For The Love Of Port

Maybe make it a yearly/5-yearly FTLOP pilgrimage? I would say every couple years would be fun and keep it from getting too regular. We could do some serious damage to their cellar, I've seen how many on here can suck down the tasty purple liquid like water :winebath: [cheers.gif] :lol: You need an ...

'63 Graham's VP. Decanted in the end probably 7 hours. (Dessert course was served later than I would have guessed). It was showing very well and was everything I love about port!

-Mark

I am a big fan of blind tastings, but in small doses. By that I mean I like to start with a few blind bottles to start and then move to an "announced" list there after and reveal the blind bottles as soon as notes and thoughts are compiled. The reason for this is in the events I have atten...

I opened a high mileage NV white port. A Pocas Branco Doce Para Misas. I got this bottle in Brazil from the wife's family who brought it back from Portugal from their home village which I took to New York and then Tampa hence the high mileage. Its the wine used for mass which puts a whole new light ...

This is a little bit of a "long time listener, first time caller" deal. I joined the forum in 2007 and never made a post until today. :oops: Frankly I have no idea why, but due to the magic of in flight WiFi had some time to do so. I have been enjoying port for many years, but only started...

I think its 3 different things for me. 1. Prioritization against other wine purchases - 2. Drinking window vs cellaring time. I bought some '07 VPs when I decided I really should have some good port in the cellar, but didn't fully internalize the epic time scale between release and when it is 'ready...

Thanks for posting I missed this one earlier and I think it nails it for me.

-Mark