $1,400 to $1,800.

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Tags: dessert wine, dow, fonseca, port, sothebys, wine auction