Port Wine Went Pink And I Failed To Notice

Port went pink and I failed to noticed until I read The last word: Breathing new life into port (FT, March 25th) by Richard Milne.

The article tells us how Porto the city tries attract a new stream of tourists while Port wine wants to shed its dusty image and conquer new fans.

As far as I can tell only one producer Croft ventured down that road with Pink Port (pictured below) which they suggest served chilled in a wine glass.

Croftpink

Seems like it was actually launched 2 years ago if I trust Marks & Spencer launch pink port for women (Telegraph UK, January 08).

Like Rosé for Port!

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