Madeira Blandy's Bual 30 Anos Fortificado

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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 who still own and run their own original Madeira wine company. The family has played a key role in leading the development of Madeira wine throughout its history, and its members continue to live on Madeira, 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 purchasing and production capabilities. This association was founded in 1913. During turbulent years, the old family companies of Blandy's and Leacock joined, followed immediately by the dispute involving Miles and Cossart Gordon, thereby creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Whatever the size, maintaining the unique characteristics and style of each individual company was the focus of the association. By the late 1970s, the interests in the Madeira Wine Company, as it was known, had been reduced to only a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family holding the controlling share. 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 the present day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to play a leadership role in developing the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not match the image presented. (Illustrative image only)