Cockburn's Port House

Cockburn’s Port (/ˈkoʊbɜːrnz/ KOH-burnz) is a port producer in Portugal.

Cockburn’s was set up by Scotsman Robert Cockburn in 1815,[1] who returned to Portugal after first visiting the country as a soldier fighting under Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars. It became a major brand of port in the 19th and 20th centuries.

In 1962, the company ceased to be a family-owned business when it was sold to Harvey’s of Bristol,[2] which itself then became part of Allied Domecq until 2005, when Allied Domecq was taken over by Pernod Ricard, which sold Cockburn's and some other brands to the Fortune Brands holding company (the parent company of Beam Global). In 2010 Cockburn's was sold to Symington Family Estates, a family-owned business that owns over 1,006 hectares (2,400 acres) of vineyards in the Douro valley.[3]

References

  1. ↑ McKenna, Gemma. "Cockburn’s Port lines up year of celebrations for bicentenary". Harper's. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Voss, Roger. "An Exclusive Tasting of Cockburn’s Centuries-Old, Yet Drinkable Ports". Wine Enthusiast. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ↑ McKenna, Gemma. "Cockburn’s Port lines up year of celebrations for bicentenary". Harper's. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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