1917
One backs women, children and old men, in the vintage year 1917 at the harvest in Bordeaux. At that time, all the men almost were in the war. With an early harvest beginning simple wines could be brought in. The durability was not of great duration and the wines can be considered risky today.
The port vintage year 1917 is regarded as good till satisfactory and was declared by some port houses.
In Germany a forgotten year.
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