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by Rick V
Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:50 am
Forum: Port Basics
Topic: Drink or preserve
Replies: 11
Views: 1062

Re: Drink or preserve

Thank you all for your insights on this matter. I'm just starting to explore the world of port. Reading things like the comments above really shows how much you all love port and drinking it. Then again, I have a somewhat related question. How long will a vintage port need to ripe? For example: I bu...
by Rick V
Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:43 am
Forum: Port Basics
Topic: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
Replies: 1002
Views: 271192

Re: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself

Rick welcome. Good age to start building your collection! What has been your favorite tawny so far? Where are you from? Well, I haven't bought/tasted many port until now, but now I'm enjoying the Graham's 10 year old tawny. Probably, I'll buy the 20 year old one of the next weeks. I also tasted 'th...
by Rick V
Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:19 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: What have you opened this week?
Replies: 5811
Views: 1184900

Re: What have you opened this week?

Graham's 10 year old tawny. (I just started exploring the world of port, any recommendations on good but not very expensive ports are welcome. I like tawny's the most.)
by Rick V
Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:11 am
Forum: Port Basics
Topic: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
Replies: 1002
Views: 271192

Re: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself

Hello all! My name is Rick. And I'm 23 years old now. I don't now how young this is in comparison with other people on the forum. Last summer, I went to Porto for holidays, visited some port houses and I am really sold to port now. Especially tawneys I find very good. I'm just getting started with i...
by Rick V
Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:00 am
Forum: Port Basics
Topic: Drink or preserve
Replies: 11
Views: 1062

Drink or preserve

I am wondering, if you would ever be the owner of an expensive bottle, lets say a Grahams 1952 colheita tawny, would you drink it or not?
I'm just wondering, is drinking such an expensive bottle worth the price you payed for it?