2010 Madeira Blandy's Verdelho Fortificado

Description

For 200 years, Blandy's Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeira wine. Blandy is the only family among all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade that still owns and runs its own original Madeira wine company. The family has played a pivotal role in leading the development of Madeira wine throughout its history, and its members continue to live on the island, preserving a tradition that dates back to 1811. The Madeira Wine Company was originally an association of several Madeira wine producers who decided to unite to strengthen their buying and production capabilities. This association was founded in 1913. During a period of discord, the old family companies Blandy’s and Leacock merged, followed immediately by a dispute over Miles and Cossart Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Whatever its size, maintaining the unique characteristics and style of each individual company was at the heart of 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 stake. In 1989, the Blandy family, needing to strengthen the sales and marketing side of the business, invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to partner with them. This partnership has continued to this day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to play a leadership role in the development of Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not correspond to the image presented. (image purely illustrative)