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MADEIRA
Blandy’s Madeira Wine Company
Blandy’s Madeira Wine Company
Madeira is one of the most remarkable fine wines of the world. Its unprecedented ability
to age, retaining both its freshness and complexity, has long been the
hallmark of this iconic fortified wine.
John Blandy first set foot
on Madeira in 1808 to
work in the accounting
office of Newton, Gordon,
Murdoch, wine merchants in Madeira
at the time.
Above: Michael
Blandy and (right)
Chris Blandy, Chief
Executive of The
Blandy’s Madeira
Wine Company
Left: High altitude
vineyards on the
Island of Madeira
It was during the following years after
he arrived that he established the wine
company in 1811, developing also other
businesses as managers and agents of
ships and their cargo using Funchal
as a port of call.
Today, the Blandy family continue to
own and operate the Madeira Wine
Company, preserving a tradition that
has lasted for over 200 years and seven
generations.
The Symington Family
have remained as minor
shareholders, maintaining
an interest in the company
that they had managed since 1989.
It is through this successful partnership
that the company is now the leading
producer of premium quality wine on
the island.
The winemaker, Francisco Albuquerque,
has been named “Fortified Wine Maker
of the Year” at The International Wine
Challenge for 3 years running, reiterating
the fact that the company is leading the
way in the re-establishment of Madeira
as one of the world’s great wines.
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Top:
Wine aging in “Canteiro” in
the Sotão de Amendoa room
in the Blandy’s lodge
Right:
Vineyards in Santana
on the North Coast
BLANDY’S DUKE OF CLARENCE
The UK’s most popular brand of
Madeira and undisputed Madeira
market leader
BLANDY’S 10YO SERCIAL
One of the 10yo range of Madeira’s
which includes a Verdelho, Bual and
Malmsey
BLANDY’S ALVADA
A distinctive Madeira with a
contemporary look to appeal to
younger consumers
BLANDY’S 1996
COLHEITA MALMSEY
One of the special ‘single vintage’
range of wines which includes a
Sercial, Verdelho and Bual
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Below: The Blandy’s ‘Wine Library’ where
some of the most precious bottles are stored
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Above: Outdoor patio
area at the Blandy’s lodge