For The Love Of Port

I've still to get around to doing a tasting. Am moving within the next 2 weeks and as such have not had the time and the requisite relaxation period to do any real drinking/tasting. It is a bottle that I will be drinking once I am all packed however, and I will be posting then.

Cheers

I've been in this gentleman's house many many times and I can attest that temperature is always within the range I desribe--now, humidity levels are something entirely different. A plus is that they were in a cupboard/closet that has rarely if ever been opened in that time, so it's always been dark....

I have come into contact with someone who has a collection of ports for sale... he purchased them from an importer about 9 years ago. Since that time they have been stored on their side in a wine rack (not a proper wine cellar) in a closet. These ports include 1977's, 1980 and 1983's... a mixture of...

Fred

The SW83 was in 375ml bottles. The shop on my street had 11 bottles left as of tonight. I would be happy to get extras if we could find a way to get them to you.

I prefer mine about twenty years old or more, I have tried them young just to find out what their like.At the moment I'm drinking old tawnies I would like to say the forum has broadened my outlook and made me want to try other styles of port other than vintage.Could anyone tell me if dela force sti...

Here in Ontario all alcohol at the retail level is sold via government owned shops; beer is sold through 'the beer store', while all other alcohol is sold through LCBO (licquor control board of ontario) outlets. My local LCBO outlet has a 'vintages' section with a seemingly half-decent selection of ...

They don't have any smaller bottles. Ontario now allows you to bring your own now however, so I believe a benefit of that is that you might be able to re-cork an opened bottle to take home...not entirely sure of that, but will ask. Thanks for the replies so far...this is fun and there is a massive a...

I had thought of that... unfortunately, I don't believe that 1971 was a vintage year... well, in the way that my girlfriend turned out it definately was! [/b]

well, that sort of is the plan for that weekend :)

I already posted this to the Basics section but it was advised that I post here as well for some discussion. Hi all, and so glad am I to have found this place so that I can educate myself more about a relatively recent realization that port is just an absolutely beautiful drink! In two weeks I will ...

Interestingly, they've added a 1980 Grahams to the list now... not aware of their price on it however, but since I was going to give her a bottle of that as a gift for her birthday that night anyway, I may choose to a) stay away from it since we will have it for later that weekend perhaps b) have it...

Thanks Roy I imagine that I will pay a visit to this restaurant a few days ahead of time to ensure that they have the bottle and talk to the sommelier... I have not dined there before and imagine that me calling and asking them to open and decant it before showing up would make them cautious--I will...

Hi all, and so glad am I to have found this place so that I can educate myself more about a relatively recent realization that port is just an absolutely beautiful drink! In two weeks I will be going to a dinner with someone who like myself is a fan of port. Her palette and knowledge is much greater...