Fonseca is pleased to announce that it has declared the 2011 vintage. The Fonseca Vintage Port blend is based on the reserve wines of Quinta do Cruzeiro in the Pinhão Valley.

The low vigour and extremely healthy vines this year, with very balanced temperatures during the ripening of the grapes, combined with small bunches and berries resulted in Ports being produced with great freshness of fruit and excellent natural acidity.

Fonseca is proud to partner with Ruth's Chris Steak House to host an exclusive five-course
Port Dinner on October 18 at 51 participating Ruth's Chris Steak House restaurants across the U.S. 

Saint George's Day is the day chosen by Port houses to announce the release of a new Vintage Port from the harvest two years previously.

Fonseca's longest serving taster, Mario Fernando Araújo, today celebrates 50
years working for the firm.

At this early stage the wines appear very promising.

As summer holidays draw to an end it is time to think about more imPORTant things like the harvest of 2011.

The Quinta de Santo António estate, owned by Fonseca Guimaraens, has this week
launched an organic olive oil.

Fonseca will bottle a limited edition of double magnums of 2009 vintage port.