{"id":599998,"date":"2019-07-22T10:10:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T09:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=599998"},"modified":"2019-07-22T17:11:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T16:11:59","slug":"grahams-launches-innovative-white-port-targeting-new-consumers-and-vibrant-bar-scene-www-grahams-port-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/grahams-launches-innovative-white-port-targeting-new-consumers-and-vibrant-bar-scene-www-grahams-port-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham\u2019s launches innovative White Port targeting new consumers and vibrant bar scene."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Graham\u2019s launches innovative White Port targeting new consumers and vibrant bar scene<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graham\u2019s Port, one of the Symington family’s flagship port brands, have launched its first premium white port to engage with new consumers and broaden the category’s appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham\u2019s Blend N\u00ba5 White Port brings together the port-making knowledge handed down through the Symington family since the 19th century with the more contemporary and informal approach of the 5th generation, who have recently joined the family\u2019s long winemaking tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The release of Blend N\u00ba5 follows the increasing popularity of White Port & Tonic as a refreshing aperitif. The trend towards healthier lifestyles and people \u2018drinking less, but better\u2019 has prompted a surge in lower strength alcoholic drinks. The Port & Tonic has been experiencing success in both in the UK and at home as an innovative and less alcoholic alternative to the classic Gin & Tonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whereas most white ports are made up of a mixed field blend of various white grape varieties,
\nGraham\u2019s Port\u2019s head winemaker, Charles Symington, selected two premium Portuguese white grape varieties – the fresh Malvasia Fina and the aromatic Moscatel Gallega – to produce this new blend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grapes are hand-picked and cold fermented in small batches. Blend No.5 is bottled 3 months after the harvest to preserve maximum freshness and should be drunk young. The wine is medium dry, deliberately designed to mix well with tonic whilst also being an excellent standalone drink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graham\u2019s Design Manager, Alexandra Sousa Ribeiro, commissioned the renowned Portuguese fashion illustrator Ant\u00f3nio Soares, who has previously collaborated with FENDI, Karl Lagerfeld, and Chanel, to draw the beautiful illustrations for the bottle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur design concept aimed to transmit the aromatic fresh profile of the wine – white grapes, lime, peaches, honey – whilst connecting it with mint and lemon, the garnish associated with Port and Tonic. Ant\u00f3nio Soares, who is known for his strong use of colour, was invited to use his artistic interpretation to create the organic elements for the bottle illustration.\u201d Alexandra Sousa Ribeiro, Design Manager, Symington Family Estates<\/p>\n\n\n

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Graham\u2019s launches innovative White Port targeting new consumers and vibrant bar scene www.grahams-port.com FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER Graham\u2019s Port, one of the Symington family’s flagship port brands, have launched its first premium white port to engage with new consumers and broaden the category’s appeal. Graham\u2019s Blend N\u00ba5 White Port brings together the port-making knowledge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":600004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-599998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ulster-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599998"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":600101,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599998\/revisions\/600101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}