{"id":13875,"date":"2016-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/sandeman-sherry-and-other-international-wine-groups"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:38","slug":"sandeman-sherry-and-other-international-wine-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/sandeman-sherry-and-other-international-wine-groups","title":{"rendered":"Sandeman Sherry and other international wine groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Browse the fortified wine section of any given wine store or supermarket and you are likely to see a bottle of <\/span>Sandeman Sherry<\/span><\/a>. You may even see a Port or Madeira from the same brand. Some people find fortified wines confusing enough as it is, so when you see Sandeman Sherry<\/strong>, Port or Madeira alongside each other on a store shelf it may cause even more confusing.<\/span><\/p>\n

First things first: Sherry and Port are not the same. Sherry and Madeira are not the same. While seeing a Sandeman Sherry in one store and Sandeman Port in another may lead you to believe that these terms are interchangeable, that\u2019s not the case. The simple truth is that Sandeman Sherry<\/strong> belongs to an international wine group<\/a>, which has decided to market wines from the Sandeman brand across a number of different wine regions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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International wine groups<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While many wineries are small, independently-owned businesses, quite a few are actually part of larger parent companies. Sandeman Sherry<\/strong> is a good example: The Sandeman brand belongs to <\/span>Sogrape Vinhos<\/span><\/a>, a family-owned Portuguese group that owns a number of big brands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at Sogrape Vinhos and a number of other large international wine companies, and see if you recognise any of their wines – we think you just might!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sogrape Vinhos<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Founded in Portugal<\/strong> in 1942, Sogrape Vinhos is its country\u2019s largest family-owned winery business<\/strong>, and it owns wineries and wine brands<\/a> in both Portugal and Spain. Sandeman Sherry is one of its better known brands, alongside Mateus Ros\u00e9 and a number of Port houses including Sandeman and Porto Ferreira.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LVMH<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mo\u00ebt Hennessy Louis Vuitton<\/span><\/a> is a leader not just in wine but in international luxury goods generally. The group was formed in 1987 and is based in Paris. It owns a number of luxurious wine estates throughout the world, including top estates in Champagne, Bordeaux and Toro. In addition to its wine estates, it also owns leading Cognac house <\/span>Hennessy<\/span>. Its key wine estates include:<\/span><\/p>\n