For The Love Of Port

1 X 1891 Barbeito Boal RR

Did I miss the photos and/or the article about this tasting?

1882 Barbeito Malvasia RR X 1

Now that I'm single AND dating...the ladies 'dig' the chance to taste such old wines, as Madeiras can be. Better than the Cougar's favorite Rombauer Chard...old Madeiras impress. Sure beats what the 'other guy' is offering.

1882 Barbeito Malvasia RR X 1

Now that I'm single AND dating...the ladies 'dig' the chance to taste such old wines, as Madeiras can be. Better than the Cougar's favorite Rombauer Chard...old Madeiras impress. Sure beats what the 'other guy' is offering.

2 X 1966 Blandy's Bual

Thank you SO much, Roy! Glad to be back!

Tonight, it's a battle between Ricardo's 30 year and his 40 year. Pop and Pour...the 30 year is lighter, with much zing, elegance, and lift. The 40 year promotes sheer massive structure, relatively.

Do you agree with Mayson's very good, but not great, assessment on the Barbeito 1880 Malvasia?

Eric Ifune wrote:I'm pretty booked up all though the summer.

I'm very sorry that you can't make a summer gathering, Eric.

Let's do it.

I'm looking to recast our 'usual suspects' (Eric, David, Bradley) from our March tasting for another Madeira gathering this summer in Silicon Valley. If anyone cannot make it, we're willing to take on some new recruits.

Perhaps $400-$500 range

Eric Ifune wrote:If I had my druthers, I'd get the non-seepage bottle. But as long as levels are good, wouldn't be too afraid.

Truth.

Gary Banker wrote:1950 Barbeito Favilla Vieira boal

This was rather acidic the first couple of days, but is less so now.

I've gone through 2 bottles. I've loved it. I dig acidity.

Bradley Bogdan wrote: I did realize after the fact we didn't end up taking a group picture of us...

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I know. It didn't hit me until Sunday.

Fantastic gathering...ongoing Madeira, snacks, and conversation. Dave Spriggs was Man of the Day [cheers.gif], when upon realizing that he brought a duplicate bottle of the Barbeito Mae Manuela 40 year, instead opened up a 1907 Blandy Bual. Low bar tasting suddenly became a high bar tasting mighty f...

See you all here at 1 PM!

Tough auction weekend for me - went 1 for 3 at K&L (got a 1954 Blandy Bual) and got beat on this 4 bottle case/lot of 1954 Blandy Malmsey which was a bummer - I really wanted it, should be yummy and the wood just made it extra cool. Not at a regular wine auctioneer and I thought I could 'steal'...

Eric Ifune wrote:Matt,


Great to have another Madeira lover on board.

YES! Welcome aboard!

Eric Ifune wrote:Oh God! I hope Madeira doesn't become a hipster's wine.

With hipness, so increases the price. Perish the thought, Roy.

I'll provide coffees, cheeses, and breads.

If any of you would like to bring some additional goodies, that would be great.

And, yes 1PM.

Also, if you folks could park on Cascade, the street that runs parallel to our court, that would be swell.

Roy Hersh wrote:I thought the 1994 QH was nice, but I could not call it excellent. Certainly worth of that price though.

Daily drinker, yes, but still, it hits the spot. I got a lot of milage with bottle 1 using my Coravin. The cork is nice and springy.