A glass of fine Port cuts through the drafty fall days that will soon turn into winter.

There’s something special about a glass of Port and and a collection of friends surrounding a crackling fire engaged in deep discussion. 

Mix in a gently falling snow, dim lights and a soundtrack of atmospheric rock in the background and Port, a wine made from fruit harvested in Portugal’s Douro region and fortified by the introduction of a grape spirit that halts the fermentation process and thus leaves residual sugar in the wine, heartily stands up to the chill outside.