Blandy's

The important Portuguese Madeira house Blandy's Madeira was founded in 1811 by the Englishman John Blandy from Dorset. He became acquainted with the island of Madeira as early as 1807, when he was posted on a ship in the army of the English general Sir William Beresford (1768-1854) to defend against a possible attack by Napoleon. It was at this time that the dessert wine trade, which was just blossoming, caught his interest. After his army service, he returned to the island and settled there. Subsequently, the family acquired extensive estates. The success of the business, now known as Blandy Brothers & Co, began in 1852 when son Charles Ridpath Blandy bought up large quantities of mature Madeira. His daughter married a Cossart of the Cossart Gordon wine company in 1874.

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