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".
DeVito/Verdi DeVito/Verdi DeVito/Verdi is an American-based advertising and public relations company, headquartered in New York City, formed in 1993 by partners Sal DeVito and Ellis Verdi when founding partner and Creative Director, John Follis, left Follis/DeVito/Verdi to start his new agency, Follis Inc.. The full service agency serves clients across the United States in cities such as Denver, Boston, Miami, Grand Rapids, St. Louis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In 1988 the agency was opened as Follis & Verdi by Ellis Verdi and John Follis, partner and creative director. In 1991, Sal DeVito joins the firm as a second partner and