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is a Tawny Demi-Sec. Kopke is a name I had never heard of until writing this article. It was
founded by a German father & son, Christiano & Nicolau Kopke in 1638. The company was
bought by Sogevinus Group in 2006. Sogevinus Group also own the Burmester, Cálem and
Barros Port Wine houses. Shown is a Varsity Full Ruby Port. The house of MacKenzie was
founded in 1852 by Kenneth Mackenzie, a sherry shipper from Cadiz. Last time I looked
Cadiz was in Spain not Scotland! A Tawny Port is shown and, again, I suspect that the wax
seal is not original.

Caves Messias was founded in 1926 by Messias Baptista, making it one of the newer Port
companies. Shown are a Ruby & a White Dry. The name Quinta do Noval first appeared in
land registers in the year 1715. Shown are a 20 year old Tawny and Fine white Port.
Niepoort has been owned by the Niepoort family since being founded in 1842. Shown is a
Junior Tawny Port. Porcas Junior was started in 1918 by Manoel Domingues Poças Junior. It
is still family owned. A Briggs Branco Seco Port is shown.

Founded in London in 1737 by William
Offley, initially as wine merchants, Offley was
soon exporting wines and later began to
produce its own Port Wine. Shown are two
Duke of Oporto Ruby Ports. Founded in
Bordeaux in 1855, by Ostende Rozès, a fine
wine merchant from that city, Rozès started
by importing and marketing Port Wine.
Vranken Pommery Monopole Group have
owned the brand since 1977. A Tawny is
shown.

There will be a third Port article in miNiZ116

David Smith

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