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Port

Port Wine Details
Price: $15.95 per bottle

Description: We hand harvested the ripest clusters from one block of Chancellor to produce our Port. It was aged for two years in 2-year old American oak barrels. It was fortified to 18% alcohol with 3-year old brandy prior to bottling.

Varietal Definition
Chancellor:
A french-american hybrid with origins in the Rhone Valley of France. Was widely grown and very popular in France where it was used to produce high quality red and rose' wines. Now being replaced by varieties stipulated by E.U. rules. Also grown in the cooler regions of Eastern U.S. and Canada.


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