Here's an interesting little link:
http://www.ivdp.pt/en/docs/Porto/Table%2012.pdf
It is often stated that the Americans buy more vintage port than the British - but it appears that this is not the case..
Tom
Sales data..
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Sales data..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
A very interesting table. It seems that 40% of the LBV and Reserve ports produced are sold in the UK. Those almost constant 50% Off deals at UK supermarkets must be responsible for that phenomenon.
Another interesting fact is that the USA is the biggest consumer of Colheita and aged tawny. I always thought that these were mostly the realm of the Portuguese port drinker.
I am extremely surprised at how little is sold in Brazil given it's historic links to Portugal.
Derek
Another interesting fact is that the USA is the biggest consumer of Colheita and aged tawny. I always thought that these were mostly the realm of the Portuguese port drinker.
I am extremely surprised at how little is sold in Brazil given it's historic links to Portugal.
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn