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Number 5 - December 2006 - www.confrariavinhodoporto.com
Editorial
Dear Confrades,
We have arrived at the end of 2006 and, as usual, are pleased to report on our Confraria's activities this year.
First of all, with the enthronement of the President of the Portuguese Republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, an
event that greatly honoured our Confraria, we attained a total of 41 Heads of Government and of State
ranked Cancelários.
Of the several events the Confraria was invited to participate in during the year, the most noteworthy was our
participation in the 1st Grand Chapter of the Confradia Del Viño de la Ribera del Duero, in Penafiel, Spain.
We take this opportunity to thank all the Confrades who admirably represented the Confraria do Vinho do
Porto on this solemn occasion.
The Annual Enthronement Ceremony took place with the usual brilliance at the Bolsa Palace, when the
Chancellery enthroned the following personalities with the rank of Infanção: Aníbal Soares, National
President of the Confrèrie de la Chaine des Rôtisseurs; Artur Santos Silva, founder of the BPI, the first
private bank in Portugal since the 25th of April 1974; João Vallera, Portuguese Ambassador in Germany;
and Luís Braga da Cruz, Minister of the Economy of the XIVth Institutional Government and current
Consultant to the President of the Executive Board of EDP.
The Rabelo Boat Race again graced the River Douro with a great deal of colour and enjoyment.
Cálem's rabelo boat Quinta da Foz was the winner of the 2006 Regatta.
Once again, we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who actively work with the Chancellery and
to appeal for more and more confrades to become involved. The oath that each of us swears upon
enthronement applies to all of us. Let us repeat it together.
“For Port Wine, for the Confraria, for the Confrades!”
The Chancellery
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Enthronement Ceremony 2006
The Annual Enthronement Ceremony is the most representative event in our Confraria's calendar. As usual, the
ceremony began at 7 p.m. at the Bolsa Palace, Saturday June 24th.
The following new members were welcomed to our Confraria.
Proposed by the Chancellery and enthroned with the rank of Infanção: Aníbal Soares, National President of the
Confrèrie de la Chaine des Rôtisseurs; Artur Santos Silva, founder of the BPI, the first private bank in Portugal since
the 25th of April 1974; João Vallera, Portuguese Ambassador in Germany; and Luís Braga da Cruz, Minister of the
Economy of the XIVth Institutional Government and current Consultant to the President of the Executive Board of
EDP.
Also proposed by the Chancellery and enthroned with the rank of Cavaleiro: Avelino Videira, renown restorer of
works of art and Port Wine lover, specially devoted to promoting Port Wine in France, where he resides; Fernando
Melo, reporter for the Revista dos Vinhos who has always been particularly dedicated to Port Wine; Javier Pérez
Andrés, eminent Spanish reporter; Pascual Herrera Garcia, Director of the Castilla y Léon Centre of Enological
Studies; Rui Manuel Boavista Vieira Marques, ICEP Delegate in Berlin.
Enthroned by right, 2 Confrades with the rank of Mestre, 18 Confrades with the rank of Experto, and proposed by
other Confrades, 26 Confrades with the rank of Cavaleiro.
This Enthronement Ceremony, dedicated to the Douro Demarcated Region's 250th Anniversary, occurred with the
usual brilliance. Following the ceremony, the Confrades were led, in a solemn procession, by a Guard of Honour
from the Guarda Nacional Republicana and the tunes of the Tiago Perfeito Brass Band, to the Porto Customs
Building. As usual, two ancient tramways provided seated transport to the venue. Aperitifs were served in the Formal
Hall and the outside terrace; the Archives hosted the Gala Dinner and Dance.
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Enthronement Ceremony 2006 - Dinner
The Dinner Menu consisted of:
Fillets of Salt Cod wrapped in Katafi pastry with sautéed prawns and a light curry sauce, accompanied by SograpeVinhos de Portugal Vinha Grande 2005;
Loin of Baby Lamb wrapped in toasted pine nuts and Tornedo of Mirandesa Veal on a bed of wild mushrooms sautéed
with green pepper and sausage meat risotto, accompany by Real Companhia Velha Quinta dos Aciprestes Reserva
2003;
Welsh rarebit with Niza Cheese on greens;
Rocket leaves with a light vinaigrette and spoonful of Serra Cheese, accompanied by Confraria do Vinho do Porto
1997 Vintage Port;
Chocolate bombe with red fruit ice-cream, accompanied by Confraria do Vinho do Porto 20 Years Old Tawny Port;
Coffee, Herbal teas, old wine and cocoa chocolate truffles.
Small steak sandwiches with garlic and bay leaf, veal pasties and cream of asparagus soup, accompanied by SograpeVinhos de Portugal Vinha Grande 2005, were served in the early hours of the morning.
Creme de Espargos, acompanhados por Vinha Grande 2005 da Sogrape-Vinhos de Portugal.
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XXIII Rabelo Boat Regata
This year the Rabelo Boat Regatta was held on Sunday June 25th. The starting gun went off at noon, with a
favourable wind that great enhanced this magnificent spectacle.
Eighteen rabelo boats belonging to eight Port Wine shippers participated in the race: A.A. Cálem, Barros Almeida,
Cockburn Smithes, Gran Cruz, J.W. Burmester, QBV, Sogrape and Symington. The brilliant winner was A.A. Cálem
& Filho's Quinta da Foz.
The Chancellery's guests accompanied the race on the Millennium, a river boat with a capacity for 250 passengers.
The prizes were distributed and the respective family photograph was taken at the Largo de Sandeman, accompanied
by folk dancing and songs by the Lavradeira de Santa Maria Adelaide folk dancing group and followed by the
traditional luncheon.
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Commemorations Of The 250th Anniversary Of The Douro Demarcated Region
The Confraria do Vinho do Porto as present on the following occasions of the calendar of events for the
Commemorations of the 250th Anniversary of the Douro Demarcated Region:
31.08.06 • Inauguration Of The Commemorations
6 p.m. - Régua, Formal Reception Room of the Casa do Douro Formal ceremony of inauguration of the
Commemorations, in the presence of His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Portugal.
The Chancellery (Francisco Olazabal, George Sandeman, António Vasconcelos, João Nicolau de Almeida and
Manuel Magalhães Ferreira) was present.
The following Confrades were also present: António Saraiva and Fátima Saraiva from SPR, Manuel Pintão, Patrick
Pavoine, Jorge Rosas, Ana Filipa Correia, Ana Rato and Elisabette Carvalho from Adriano Ramos-Pinto and Isabel
Marrana.
All wore the formal Confraria robes.
10.09.06 • Thanksgiving Mass And Solemn Ceremony
11 a.m. - Lamego, Cathedral Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by the Bishops of Lamego, Vila Real, BragançaMiranda, Guarda and Algarve, as well as the Bishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda and the Auxiliary Bishop of
Braga.
5 p.m. - Formal Reception Room of the Casa do Douro, Solemn Ceremony, in the presence of His Excellent the
President of the Portuguese Republic.
Present on behalf of the Chancellery: Francisco Olazabal, George Sandeman, and João Nicolau de Almeida. Also
present, Confrades Manuel Pintão, António Saraiva, Fátima Saraiva, Gil Regueiro, Ana Filipa Correia, Elisabette
Carvalho and Isabel Marrana.
10.09.06 • 250th Anniversary Of The Companhia Geral Da Agricultura Das Vinhas Do Alto Douro
7:30 p.m. - The dinner commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Companhia was held at the Palácio de Cidrô.
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Olazabal were present on behalf of the Chancellery.
19.09.06 • Exhibition Of 18th To 20th Century Winemaking DocumentS
4:00 p.m. - An exhibition of 18th to 20th century winemaking documents was opened in the Hall of the Marquis at
the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Lisbon.
George Sandeman, Treasurer of the Confraria, and Isabel Marrana were present.
9.11.06 • Brussels, Berlaymont Building - “the Douro - The Port Wine Region Revisited”
5 p.m. - Inauguration of photographic exhibition by Dr. Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission.
George Sandeman, Treasurer of the Confraria, was present on behalf of the Chancellery.
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Enthronement Of His Excellency,
Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President Of The Portuguese Republic
The enthronement of Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, with the highest rank in the
Confraria - Cancelário - took place on Tuesday, October 17th, at 7 p.m.
In addition to the Chancellery, the following Confrades were present at this ceremony: Manuel Pintão, Assunção
Cálem, Jorge de Oliveira e Sousa, Rui Barbosa, António Vinagre, Mr. Sá Lemos, Júlio Caldeira and Mr. Vaz Pinto;
from Cockburn's, Dr. Jim Reader; Gran Cruz, Mr. Rocha Pinto; from QVB, Ana Margarida Morgado, Carlos Pinto,
João Hoelzer, Natasha Bridge, Paula Bacelar, Rui Lameiras, Rui Magalhães, Teresa Norte and Tiago Trigo; from
Symington Family Estates, Manuel Rocha and Mª José Marques; from SPR-Vinhos, António Saraiva, Fátima
Saraiva and Rui Pedro Vieira; from SVB, José Mª Vieira and Mário Saraiva Pinto; from Sogrape, Fernando Guedes,
Salvador Guedes, Oliveira Bessa, Bernardo Brito e Faro, Miguel Pessanha, Teresa Mª Allegro, Isabel Morais, João
Graça and Luís Simões; from the AEVP Isabel Marrana.
The Confraria was toasted at the ceremony with Confraria 20 Years Old Port.
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Enthronement Of His Excellency,
Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President Of The Portuguese Republic
To commemorate the occasion, the new Cancelário was
given a wooden 6-bottle case containing Vintage Ports
corresponding to his children's birthdates: Ferreira 1966
and Sandeman 1967. The gift included Vintage Ports
corresponding to his grandchildren's birthdates: Cálem
Quinta da Foz 1996, Rozès 1998, Quinta Vale do Meão
2001 and Ramos Pinto 2004. Mrs. Cavaco Silva received
a bouquet of flowers.
The ceremony was followed by a reception in the
General Assembly Hall at the Bolsa Palace, at which a
Dry White Port and a Ramos Pinto 10 Years Old Port
were served.
On November 13th, the Confraria sent a bottle of Sandeman 1963 Vintage Port to Mrs. Cavaco Silva in celebration of
her wedding anniversary.
Events - News
08.02.06 - FEDERATION OF PORTUGUESE WINE BROTHERHOODS
Noon - Press Conference at the headquarters of the Federation, Rua Conselheiro Veloso da Cruz, 608 in Vila Nova de
Gaia, followed by a Cocktail Party. The purpose of the conference was to present the joint Expovinis/Federation
program, as well as the Federation's visit to Canada. All the Confrades wore their respective robes. Albino Jorge was
present on behalf of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto as President of the Federation.
12.02.06 - 1St GRAND CHAPTER OF THE COFRADIA DEL VIÑO DE LA RIBERA DEL DUERO
Below, the program of this ceremony that took place in Ribera del Duero, Penafiel, Spain:
10:00 a.m. - Gathering of Brotherhoods at the Santa Maria Church, Museu de Arte Sacra, with a brandy tasting;
10:45 a.m. - Procession to the Church of San Pablo, led by the Penafiel Brass Band;
11:00 a.m. - Mass at the Church of San Pablo;
12:30 a.m. - Celebration of the 1st Grand Chapter of the Confradia Del Viño de la Ribera del Duero in the Hall of Acts
of the Museu do Vinho, which we were invited to sponsor, followed by a luncheon.
The following were present on behalf of the Chancellery: Francisco Javier Olazabal, Chancellor; George Sandeman,
Treasurer; António Vasconcelos, Inspector of Weights and Measures; and Manuel Magalhães Ferreira, Keeper of
Customs.
We gave the Cofradia 6 bottles of Confraria do Vinho do Porto 1991 Vintage Port to mark the occasion.
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Events - News
A blind tasting of DOC DOURO red and white wines
produced by Members of the Confraria and Associated
companies was held on June 5th at the installations of
the AEVP with a view to serving them at the Gala
Dinner and Dance that would follow the Confraria's
Annual Enthronement Ceremony.
The wines were tasted and scored by the most
representative winemaker of each company, as well by
the Confraria Chancellery, namely by João Nicolau de
Almeida, Head Steward, and Francisco Javier Olazabal,
Chancellor.
The following wines were selected for the Dinner:
Sogrape-Vinhos de Portugal Vinha Grande 2005
Real Companhia Velha Quinta dos Aciprestes Reserva
2003
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Events - News
01.04.06 - 5Th CHAPTER OF THE GASTRONOMIC BROTHERHOOD OF TRIPE PORTO STYLE
The 5th Chapter of the Gastronomic Brotherhood of Tripe Porto Style met at the Formal Hall of the Porto Customs
House on April 1st, at 6:30 p.m. Our Chancellor, Francisco Javier Olazabal was the Brother of Honour.
The meeting was followed at 8 p.m. by a welcome Cocktail, followed by Dinner and, at 10:45 p.m., by a Dance.
22.09.06 - INAUGURATION OF THE EXHIBITION: “PORTO WINE - KNOWLEDGE AND FLAVOUR”
Our Confraria was invited by Luís Filipe Menezes, Mayor of Vila Nova de Gaia, by the Department of Culture,
Heritage and Tourism and by Gaianima, to be present at the inauguration of the exhibition entitled “Vinho do Porto um saber com sabor” at 7 p.m. at the Corpus Christi Convent in Gaia. Our Confraria was represented by our
Chancellor, Francisco Olazabal. A Cocktail Party followed the ceremony.
18.11.06 - ANNUAL GRAND CHAPTER OF THE QUEIROSIANO BROTHERHOOD
Reception of new Brothers was held at 6 p.m. in the Solar Condes de Resende, followed by a formal Dinner and the
Ball of the Camelias.
Mr. and Mrs. João Nicolau de Almeida, our Head Steward, were present on behalf of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto.
28.11.06 - 1st OBSERVATORY ON THE “EVILS AND BENEFITS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION” OF
THE FEDERATION OF PORTUGUESE WINE BROTHERHOODS
Discussion of this topic was opened at the Quinta da Boeira, Vila Nova de Gaia, at 10 a.m. The participants broke for
lunch at 1 p.m. and continued to analyse the subjects under discussion throughout the afternoon.
Present on behalf of our Confraria, Manuel Maria Magalhães Ferreira, Keeper of Customs.
Special Confraria products
Umbrella, Standard size: € 15,00
Umbrella, Golf size: € 25,00
Silk ties with the Confraria emblem: € 15,00
Ladies' silk scarf with the Confraria emblem: € 23,00
Lapel pins with and w/o long pin: € 20,00
Metal badge of rank - Mestre and Experto: € 5,00
Crystal decanter with engraved Confraria emblem: € 90,00
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