With more exhibitors than 2023, the 2024 Big Fortified Tasting demonstrated again how the popularity of this category of wines continues to grow.

English Vermouth is making a statement at the 2024 edition of the Big Fortified Tasting with seven producers making an appearance on our first ever feature table for this classic cocktail wine.

New at the Big Fortified Tasting 2024 is our partnership with Decanter World Wine Awards, helping showcase a selection of award-winning fortified wines from around the world. DWWA are showing 12 fortified wines that have all been awarded Best In Show, Platinum or Gold medals at the 2023 or 2022 awards. 

We're delighted to be able to confirm the masterclass schedule for 2024, featuring the School of Port, the wines of Moscatel de Setúbal and Moscatel Roxo de Setúbal and a Penfolds Fortified Masterclass. 

Penfolds will be proudly presenting a selection of its revered Tawnies side by side for the first time in the UK, including the 50 Year Old Rare Tawny, produced in extremely limited quantities and regarded as a true collectors’ item.

Discover the wonders of port and the Douro, brought to you by the port-mad people at Symington Family Estates and Quevedo Wines. An educational initiative for wine professionals and wine lovers.

Portuguese wine expert Sarah Ahmed will explore the influence of terroir, time and innovation on this vinous nectar. What is the impact of sand versus clay/limestone soils on flavour profile? How do skin maceration and ageing times influence the wines. Or ageing in stainless steel, wood or concrete amphora? What happens when you fortify Moscatel de Setúbal with Armagnac or Cognac? And who or what is Trois?

After what was quite possibly the biggest and best BFT so far in 2023, we are delighted to announce that registration for the 2024 event is now open. We’re back at the Church House Conference Centre in Westminster, London on Tuesday 23rd April. Register now and join us for the largest and most diverse annual trade fair dedicated to fortified wines.

The 2023 edition of the Big Fortified Tasting was certainly the biggest ever, with more producers packed into Church House Conference Centre than any previous year, pouring their wines for more visitors than ever before – almost 600 of them registered to attend. Those are facts we can confirm. Was it the best show ever? We’ll leave that to our exhibitors and visitors to decided, but with feedback like this, we are certainly confident that it made an impact.

We're delighted to be able to confirm the masterclass schedule for 2023, featuring wines from Real Companhia Velha, Moscatel de Setúbal and Kopke.