A very nice book that is packed with information that would be very useful to food and wine enthusiasts planning to travel in Portugal.
Publisher: Inn House Publishing, Haywards Heath
Edition: 2008
Pages: 446
ISBN: 0955706904
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Unusually for books of this genre, Port only takes up 14 of the 386 pages, so this is perhaps a good option for those more interested in the diversity of dry wines of Portugal. The book, which I have not yet read, won the André Simon Award for Drink Book of the Year in 2003, the year of publication.
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, London
Edition: 2003
Pages: 386
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A great read covering all of the principal wine regions of Portugal.
The chapter on Port obviously contains some overlap with Mayson’s later works but this is a nice book to own as most of its focus is on the other wines of Portugal and the people who make them.
Publisher: Ebury Press, London
Edition: 1992
Pages: 224
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From the outset the author acknowledges that Portuguese wines have not had the same attention as Port, and this book attempts to correct that position. An interesting read but I prefer May’s books on the subject.
Published 1982, plus a revised edition in 1987.
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Edition: 1987
Pages: 224
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Published 1973, the bulk of this book is taken up by Spanish Wines and Port, with the other Portuguese regions very much taking a back seat. To be fair to the author, she consciously corrected that position in her later work, The Wines of Portugal, published in 1982.
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Edition: 1973
Pages: 280
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A nice little book with lots of old black and white photographs of vineyard construction, including the terraces of the Douro.
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin
Edition: 1970
Pages: 210
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Published 1969. Includes chapters about The Demarcated Regions and Port. I don’t particularly enjoy the author’s writing style but others might disagree.
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London
Edition: 1969
Pages: 102
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This is a very interesting book. Most of the pages are dedicated to the history and production of Port with a few at the end covering the other major wines of Portugal, such as Madeira and Sebutal. Highly recommended.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York
Edition: 1963
Pages: 192
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This small book was published to commemorate the Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Portugal in 1957.
Publisher: Sylvan Press, London
Edition: 1960
Pages: 73
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Originally published in 1795 with the full title: “An Essay on Wines, Especially Port Wine; Intended to Instruct Every Person to Distinguish That Which Is Pure, and to Guard Against the Frauds of Adultery.”
This is an interesting but difficult read due to it being written in old English script and the quality of the facsimile copy is quite poor. Worth owning a copy if you are interested in the history of Port and the Port trade.
Publisher: J. Barkir
Edition: 1795
Pages: 68
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