Graham's

The firm of W & J Graham & Co has its roots in a Glasgow-based textile concern. During the early 19th century an office of this trading company was established in Oporto. In 1820, brothers William and John Graham, who were managing the office, accepted 27 pipes of Port wine in settlement for a bad debt. This port was shipped to the parent company in Glasgow. After it was sold, the Port turned out to be very popular and within the next few years, Graham's reputation grew as a shipper of fine Ports, first to Scotland and gradually all over the Port-drinking world. By the late 19th century, Graham's was firmly established as a prominent port shipper. The Scottish connection remained, as it does today, an important feature in the company's identity. In 1882 Andrew James Symington, a young Scot whose family was well known to the Graham's took up a position with the company in Oporto. Although he left the company a few years later, his descendants (the Symington family) acquired the firm of W & J Graham in 1970. Port is today one of the world's great wines and Graham's have a unique reputation for the quality and style of their wine. Today the Symingtons maintain the traditionnal style of Graham's Ports and the great Vintages of Graham's continue to be widely acknowledged as amongst the very finest available. Graham's owns one of the most famous vineyards in the Douro, the beautiful Quinta dos Malvedos, near the village of Tua. Care and attention is devoted to the vineyards, and the wines of the property form the heart of the classic Graham's Vintage Ports.

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