Madeira Rutherford Miles Bual Fortificado

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The company that would eventually become Miles Madeira was originally known as Rutherford & Brown, established on the island of Madeira in 1814. In 1856, Henry Price Miles left England with his family and arrived in Madeira. Having worked as an apprentice since the age of 12 under the tutelage of James Rutherford, he gained solid knowledge and experience of the Madeira trade. In 1872, the Rutherfords moved to London (due to Phylloxera decimating most vineyards in Madeira) and started a wine import business at Old Trinity House in Waterlane. This led Miles to purchase the company and its shares, and later he made a gentleman's agreement with Rutherford that any Madeira sold by them in the UK, Scandinavia, or Russia would be bought through HPMiles and Co. A Madeira Wine Company was originally an association of several Madeira wine producers who decided to join forces to strengthen their buying and wine‑production capabilities. This Association was founded in 1913. During the years of discord, the old family businesses of Blandy's and Leacock joined, followed immediately by the dispute between Miles and Cossart Gordon, thus creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Regardless of its size, maintaining the unique characteristics and style of each individual company was the focus of the association. By the late 1970s, interests in the Madeira Wine Company, as it had become known, had been reduced to only a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family holding the controlling share. In 1989, the Blandy family, needing to reinforce the sales and marketing side of the business, invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to join them in partnership. This partnership has continued to the present day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to play a leading role in developing the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not match the image presented. (image purely illustrative)