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Landmark 2017 vintage declaration for major Port houses

In a rare occurrence of consecutive Port vintage declarations, Symington Family Estates and Quinta do Noval have both declared 2017 as a vintage.

Symington Family Estates said it was the first time ‘back-to-back’ vintages were declared in the company’s history. The declaration spans

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