Published for the IVDP in 1999, this book provides information and tasting notes of the 277 Vintage Ports from 47 producers presented at the “Vintages of the Century” tasting held in the same year.
A very attractively presented book that was limited to 500 copies, so it is rare and quite expensive to acquire.
Publisher: Port Wine Institute
Edition: 1999
Pages: 161
ISBN: 972-8233-12-4
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This large volume contains 380 pages of good information on all things to do with Port. For some reason this seem to be a reasonably expensive book but worth having for the serious collector.
Originally written in Danish under the title Portvin and translated to English.
Publisher: Smag & Behag
Edition: 1999 (Translated from Dutch to English)
Pages: 380
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Published in 1956 by the Instituto do Vinho do Porto, where the author was Agricultural Engineer Director.
This is really a promotional information booklet rather than a book but is interesting to read and own if you can find a copy.
Publisher: Instituto do Vinho do Porto
Edition: 1956
Pages: 31
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A comprehensive review of five years of research tasting the wines of over fifty shippers with tasting notes, Wine Spectator scores, release prices and histories of the shippers.
I really like this book and it is one of my “go-to” references when I want to know who declared what when. The text, tasting notes, scores etc are all now very dated but it is still a useful book to have in a collection.
Publisher: Wine Spectator
Edition: 1990
Pages: 339
ISBN: 0-918076-80-3
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This is one of my favourite books about port. Whilst now out-of-date, it is written by a man who obviously has a great passion for the subject and a wealth of experience built up over many years working in the industry. Well worth owning a copy for the vintage descriptions and listings alone but also a very enjoyable read.
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Edition: 1979
Pages: 124
ISBN: 0 85667 044 8
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Written by “a port enthusiast” and published in 1988, this appears to be very similar in style and content to The Port Companion by Godfrey Spence. The author has produced several wine books and is currently a blogger for Decanter magazine.
A good concise description of Port and the shippers although now somewhat out of date.
A worry is the chapter entitled “Port from other countries”. Yikes!
Publisher: Exeter Books, New York
Edition: 1988
Pages: 93
ISBN: 0-671-10032
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First published in 1979 by Christie’s Wine Publications.
This is the “revised and expanded bicentenary edition”. It is nice book to have in a collection but it is a very heavy read.
Publisher: Christopher Helm
Edition: 1990
Pages: 116
ISBN: 0-7470-0614-8
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Mostly historical stuff but a nice chapter entitled “Port in the Kitchen” which includes a number of recipes.
Publisher: Robert Cunningham and Sons Ltd
Edition: 1957
Pages: 219
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Similar type of content to Mayson’s Port and the Douro but without the detailed vintage reports. More of a story than a source reference.
Publisher: MacMillan and Co. Ltd, London
Edition: 1969
Pages: 280
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This book was written by the then Chairman and former Manager of the House of Croft.
Written in the same style and general content as Mayson’s Port and the Douro, but now somewhat out-of-date and not as detailed as the modern equivalent.
An interesting book which is generally available second-hand at relatively low cost.
Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd., London
Edition: 1978
Pages: 188
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