Madeira Blandy's Duke Of Cambridge Verdelho 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 founders of the Madeira wine trade that still owns and runs its 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 the island, preserving a tradition that dates back to 1811. The Madeira Wine Company was originally a consortium of several Madeira wine producers who decided to join forces to strengthen their purchasing and production capabilities. This association was founded in 1913. During a period of discord, the historic family businesses of Blandy's and Leacock merged, followed almost immediately by the merger of 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 remained the association’s focus. By the late 1970s, the interests in the Madeira Wine Company—as it became known—were reduced to only a handful of the original families, with the Blandys 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 leading role in the development of the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not correspond to the image shown. (Illustrative only)