Fine Wine & Good Spirits to Host Famed Port-Maker at Ardmore Premium Collection
ARDMORE, Pa., Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection at Ardmore Shopping Center, 62 Greenfield Ave., Ardmore, will host a bottle signing featuring famed port-maker George Sandeman from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Wednesday, Oct. 31.
George Sandeman is responsible for public relations at Sogrape Vinhos, Portugal's leading family-owned fine wine company. The eldest son of the seventh generation of the Sandeman family, who began trading in port and sherry in 1790, George's background instilled a love for the wines of Portugal and Spain, and he began his apprenticeship in the wine business in 1971. He worked in Oporto, Portugal, and Jerez, Spain, as well as in several different wine companies. In 1990, he was appointed general manager for Sandeman in Oporto, and became chairman of The House of Sandeman in 1991 after his father retired. In 2002, following the acquisition of The House of Sandeman by Sogrape Vinhos, George joined the board of the company.
He will offer samples of Sandeman Founders Reserve Porto (Code 6332 - $20.99) and Sandeman Tawny Porto (Code 6507 - $15.99) to those 21 years of age and older. He will also sign pre-purchased bottles, answer customers' questions, and share stories, history, and interesting facts about his fortified wine.
The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in Pennsylvania, operates more than 600 wine and spirits stores statewide, and licenses 20,000 alcohol producers, retailers, and handlers. The PLCB also works to reduce and prevent dangerous and underage drinking through partnerships with schools, community groups, and licensees. Taxes and store profits – totaling $16.5 billion since the agency's inception – are returned to Pennsylvania's General Fund, which finances Pennsylvania's schools, health and human services programs, law enforcement, and public safety initiatives, among other important public services. The PLCB also provides financial support for the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, other state agencies, and local municipalities across the state. For more information about the PLCB, visit www.lcb.pa.gov.
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SOURCE Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
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