1835 Madeira Leacock's Sercial Solera Fortificado

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John Leacock sailed to Madeira from the United Kingdom after his father’s death in 1741, and at age 15 became the youngest apprentice at the Madeira trading firm Catanach and Murdoch, remaining there until his contract expired on 11 March 1749. During his apprenticeship he kept in constant contact with an old friend, John Patient, who at the time lived in Charlestown, South Carolina, and suggested that they begin trading themselves. Leacock agreed, marking the birth of the now worldwide famous company. In 1925, when the wine industry was going through hard times, both Leacock’s and Blandy’s joined forces and joined the Madeira Wine Association, now Madeira Wine Company. Leacock’s is today one of the company’s main brands, with key markets in the United States, Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom. The Madeira Wine Company was originally an association of several Madeira wine‑producing companies that decided to unite to strengthen their buying and production capacities; the association was founded in 1913. During years of discord, the old family companies of Blandy’s and Leacock joined, immediately followed by a dispute over Miles and Cossart Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Whatever the size, maintaining the unique characteristics and style of each individual company was central to the association’s focus. By the late 1970s, the interests in the Madeira Wine Company—then as it was known—had been reduced to just a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family holding the controlling share. In 1989, needing to bolster sales and marketing, the Blandy family invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to partner with them. This partnership has continued to the present day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to play a leadership role in the development of the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not correspond to the image presented. (Image merely illustrative) Exclusive online campaign valid from 14 May 2026 to 5 June 2026 at 11:59 PM, limited to existing stock and non‑accumulative with other ongoing campaigns. Garrafeira Nacional reserves the right to add or remove products from the promotion and to change prices without prior notice.