Port wine left ("pass the port to port") and for the bottle or decanter not to touch the table on its way around, though some cultures reject this tradition. If a diner fails to pass the port, others at the table may ask "Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?" The Port and Douro Wines Institute is an official body belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture of Portugal and is a key institution in promoting the industry and knowledge of making port wine. It was previously known as the Instituto do Vinho do Porto. Producers of port wine are often called "shippers".
In Wine Country In Wine Country In Wine Country is a lifestyle television show originating from NBC's owned-and-operated station in San Jose, California, KNTV (Channel 11), which serves the San Francisco Bay Area, and also airs throughout the country on the network's "Nonstop" digital subchannels and as part of the overnight schedule early Sunday mornings over the main NBC television network. In Wine Country debuted as "Wine Country Living" in January 2002 after KNTV became an NBC affiliate. It changed its title to the current "In Wine Country" in September 2004. The program is hosted by Mary Babbitt and mainly deals with topics