For The Love Of Port

I purchased them from empirewine.com - I find they have great prices and the best is shipping to NYC is only $12 which is very hard to beat. They don't have a huge selection but it has quite a few goodies.

Here is there port selection - http://www.empirewine.com/type/port/

It's the 750mL, I called the vendor. Are we allowed to put vendor names on here?

Oh, and I picked up 4 of these :)

I figured I would start a topic like this:

Found Warre's 2003 VP for $30.45. Should I grab a few?

I didn't buy the Six Grapes but opened the bottle of Noval Fine Ruby Port. I did a side by side taste test with the Bin 27 and while the tasted different, they did smell & taste very similar to me. Nutty, fruity and bit on the alcohol side. Maybe my palette isn't refined enough to taste the subt...

I will give it a week or so ..... but I will crack open the six grapes in the meantime :)

So, after 4 days the Fonseca has seemed to die.... is that possible? The flavor is heavily - alcoholy - and nearly overpowers the other flavors.

Thanks guys, I will grab a bottle of Six Grapes and do a taste test. I was at a party over the weekend and brought a bottle of Taylor Fladgates 2003 LBV. I REALLY enjoyed this port - way much more that the Fonseca Bin 27. I found the 2003 LBV to be very smooth and tasty. We let it air for about four...

So, I have this Fonseca Bin 27 opened but is there any reason not to open a different brand to get the flavor/style difference? Say the Graham's Six Grapes? Also, should I keep the opened bottles in the fridge or no?

I ended up purchasing the following from empirewine.com: Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Vintage Port 1995 Quinta do Noval LB Finest Reserve Porto NV I also picked up a Fonseca Porto Bin 27 last night and had the following notes from the first night: 1st night - Very dark color - inky. I smell blueberr...

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!

one other thing.. I see Dow quite often in stores but I haven't seen it mentioned here too much.. is it something to stay away from?

I actually live in Washington Heights near the Cabrini Wines retail store. I find that the Cabrini wines website has a good selection however I find that I can never get everything I want there and have to shop elsewhere for certain wine producers. The store is sometimes quite a bit higher than onli...

Thanks for the quick replies! I have noticed the Fonseca Bin 27 port listed quite a bit around this price point. My question is - how do you tell when it was bottled? How can you tell if you have one that is bottled in say 2005 versus 2009? Oh, and I live in NYC and the prices in the some of the liq...

I have recently found the "love of port"! I am looking to expand my palette with some $20 to $30 bottles of port. I am purchasing a Quinta do Noval Porto Ruby based on Eric's recommendation but I am greatly open to other recommendations!

Thanks!

Hi! I have recently found a love of port and I am trying to expand my knowledge. I have recently had a Brotherhood Ruby Port and loved it for the price point. I also tasted the Frank Family port when I was in Napa and absolutely LOVED it enough to buy a bottle. I will search this website for suggest...