Stories

All Aboard! One fateful day, a ship set sail for England from the east coast of America. Aboard this vessel, invisible and unnoticed, were a...

With Christmas just around the corner, here at Taylor’s Port, our thoughts are turning to our favourite festive indulgences – which we’d love to share with you, so that your own culinary concoctions might be inspired!

Serving Port with pudding is a longstanding and warmly embraced tradition at Taylor’s. And little wonder. A gloriously indulgent pudding paired with just the right Port must surely be one of life’s greatest pleasures.

Ah, Vargellas in the summer! A feast for all the senses. To us, it’s the best spot on earth to indulge in one of life’s most simple, yet greatest pleasures: al fresco dining. The sun is shining, the views are breathtaking, and lunch awaits!

Until the mid-19th century, the treacherous journey to Quinta de Vargellas in the wild, mountainous eastern reaches of the Douro Valley was made by only a brave few. And not all of them lived to tell the tale.

The history of port abounds with tales of adversity. This time, we’d like to share with you a story of bravery: the tale of the courageous mariners who risked their lives shipping the port from vineyard to coast.