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by Jacquie Yee
Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:22 am
Forum: Port Basics
Topic: Port stored in small oak tabletop kegs
Replies: 4
Views: 1788

Thanks Roy and Derek for your input. Your comments made sense and seem to fit what my Aussie friends were doing. They advised me keep my best ports bottled but keg the less expensive ones, always keeping the level of the cask high to prevent spoilage. This way I could have easy access to a nip of my...
by Jacquie Yee
Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:55 pm
Forum: Port Basics
Topic: Port stored in small oak tabletop kegs
Replies: 4
Views: 1788

Port stored in small oak tabletop kegs

Last year while visiting family in Australia I was introduced to the idea of keeping Port and other spirits in small decorative French or Italian made oak wine barrels. I have located a source for one in Europe ( they're hard to find in Canada) but are really quite expensive and so I'd like to get s...