Europe shared what they learned over the ages from Ming dynasty Chinese or Dutch Delft, Portuguese placed their flare to the design using the blue and white in tiles, very appealing and good to see still a lot hanging on.
Port most definitely for those who enjoy sweet, instant headache looking at that last bottles price.
!BEER
I have seen dutch deflt very similar, and of course english types too "borrowed" from the Chinese.
No way on this earth I would pay that price for a bottle of decent booze let alone port wine yeuch!
English knew how to observe then perfect, sometimes wonder where that spirit has gone!
Some things come overrated with the name, sure to find good stock or similar in your travels, I would never pay that price either.
yes we are but a small insignificant island where in some quarters they still think we have an empire LOL
Perhaps the right attitude making it bigger, better than anywhere else. As for Port I think legal rights attached to the name itself, almost a warning not to delve too deep into the glass....