Cossart Gordon is the oldest trading house on Madeira. It was founded in 1745 by Francis Newton, a young Scot who settled on the Portuguese island on September 12 of that year. By the mid-nineteenth century, Cossart Gordon had half the island's vineyards under contract. They are no longer that large, but the company still makes leading Madeira wines.
Shortly after Francis Newton arrived on Madeira, his younger brother Thomas followed, and in 1758 another Scot: Thomas Gordon of Balmaghie. In 1763 yet another Scot, Thomas Murdoch, joined the rapidly growing company, and in 1791 the gentlemen renamed their venture Newton, Gordon, Murdoch & Co.
By the mid-nineteenth century, this company was by far the island's largest producer, trading half of all Madeira produced. Almost all of it went to America, where Newton's brother Andrew had settled and managed to distribute the wine very successfully. Madeira keeps extremely well, which made it exceptionally suitable for export - at the time it was one of the best-selling wines in the New World.
In 1808, the Irishman William Cossart took over the company, which was renamed Newton, Gordon, Cossart & Co. At the end of the nineteenth century the company expanded its activities, also trading Port, Sherry, Tarragona, Marsala and Malaga. Only after the Second World War did it once again focus entirely on Madeira.
Cossart Gordon still remains a leading Madeira house today. They make wines in every style, from all the grape varieties permitted for this wine. You find them all over the world, but always in small quantities, since production on tiny Madeira is inevitably limited. We currently have two wines from Cossart Gordon in our range. You can view all our wines from Cossart Gordon here.
If you want to know more about this winery, here you will find the link to the website of Cossart Gordon.
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