This is a reprint of the 2013 edition with a write up of the 2011 vintage, a new bibliography, and a few updates and corrections.
Publisher: Infinite Ideas Ltd
Edition: 2013
Pages: 308
ISBN: 978-1-908984-17-3
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Originally published in 1999 with a second edition in 2004 (UK) and 2006 (USA). The new edition of 2013 is far superior to all editions that have gone before and in my view is beyond any doubt “The Bible of Port Wine”. The 2013 edition is much improved and expanded both in terms of the quality of production and, more importantly, the currency of the information contained within its pages. The earlier editions are nice to have for a collector but the 2013 edition is what every port lover needs.
Mayson’s intimate knowledge of the country, its people and its wines is impressive and gives the book great weight and credibility. The book is very useful in terms of understanding the production processes and the various styles of port and is a great aid to those wanting to buy and drink vintage port. The vintage reviews and shipper profiles contained in the book have stood the test of time and can be relied upon as some of the best information available on the subject. No port library is complete without this book!
Publisher: Infinite Ideas Ltd
Edition: 2013
Pages: 306
ISBN: 978-1-908984-17-3
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Joseph James Forrester and His Maps Of The Portuguese Douro And Adjacent Country and The Map Of The Wine District Of The Alto Douro.
Together with three essays in one volume…
>> Forrester and The Douro By Richard Mayson
>> Forrester’s Maps of The Douro By Debbie Hall
>> Forrester The Delineator By Isaac Oelgart
This is a fabulous collection of Port exclusives created by Isaac Oelgart of The Port Lover’s Library.
The product includes a full-sized, high-quality reproduction of the original 10-foot map, a full-sized reproduction of the smaller map and three specially commissioned essays. A real Port collector’s item!
The photograph shown above includes a regular sized bottle of port to give you an idea of the scale of this publication. Below is a copy of the rolled version of the map that is now framed and hanging in my sitting room…
Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library
Edition: 2006
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This book provides a concise history of the house of Croft plus a record of The Great Croft Tasting (20 vintages from 1900 to 2003) that was attended by Richard Mayson, Roy Hersh and many other Port wine critics.
A nicely presented booklet, which doubles as a promotional item.
Publisher: The Fladgate Partnership, Oporto
Edition: 2008
Pages: 93
ISBN: 9789892010755
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Commissioned by Silva & Cosens Ltd to mark the Bicentenary of Dow’s Port. An interesting and informative history of the company and an extensive set of Vintage Reports dating back to 1891.
A very nice book to own.
Publisher: Seagrave Foulkes, Kingston Upon Thameson
Edition: 1998
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This short booklet provides an interesting and informative account of the Port trade’s recovery from the ravages of WWII, through the Portuguese Revolution of 1974 and its re-emergence in the final decades of the twentieth century.
This is a special edition, limited to 240 numbered copies for sale as part of “The Portonian Series”, commissioned and published by The Port Lover’s Library (Isaac Oelgart).
Signed by the author.
Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library
Edition: 2000
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Part of a set published by the Port Lover’s Library titled “Joseph James Forrester and His Maps“.
The book contains three interesting essays, the first being a 32 page account of Forrester’s life and times in Portugal and as a member of the port trade followed by two shorter essays “Forrester’s Maps of the Douro River” by Debbie Hall and “Forrester the Delineator” by Issaac Oelgart.
Publisher: The Port Lover’s Library
Edition: 2006
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As far as I am aware this book is not available to be purchased separately.
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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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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