Madeira Blandy's El-Rei Don Diniz Verdelho Fortificado

Description

For 200 years Blandy’s Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeiran wine. Blandy is the only family among all the founders of the Madeira wine trade that still owns and runs its original company. The family has played a pivotal role in steering the development of Madeiran wine through its history, and its members still live on the island, upholding a tradition that dates back to 1811. The Madeira Wine Company originally began as an association of several Madeira wine producers who joined forces to strengthen their buying and production capacities. This association was founded in 1913. During periods of discord, the old family companies Blandy’s and Leacock merged, followed immediately by the dispute involving Miles and Cossart‑Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Whatever its size, preserving 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—by then known by that name—had been reduced to only a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family holding the controlling stake. In 1989, Blandy, needing to strengthen sales and marketing, invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to partner with them. This partnership has endured to the present day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to lead the development of the Madeiran wine trade. The bottling year may not correspond to the image shown. (illustrative image only)