For The Love Of Port

Hi My Name is Tony Carter and I am from Hampshire in the UK. I have had a fascination for vintage port for many years since learning about its history. I the whole cycle of growing, harvesting, production and declaration to be 'against the odds' and yet the end product can be amongst the fines wine...

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/15/eha2u5yq.jpg Ben, I enjoy the pics you post... And wish I was enjoying the contents of your pics too! I was on a different point of the spectrum last night: BBQ chicken and Aveleda vinho verde, followed by Dow's 10 year. For me port is the best desert after a prop...

From one Scandinavian to another, welcome. Live in Sweden but have lived/worked in Norway (hamar)

Do you have acces to systembolaget and their vines?

I was wondering how long before we are going to drink this bottle it should be decanted? Are they any "rules" to consider or is it age or any other factor that helps you decide? I did a search but could not find any answer, if I have missed it please delete the thread admins. This will be ...

One of my favorites.

No better pairing then CCs and vintage port with 20+ years.

Javier if there is any bottles you like here in Sweden I would be happy to help you out. I will most likely be I Spain next month (Barcelona) for a day or two.

Probably after the harvest. I am not one to care about having an affect on the marketplace, others rush to gain that type of incluence and put out tasting notes they've taken from a two minute taste of a Port while looking at the producer who poured it and the label of course. Those types of snapsh...

I can because my lack of knowledge about the different brands.

Also for me, the more premium the brand/price the more I demand from it.

BEN, or anyone else, any suggestions on what to look for in America? I'll smoke a cigar 3-4 times a year, but have had great success with lower end Davidoffs, Arturo Fuentes, and actually Brickhouse as well in the past, and I lean towards darker smokes. Only Ncs I smoke are opus x, Hemingway Maduro...

Eric Ifune wrote:I too am a fan of Cuban cigars. I still have a few from when I lived overseas, some are pushing 20 years old. Big fan of Hoyo's.

Nice, I love the LE HOYO series but never a fan of the epicures.
You smoking any recent production?

Big Cuban cigar fan over here. For me, a "vintage cigar" should be at least 20 years old. '97-01 cigars that are still available are quite hit or miss. Green box Sir Winstons? Ramon Allones Coronas, Don Candidos, Dunhill Monte No. 2's... must bow down. [notworthy.gif] DAMN, you sir have e...

Nothing works as well as coca cola or aged rum :)

Never tested a Madeira. Any recommendations?

Last one of what I think might be good.....

I live in Sweden and all alcohol beverages containing more than 3,5% is sold by a chain of stores owned by the goverment. It is great because when the whole country is one customer we are often the biggest single customers to many and we get some great stuff for a fair prices regarding wine. The sta...

Well might as well do it right and dedicate a thread to this subject. Guys English is my third language so my spelling and grammar is not that good at all, hope you can bare with me. Well as mentioned I am a dedicated cigarsmoker/lover and this is a big part of my life. The more I learn the more I u...

Sry, didnt mean to go off topic. Will start a thread there.

while I don't think I have the time or energy to get involved in the same way regarding port as with CCs(Cuban cigars) I do want to learn more and get some input from others with knowledge. And we'll all profit from your knowledge of the cigar world. I certainly need some help. Last time I smoked a...

while I don't think I have the time or energy to get involved in the same way regarding port as with CCs(Cuban cigars) I do want to learn more and get some input from others with knowledge. And we'll all profit from your knowledge of the cigar world. I certainly need some help. Last time I smoked a...