Dow's 2011 Vintage Port Named Wine Spectator's 2014 Wine Of The Year
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Wine Spectator has named Dow's 2011 Vintage Port its 2014 Wine of the Year, calling it "a monument to quality and the modernization of the Douro." The Dow's 2011 Vintage Port is the first fortified wine and first Portuguese wine to top the magazine's prestigious Top 100 List since 1997.
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"It is an incredible honor and privilege to be recognized by Wine Spectator as the best wine of 2014," says Rupert Symington, Joint Managing Director of the Symington Family Estates. "It is a testament to the fantastic work of the entire Dow's team, from our winemakers to our growers and everyone in between. My family and I couldn't be more proud of the wines we produce, and I hope this gives wine lovers everywhere a reason to fall in love with Port all over again."
In the United States, Dow's Port is imported by Premium Port Wines, Inc. and is available in restaurants and retail establishments nationwide. For more information, photos or to sample a current release Dow's Port, please contact Stephen Schmitz at [email protected].
About Dow's Port -- One of the first producers to establish its own vineyards, Dow's has been producing some of the finest Ports since 1798 and is today family owned and operated by the Symington family, whose involvement with Dow's dates back to 1912. Dow's is renowned for its portfolio of Ports: Late Bottled Vintage, Trademark Reserve, Aged Tawny Ports, as well as its famed Vintage Ports. Since 2004, Dow's has also produced a Douro DOC table wine, Vale do Bomfim. For more information on Dow's Port, visit www.dows-port.com.
About Symington Family Estates -- The Symingtons have been Port producers for five generations since 1882, but their involvement in Port dates back fourteen generations to 1652 through their great-grandmother Beatrice Leitao de Carvalhosa Atkinson. The family company is the leading quality Port producer with brands such as Graham's, Dow's, Cockburn's, Warre's, Vesuvio and Smith Woodhouse as well as being the leading vineyard owner in the Douro Valley. For more information on Symington Family Estates, visit www.symington.com.
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Stephen Schmitz
Calhoun & Company Communications
(415) 346-2929 or [email protected]
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