KWV 1929 BOBERG TAWNY PORT LIQUEUR ALMOST A 100 YEARS OLD!

THIS 750ML SUPERIOR 1929 KWV BOBERG TAWNY PORT LIQUEUR IS AN EXTREME RARITY THAT IS ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD. A MUST HAVE FOR THE COLLECTOR!
 
"This was reportedly bottled after 20 years in a barrel. An intriguing nose of lemon peels, herbs and savoury meats. With lots of flavour and enough freshness making it extremely pleasurable" Roland Peens , 94/100 (Oct 2018)
 
A single bottle of 1929 KWV port has attracted attracted a lot of attention recently on the Strauss & Co's Cape Heritage Wines auction with bids exceeding the lot's original estimate of R10,000. This was however a special bottling for the Golden Jubilee celebration of KWV in 1968, having spent nearly four decades in a large oak vat.
 
KWV HAS BEEN A TRADITIONAL MAINSTAY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN WINE SCENE FOR DECADES. FOUNDED IN 1918 THE SAME YEAR NELSON MANDELA WAS BORN, KWV HAS SEEN HOW THE SA WINE INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.
 
NOTE I HAVE FIVE 1961 MONIS COLLECTORS PORT BOTTLES FROM 1987 THAT COMMEMORATE THE 300 YEAR PAARL ANNIVERSARY ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. ALSO SOME OTHER HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER VINTAGE PORTS LIKE A 1948 KWV PORT LIMITED RELEASE GOLD MEDAL WINNER, AN AMAZING 96 YEAR OLD 1929 KWV PORT, A SEDGWICK OLF BROWN SHERRY 750ML CERAMIC BOTTLE STILL FULL AND SEALED, A CLOS MALVERNE 2002 RESERVE 1,5L BOTTLE IS WOODEN CRATE AND TWO KWV MUCADELL LIQUER WINE BOTTLES ONE FROM 1968 AND ONE FROM 1975.
 
SIZE: 26CM HIGH 9CM DIAMETER
VOLUME 750ML
 
CONDITION: SMALL TEAR TO LABEL. SOME MINOR PORT LEVEL DROP. LITTLE RESIDUE TO NECK OF BOTTLE. SEAL IS STILL GOOD AND BOTTLE IN GOOD CONDITION.
ALTHOUGH FORTIFIED WINES (A WINE TO WHICH A DISTILLED SPIRIT, USUALLY BRANDY, HAS BEEN ADDED) LIKE PORT ALMOST NEVER SPOIL WITH AGE, I CAN UNFORTUNATELY NOT GUARANTEE HOW DRINKABLE THIS WINE WILL BE. BUT MOST FORTIFIED WINES AGE VERY WELL IN THE BOTTLE AND DO NOT "GO OFF" AFTER A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS. THEY JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER!
 
KWV (KOOPERATIEWE WIJNBOUWERS VERENIGING) (1918-1966):
KWV was founded as a winemaking co-operative on 8 January 1918 by wine makers from the Western Cape in South Africa. The name Koöperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Suid-Afrika is Dutch for "Co-operative Winemakers Union' of South Africa".
KWV was established in order to secure bona fide wine farmers a continuously adequate return for their produce. It would buy from the farmers, sell to the merchants (with whom it would not compete on the local market) and then dispose of all production that was surplus to local demand.
The organisation also invested a great deal in the promotion of South African wine and brandy both locally and abroad. In 1997 KWV converted from a co-operative to a company structure.
In October 2016 KWV was acquired by the Vasari group based in London. The KWV Headquarters and main production complex are situated in the Cape Winelands in Paarl.
 
FORTIFIED WINES:
Fortification is the process of adding a grape spirit like brandy to wine during or after fermentation.The word fortify means to strengthen, reinforce, and protect. In wine terms, that means increasing the alcohol content, halting fermentation in some instances, and extending shelf life.
You might be wondering why someone would fortify wine in the first place. Well, back in the day before refrigeration and air-tight wine bottling was available, winemakers had to figure out a way to preserve their wine and prevent spoilage. As it turned out, adding distilled spirits to the wine did the trick.
There are 5 main types of fortified wine, each with their own special characteristics: Sherry, Port, Madeira, Marsala and Vermouth.
Hailing from Portugal, port wine gets its sweetness from brandy that is added before the fermentation process is finished. There are different styles of port like Tawny, Ruby and Rose produced by differences in alcohol percentage (16-20%) and time to age (garnet-hued nutty tawny is aged more than fruity ruby and pink rose). Port is considered a digestif or dessert wine, and pairs perfectly with a range of dishes. For tawny and ruby port, try chocolate truffles, chocolate cake, or smoked cheeses. 
 
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