Friday, January 27, 2012

Port wine in Pride and Prejudice

Inquiring readers: Raquel Sallaberry from Jane Austen em Portugues contributed this interesting information about Port wine:

Last year when I drank a Port wine I vaguely remembered having read a mention about this wine in Jane Austen, but was not sure in which of the books. When we finished the bottle, I brought it home to photograph and do research.

Port wine became very popular in England