Dow's
From his new home in London, Bruno da Silva began importing wine to England from his native Portugal in 1789, thus beginning Dow's long history as a Port house. Through the challenges of sea transport and periodic war, da Silva maintained his successful business and passed it on to his son and then grandson, who joined with Frederick William Cosens, and later George Acheson Warre in forming Silva & Cosens. This firm merged with Dow & Co, another successful Port house, in 1877 and adopted Dow's as the brand name for the new partnership, which quickly solidified its reputation among the best in the Port trade. The next step for the business was investment in the vineyards of the Douro, a move that would prove extremely rewarding in the future, as they had chosen the finest areas in the valley. The vineyards Senhora da Ribeira, purchased in 1890, and Quinta do Bomfim, purchased in 1896, form the foundation for Dow's great vintage ports. The Symingon family, which now owns Dow's, privately holds two other vineyards, Quinta do Santinho and Quinta da Cerdeira. These four vineyards together total over 90 hectares.
Port-making at Dow's is done in a traditional manner. A portion of the grapes are tread by foot in stone lagares, and the rest by a revolutionary automated treading machine. Because fermentations are cut short by the necessary addition of grape spirit to the juice, it is essential to maximize skin to juice contact in the first few days of fermentation; the new robotic treading machine does just that, producing wines that hold to Dow's stellar reputation.
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Port-making at Dow's is done in a traditional manner. A portion of the grapes are tread by foot in stone lagares, and the rest by a revolutionary automated treading machine. Because fermentations are cut short by the necessary addition of grape spirit to the juice, it is essential to maximize skin to juice contact in the first few days of fermentation; the new robotic treading machine does just that, producing wines that hold to Dow's stellar reputation.
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Dow's - Vintage Port
Port BlendPortugal - Douro
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Dow's - Vintage Port
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750ml
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2
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4
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NV
Dow's - Vintage Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Vintage Port
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375ml
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NV
Dow's - Late Bottled Vintage Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
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Dow's - Late Bottled Vintage Port
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375ml
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Dow's - Late Bottled Vintage Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Late Bottled Vintage Port
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750ml
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17
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Dow's - Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
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750ml
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NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 10 year
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 10 year
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20ml
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NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 10 year
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 10 year
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100ml
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1
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NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 10 year
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 10 year
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750ml
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42
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NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 20 Year Old (Quinta do Bomfim)
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 20 Year Old (Quinta do Bomfim)
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750ml
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IWC
...
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2
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83
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NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 30 year
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 30 year
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20ml
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NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 30 year
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Tawny Port 30 year
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750ml
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7
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NV
Dow's - Boardroom Tawny Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Boardroom Tawny Port
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750ml
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IWC
...
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NV
Dow's - Boardroom Tawny Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Boardroom Tawny Port
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20ml
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IWC
...
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NV
Dow's - Harrods Special Bottling
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
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Dow's - Harrods Special Bottling
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750ml
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1
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NV
Dow's - Finest Rare Tawny Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Finest Rare Tawny Port
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750ml
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NV
Dow's - Port Reserve
Port Blend Portugal
NV
Dow's - Port Reserve
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750ml
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NV
Dow's - Finest Reserve Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Finest Reserve Port
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750ml
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2
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NV
Dow's - Vale do Bomfim Tinto Reserva
Regional Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - Vale do Bomfim Tinto Reserva
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750ml
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NV
Dow's - AJS Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
NV
Dow's - AJS Port
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750ml
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NV
Dow's - Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira Vintage Port
Port Blend Portugal - Douro
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Dow's - Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira Vintage Port
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750ml
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