PORTUGAL— AN OLD FRIEND.
Portugal, which han dool&red war against Germany, hae been on friendly terms with England sinoo the llth century. But the closest link between the two countries has been a convivial one. For the average Englishmen Portugal long stood for port. The rich wine of Oporto seems peculiarly suited to the English palate, and when, by the Methuen Treaty of 1713 ib became vendible in the country at two-thirds tho price of most rival brands, its popularity naturally increased. It i* «till tho Englishman's favourite wine, and even teetotalers have sometimes tried to exclude it from the general taboo of their pledge. — London Chroniclo".
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 1, 2 January 1915, Page 11
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107PORTUGAL—AN OLD FRIEND. Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 1, 2 January 1915, Page 11
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