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cases in 2011, France is followed by Holland (1.34 million cases), Portugal (1.18 million
cases) and Belgium (1.07 million cases). The UK comes in fifth place with annual sales
of .98 million cases. Of the main markets, Canada registers the highest average price per
litre at the equivalent of 9.29 euros, compared with 3.51 euros per litre in France; the
latter figure has barely moved in over a decade. In North America (USA and Canada) the
Special Categories register over 50 per cent of sales.
With a history dating back nearly five centuries, the future prospects for Port and the
Douro are considered in a postscript at the end of the book.
notes
- Forrester offers the following ‘receipt’ or recipe for jeropiga: ‘to fifty-six pounds of dried elderberry, and sixty
pounds of coarse brown sugar, or treacle, add seventy eight gallons of unfermented grape juice, and thirty-nine
gallons of the strongest brandy. Mix all thoroughly together.’ - Vizetelly is somewhat confused here, as the railway runs on the north bank of the River Douro, the same side
as the village of Pinhão. - Silva & Cosens’ steam boiler was made at Dukinfield near Manchester – and the certificate issued with the
boiler is signed by Stanley Politt, a distant relative of the author of this book.