A Sweeter Way to Count Down to Christmas: The Quevedo Port Wine Advent Calendar

Where the Advent calendar began

The Advent calendar started in 19th-century Germany. Lutheran families counted down the days to Christmas by marking a chalk line on a door each day, or by lighting a candle each evening. Some families hung a small picture on the wall for every day of December.

The first printed calendar is generally credited to Gerhard Lang, a Munich publisher, in the early 1900s. His version had little doors, one for each day, with a picture hiding behind each. Chocolate behind the doors became popular after the Second World War, and the tradition has been growing ever since.

One Port a day

The Quevedo Port Wine Advent Calendar brings that tradition to the Port lover. Behind its 24 doors are 24 x 50 ml bottles of Quevedo's best-selling Ports, two of each of these twelve:

• White

• Rosé

• Reserve Lágrima

• 30 Year Old White

• Ruby

• Organic Reserve Ruby

• LBV 2019

• Tawny

• Special Reserve Tawny

• 10 Year Old Tawny

• 20 Year Old Tawny

• Colheita 2008

It is a sweeter way to enjoy the lead-up to the holidays, and its cheerful green and red packaging makes it a gift that is as nice to give as it is to open.

Where to find it

The Quevedo Port Wine Advent Calendar is available at select private wine stores in Winnipeg. Quantities are limited, so get yours before they are gone.

Presented by BKG Distributors