Rich, Rare & Red: A Guide to Port

by Ben Howkins

Overview

An updated and expanded edition of the book that captures the essence of port and what it means to the people who produce it and who who drink it

Packed with a wealth of up-to-date information, including a complete list of vintages and guide to tasting, this book will appeal to lovers of wine, food, and travel as well as the serious student of port. Ben Howkins offers a concise history of port and the port trade as they have developed over the last 300 years. He covers important changes in recent ownership of the major shippers and highlights the people driving change in the industry while protecting port’s heritage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846892011
Publisher:	Quiller Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2015
Edition description:	Fourth Edition, Fourth edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ben Howkins was awarded the Vintners’ Scholarship in 1963, making him the youngest person to receive this award. His experience in Europe’s vineyards, working with many leading vintners, informs his commitment to educate others in the enjoyment of wine. He is a member of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto and the Vintners’ Company, cofounder of Royal Tokaji, and is wine advisor at Waddesdon, to Lord Rothschild, coowner of Chateau Lafite Rothschild. He is the author of Real Men Drink Port and Ladies Do Too!

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Note on the Fourth Edition
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
2. Port - An Historical Perspective
3. Vineyards and Vines
4. Port Maturation
5. The Leading Port Producers
6. Port Styles
7. Vintage Port
8. Visiting the Region
9. Oporto
10. World Markets
11. Fifty Shades of Port

Appendices
1. Vintage Ports and their Shippers
2. Glossary of Wine Terms
3. Further Reading

Index

Editorial Reviews

"Ben Howkins’ classic handbook greets the new age of port with just the guide to these changes port lovers need. We may like our port old, but we need our sources constantly refreshed."  —Hugh Johnson, author, The World Atlas of Wine

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