Richard Mayson’s award-winning Port and the Douro, first published in 1999, has become a classic over the last 20 years.

Richard Mayson’s award-winning Port and the Douro, first published in 1999, has become a classic over the last 20 years. The last 45 years, since the end of the dictatorship in 1974, have seen vast transformations in the Port world, from labour-saving technology in field and cellar, to advances in sales reach, especially since Portugal’s formal entry into the EU in 1986, and ongoing changes in the way the industry is managed and regulated.

Richard Mayson recounts the history of Port up to the present day and gives a. .Port and the Douro won the Symington family Port Award in 2004. a very useful book because Richard Mayson really does know his subject' Jasper Morris MW, The Vine

Port production and the full range of styles, from Ruby to Vintage, are covered in detail. Based on the author's extensive tasting notes there is a detailed guide to vintages back to 1844. a fantastic read from the get-go' jancisrobinson. a very useful book because Richard Mayson really does know his subject' Jasper Morris MW, The Vine. definitive and well-written' San José Mercury.

Richard Mayson gives rich detail in describing a colorful region and its wines. Great book with outsatanding information for the Port lover. I am currently reading it and am getting feedback that I had never learned before. Whether the topic is history or analysis of a particular vintage or bottle, there's depth and fact and insight galore. like Port wine, in fact! Be prepared to sit and contemplate, not just gulp it down. I learned an incredible amount.

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And the drowning people. With both doors closed and a fire blazing and the radiators on under its pointed Gothic windows, it is almost cozy. There is no desk in here, only a sofa and two chairs and a small table covered with books.

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Port and the Douro is the first title in the Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library. Port and the Douro - Richard Mayson.

Port and the Douro is the first title in the Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library. From the history of viniculture in Portugal (the grape is thought to have been brought there by the Phoenicians) to the present day, this wonderful book offers the reader the inside story of these magnificent wines. Mayson details the different styles of port, explains how they are made and by which producers.

Richard Mayson's award-winning Port and the Douro, first published in 1999, has become a classic over the last 20 years

Richard Mayson's award-winning Port and the Douro, first published in 1999, has become a classic over the last 20 years.

Richard Mayson’s most popular book is Port and the Douro. Showing 18 distinct works. Port and the Douro by. Richard Mayson.

Richard Mayson is currently writing a book on . Richard Mayson received The Louis Roederer Award as Wine Feature Writer of the . Port and the Douro (1999, 2004, 2013), Infinite Ideas

Richard Mayson is currently writing a book on . Lowry, Lowry's Lamps, due to be published in 2018 by Unicorn. In 2004 Richard Mayson won the André Simon Award for his book The Wines and Vineyards of Portugal. Richard Mayson received The Louis Roederer Award as Wine Feature Writer of the Year for a series of articles in The World of Fine Wine magazine in 2013/14. He was one of the judges for the Louis Roederer Awards in 2018. Madeira, The Islands and their Wines" was shortlisted for the 2016 André Simon Award. Port and the Douro (1999, 2004, 2013), Infinite Ideas, ISBN 978-1908984173.

Beginning with 2015, the guide to port vintages takes each year in turn, noting relevant weather conditions, market considerations and the overall style of the wines, and highlighting particularly successful shippers. Mayson includes every ‘modern’ port vintage back to 1960, along with more recent Single Quinta Vintage Ports (SQVPs).