Category Archives: Port

Baron Forrester, Sense and Sensibility, A Story of the Douro, 1831-1861 (2008)

0F70DDD6-8068-4565-A79F-617E9AA4410C-256 Published by Offley Port and the Museu do Douro as a guide to the museum’s inaugural exhibition in 2008.

This is a fabulous large format book that is packed full of information about Joseph James Forrester, Port, the Douro and the Port trade. Beautifully illustrated, including photographs of many of the items from the exhibition, this book was very kindly gifted to me by Ligia Marques of Sogrape Vinhos during a visit to Quinta do Boa Vista in 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

Publisher: Offley

Edition: 2008

Pages: 375

ISBN: 978-989-95887-1-4

My Rating: ★★★★★

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A Centenary in Retrospect: Cockburn & Campbell 1831-1931 (1831)

D4BF5BD8-3AB4-4F1C-9249-D2C85B269DB2-256A short history of Cockburn & Campbell, wine merchants of Edinburgh, including a description of their links to R & J Cockburn (later known as Cockburn of Leith) and the Port shipper Cockburn, Smithes & Co. of Oporto.

The contents of this booklet are substantially the same as the earlier publication “The House of Cockburn”, also produced by Cockburn & Campbell.

 

 

 

Publisher: Cockburn & Campbell Ltd.

Edition: 1931

My Rating: ★★★★★

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Report on the Port Wine Trade in Oporto, author unknown (1893)

CFA485D1-B67D-4EC9-B563-CC8F9D4A8EDE-256A special edition, limited to 100 numbered copies for sale, published as part of “The White Paper Series”, by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).

Originally published in 1893, this edition was published in 2002.

 

 

 

 

Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library

Edition: 2002

My Rating: ★★★★★

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The Opening of the Douro Wine Trade, author unknown (1866)

CFA485D1-B67D-4EC9-B563-CC8F9D4A8EDE-256A special edition, limited to 120 numbered copies for sale, published as part of “The White Paper Series”, by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).

Originally published in 1866, this edition was published in 2000.

 

 

 

 

Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library

Edition: 2000

My Rating: ★★★★★

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Oporto et ses Vins by Alfred Smyth (1900)

88D01FF8-124E-48C5-881C-8C109C8C08A7-256A special edition, limited to 216 numbered copies for sale, published as part of “The Douro Series”, by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).

Originally published in French in 1900, this English translation by Norma R. Shakun was published in 1999.

This short booklet appears to have been part of the author’s contribution to exhibiting the wines of Offley, Forrester and Co. at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris. An interesting read, containing a number of descriptions of the people and culture of Oporto and the Douro that I have not encoutered in other books.

 

 

Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library

Edition: 1999

My Rating: ★★★★★

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Old Port Wine in New York by Charles Bellows (1901)

D2248612-72BF-4392-892B-449216E11889-256A special edition, limited to 180 numbered copies for sale, published as part of “The Douro Series”, by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).

Originally published in the New York Evening Post in 1901, this edition was published in 1997.

A nice item to have in a collection of Port books, but you only need to find about 10 minutes to read it from cover to cover.

 

 

 

Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library

Edition: 1997

My Rating: ★★★★★

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Port and the Empire by Herbert Warner Allen (1925)

25F7206A-6097-4F40-86B3-B18AF4BF6115-256This interesting little book is a series of short articles penned by the author in the summer of 1925. Having read it cover to cover,  I must confess that I see absolutely no connection between the contents and the title.

Originally published in 1925 or 1926, this facsimile was produced as a special edition, limited to 180 numbered copies for sale, published as part of “The Douro Series” in 1997 by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).

 

 

Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library

Edition: 1997

My Rating: ★★★★★

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Pure Port Wine by an unknown author (1884)

AE85B806-8089-4039-91FA-53A57C1D9393-256A special edition, limited to 120 numbered copies for sale, published as part of “The Douro Series”, by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).

This small booklet was produced by E. Lamontagne and Sons of New York, who appear to have been the United States and Canada agents for Sandeman.

The book contains some interesting insights to the production and shipping of Port in the late 19th century and contains a number of full-page illustrations by Henry Vizetelly.

Originally published in 1884, this facsimile edition was published in 1996.

 

Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library

Edition: 1996

My Rating: ★★★★★

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The Gentleman’s Cellar and Butler’s Guide to Port by H. L. Feuerheerd (1899)

32F0110B-0C40-4916-8199-34B2E763739E-256A special edition, limited to 120 numbered copies for sale, published as part of “The Douro Series”, by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).

This little booklet provides a fascinating insight into the use of Port wines in the late 19th century. As the title suggests, its main focus is the care, treatment and serving of the wines.

The author, Hermann Lorenz Feuerheerd, was a Partner and Manager of the Port shipper Diedrich Matthais Feuerheerd, Jnr., & Co. of Oporto.

Originally published in 1899, this edition was published in 1996.

 

Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library

Edition: 1996

My Rating: ★★★★★

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