For The Love Of Port

Quick question: Fonseca 1985, how long to decant?

The only '06 LBV I've had was Graham's, and it was a big disappointment. Lots of heat, not much else. Nowhere near '05 or '03.

In my humble opinion, port industry's problem is that most people don't really know what port is. If you ask a random passerby what port wine is, what is the chance that the answer is anything else than a variation of "red and sweet dessert wine", which is far from the whole truth? If you ...

Once again I'm confused. Graham's organic Natura has been for sale here for at least a year (although it was recently removed). How can that be, if the launch of it is announced now?

The 3rd millennium started on 2001. That's a fact. Just because lots of people, guided by mass media, celebrated a year early only shows they didn't understand chronology. It's a waste of time to debate about this, especially here. So why not turn this back to debating about things which can't be pr...

Hmm, I don't know whether I should trust that article. The writer seems a bit suspicious fellow.

I wonder what the guests drank at the wedding?

I noticed that an online store I've used to buy port has on stock something which has a label reading "Garrafeira Particular, Vinho Generoso, Colheita de 1937". I have no idea what's in the bottle, but at 20€ a bottle I just might get some when I next order from there.

Okay, now I'm confused. If the 2002 is still gently resting in your lodge, then how can bottles of it be on the shelf here? I can buy the 2001 here also (and I actually have a bottle of it). Obviously there's something I don't understand here about the release of Malvedos vintages.

Fonseca has released at least 8 different crusteds over the years. Why no mention of it on their website?

But then again, my complaints about port producer websites is a topic in itself.

After reading the forums since last summer, I'll dare post about something. Two new ports came for sale where I live, and both raise some questions. First is Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos, vintage 2002. After seeing this, I naturally checked the forums for some comments. To my surprise, I couldn't fi...