Spirits

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{"id":1952799588440,"title":"Churchill's Ten Year Old Tawny - 50Cl","handle":"churchills-ten-year-old-tawny-50cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you are cutting out dessert at lunchtime, try instead a glass of slightly chilled Churchill's 10 year old Tawny - a great way to start the afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChurchill's 10 Year Old Tawny starts its life like young Vintage Port. Although fully aged in wood, it still retains the freshness of youth, which is reflected in its darker brick red colour and lively finish. (19.5% abv)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e?Unquestionably the finest Tawny I?ve tasted in years. What makes it profound is its complex fragrance of roasted nuts and sweet fruit. There is impeccable definition and richness, a velvety texture and a long lusty finish. It is all a Tawny should be\" Robert M. Parker Jnr. ? The Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that there was no longer any family firm to apprentice himself to, Johnny Graham arrived in Oporto in 1973. He got a job as a trainee with Cockburn?s and for the next 8 years worked closely with the ex partner John Smithes in the tasting room, on the production side and in vineyard management. In 1980 at the age of 28 he was made a director. A bright future lay ahead but he wanted to be his own boss.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Johnny married in 1980. Caroline, his wife, is a Churchill. Together they formed Churchill Graham Lda and in 1981 he decided to leave Cockburn?s to set up his own Port Wine Company. Despite offers of permanent jobs, he agreed to work as a consultant for Taylor?s while starting his Company. In the meantime local Port farmers had learned that he wanted to set up on his own and were keen to help. In particular, Borges de Sousa who had excellent properties offered a deal. 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Caroline, his wife, is a Churchill. Together they formed Churchill Graham Lda and in 1981 he decided to leave Cockburn?s to set up his own Port Wine Company. Despite offers of permanent jobs, he agreed to work as a consultant for Taylor?s while starting his Company. In the meantime local Port farmers had learned that he wanted to set up on his own and were keen to help. In particular, Borges de Sousa who had excellent properties offered a deal. Clearly the wine could not be called Grahams? ? the family business had been sold in 1970 to the Symingtons ? so what better name than his wife?s maiden name Churchill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, Churchill?s rented a lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia from Taylor?s but very soon bigger premises were required. With the Port trade in full expansion space was at a premium. Johnny bought three ruined lodges in Rua da Fonte Nova overlooking the river Douro. 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{"id":1952799555672,"title":"Halves Churchill Late-Bottled Vintage","handle":"halves-churchill-late-bottled-vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate-Bottled means bottled after 4, rather than 2, years in wood. The LBV is a rich concentrated port from one good harvest which has been aged for 4 years in wood. The word \"traditional\" indicates that it has been bottled without any filtration or refrigeration to allow the port to continue to develop in the bottle. After 2 more years in bottle it is then realeased for sale. It is now ready for drinking but can be kept, if preferred, for a few more years when it will take on more vintage port characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that there was no longer any family firm to apprentice himself to, Johnny Graham arrived in Oporto in 1973. He got a job as a trainee with Cockburn?s and for the next 8 years worked closely with the ex partner John Smithes in the tasting room, on the production side and in vineyard management. In 1980 at the age of 28 he was made a director. A bright future lay ahead but he wanted to be his own boss.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nJohnny married in 1980. Caroline, his wife, is a Churchill. Together they formed Churchill Graham Lda and in 1981 he decided to leave Cockburn?s to set up his own Port Wine Company. Despite offers of permanent jobs, he agreed to work as a consultant for Taylor?s while starting his Company. In the meantime local Port farmers had learned that he wanted to set up on his own and were keen to help. In particular, Borges de Sousa who had excellent properties offered a deal. Clearly the wine could not be called Grahams? ? the family business had been sold in 1970 to the Symingtons ? so what better name than his wife?s maiden name Churchill.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, Churchill?s rented a lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia from Taylor?s but very soon bigger premises were required. With the Port trade in full expansion space was at a premium. Johnny bought three ruined lodges in Rua da Fonte Nova overlooking the river Douro. They have now been fully renovated.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eChurchill?s has met with increasing success in the USA. With the projected growth in sales it became clear that the Company had to acquire some of is own vineyards to secure on going supply of quality Port. With the purchase of Quinta da Gricha and Quinta do Rio, both renowned Grade A vineyards in the premium Cima Corgo region of the Douro, Churchill?s is now in control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChurchill's Vintage Port spends two years in barrel before being bottled in heavy, dark bottles with driven corks. 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Creme de cassis is also very refreshing when just mixed with ordinary water. \u003cbr\u003e Above all it must not be forgotten that Creme de Cassis is a digestive which one can drink pure at the end of a meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_drink_fbb5b570-decc-4e04-802d-57d23e1aa7cf.jpg?113\" alt=\"Drink\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Drink Now\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_food.gif?113\" alt=\"Foods\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Digestif\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_dryness.gif?113\" alt=\"Dryness\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Sweet\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_body.gif?113\" alt=\"Body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Medium Bodied\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_colour.gif?113\" alt=\"Colour\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Blackcurrant\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_grapes.gif?113\" alt=\"Grapes\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Noir de Bourgogne\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_region.gif?113\" alt=\"Region\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Arcenant, France\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_producer.gif?113\" alt=\"Producer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Joannet\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_vintage.gif?113\" alt=\"Vintage\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e NV\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/sulphites_0ab734f9-50cc-46cc-a01a-27564467f9c2.jpg?113\" alt=\"Sulphites\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Contains Sulphites\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952799326296,"title":"Churchill's Crusted Port (Bottled 2006)","handle":"churchills-crusted-port-bottled-2006","description":"\u003cp\u003eChurchill's Crusted Port is even closer in style to Vintage Port than their ?traditional? LBV. It presents a dense, concentrated wine for far less than the price of a Vintage Port. (19.5% ABV - 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrusted Port is a style of wine that was invented by English wine merchants when port was still being shipped in bulk and blended to their specification. It ceased to exist as soon as bulk shipments were stopped. There followed almost a decade before the Portuguese authorities reinstated Crusted port as a special category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChurchill's Crusted Port is made up of the very best wines from two or sometimes three different harvests. It is kept in wood for up to two years and then bottled for further maturation. As this blend is not subject to any fining or filtration it continues to develop and mature in bottle. Given sufficient time, it throws a thick sediment, otherwise called a ?Crust? from which it derives its name. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Churchill?s Crusted, bottled in 2005 and aged in bottle in their cellars for a minimum of 3 years, is a full bodied port which has acquired the rich mellowness and dinstinctive ?nose? usually associated with mature Vintage Port. It can be consumed now or laid down for a few more years. The wine is sealed with a driven cork allowing it to breathe and the bottle to be stored lying down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare needs to be taken not to disturb the ?crust?. When the bottle is taken from the horizontal position, it is best to leave it standing upright for a period of 24 hours prior to decanting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his tasting notes the wine maker, Johnny Graham, describes it as ?rich and plummy, beginning to show the benefits of bottle age?.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_drink_fbb5b570-decc-4e04-802d-57d23e1aa7cf.jpg?113\" alt=\"Drink\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Drink Now or Keep\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_food.gif?113\" alt=\"Foods\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Digestif\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_dryness.gif?113\" alt=\"Dryness\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Sweet\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_body.gif?113\" alt=\"Body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Medium Bodied\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_colour.gif?113\" alt=\"Colour\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Deep Purple\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_grapes.gif?113\" alt=\"Grapes\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca and Tinta Francisca\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_region.gif?113\" alt=\"Region\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Portugal\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_producer.gif?113\" alt=\"Producer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Churchill's Estate\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_vintage.gif?113\" alt=\"Vintage\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Bottled 2006\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/sulphites_0ab734f9-50cc-46cc-a01a-27564467f9c2.jpg?113\" alt=\"Sulphites\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Contains Sulphites\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:26:25+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:26:26+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":2380,"price_min":2380,"price_max":2380,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614936498264,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Churchill's Crusted Port (Bottled 2006)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2380,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A8051206.jpg?v=1549637510"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A8051206.jpg?v=1549637510","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eChurchill's Crusted Port is even closer in style to Vintage Port than their ?traditional? LBV. It presents a dense, concentrated wine for far less than the price of a Vintage Port. (19.5% ABV - 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrusted Port is a style of wine that was invented by English wine merchants when port was still being shipped in bulk and blended to their specification. It ceased to exist as soon as bulk shipments were stopped. There followed almost a decade before the Portuguese authorities reinstated Crusted port as a special category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChurchill's Crusted Port is made up of the very best wines from two or sometimes three different harvests. It is kept in wood for up to two years and then bottled for further maturation. As this blend is not subject to any fining or filtration it continues to develop and mature in bottle. Given sufficient time, it throws a thick sediment, otherwise called a ?Crust? from which it derives its name. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Churchill?s Crusted, bottled in 2005 and aged in bottle in their cellars for a minimum of 3 years, is a full bodied port which has acquired the rich mellowness and dinstinctive ?nose? usually associated with mature Vintage Port. It can be consumed now or laid down for a few more years. The wine is sealed with a driven cork allowing it to breathe and the bottle to be stored lying down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare needs to be taken not to disturb the ?crust?. 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{"id":1952799293528,"title":"Warre's Traditional Late Bottled Vintage","handle":"warres-traditional-late-bottled-vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarefully selected from the finest wines of a very good year, this port is aged in oak casks for 4 years before being bottled without fining or filtration. This ensures that, as with Vintage Port, the fruit concentration is retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce bottled, Warre's Traditional Late Bottled Vintage Port is left to mature for a further 5 years in Warre's own cellars before being offered for sale. It is this prolonged ageing in its own bottle that gives this particular LBV so much outstanding style and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAround 1670, the year in which Warre's was established, an embargo was levied on French wines as a result of the deteriorating relationship between France and England. The founders of Warre's settled in Northern Portugal in the town of Viana do Castelo at the mouth of the River Lima. They traded English woollen goods and dried cod in return for the produce of the Minho district and beyond, primarily wine.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWar in 1689 created additional demand for Portuguese wines, which forced many Oporto merchants including Warre to explore the Douro region, an area known for its big black tannic wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Methuen Treaty was signed in 1703 confirming that England would defend Portugal in the war of Spanish succession. Preferential treatment for English textiles was also agreed in return for a duty on Portuguese wines that was a third less than that levied on France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccess to the Douro region remained difficult as there were no roads over the mountains and the river was prone to severe flooding. The quality of the wines gradually improved. The wines, which were being fermented to dryness, were largely austere and very dark in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the first apparent evidence of fortification occurred in a monastery in Lamego in 1678, most merchants did not add brandy to the wine before the 18th century and even then it was only used in an attempt to ensure that wine arrived at its destination in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1729, the first member of the Warre family arrived in Oporto. William Warre was born in 1706 at Fort St. George in Madras in India. He became a partner in the firm and henceforth it was known as Messrs Clarke, Thornton and Warre. William Warre was the first British resident to acquire land in Vila Nova da Gaia, across the river from Oporto, later to become the centre for the port companies' lodges and administrative offices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring that time the Douro region suffered a period of over-production, which brought on a slump in the trade and a dramatic fall in prices. The Marques de Pombal, Prime Minister at the time, stepped in in 1756 to safeguard the livelihood of the Douro growers. Pombal created the Real Companhia, a virtual state monopoly, which excluded the English shippers. This action was followed by a bloody riot in the streets of Oporto known as the 'Tipplers Revolt' which was largely blamed on the British.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite this revolt a series of measures were implemented to regulate the production of Port including the drawing up of a boundary around the region, restricting Port production to vineyards within it. The Real Companhia eventually lost its monopoly in 1777 when Maria I succeeded the Portuguese throne and Pombal was dismissed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine growing region at that time was centred around Regua and did not extend much beyond PinhÆo, with the exception of Quinta do Roriz which was leased to a religious order. Interestingly, over 200 hundred years later the current owners of Warre's Port, the Symington Family, agreed to enter into a joint venture on Quinta do Roriz to market a Vintage Port and a table wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Port trade saw another period of expansion during the second half of the 18th century, largely as a result of the development of the bottle. As the shape became more cylindrical, it became possible to cellar the bottles on their sides.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe British merchants by that time had established themselves in Oporto with a hospital, school, club and the Factory House which represented perhaps the core of the British Port trade. This building was initiated and designed by John Whitehead, whose sister Elisabeth married William Warre in 1745. Whitehead was the Consul in Oporto and one of the leading figures in the British community at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the first part of the 19th century, Oporto was rocked by invasion and rebellion with the French marching into the city in 1809. They were repelled by British forces lead by Sir Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) three months later. The Peninsula War continued until 1811 and during that time the Duke and his officers drank the local wine and were well supplied with Port.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Warre, the nephew of the senior partner in Warre \u0026amp; Co, joined the British army in 1803 and was drafted in to support the forces in Portugal five years later. He pursued a very successful career reaching the rank of Lieutenant-General, was knighted for his outstanding service to both Britain and Portugal in 1839 and was decorated by the King of Portugal with the Orders of Torre and Espada and the order of S.Bento d'Avis. In one of his letters to his father written during the Peninsula War, he mentioned that the Duke of Wellington was a keen Port drinker and often ordered Warre's Port during the campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Port trade flourished during the mid-19th century with production reaching about 100,000 pipes, of which 25% was exported to Britain. All levels of society drank the wine either young or old and often mulled. The practice of 'declaring' wines of exceptional years began at that time. The auction houses then began to trade these wines, which gained a particular character if left to age in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fungal infection Oidium was first detected in the Douro in 1848 and quickly began to have a significant impact on the quality of the wines. Worse followed in the 1870s when signs of a far more devastating disease, the parasitic Phylloxera, began to emerge. This resulted in many vineyards simply being abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReplanting of the vineyards with American rootstock began in earnest in 1883. The Port trade then enjoyed another period of encouraging results - by that time Brazil had become an important market with sales of over 20,000 pipes. This strengthened the financial position of some shippers. One such entrepreneur was George Acheson Warre, who at the time was the wine maker at Silva \u0026amp; Cosens (Dow's Port). He bought three important properties and was perhaps one of the first Port shippers to purchase land in the Douro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this period, Andrew James Symington was admitted into partnership in the firm of Warre \u0026amp; Co having arrived from Scotland in 1882 and worked alongside the existing members of the Warre family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, the Symington family are at the forefront of running Warre's Port House.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:26:24+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:26:25+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":2627,"price_min":2627,"price_max":2627,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614936137816,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Warre's Traditional Late Bottled Vintage","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2627,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A804907_cf9d0856-6c78-4c07-8b30-7a8a975ea46e.jpg?v=1549637509"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A804907_cf9d0856-6c78-4c07-8b30-7a8a975ea46e.jpg?v=1549637509","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eCarefully selected from the finest wines of a very good year, this port is aged in oak casks for 4 years before being bottled without fining or filtration. This ensures that, as with Vintage Port, the fruit concentration is retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce bottled, Warre's Traditional Late Bottled Vintage Port is left to mature for a further 5 years in Warre's own cellars before being offered for sale. It is this prolonged ageing in its own bottle that gives this particular LBV so much outstanding style and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAround 1670, the year in which Warre's was established, an embargo was levied on French wines as a result of the deteriorating relationship between France and England. The founders of Warre's settled in Northern Portugal in the town of Viana do Castelo at the mouth of the River Lima. They traded English woollen goods and dried cod in return for the produce of the Minho district and beyond, primarily wine.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWar in 1689 created additional demand for Portuguese wines, which forced many Oporto merchants including Warre to explore the Douro region, an area known for its big black tannic wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Methuen Treaty was signed in 1703 confirming that England would defend Portugal in the war of Spanish succession. Preferential treatment for English textiles was also agreed in return for a duty on Portuguese wines that was a third less than that levied on France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccess to the Douro region remained difficult as there were no roads over the mountains and the river was prone to severe flooding. The quality of the wines gradually improved. The wines, which were being fermented to dryness, were largely austere and very dark in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the first apparent evidence of fortification occurred in a monastery in Lamego in 1678, most merchants did not add brandy to the wine before the 18th century and even then it was only used in an attempt to ensure that wine arrived at its destination in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1729, the first member of the Warre family arrived in Oporto. William Warre was born in 1706 at Fort St. George in Madras in India. He became a partner in the firm and henceforth it was known as Messrs Clarke, Thornton and Warre. William Warre was the first British resident to acquire land in Vila Nova da Gaia, across the river from Oporto, later to become the centre for the port companies' lodges and administrative offices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring that time the Douro region suffered a period of over-production, which brought on a slump in the trade and a dramatic fall in prices. The Marques de Pombal, Prime Minister at the time, stepped in in 1756 to safeguard the livelihood of the Douro growers. Pombal created the Real Companhia, a virtual state monopoly, which excluded the English shippers. This action was followed by a bloody riot in the streets of Oporto known as the 'Tipplers Revolt' which was largely blamed on the British.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite this revolt a series of measures were implemented to regulate the production of Port including the drawing up of a boundary around the region, restricting Port production to vineyards within it. The Real Companhia eventually lost its monopoly in 1777 when Maria I succeeded the Portuguese throne and Pombal was dismissed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine growing region at that time was centred around Regua and did not extend much beyond PinhÆo, with the exception of Quinta do Roriz which was leased to a religious order. Interestingly, over 200 hundred years later the current owners of Warre's Port, the Symington Family, agreed to enter into a joint venture on Quinta do Roriz to market a Vintage Port and a table wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Port trade saw another period of expansion during the second half of the 18th century, largely as a result of the development of the bottle. As the shape became more cylindrical, it became possible to cellar the bottles on their sides.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe British merchants by that time had established themselves in Oporto with a hospital, school, club and the Factory House which represented perhaps the core of the British Port trade. This building was initiated and designed by John Whitehead, whose sister Elisabeth married William Warre in 1745. Whitehead was the Consul in Oporto and one of the leading figures in the British community at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the first part of the 19th century, Oporto was rocked by invasion and rebellion with the French marching into the city in 1809. They were repelled by British forces lead by Sir Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) three months later. The Peninsula War continued until 1811 and during that time the Duke and his officers drank the local wine and were well supplied with Port.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Warre, the nephew of the senior partner in Warre \u0026amp; Co, joined the British army in 1803 and was drafted in to support the forces in Portugal five years later. He pursued a very successful career reaching the rank of Lieutenant-General, was knighted for his outstanding service to both Britain and Portugal in 1839 and was decorated by the King of Portugal with the Orders of Torre and Espada and the order of S.Bento d'Avis. In one of his letters to his father written during the Peninsula War, he mentioned that the Duke of Wellington was a keen Port drinker and often ordered Warre's Port during the campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Port trade flourished during the mid-19th century with production reaching about 100,000 pipes, of which 25% was exported to Britain. All levels of society drank the wine either young or old and often mulled. The practice of 'declaring' wines of exceptional years began at that time. The auction houses then began to trade these wines, which gained a particular character if left to age in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fungal infection Oidium was first detected in the Douro in 1848 and quickly began to have a significant impact on the quality of the wines. Worse followed in the 1870s when signs of a far more devastating disease, the parasitic Phylloxera, began to emerge. This resulted in many vineyards simply being abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReplanting of the vineyards with American rootstock began in earnest in 1883. The Port trade then enjoyed another period of encouraging results - by that time Brazil had become an important market with sales of over 20,000 pipes. This strengthened the financial position of some shippers. One such entrepreneur was George Acheson Warre, who at the time was the wine maker at Silva \u0026amp; Cosens (Dow's Port). He bought three important properties and was perhaps one of the first Port shippers to purchase land in the Douro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this period, Andrew James Symington was admitted into partnership in the firm of Warre \u0026amp; Co having arrived from Scotland in 1882 and worked alongside the existing members of the Warre family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, the Symington family are at the forefront of running Warre's Port House.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952798113880,"title":"Halves: Churchill's Vintage Port 2007","handle":"halves-churchills-vintage-port-2007","description":"\u003cp\u003eVigorous and rich with a fine prune nose. Drinking well.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that there was no longer any family firm to apprentice himself to, Johnny Graham arrived in Oporto in 1973. He got a job as a trainee with Cockburn?s and for the next 8 years worked closely with the ex partner John Smithes in the tasting room, on the production side and in vineyard management. In 1980 at the age of 28 he was made a director. A bright future lay ahead but he wanted to be his own boss.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nJohnny married in 1980. Caroline, his wife, is a Churchill. Together they formed Churchill Graham Lda and in 1981 he decided to leave Cockburn?s to set up his own Port Wine Company. Despite offers of permanent jobs, he agreed to work as a consultant for Taylor?s while starting his Company. In the meantime local Port farmers had learned that he wanted to set up on his own and were keen to help. In particular, Borges de Sousa who had excellent properties offered a deal. Clearly the wine could not be called Grahams? ? the family business had been sold in 1970 to the Symingtons ? so what better name than his wife?s maiden name Churchill. \u003cbr\u003e\nIn the beginning, Churchill?s rented a lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia from Taylor?s but very soon bigger premises were required. With the Port trade in full expansion space was at a premium. Johnny bought three ruined lodges in Rua da Fonte Nova overlooking the river Douro. They have now been fully renovated.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:26:15+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:26:16+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":2631,"price_min":2631,"price_max":2631,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614933811288,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Halves: Churchill's Vintage Port 2007","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2631,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A9807407_61de1833-af7d-4049-aac7-632a817133ba.jpg?v=1549637501"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A9807407_61de1833-af7d-4049-aac7-632a817133ba.jpg?v=1549637501","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eVigorous and rich with a fine prune nose. Drinking well.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that there was no longer any family firm to apprentice himself to, Johnny Graham arrived in Oporto in 1973. He got a job as a trainee with Cockburn?s and for the next 8 years worked closely with the ex partner John Smithes in the tasting room, on the production side and in vineyard management. In 1980 at the age of 28 he was made a director. A bright future lay ahead but he wanted to be his own boss.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nJohnny married in 1980. Caroline, his wife, is a Churchill. Together they formed Churchill Graham Lda and in 1981 he decided to leave Cockburn?s to set up his own Port Wine Company. Despite offers of permanent jobs, he agreed to work as a consultant for Taylor?s while starting his Company. In the meantime local Port farmers had learned that he wanted to set up on his own and were keen to help. In particular, Borges de Sousa who had excellent properties offered a deal. Clearly the wine could not be called Grahams? ? the family business had been sold in 1970 to the Symingtons ? so what better name than his wife?s maiden name Churchill. \u003cbr\u003e\nIn the beginning, Churchill?s rented a lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia from Taylor?s but very soon bigger premises were required. With the Port trade in full expansion space was at a premium. Johnny bought three ruined lodges in Rua da Fonte Nova overlooking the river Douro. They have now been fully renovated.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952792313944,"title":"Quick Gin","handle":"quick-gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuick Gin should be classified as an international style of gin. It is distilled in the United Kingdom and is listed in a number of other countries already. They use an expanded palate of botanicals - juniper berries, coriander seeds, orange peel, angelica root, cassia bark, orris root powder, lemon peel, liquorice root powder, nutmeg and cinnamon. They then infuse great tasting orange and a hint of almond to round off the gin that creates their distinguished, easy drinking flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eServe with a slice of orange.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:24:03+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:24:03+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","English Gin - (Spirits)"],"price":2492,"price_min":2492,"price_max":2492,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614924505176,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Quick Gin","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2492,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/C069.jpg?v=1549637369"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/C069.jpg?v=1549637369","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eQuick Gin should be classified as an international style of gin. It is distilled in the United Kingdom and is listed in a number of other countries already. They use an expanded palate of botanicals - juniper berries, coriander seeds, orange peel, angelica root, cassia bark, orris root powder, lemon peel, liquorice root powder, nutmeg and cinnamon. They then infuse great tasting orange and a hint of almond to round off the gin that creates their distinguished, easy drinking flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eServe with a slice of orange.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952791429208,"title":"Warre's Otima 10 Year Old Tawny 50 Cl Bottles","handle":"warres-otima-10-year-old-tawny-50-cl-bottles","description":"\u003cp\u003eOtima - any time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStylish, elegant, crisp, versatile and fresh, Otima is the ideal pre or post dinner tawny port. Lightly chilled and served with olives, nuts, amuse-bouches or savoury snacks, Otima is a crisp and cool beginning to any occassion. Served with coffee, dessert, fruit or cheese, Otima provides a sophisticated and elegant end to the meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOr as Matthew Jukes put it, \"sip this stunning tawny port chilled after dinner and watch your guests melt with smug satisfaction\" Matthew Jukes Top 250 wines of 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:41+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:41+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":1952,"price_min":1952,"price_max":1952,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614923423832,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Warre's Otima 10 Year Old Tawny 50 Cl Bottles","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1952,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A8069.jpg?v=1549637349"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A8069.jpg?v=1549637349","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eOtima - any time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStylish, elegant, crisp, versatile and fresh, Otima is the ideal pre or post dinner tawny port. Lightly chilled and served with olives, nuts, amuse-bouches or savoury snacks, Otima is a crisp and cool beginning to any occassion. Served with coffee, dessert, fruit or cheese, Otima provides a sophisticated and elegant end to the meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOr as Matthew Jukes put it, \"sip this stunning tawny port chilled after dinner and watch your guests melt with smug satisfaction\" Matthew Jukes Top 250 wines of 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952791396440,"title":"Taylors Vintage Port 2011","handle":"taylors-vintage-port-2011","description":"\u003cp\u003eJancis Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\n01-05-2013\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is restrained. Well mannered, discreet, keeps its powder very dry. But on the palate it opens out in the most superb, burgundian peacock's tail sort of way....Upright and straight backed.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe winter preceding the 2011 harvest was wetter and colder than the 30-year average. Budburst occurred as usual mid March and warm weather and rainfall in April produced vigorous growth. At the beginning of May dry conditions set in and there was little rainfall in eastern areas of the Douro until late August. However the vines were able to draw from the plentiful ground water reserves built up during the previous winter and bunches developed and ripened in ideal conditions. V‚raison occurred a little earlier than usual on 15th June. Mild weather in June and July was broken only by a heat wave in the second half of June. August was hot and dry, with perfectly timed rainfall on 21st August and 1st September rounding off an excellent ripening season and producing a well balanced crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuinta de Vargellas, in the Douro Superior, was the first Taylor property to start harvesting on 10th September. Here as elsewhere the crop showed high sugar levels balanced by excellent acidity. In the PinhÆo Valley, harvesting started at Quinta do Junco and the upper part of Quinta de Terra Feita on 14th September and in the lower part of Terra Feita the following day. Fermentations were long, allowing balanced and complete extraction, and musts displayed intense colour and powerful fruit character from the outset.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:40+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:40+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":6785,"price_min":6785,"price_max":6785,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614923391064,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Taylors Vintage Port 2011","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":6785,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A805411_0d27f174-d0b4-4e7e-9c31-87350b8e79af.jpg?v=1549637348"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A805411_0d27f174-d0b4-4e7e-9c31-87350b8e79af.jpg?v=1549637348","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eJancis Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\n01-05-2013\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is restrained. Well mannered, discreet, keeps its powder very dry. But on the palate it opens out in the most superb, burgundian peacock's tail sort of way....Upright and straight backed.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe winter preceding the 2011 harvest was wetter and colder than the 30-year average. Budburst occurred as usual mid March and warm weather and rainfall in April produced vigorous growth. At the beginning of May dry conditions set in and there was little rainfall in eastern areas of the Douro until late August. However the vines were able to draw from the plentiful ground water reserves built up during the previous winter and bunches developed and ripened in ideal conditions. V‚raison occurred a little earlier than usual on 15th June. Mild weather in June and July was broken only by a heat wave in the second half of June. August was hot and dry, with perfectly timed rainfall on 21st August and 1st September rounding off an excellent ripening season and producing a well balanced crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuinta de Vargellas, in the Douro Superior, was the first Taylor property to start harvesting on 10th September. Here as elsewhere the crop showed high sugar levels balanced by excellent acidity. In the PinhÆo Valley, harvesting started at Quinta do Junco and the upper part of Quinta de Terra Feita on 14th September and in the lower part of Terra Feita the following day. Fermentations were long, allowing balanced and complete extraction, and musts displayed intense colour and powerful fruit character from the outset.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952791363672,"title":"Churchill's Quinta Agua Alta 1995","handle":"churchills-quinta-agua-alta","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuinta Agua Alta is named after the spring at the top of the vineyard and it produces wonderfully pure and fresh water that bubbles up through the granite rock below the thin top soil. Olives and figs grow in abundance around the vineyard which produces a quite stunninly powerful port.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep purple in colour with a mass of soft and concentrated fruit. There's plenty of tannin to give structure and a pleasing earthiness on the finish. 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Fresh and vibrant with a meaty middle palate, showing layers of black cherries and chocolates encased in a high tone shell of green pea and gum cistus flavours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_drink_fbb5b570-decc-4e04-802d-57d23e1aa7cf.jpg?113\" alt=\"Drink\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Drink Now or Keep\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_food.gif?113\" alt=\"Foods\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Digestif\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_dryness.gif?113\" alt=\"Dryness\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Dry\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_body.gif?113\" alt=\"Body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Full Bodied\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_colour.gif?113\" alt=\"Colour\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Deep Purple\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_grapes.gif?113\" alt=\"Grapes\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca and Tinta Francisca\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_region.gif?113\" alt=\"Region\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Portugal\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_producer.gif?113\" alt=\"Producer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Churchill's Estate\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/product_icons_vintage.gif?113\" alt=\"Vintage\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2016\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/files\/sulphites_0ab734f9-50cc-46cc-a01a-27564467f9c2.jpg?113\" alt=\"Sulphites\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Contains Sulphites\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-03-12T11:37:09+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:39+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":5528,"price_min":5528,"price_max":5528,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614923292760,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Churchill's Vintage Port 2016","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":5528,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/churchills-vintage-port-2016.jpg?v=1552390584"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/churchills-vintage-port-2016.jpg?v=1552390584","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eWe are delighted to announce that Churchill’s Vintage Port 2016 has won a Gold Medal in the prestigious international wine competition, Mundus Vini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack inky colour to the rim. 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{"id":1952791232600,"title":"Gould Campbell 1994","handle":"gould-campbell-1994","description":"\u003cp\u003eGould Campbell was founded in 1797 when Garret Gould, prompted by the political strife wracking his native Ireland, sailed to the hospitable shores of Portugal where he established the firm of Messrs. Gould Brothers \u0026amp; Co., operating from both Lisbon and Oporto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe firm survived the trials of the Peninsula War which followed a few years later, when the Anglo-Portuguese army of the Duke of Wellington expelled the French invaders, and soon became very successful bringing into partnership the prestigious Merchants and Bankers Messrs. James Campbell \u0026amp; Co. Gould Campbell came to establish a reputation for the excellent quality of their Ports and their Vintage Ports in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970 the firm was acquired by the Symington family who had themselves been Port producers since 1882. It is therefore one of the very few Port shippers which remains a private family business, thus retaining its individuality and distinctiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes for Gould Campbell Ports are drawn from vineyards in the Alto Douro area, where the yields are very low (about one pipe - 550 litres - per 1,000 vines) but the wines have immense complexity and depth. The winery is situated at PinhÆo, where a proportion of the wines are made in modern temperature controlled fermentation tanks. However, a significant proportion of Gould Campbell Ports are still made in small quintas in the hills around PinhÆo, using the ancient method of treading the grapes by foot in stone tanks called lagares.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:37+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:37+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":5275,"price_min":5275,"price_max":5275,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614923096152,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Gould Campbell 1994","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":5275,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A805594_9faad140-62d2-46d2-be92-9985fa24168d.jpg?v=1549637344"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A805594_9faad140-62d2-46d2-be92-9985fa24168d.jpg?v=1549637344","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eGould Campbell was founded in 1797 when Garret Gould, prompted by the political strife wracking his native Ireland, sailed to the hospitable shores of Portugal where he established the firm of Messrs. Gould Brothers \u0026amp; Co., operating from both Lisbon and Oporto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe firm survived the trials of the Peninsula War which followed a few years later, when the Anglo-Portuguese army of the Duke of Wellington expelled the French invaders, and soon became very successful bringing into partnership the prestigious Merchants and Bankers Messrs. James Campbell \u0026amp; Co. Gould Campbell came to establish a reputation for the excellent quality of their Ports and their Vintage Ports in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970 the firm was acquired by the Symington family who had themselves been Port producers since 1882. It is therefore one of the very few Port shippers which remains a private family business, thus retaining its individuality and distinctiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes for Gould Campbell Ports are drawn from vineyards in the Alto Douro area, where the yields are very low (about one pipe - 550 litres - per 1,000 vines) but the wines have immense complexity and depth. The winery is situated at PinhÆo, where a proportion of the wines are made in modern temperature controlled fermentation tanks. However, a significant proportion of Gould Campbell Ports are still made in small quintas in the hills around PinhÆo, using the ancient method of treading the grapes by foot in stone tanks called lagares.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952791199832,"title":"Taylors Vintage Port 2003","handle":"taylors-vintage-port-2003","description":"\u003cp\u003eInky purple black with narrow magenta rim. Classic Taylor nose, with exotic scents of violet and gumcistus set against an impenetrable background of intense dark berry fruit. The 2003 Vintage Port shows a stylish and racy palate, displaying a tight fabric of sinewy tannins and packed with concentrated grapey flavours which intensify through the seemingly endless finish. Like many other great Taylor vintage this wine is an archetype of restrained power, its elegance and breeding concealing massive inner strength and stamina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2003 Vintage Port is an absolute blockbuster, which according to Robert Parker, ?will proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest ever crafted by Taylor?s.?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Winter preceeding the 2003 harvest was very wet. Flowering took place in bright warm weather at the end of May in some of the best conditions seen for several years.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first two weeks of August provided the intense Summer heat which often precedes a great Port Vintage. The picking season in September was warm, dry and the yields were even across all grape varieties, ensuring balance and complexity in the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuinta de Vargellas, in the Douro Superior, was the first Taylor property to start harvesting on 10th September. Here as elsewhere the crop showed high sugar levels balanced by excellent acidity. In the PinhÆo Valley, harvesting started at Quinta do Junco and the upper part of Quinta de Terra Feita on 14th September and in the lower part of Terra Feita the following day. Fermentations were long, allowing balanced and complete extraction, and musts displayed intense colour and powerful fruit character from the outset.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:36+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:36+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Port Wine - Fortified Wine (Spirits)"],"price":8649,"price_min":8649,"price_max":8649,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614923063384,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Taylors Vintage Port 2003","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":8649,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A805403.jpg?v=1549637343"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A805403.jpg?v=1549637343","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eInky purple black with narrow magenta rim. Classic Taylor nose, with exotic scents of violet and gumcistus set against an impenetrable background of intense dark berry fruit. The 2003 Vintage Port shows a stylish and racy palate, displaying a tight fabric of sinewy tannins and packed with concentrated grapey flavours which intensify through the seemingly endless finish. Like many other great Taylor vintage this wine is an archetype of restrained power, its elegance and breeding concealing massive inner strength and stamina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2003 Vintage Port is an absolute blockbuster, which according to Robert Parker, ?will proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest ever crafted by Taylor?s.?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Winter preceeding the 2003 harvest was very wet. Flowering took place in bright warm weather at the end of May in some of the best conditions seen for several years.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first two weeks of August provided the intense Summer heat which often precedes a great Port Vintage. The picking season in September was warm, dry and the yields were even across all grape varieties, ensuring balance and complexity in the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuinta de Vargellas, in the Douro Superior, was the first Taylor property to start harvesting on 10th September. Here as elsewhere the crop showed high sugar levels balanced by excellent acidity. In the PinhÆo Valley, harvesting started at Quinta do Junco and the upper part of Quinta de Terra Feita on 14th September and in the lower part of Terra Feita the following day. Fermentations were long, allowing balanced and complete extraction, and musts displayed intense colour and powerful fruit character from the outset.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":1952791167064,"title":"Yoichi Single Malt","handle":"yoichi-single-malt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a single malt from the Yoichi distillery, Nikka's first distillery built in 1934. The founder Masataka Taketsuru chose Yoichi in Hokkaido because of the similar environmental conditions to Scotland, where he learned whisky making. Yoichi single malt has pleasant peaty notes and smokiness originating from the traditional direct coal-fired distillation as well as a briny hint delivered by the sea breeze during the aging process.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:35+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:35+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","Japan - (Spirits)"],"price":7705,"price_min":7705,"price_max":7705,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614923030616,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Yoichi Single Malt","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":7705,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A8057.jpg?v=1549637342"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/A8057.jpg?v=1549637342","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a single malt from the Yoichi distillery, Nikka's first distillery built in 1934. The founder Masataka Taketsuru chose Yoichi in Hokkaido because of the similar environmental conditions to Scotland, where he learned whisky making. Yoichi single malt has pleasant peaty notes and smokiness originating from the traditional direct coal-fired distillation as well as a briny hint delivered by the sea breeze during the aging process.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":1952790937688,"title":"Tarquin's The Tonquin - Tonka Bean \u0026 Clementine Gin","handle":"tarquins-the-tonquin-tonka-bean-clementine-gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis limited-edition gin is another chapter in our journey of discovery and experimentation. Tonka beans are the flat, dark and fragrant seeds from giants Cumaru trees of South America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis special botanical, added along with fresh clementine peel to our flagship Tarquin's Cornish Gin recipe, brings complex flavours of vanilla, coconut, sour cherry, and dark chocolate to this special gin.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:31+00:00","created_at":"2019-02-05T12:23:31+00:00","vendor":"Christopher Piper Wines","type":"Food, Beverages \u0026 Tobacco \u003e Beverages","tags":["Digital Goods VAT Tax","English Gin - (Spirits)"],"price":4256,"price_min":4256,"price_max":4256,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19614922801240,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Tarquin's The Tonquin - Tonka Bean \u0026 Clementine Gin","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4256,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/C076.jpg?v=1549637339"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0066\/9016\/products\/C076.jpg?v=1549637339","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThis limited-edition gin is another chapter in our journey of discovery and experimentation. Tonka beans are the flat, dark and fragrant seeds from giants Cumaru trees of South America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis special botanical, added along with fresh clementine peel to our flagship Tarquin's Cornish Gin recipe, brings complex flavours of vanilla, coconut, sour cherry, and dark chocolate to this special gin.\u003c\/p\u003e"}