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    Real men drink port: A Contemporary Guide is an entertaining romp through the myriad traditions and customs that have assembled around this wonderful wine. One of the problems facing port is the lack of new drinkers, According to figures from the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto sales only rose a modest 3% in 2010.

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    Real men drink port: A Contemporary Guide is an entertaining romp through the myriad traditions and customs that have assembled around this wonderful wine. One of the problems facing port is the lack of new drinkers, According to figures from the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto sales only rose a modest 3% in 2010.

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    Real Men Drink Port

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    Real men drink port: A Contemporary Guide is an entertaining romp through the myriad traditions and customs that have assembled around this wonderful wine. One of the problems facing port is the lack of new drinkers, According to figures from the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto sales only rose a modest 3% in 2010.

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    Quinta 23/11/2011 WillLyons

    VINHODOPORTO
    REALMENDRINKPORT

    THEWALL STREETJOURNAL (ONLINE)

    Real Men Drink Port and ladies do too! A Contemporary Guide(Quiller Press) is an entertaining romp through the myriad traditions and customs that have assembled around this wonderful wine. Written by port expert Ben Howkins and illustrated by Oliver Prestonsentertainingcartoons,thebookshedslightonsomeofthe moremysteriousritualsassociatedwithvintageport. Forexample:Alwayspassingtotheleftandcallingout:Doyouknow theBishopofNorwich?toanyonewhofailstopasstheport.Ifthe individualreplies:No,thehostshouldrespond:Hesaterriblynice chap, but he never passed the port. a comment that should jolt theindividualintorealizinghisfauxpas. Peppered with entertaining anecdotes, the book delves behind the scenesintothelargelyBritishrunporttradeprovidingaquickguidetothevariousstylesoftheindividualport shippersandvariousvintagesaswellasadescriptionofwhatitistobeaportdrinker. AsIwroteinFebruary,oneoftheproblemsfacingportisthelackofnewdrinkers.Accordingtofiguresfromthe InstitutodosVinhosdoDouroePortosalesonlyroseamodest3%in2010,whilefalling6%in2009and5%ayear earlier. As the author points out, given its affordability, when compared with other handcrafted wines from regionssuchasBordeauxorBurgundy,itissurprisingthatmorepeopledontdrinkit. Perhapsonesolutiontoincreaseitspopularityistosinkintoyourfavoritearmchair,withaglassof10yearold tawnyportinonehandandacopyofthisbookintheother.Icantthinkofmanymoreagreeablewaystospend anevening.

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