Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
The source connects Anglo-Portuguese trade, demarcation and river transport with Douro production, then distinguishes ruby/reserve, LBV, vintage/single-quinta/crusted, tawny/colheita/garrafeira and white/rose port. It describes both blended lots and single-vintage bottlings, and different balances of cask and bottle maturation.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 245–253.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 245–253.
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Burton, Concise Guide, PDF 245–253.
Port combines fortification history, terroir selection and several ageing paths
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Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 245–253.
Bibliography
Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
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The source connects Anglo-Portuguese trade, demarcation and river transport with Douro production, then distinguishes ruby/reserve, LBV, vintage/single-quinta/crusted, tawny/colheita/garrafeira and white/rose port. It describes both blended lots and single-vintage bottlings, and different balances of cask and bottle maturation.
Verification and limits
Age indications, single vintage, minimum component age and average/style age must not be conflated. Statements about unfiltered LBV ageing, reserves, tawny composition, dates and legal limits remain unverified secondary claims. The approximate fortification calculation is illustrative, not a user trial recipe.
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