For The Love Of Port

Being quite new to the world of Port and looking to try as many vintages and different brands as I can, I would be very interested in grabbing a bottle of each if you could get the cost down where you are thinking. I would grab a few more if a certain number must be purchased to make this a go. Sent...

I had a man's night with a few buddies last night. We had some Cajun rib-eye steaks followed by a bottle of 2007 Cockburn's vintage port and 1999 Opus X cigars. It was for pure recreation and not taking tasting notes, but the pairing was very nice.

Thanks. I will check em out.

Where are these auctions held? Are they online?

Is there a critical temperature that you guys watch out for?

Thanks Moses. I see my first order.

Thank you Tom. I will pick some up and give em a try. Weather getting just about right for shipping.

The 1994s have landed.

They came in at $39.99

Any recommendations?

2001 Beringer Knights Valley Port of Cabernet. It was really easy to drink and lots of fruit.

I was typing shipping info as it ended. :-(

This week looks like Italy's debt problem is dragging on the Euro.

Being very new to port I have yet to even try all the big houses yet alone the smaller ones. In reading tasting notes I see lots of comments about a certain year being unusual for a Dow or a Fonseca. I was wondering what are good vintages for the various brands that show their "typical" st...

Damn. I think I need to move.

I would love to see what the Fuente and Padron families could do with some good Cuban tobacco.

So many Trademark issues to work out with American companies using all the big Cuban names. It would take a while for Cuban cigars to be on the shelf in the states, even after the embargo is lifted.

Any standouts? Or must haves on the list? I want to order some and wonder where to start.

Thanks.

Being very new to Port I find the good and the bad useful. There is so much out there to try that reading a negative review saves me time.

A friend of mine brought out a 2004 Beringer Port of Cabernet Knights Valley. I really liked it. It was very different from the limited Portuguese Ports I have tried from the same year. It didn't have the really big fruit flavors or the tannic feel, but it had a very nice flavor. Lots of grape and n...

Thank you again for the info!

Is there a general rule for how ling to wait? Or better yet, what vintage have you noticed is past this phase? Should I be looking for bottles from the 80s or early 90s?