Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Port Wine

Lord Pembroke's port wine. This renowned wine is thus made- 27 gallons of rough cider, 13 gallons of Bone Carlo wine, 3 gallons of brandy. To make a hogshead of port.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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