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- Mon Apr 01, 2019 1:51 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Question about aging Colheita
- Replies: 16
- Views: 914
Re: Question about aging Colheita
So..... in other words my last bottles of 1934 Niepoort Colheita, bought at auction a dozen years ago and which were amazing then, are now likely toast? (No idea when bottled.). So sad. This is the one problem with moving to Massachusetts 7 years ago. My wine is still stuck in California and I only ...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:12 am
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: February trip to Lisbon
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4573
Re: February trip to Lisbon
There are many good options in Baixa..... follow the business people and workers. Unfortunately, I can picture where I was, but no names. But the general area should suffice and it's right down the hill from where you are staying. There will be options in Alfama too, but without a solid recommendati...
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:39 pm
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: Calling all New Englanders (but hello again everyone else!)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 719
Re: Calling all New Englanders (but hello again everyone else!)
Peter: Wired West is the most recent local initiative, commenced by a group of tech savvy people in the environs. It's been slow but happening gradually. There was even a mention in the paper about how this was first raised 15 years ago by Mass Broadband (I think that's the name), and what a joke it...
- Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:31 am
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: Calling all New Englanders (but hello again everyone else!)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 719
Calling all New Englanders (but hello again everyone else!)
I am sooooo excited to be able to re-connect with FTLOPers. It's been a long, isolated year-plus while waiting to be internet-connected, something I (as a former Los Angeles person) took totally for granted when I moved out here to the Pioneer Valley in Western Mass. With everything that goes on aro...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:45 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Always a great visit in Madeira
- Replies: 5
- Views: 774
Re: Always a great visit in Madeira
So interesting...... is it from the grandfather? I wonder if they have more. Must be quite a task to trace for them.
Congratulations. I love these guys and I am particularly fond of the extremely old (yet undocumented) wines but they are hard to come by these past 3 years or so.
Heather
Congratulations. I love these guys and I am particularly fond of the extremely old (yet undocumented) wines but they are hard to come by these past 3 years or so.
Heather
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:34 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Need New Movie + Video Suggestions
- Replies: 442
- Views: 160386
Re: Need New Movie + Video Suggestions
Sorry this reply has to be the first posting I've made in something like 5-6 months (!!), if anyone is a fan of really campy/cheesy horror, there is simply NOTHING that beats Mega Piranha, a Syfy Channel production featuring Barry Williams (Greg Brady to the rest of us) as Secy of Defense, and Tiffa...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:58 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: “Madeira floods and mudslides kill 25”
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2778
Re: “Madeira floods and mudslides kill 25”
I found an interesting site http://www.madeirahelp.com , which includes intermittent updates each day, including the following notable observations not typically mentioned in news reports: Madeira Update 2100Z 23FEB2010 - Death toll 42, Local government president lowered the number to 37 on TV. Gove...
- Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:28 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: “Madeira floods and mudslides kill 25”
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2778
Re: “Madeira floods and mudslides kill 25”
I finally heard back from Faja dos Padres... Patricia reports they had a little trouble but nothing serious and all is okay, thankfully, on their bit of the south coast.
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:19 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Disaster In Madeira!!!!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 319
Disaster In Madeira!!!!
In case no one is browsing the Madeira forum..... another of our members posted a briefing on a violent storm on the island of Madeira. Another report I saw on Yahoo said 32 were dead and 60+ seriously injured, road blocked with huge rocks. Trying to get more information but I thought that with so m...
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:14 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: “Madeira floods and mudslides kill 25”
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2778
Re: “Madeira floods and mudslides kill 25”
I just saw this on the yahoo headlines page saw Portuguese Island and was astounded. I logged on to see if anyone here had further info. Anything we can do to help? Maybe we should all put some effort in to collectively send anything over.
This is awful.
This is awful.
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:11 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: Do we keep Douro wines part of FTLOP?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1824
Re: Do we keep Douro wines part of FTLOP?
Sorry guys, been so so long. But absolutely please keep Douros on here. Chat soon.
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:42 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Killer Madeira Tasting Event by Rare Wine Co June 7
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4090
Re: Killer Madeira Tasting Event by Rare Wine Co June 7
Yes, yes, yes, I know :oops: After being absent from home 3 weeks (and then immediately getting up at 4am 2x for this wonderful even) I had jet lag to get over, work to get caught up on and house to get back in order...... I'll be tardy but I'll get something up, I promise. But I can immediately con...
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:48 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Questionable experts at auction houses?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1064
Questionable experts at auction houses?
Someone sent me a link to a blog about a phony Sex Pistols art poster that is/was part of an upcoming auction at Christie's in NY. A number of people had posted comments, about how easy it was for anyone to recognize it as a fraud (among the reasons, that clubs never printed the years on flyers back...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:55 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Symington acquires Quinta de Roriz
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1046
Re: Symington acquires Quinta de Roriz
This is indeed very interesting and I am curious too about Cristiano and Sandra's involvement as well as what they will do in the future. What does this mean for them? Just the Quinta do Vale d. Maria?
- Fri May 29, 2009 12:04 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: French wine exports in serious decline
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1752
Re: French wine exports in serious decline
Let's not forget that California is selling off its stock at discounts (anybody see the flyer from Mannie this week for 50% off what are presumably cult wines?). And I've always been of the opinion that CA wine has been far more overvalued than the French ever were. It's been ages since I had an Ita...
- Fri May 29, 2009 11:46 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: The Euro has hit 1.40 vs the USD ...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 792
Re: The Euro has hit 1.40 vs the USD ...
No idea but :hoppingmad: that thing needs to go DOWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. C'mon dollar, get a move on.
- Sat May 23, 2009 2:21 pm
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: June 7 - Historic Madeira Tasting in San Francisco
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2331
Re: June 7 - Historic Madeira Tasting in San Francisco
Anyone else going Sunday??
- Thu May 21, 2009 2:47 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Need New Movie + Video Suggestions
- Replies: 442
- Views: 160386
Re: Need Video Suggestions
Genre: Drama Title: The Sisters Comment: Maria Bello, Rip Torn, Tony Goldwyn, Erika Christensen, Mary Stuart Masterson, Elizabeth Banks... based on a similarly titled Chekhov play... this has some really biting dialog, all the way through. Lots of interfamily drama but fun in a really dark way and a...
- Mon May 18, 2009 11:20 am
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: TN: 1905 D’Oliveira Verdelho Vintage Madeira
- Replies: 5
- Views: 730
Re: 1905 D'Oliveiras Verdelho Madeira
I was loving this one. :lick: As I am out of the country I don't have my notes but I think the '08 was better back at the April 08 tasting in San Fran?
- Mon May 18, 2009 11:11 am
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: A more reliable source for Serra de Estrela
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2324
Re: A more reliable source for Serra de Estrela
I'd love an email blast on the cheese thing when the time comes. Thanks!