1860 Madeira Blandy's Sercial Solera Fortificado

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For two centuries Blandy’s Madeira has been a synonym for quality Madeiran wine. Blandy is the only founding family that still owns and runs the original Madeira wine company. The family has played a pivotal role in steering the development of Madeiran 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 originally began as an association of several Madeiran wine producers who joined forces to strengthen their purchasing and production capabilities. The association was founded in 1913. During periods of discord, the old family businesses Blandy’s and Leacock merged, followed immediately by a dispute over Miles and Cossart Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Regardless of size, preserving the unique character and style of each individual company remained the association’s core focus. By the late 1970s, interests in the Madeira Wine Company, as it had come to be known, had narrowed to just a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family holding the controlling stake. In 1989, needing to bolster sales and marketing, the Blandy family invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to join them in partnership. That partnership continues to this day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to lead the development of the Madeiran wine trade. The bottling year may not match the image presented (image purely illustrative).