"This Christmas I’ll mostly be drinking aged Tawny Port, inspired by an extraordinary tasting where I sampled a dozen aged Ports from Kopke, the oldest of the Port houses."
Tawny ports are aged in large oak barrels, which expedites the aging and oxidative process and turns the bright red colors to a tawny brown. It also creates mature, nutty and sherry-like characteristics.
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