For The Love Of Port

Hi Everyone Its been great to read the balanced responces from Adrian and Roy to this topic.Thanks for your inputs to open up the debate. As i mentioned,through my Wset course we had a tasting of fortified wines with Richard Mayson and can i say it was very good.....and thanks if he lurks in on this...

Hi Im Nigel and introduced myself in another post.....just wanted to come on here and say as part of my Wset Diploma course we have a Port and Maderia Day tomorrow (wednesday) with Richard Mayson.Really looking forward to it and will repost to let people know how it went.Any hello`s or messages to p...

Thanks for the kind and helpful words guys.....i can see im going to enjoy being part of this forum and post as often as i can. Alex....i do get up to London as often as i can and to be able to be involved with a tasting group would be great.I try to attend the larger wine fairs such as the LIWSF an...

Port and Lemanade.....now that takes me back 30 odd years to the time when flared trousers were the rage and John Travolta was a god (First Time Around) :) Ladies just loved this drink in the Uk. Isnt the way to attract younger people to Port through education.Specially through the internet as it is...

Hi Roy...and other viewers Thank you for the reply and i can see totally what you are saying.I have actually been lurking in the background for a good few months just checking out the posts and the best way to get involved in a subject which is both large and diverse.Finally i did decide to take the...

Hi one and all Im Nigel and live in south west uk.I have just started my Wset diploma course and one of the first exams we take in about 8 weeks time is fortified wines.Though i have some knowledge of the process of fortification of Ports,madiera and sherries i have little experience of tasting and ...