1987 Madeira Blandy's Terrantez Fortificado

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For 200 years, Blandy’s Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeira wine. Blandy, the only family among all the founders of the Madeira wine trade still owning and running its original Madeira wine company, has played a pivotal role in steering the development of Madeira wine throughout its history, and family 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 their buying and production capacities. This association was founded in 1913. During periods of discord, the old family companies of Blandy’s and Leacock merged, followed immediately by a dispute over Miles and Cossart Gordon, thereby creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Whatever its size, maintaining 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—by then known as such—had been reduced to just a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family 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 the present day, enabling the Madeira Wine Company to play a leading role in the development of the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not match the image shown. (Image merely illustrative)