In an oxygen-free (anaerobic) environment at a certain temperature, pH and salinity, the bacteria can produce a toxin that in very small amounts can cause life-threatening paralysis.

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But vintage ports, made only in a few top years, are bottled early on and mature sloooowly in their oxygen-free glass-and-cork environment.

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