MAKING PORT SINCE 1822...THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!

Of an average cask age of ten years, it is a young port of russet color with brilliant crimson highlights and a fragrant, ripe-fruit bouquet. Its smooth, silky texture and subtle oak nuances are balanced by a fresh acidity and tannic ‘grip’ that culminate in a long, elegant finish.

The Fonseca Guimaraens house style is one of richness and warmth, with a lush fruit intensity and a structure of both dimension and finesse. More voluptuous than massive, Fonseca Ports are coveted for their sumptuous yet refined body and great longevity.

310 years old and still going strong!

Gold: NZIS

Deep ruby-red colour, with garnet rim. Classic intense black fruit nose. Firm, vigorous, full-bodied palate, with powerful fruit flavours and a long finish.

Taylor's Special Ruby Port is blended from red wines produced in the Baixo Corgo and Cima Corgo areas of the upper Douro Valley, selected for their depth of colour, intense fruit and full, firm palate. These wines are matured for about three years in oak vats, where they soften and develop without losing their fresh, intense fruity character and their deep ruby colour.

Taylor's Special Ruby is bottled for immediate drinking and should not need to be decanted unless the bottle has been kept for... Read more »

5 STARS: Winestate Magazine

4 STARS: Cuisine Magazine

In 1844 Christopher Rawson Penfold planted vines on the slopes of Magill to produce fortified wines. Penfolds is now proud to present a range of fortified wines that is a continuation of more than 160 years of winemaking tradition.

For nearly 60 years Penfolds Club has been one of Australia's favourite choices of Tawny. Beginning life as Penfolds Five Star Club Tawny in the 1940s, this wine has grown with the nation. Penfolds Club is blended from more than 200 components to offer the complexity and consistency that is expected of the Penfolds 'house' style and has an average age of three years.

310 years and still going strong

Taylor’s Special Tawny Port is characterised by smoothness and is a relatively full tawny, with a pronounced fruity character. This blended port, selected from lighter wines made in the Douro, is aged in wooden casks of around 600 litres for three years before being bottled. This provides smoothness and gives the wine the slightest hint of wood.

Taylor's is the largest and one of the oldest Port houses in Portugal. Taylor’s Special Tawny Port is particularly popular in Continental Europe where it is drunk predominantly as an aperitif. For those preferring a lighter style, this versatile port can also be enjoyed after meals and should be served slightly chilled in the summer months.

"sumptuous and silky smooth "

4.5 Stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"This is seriously good for a tawny port, displaying rich aromas of ripe fruit, roasted nut and fruitcake. It's sumptuous and silky smooth on the palate with lovely sweetness, excellent weight and fine-grained tannins. Very satisfying". Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

A rich, full bodied, sweet fortified wine produced in the Douro region of Portugal. The bouquet smells of raisins and the taste is warm, rich and complex – a specially of the region. Serve it with melon, foie... Read more »

"fresh and youthful with raspberry and cherry flavours"

"long and intense finish"

"Deep and lively Ruby colour. The wine is full-bodied and has very appealing red fruit driven aromas. On the palate, fresh and youthful with raspberry and cherry flavours, combined with a long and intense finish."

The grapes used in the production of Dow's Fine Ruby were a blend of traditional Portuguese varieties from the Douro Valley, such as Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Co. Dow's Fine Ruby was aged in seasoned oak casks at our lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia for an average of 3 years, and bottled when ready to drink. Exuberant youthful fruit flavours make it perfect for informal... Read more »

aromas of citrus including mandarin peel, bitter orange & cumquat, intertwined with honey, stone fruit & sweet vanillin

Enticing aromas of citrus including mandarin peel, bitter orange and cumquat, intertwined with honey, stone fruit and sweet vanillin. A lush and decadent wine exhibiting a synergy of citrus and stone fruit flavours. Attractive oak and creamy honey undertones, combined with well balanced acidity, gives a beautiful
lingering finish.

Created by Darren De Bortoli in 1982, for more than 20 years, Noble One has been regarded as Australia’s benchmark dessert wine. Darren, a fan of French Sauternes recognised the potential to make a dessert wine from grapes aff ected by botrytis cinerea or ‘Noble Rot’ in the Riverina, where the family wine company is based. The... Read more »

A delightful Ruby Port showing excellent freshness and appeal on the nose with dark fruits and spice characters

4 Stars: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit

A delightful Ruby Port showing excellent freshness and appeal on the nose with dark fruits and spice characters. The palate is lush and flavoursome showing lovely fruit intensity and a smooth sweet finish. It beautifully delivers with the classic Ruby Port vibrancy combined with fruit richness. Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit

This NV Ruby Port has flavors and aromas of plums, blueberries, raisins, vanilla, and caramel. It is nicely balanced by a touch of sweetness on the palate.

The tradition of making Port has been handed down in the rugged Douro valley unchanged for... Read more »

Warm and soothing, this complex Tawny shows dark plum, fruit cake and roasted nut characters

4.5 Stars: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit

Warm and soothing, this complex Tawny shows dark plum, fruit cake and roasted nut characters. It's sumptuous and rounded on the palate with attractive sweetness and velvety texture leading to a lovely layered finish. A lovely Port to sip and savour, it will also be stunning with a rich dessert. Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit

The tradition of making Port has been handed down in the rugged Douro valley unchanged for centuries. The valley is flanked by steep, rocky slops of schist, and is the birthplace of this exceptional wine. The rain batters the hillsides in winter, then comes the spring with its... Read more »

subtle bouquet with notes of hazelnuts and figs

Gold Medal: Wine Masters Challenge

Porto Cruz Special Reserve is a refined selection of Ports, some of which over 20 years of age are chosen from numbered vintages, and slowly matured in oak casks.  This prestigious reference offers a deep brick red colour and a subtle bouquet with notes of hazelnuts and figs.  

The tradition of making Port has been handed down in the rugged Douro valley unchanged for centuries. The valley is flanked by steep, rocky slops of schist, and is the birthplace of this exceptional wine. The rain batters the hillsides in winter, then comes the spring with its bitter gales and hailstorms that eventually give way to the scorching sun of... Read more »

"Waimea's most lush ‘sticky’ to date with very high residual sugar and intense flavours and complexity" 

Champion Dessert Wine Trophy: Romeo Bragato Wine Awards

The 2004 Noble Riesling is undoubtedly Waimea's most lush ‘sticky’ to date with very high residual sugar and intense flavours and complexity – Botrytis influence is clearly evident. Musky citrus, marmalade and subtle oak all feature on the nose. Mouthfilling sweetness is balanced by good acidity and a lower alcohol, resulting in a wine of distinction and character. Sublime with blue cheese. Winemakers Notes

From the first vintage release of a trophy-winning Sauvignon Blanc in 1997, Waimea Estates has attracted... Read more »

Aromas of grapefruit and apricot with a hint of honey

Pale gold colour on release.  Aromas of grapefruit and apricot with a hint of honey.  A great balance of acidity and sweetness, with a long finish to savour over after dinner, cheese and conversation Enjoy now or cellar carefully for the next 5 years. Winemakers Notes

In 1989 the unlikely combination of two windsurfing mates restauranteur Chris Gambitsis and police detective Phil Binnie decided that enjoying wine was not enough and what they really wanted to do was grow grapes and make wine. In true kiwi fashion, they jumped in the deep end, and set about establishing the notoriously stony Falcon Vineyard. They named their fledgling operation Lake Chalice Wines, after the wilderness lake in the Richmond range bordering the north of the Wairau... Read more »

THE ARISTOCRAT OF VINTAGE PORT!  

With a history extending back to the 17th Century, Taylor's are universally acknowledged as one of the World's leading Port producers, by using the best fruit from their superior vineyards in the Douro valley, and entirely traditional methods to make their Port (the grapes are even crushed under foot!).

"A big wine with superb balance, a shining example of this exuberantly fruity vintage. Deep ruby, with violets and coffee on the nose, full-bodied, with dried cherry flavors and plenty of tannin, balanced and long on the finish." - 97/100 Wine Spectator

"This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have... Read more »