[1] Founded in 1692 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal by Job Bearsley, becoming Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman when Joseph Taylor, John Alexander Fladgate and Morgan Yeatman formed a partnership in 1838, it is also one of the oldest.
[2] The house owns the brands of Fonseca, Fonseca-Guimaraens, Taylor, Krohn and Croft.
[3] The house ships almost all types of port including vintage, tawny, ruby, late-bottled vintage, and white.
The house invented the style of late-bottled vintage port.
[5][failed verification] In August 2023, it was announced Taylor Fladgate had acquired the assets, stock and Minho, Dão and Bairrada estates of the Portuguese wine company, Ideal Drinks.