For The Love Of Port

Got this bottle today for 5.99 from Aldis which is the same price as the Warres LBV at Tescos at the moment.

Fletchers LBV 20%, 1999 bottled 2005

Bottled by H. & C. J. Feist

Suitable for vegetarians

Nothing much else on the bottle except bottled especially for Aldis etc.

Derek Turnbull wrote:If it's not on in Hull then it's probably not on in Chesterfield either I think everyone should head for Alex's local Tesco's and John and I can just take care of the bottles in the Midlands and the North East 8)

John, I bought 6 of these from Tesco at Christmas as they were doing the same deal then. They are all gone :P I didn't take notes but from memory it is good for what it is, a filtered LBV. Don't confuse it with the unfiltered LBV from the same house - which is superb but costs £15, sometimes £10 wi...

Rui wrote:Me too, but I got two!

Johnny7 wrote:Just got a bottle of Warres 1999 LBV , bottled in 2005, reduced from £9.99 to £5.99 at Tescos.

Was it nice, as I would like to get some more in but haven't tried mine yet

Just got a bottle of Warres 1999 LBV , bottled in 2005, reduced from £9.99 to £5.99 at Tescos.

. . . but all the vegetarian site is saying is that you can count on Crusted Port not being fined . . . . Johnny, I don't think that even THAT is true. From the Premium Port website (the importers of the Symington brands into the U.S.): (Dow's) Crusted Port is a blend of full-bodied first class win...

Johnny, I don't think I'm missing your point. You began by saying that Crusted Ports are the only ones not fined, and so acceptable to those vegetarians (more likely vegans) who -- for whatever reason -- won't drink a wine that has been fined with with animal-derived products such as gelatin. I can...

I think your missing the point with the Crusted Port. It's being quoted as vegi or vegan because no fining of any sort will of taken place, therefore no animal derived products are used to fine it. The crust is removed by decanting alone, therefore even if no vegi logo on the bottle it will still be...

John, Good link. Something interesting to listen to when the radio is boring. Thanks, Alex Cheers Alex, Wish there were more to follow, keep watching the wine channel on Sky but never more than a brief look at Port appears once in a blue moon. I have many DVD's etc on whisky and Scotland but none o...

Roy Hersh wrote:And I thought that Ports that were officially designated as ORGANIC and Kosher were oddities!

Same here, that's why I was surprised to see so many recently with the Vegi society logo on :?

WHAT?!?!?!? I always thought that the only vegetarian Ports were crusted. Many will have been fined, that is clarified to stop them being cloudy, with isinglass (from the swim bladder of the sturgeon), gelatine (animal skin and bones) or eggs (often from battery sources) etc, but all the M&S on...

Christie's Wine Publications - 1978

Has anyone seen one of these books someones picked me up a copy for Christmas in an old book shop and looks quite good from the bit I was allowed to see.

John, I haven't tried the Dow's 10 Year Old but I am sitting here drinking a very nice Sainsbury own label 10 year old which cost me just under £10. It is produced and bottled by Graham's for Sainsbury. Obviously will not be the same quality as the Graham's labelled stuff but how bad can a Graham's...

Just bought a bottle of Dows 10 year old Tawny Port, bottled in 2003 for £15.82 at Asda. What do other people think to this one?

Found this while scouring Port links http://grape.tiwi.net/GR-2005-07-05.mp3 "Something special has happened. The 2003 port vintage has been declared. This rarity only happens a few times a decade and we were fortunate enough to catch up with the worlds top port producers at the official “2003 ...

Hi, saw these in M&S the other day and got a bottle of each they also have a vintage Port at 10 or 20 years for around £21. Two of their Ports had a very good review by the Decanter magazine. Marks & Spencer NV Reserve, Port, PORT (Red) Mulberry, cassis nose. Very open and full, clean. Dark ...

Visited M&S the other day, a store in the UK, and all their Ports had the V for Vegetarian on the bottles. Two of their Ports had a very good review by the Decanter magazine. Gold Marks & Spencer NV Reserve, Port, PORT (Red) Mulberry, cassis nose. Very open and full, clean. Dark chocolate. B...