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HIS
magnificent
wine
is
marie
in
the
célébrât
ed
vine-
£
yards
of
the
Upper
Douro,
a
mountainous
région
A
"1
in
the
north
of
Portugal,
soine sixty
miles
up
the
River
Douro
from
Oporto.
Here,
on
the
slopes
of
the
hills,
the
vines
are
grown
and
the
wine
is
made,
and,
when
ready,
sent
down
the
river
by
boat,
or
by
rail,
to
mature
in
the
"iodges"
or
stores
of
the
wine
shippers
at
Villa
Nova
de
Gaia,
Oporto.
Great
Britain
is
by
far
the
largest
consumer
of
Port
Wine,
and
was
in
the
past
practically
the
only
consumer.
Perhaps
the
favorite
type
of
Port
is
still
the
Vintage
Wine,
i.
e.,
a
wine
shipped
two
or
three
years
after
it
is
made,
and
then
matured
in
bottles
many
years;
and
this
to
an
Englishman
of
the
old
school
is
"real
Port.*'
For
the
last
twenty
years,
however,
Tawny
Ports
have
become
increasingly
popular,
largely
owing
to
the
recommendation
of
the
médical
profession,
who
consider
that
this
type
of
wine
is
more
digestible
and
less
provocative
of
gout.
"Tawny
Port"
is
a
Port
Wine
which
has
been
matured
in
the
cash
for
many
years
and
has
lost
color,
i.
e.,
become
"Tawny,"
and
is
in
flavor
and
body
quite
distinct
from
a
wine
matured
in
bottle,
A
large
quanti
ty of
Port
is
consumed
in
Russia,
Germany,
Scandinavia
and
Brazil.
In
Russia
"White
Ports"
(made
from
white
grapes)
is
very
popular,
while
in
Germany
and
Scandinavia
the
taste
runs
to
Tawny
Wines.
Brazil
also
consumes
a
fair
qnantity,
but
it
is
of
a
very
light
type,
and
is
not
shipped
there
by
the
English
houses.
In
the
United
States
of
America
there
is
a
growing
demand
for
Port,
especially
for
the
fine
Tawny
Wines.
There
is
very
little
doubt
that
this
type
of
wine
will
steadily
grow
in
favor
in
the
United
States.