For The Love Of Port

Just following up on this. I opened the Morgado 10 Year Tawny I got at Trader Joe's for $10.99 right before Thanksgiving. I was sufficiently lazy (read: half in the bag) during my two tastings around the holiday weekend to take any real notes, but I must say, I was sufficiently impressed. Close in q...

I may have to pick up a couple more bottles today!

Interesting notes here. I was at Trader Joe's last night, and decided to take the plunge and buy a bottle, but since my wallet was feeling fat, I decided I could splurge for a couple extra bucks ($11 in total) for the 10 Year Tawny Morgado, though I had heard from someone that their $6.50 Ruby wasn'...

Thanks for your note. TI bought a bottle of the 1963 after trying it at the Port Wine Institute tasting room in Lisbon this summer. Definitely recall the apricot and caramel and that it was redder than one would expect for such an old colheita. Didn't remember the heat at all, but I don't know how l...

Thanks, Roy. And welcome back. I enjoyed reading your trip blog. I hope I can join the group some year (though my schoolteacher wife can't get time off during the school year, and I suspect she'd not be thrilled about me enjoying so much Port solo). Still tons of the Quarles Harris LBV and 10 year t...

Interesting notes here. I opened a bottle with friends this weekend and found it much better than I expected. I have to confess we finished it off within an hour or two of opening it :drunk: , so now I will need to get another bottle to test how it does over a few days, and then perhaps post my own ...

Hello. Still struggling with my TNs, but appreciate the feedback so far. So, I'll take a stab at another until I either improve or get kicked off. [foilhat.gif] As I mentioned on another TN, my local Trader Joe's is carrying 2005 Quarles Harris LBV for $12.99. I had their 10 year tawny, which I wasn...

Thanks for the info on the 2005. I'll have to pick it up the QH next time I'm by. Been slowed down with a stomach bug the last week, so I haven't had any chances to taste anything in a couple weeks, but I can always keep a bottle around for a month or two if I can't get around to it right away. [kez...

Roy, Yes, Arrowine still does exist in North Arlington. I will have to pay them a visit. I know where it is, but I don't make it up there very often. Since you say that they have (or at least, had) a good Port selection, I will need to stop by. I know of Wide World of Wines on Wisconsin Ave, but hav...

Thanks, gents. I have to confess I left the bottle with our friends, but I took the 20 year Presidential tawny home with us, which I will have to a tasting note for soon (I'm trying over several different days--I think after a few days it may be starting to get off notes). I'll have to ask my friend...

Hello. Still trying to write a half-way decent tasting note, as this is only #3 for me. As I posted in my second TN, I got what I assume was a bad bottle of 2004 Dow's LBV. Went back and they said I could exchange or get something new. (Thanks for the suggestions on :ftlop: to do that. :salute: ) Th...

Just an update on this. I went back to the original Total Wine store (as it turns out, I was driving by it that day), and they happily took the 2004 Dow LBV back. The woman smelled it and agreed it didn't have a great odor. They said I could get a new one or something else. I looked at the other 200...

Thanks, gentlemen, for the advice. I think I will take your advice and try to return it to Total Wine (always an excuse to get something additional :winepour: ). I may also try to return it to the one closer to my house since 1) it's more convenient and 2) they may have a slightly different stock of...

Thanks, Eric and Andy, for the information. I guess I should have done a little more research on it, though when I googled it I didn't see much. :oops: Well, at least I trust my palate enough now to know my senses were correct, even if I was uninformed. Posted a TN for 2004 Dow LBV. I have to confes...

Still quite new to FTLOP, and this is my second TN, so I feel guilty about writing about an unfavorable one. But I feel that was my experience with this one. Still trying to write TNs... [foilhat.gif] As I'm still new to Port, I'm still posting ones I've had (and remember) in order of best to worse ...

Impressive notes, Eric, especially since it was for your anniversary.

I'm starting to think about a bottle for my anniversary next month. A 97 Niepoort may be a tough find for a casual shopper such as myself. I guess I'll have to keep tasting till I find something.

Hello. I'm still new to the forum and this is my first tasting note. That combined with the fact that I must admit I don't have the most discerning palate means this TN will no doubt disappoint. [d_training.gif] For perspective, these are the ports I have had thus far and remember well enough to ran...

Thanks again for the very warm welcomes. I really appreciate it. I look forward to learning more and more. Eric, yes, Total Beverage (or "Total Wine (and More)" as they call it now) has decent prices and not a bad selection. They only had one colheita--a 1997 Offley, not just at my local o...

Thanks for the tip, Andy. If it's Offley, I'll pick it up next time and then perhaps give a lame attempt at a first tasting note .

Thanks, gents, for the kind welcome. I just wrote a brief intro on the link Eric provided. Basically, listed the ports I have had that I can remember. Sadly, I was busy enjoying the ports in Portugal and, being not knowledgable and figuring they were obscure enough that I couldn't get them back in t...