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If you like your wine sweet

If you like your wine sweet

In the olden days women retired to the drawing room, leaving the men around the dining room table to enjoy a bottle of port and some cigars, whereas nowadays Port is there to be enjoyed by all.

Port is not limited to a particular occasion and can be savoured all year round: Many people tend to think that port should be decanted but Ruby, Tawny and Late Bottled Vintage and in fact most of South African vintage ports don’t have to be decanted. Only South African Vintage Reserve ports should be decanted.

Decanting the wine can be an elaborate procedure, but is today done as part of a tradition. In true historic style there should be a candle at hand so that decanting takes place against a light.

 


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