Madeira Blandy's Sercial 5 Anos (Rótulo Branco) Fortificado

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For two centuries, Blandy’s Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeira wine. Blandy remains the sole family among all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade to still own and run its own historic Madeira wine company. The family has played a pivotal role in guiding the development of Madeira wine over its history, and its members continue to live in Madeira, preserving a tradition that dates back to 1811. The Madeira Wine Company was originally an association of several Madeira‑wine producers who united to strengthen their purchasing and production capacities. The association was founded in 1913. During years of dispute, the family firms of Blandy and Leacock merged, followed soon after by a dispute involving Miles and Cossart Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Regardless of size, the association focused on preserving each company’s unique characteristics and style. By the late 1970s, interests in the Madeira Wine Company—by then its common name—had narrowed to just a handful of the founding families, with the Blandys holding the controlling share. In 1989, needing to reinforce the business’s sales and marketing, the Blandy family invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to partner with them. That partnership has continued to the present day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to lead the development of the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not match the image shown. (Illustrative photo only)