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- Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:49 am
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: Flights to Lisobon from NYC And San Fran (Nov 2021-March 2022 dates)
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Flights to Lisobon from NYC And San Fran (Nov 2021-March 2022 dates)
Seeing as things are opening up, here are some flexible dates to travel to Lisbon. Full disclosure, I don't make any money off of these deals, and have no association with slickdeals or the airlines, I just happen to follow the slickdeals website often as I use it a lot to save cash on things I buy....
- Wed May 28, 2014 4:27 am
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: AAA Membership Appreciation Douro River Cruise
- Replies: 5
- Views: 773
AAA Membership Appreciation Douro River Cruise
It surprised me to see AAA featuring a cruise down the Douro across both Portugal and Spain. https://westerncentralny.aaa.com/travel/trips/group-tours/cruise/aaa-member-appreciation-river-cruise Here are the details: Travel with President /CEO Tony Spada and Chief Operating Officer Tae Kim of AAA We...
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:15 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: cleaning decanters
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5158
Re: cleaning decanters
...Oh, and I think vinegar might help the method too... Vinegar IS acid - acetic acid in a 2-5% solution for typical home vinegars. "Distilled White" has the least amount of other compounds - mostly just acetic acid and water. Well yes, but I also keep a couple of gallons of it stocked in...
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:04 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: cleaning decanters
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5158
Re: cleaning decanters
But why wuss about with methods that require a lot of effort, when a few drops of acid will do the job in seconds? In a pinch I'm more likely to have rice at hand rather than acid. Oh, and I think vinegar might help the method too And to take it further, rice disposal is probably a bit better for t...
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:48 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
- Replies: 4172
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Re: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
1983 Kopke Colheita, for my 30th Birthday celebration this weekend
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:46 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: cleaning decanters
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5158
Re: cleaning decanters
I'm a bit late to the game here, but I've heard putting uncooked rice into a glass with soap acts as a nice abrasive to remove things from glasses/bpttles you can't reach your hand into. Never had to try it myself though, and I imagine something more granular like salt could work too.
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:41 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: The Best Port Wine for Beginners?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4746
Re: The Best Port Wine for Beginners?
How many here were started on port wannabe's, aka non-Portuguese fortified wine?
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:36 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Which 30 for my 30?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1012
Re: Which 30 for my 30?
I dropped the ball on getting a Ramos Pinto and Graham's VP that would ship in time, so I ended up going with the Kopke Colheita. If anyone is still interested, the Graham's is going for $50+ on winebid. Thanks again for all the help, and I plan on enjoying it this weekend. Oh yeah, what's the decan...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:58 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Which 30 for my 30?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1012
Re: Which 30 for my 30?
I knew I shouldn't have come here because now I want to drink all of them, haha.
Thanks guys for the recommendations so far.
Thanks guys for the recommendations so far.
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:49 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Which 30 for my 30?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1012
Re: Which 30 for my 30?
I've had Graham 83 a couple of times over the last year and enjoyed both. Both times the color had faded closer to your usual tawny color and the taste wasnt particularly ruby like. Sounds like you may appreciate that. Sadly cant help much w 30 Yr tawnies... still getting up the learning curve myse...
- Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:31 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Which 30 for my 30?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1012
Which 30 for my 30?
I know I'm still young in port years, but I'm looking for suggestions on something from my birth year of 1983 to enjoy at the end of this month. I've most only had Tawnies (and probably prefer them), and I'm guessing most 1983 VP's are still "young," so I was wondering if I should be looki...
- Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:13 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Port vs Madeira
- Replies: 8
- Views: 697
Re: Port vs Madeira
Ha, isn't Rainwater considered to be a lower end version of Madeira? I could be mistaken as I've only had 2 bottles of Madeira in my whole tasting experience. Anyways, there was alway a bottle or two in either the Edmonds or Mill Creek central Market.
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:43 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Do you want to be a better taster?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1451
Re: Do you want to be a better taster?
I haven't had many VP's or colheitas myself, so is what he says about texture relevant to how well someone would gage their future?
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:26 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Port vs Madeira
- Replies: 8
- Views: 697
Re: Port vs Madeira
Rainwater was all I could find in the Everett area while I lived there, and I didn't find any malmsey until I went down to Bellevue.
I guess we were just a little less sophisticated up there, haha.
I guess we were just a little less sophisticated up there, haha.
- Tue May 22, 2012 4:10 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: A Sushi Expert?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 579
Re: A Sushi Expert?
I'm all the way up in Syracuse, so a good 4-5 hours from NYC.
- Thu May 17, 2012 5:16 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: A Sushi Expert?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 579
Re: A Sushi Expert?
My greatest regret with moving back to upstate NY, losing out on all the great food in the Seattle area, especially the sushi, lol.
- Thu May 17, 2012 5:02 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Buying stratgey for 2nd half of 2012
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1131
Re: Buying stratgey for 2nd half of 2012
The facebook IPO would seem to be lucrative
I didn't realize the '85 Fonseca could be found for so low considering the quality I've read about.
I didn't realize the '85 Fonseca could be found for so low considering the quality I've read about.
- Thu May 17, 2012 4:54 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Should the Port trade move to six-packs?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2092
Re: Should the Port trade move to six-packs?
It would certainly make it easier on us VP Newbs
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:16 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Do you feel this is hypocrisy or not?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5260
Re: Do you feel this is hypocrisy or not?
I just want to put it out there I'm not being combative with anyone on here, and that I'm actually having fun with this as I learn at the same time. I've always personally felt port is a style because when I pick up either a true port, or a port style, I always taste the characteristics that makes m...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:29 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Cigars and port
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2900
Re: Cigars and port
Yes, when I make the blanket statement of tawnies, I mean TWAIOA. Colheitas are just as unique to VP's for me, so I wouldn't want to take away from the wine itself.