1976 Madeira Blandy's Terrantez Fortificado

Description

For 200 years, Blandy's Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeira wine. Blandy is the only family among all the founders of the Madeira wine trade that still owns and runs its original Madeira wine business. The family has played a significant role in leading the development of Madeira wine throughout its history, and its members continue to live on Madeira, maintaining a tradition that dates back to 1811. The Madeira Wine Company originally was an association of several Madeira wine producers who decided to join forces to strengthen their purchasing and production capacities. This association was founded in 1913. During the years of discord, the old family businesses of Blandy's and Leacock merged, followed immediately by the dispute over Miles and Cossart Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Regardless of size, preserving the unique characteristics and style of each individual company was the association’s focus. By the late 1970s, the interests in the Madeira Wine Company, as it became 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 the sales and marketing side of the business, the Blandy family invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to join them in partnership. This partnership has continued to this day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to play a leading role in the development of the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not correspond to the image presented. (image merely illustrative)