For The Love Of Port

Andy V,my cellar door is always open.Contact me if you are visiting Scotland. though you might have to wrestle with my Dobermanns

log in details are AndrewN not pinalta,regarding previous e-mails you sent it was only when I checked my spam filter did I see recent e-mails from you.So you are now on my safe list,also regarding a English speaking site.English was imposed on the Scots by the Hanovarian goverment who won at Cullode...

Dereck T.Guid tae know ya big man am fae Abbeyhill tae.Just across from the Artisan bar you might have seem me wae ma big dug Nelson the Dobermann aboot toun.Think we should have dinner at ma hoose wae Andy and yirsel and make him watch up the kyber whilst eating haggis :P :evil: .So if your are up ...

in Scotland we have shinty,but we are all Gaels.Think the French have something similar .Wha Hey the Scots!!.Gings crivens help ma bob etc ,Slainthe ! Big Andy fae the toon.

Interesting tasting note.Almost exactly what I would have written about the 1950 Sandemans picked up on the raspberries(Scottish tayside ones)though seemed to be a hint of powdered stone which I pick up on some mature douro dry red wines with a large % of tinta barroca.

Hi all.both happy and sad to say that we are nearly sold out of the 2004 pinalta :P .But the good news is we are shortly going to bottle the 2005 which in my opinion will prove a worthy replacement for the 2004.2007 has been a good harvest in terms of quality and quantity and I belive it will be our...

Very interesting thought this,if the dna was not killed off by the heat ,would the alcohol preserve any dna that was left ?and at what tempature would the dna be destroyed ? :roll: .on a lighter note ,i opened a bottle of serafim cabral 1871 on new years eve 2000 which was labeled as a private reser...

Hi guys,just to inform you that our 2004 vintage recived a silver medal at this years international wine challenge :lol: .from what little I have heard from other producers it seems that the douro table wines have done well this year .It will be interesting to see how Portugal has done overall ,onc...

Hi guys,just to inform you that our 2004 vintage recived a silver medal at this years international wine challenge :lol: .from what little I have heard from other producers it seems that the douro table wines have done well this year .It will be interesting to see how Portugal has done overall ,once...

2004 Pinalta Vinho Tinta, (VQPRD) Douro - Bright magenta color with a spicy nose that offers black pepper, cinnamon, plum and a touch of vanilla. I had this with a couple of burgers earlier while it was waiting to open up for business and it paired well with the meat. Initially tight, this opened u...

Hi Otto.I found the charme 2004 to have medium + acidity with a medium level of ripe tannins ,on the nose youthfull aromas of plums and smokey edge.It was meduim bodied with again hints of plums and cherrys with a slight tannic note from oak?.A very smooth mouth feel with the alcohol in balance and ...

how is this for a strange place serving port,I was visiting my father in laws relatives in siberia,when our plane developed some sort of fault.we had to land at a oil companys runway in the wilds of siberia no idea of the location.As the fault could not be fixed until spares were flown in we spent t...

would have to agree about the charme 2004 its fantastic .I am gratefull to Dirk Niepoort for giving me the chance to taste it over lunch with him as well as the batuta 2004 and 2003.If this is the way douro wines are going to evolve then I am all for it :D .Hoping that this year is going to be of go...

dear all thanks for your e-mails.sorry dereck but i tried your new e-mail you gave me and it came back user not known.could any member who HAS recived my port e-mail ,please forward it to those who have for what ever reason not recived mine.please put your posts here so we can hopefully resolve this...

thanks to all who asked me for a list of ports for sale.some e-mails have been returned if you did not recive my list,e-mail me again and i will try again to get it to you.think it was dereck and sulian ?. who's e-mails where returned.

we are at quinta da covada which borders roeda and bonfim,we had quite a bit of damage to the lower parts of our vineyard,but the higher reaches were not affected.i was there last week and the grapes were changing coulor but quite a few bunches had dead/shriveled grapes within the bunches.if rain co...

where can I find mana teresa and her shop ,looks like I should pay a visit. :idea:

just to clarify my cellar is my private stock.And working for threshers is my occupation,I also have a interest in http://www.pinalta.com as they are friends.hope this clarifys the questions raised

I have a list of vp's for sale due to lack of storage in my cellar(constant 11degrees)if you are interested I can e-mail you the list.I am not a commercial seller and the prices on the list are rough estimates,be assured you will be offered a fair price on any bottle /case I am of course open to fai...

try casa januirio rua formosa(porto) ask for for nuno,hopefully he will take you through the back to the good stuff.there is a good resturaunt right across the road serving great spit roasted pork.