Published by the Wine and Food Society in 1966. The first chapter is titled “Vintage on the Douro” and later chapters explore the world of Port drinking in the 19th century.
An interesting read.
Publisher: Wine and Food Society
Edition: 1968
Pages: 516
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Very similar in style to Wines of the World (1967) by André L. Simon.
Contains a chapter on Port and Portuguese Wine written by George Robertson of Croft & Co.
Publisher: Virtue Books Ltd
Edition: 1968
Pages: 708
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This book now looks very outdated but is still an interesting reference. Each wine region is covered by an expert of the day, Wyndham Fletcher providing the chapter on Portugal, including Port, with the entire work being edited by André L. Simon.
This large volume was subsequently revised and re-issued by Serena Suttcliffe in 1981.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 1967
ISBN: 0354046314
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Originally published in 1940, this is the 5th edition from 1974.
A fairly basic introduction to the wines and other drinks of the world with short chapters on port and Portuguese wine.
Publisher: Frederick Muller, London
Edition: 1974
Pages: 564
ISBN: 0-584-97062-1
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The subtitle of this book is “The Merchant Adventurers” and its focus is on the development of the wine trade between England and Europe up to the end of the nineteenth century.
The book includes an interesting chapter on “The Years of Vintage Port”.
Publisher: A. & C. Black Ltd., London
Edition: 1972
Pages: 359
ISBN: 9780064922302
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Includes chapters on all of the major wine-producing countries, including Portugal and Port.
Publisher: Edward Arnold, London
Edition: 1971
Pages: 337
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A note on the dust jacket of the 2008 re-print of this book describes it as “one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine.” It isn’t wrong. The 1st edition from 1920 is nice to own but the 2008 version is perhaps better value in terms of the volume of information and commentary from Thomas Pinney.
Publisher: Macmillan and Co. Limited, London
Edition: 1920
Pages: 227
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A great book written by a very colourful character from the turn of the century. Although only 10 pages are dedicated to Port this is definitely worth having in a collection.
The author was at one time a partner in the family firm Hedges & Butler, Wine Merchants of Regent Street, London.
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., London
Edition: 1926
Pages: 271
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This is the memoirs of the author, a London wine merchant in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and contemporary of André L. Simon and Charles Walter Berry.
This is a fascinating book, which contains a chapter on the time the author spent with the great and the good of the Port trade during his time in Oporto.
Published as a limited edition of 750 copies in 1947.
Publisher: Chapman & Hall, London
Edition: 1947
Pages: 210
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This is quite an easy read covering wines from the principle wine producing regions of the world.
The appendix contains a good list of the vintage ports produced in the 50 years prior to publication.
Publisher: Duckworth & Co., London
Edition: 1919
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