Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.
<p>The Symington Family owned Cockburn’s since 2006 and are responsible for all its winemaking. With the Symington family, Cockburn’s has come back under the ownership of one family. As one of the most important families in Port and the largest owners of vineyards in the Douro region, Cockburn’s could not be in better hands</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>
<p></p><p>The story of Dow’s is unusual amongst all the great Port houses. It began in 1798 when Bruno da Silva, a Portuguese merchant from Oporto, made a journey which was the opposite to that of the first British merchants. The Port shipping business was continued by Bruno’s son, John da Silva who in 1862 brought into partnership Frederick William Cosens. With the continuing expansion of the firm, Edward da Silva and Frederick Cosens were joined by George Acheson Warre, whose well known family had been involved in the Port trade since its earliest years. In 1877, Silva & Cosens merged with another leading Port company, Dow & Co.</p> <p>Although smaller than Silva & Cosens, Dow & Co had become a very highly regarded Port producer with a particularly fine reputation for its Vintage Ports and when the two companies merged, it was decided to adopt DOW’S as the brand name</p> <p>For over two centuries the name of DOW has been associated with the finest Port from the vineyards of the Upper Douro Valley. Throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st, the Symington family has built on the legacy of the preceding Silva and Dow families.</p> <p>Dow’s attractive and distinctive drier finish is the recognisable hallmark of the wines from this great Port house.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>
<p></p><p>John Blandy, the founder of Blandy’s arrived in Madeira in 1808. In 1811 he founded his own business as a wine shipper and general trader, with brothers Thomas and George, and started to set the foundation for the family and the island itself with the production of the most famous and unique wine in the world – Madeira wine</p> <p></p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>
<p></p><p><span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</span></p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines</p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>
<p></p><p>Founded in London in 1737, initially as wine merchant, Offley was soon exporting wines and later began to produce its own Port Wine. The brand gained international recognition as a creator of premium quality port wines.</p>