For The Love Of Port

Quevedo colheita 1974, the first of the three bottles purchased during last years PHT2 after a great tasting at Quevedo's lodge.

Blackett 20yo white, bottled in 2023 What did you think of it? I had it recently so curious on your experience. Sorry for completely overlooking your question, Andy. It was my first tasting of Blackets white 20 yo. I liked it a lot as a stand alone, but it is not as complex as the S. Leonardo 20 yo...

Blackett 20yo white, bottled in 2023

At Winefield's auction this weekend:
- 1x Andresen Colheita Port 1910, bottled in 1979
- 1x Fonseca Vintage Port 1948 (Grants of St. James Wine Library bottling)
- 1x Kopke Colheita Port 1976, bottled in 2018

Hutcheson 1937 Old Tawny Port, bottled in 1971
Real Companhia Velha 1944 Port, bottled in 1973

The question is whether quinine was added or not. I presumed this as the label also reads 'TONICO'.
In the meantime I found on Vivino that Aguilar is a winehouse owned by the Symington Family Estates. Funny, as Google can't find any other connections between Aguilar and Symington.

What are the words in red on the "banners" on either side of the shields at the top of the label? The word on the right looks like it might be "degustada"? Port with quinine added is called quinado and - as far as I know - was a 20th century invention, so 1877 seems too early. T...

Plus another picture

IMG_8545.jpeg We found this bottle in my late father-in-law’s wine cellar and I am puzzled. The label text reads 1877 Vino del Porto Velhissimo INVALIDO Signature of Antonio Aguilar And in the lower right corner: TONICO The top of the capsule reads: Antonio Aguilar Limited Can someone tell me more ...

Tasted and purchased during the 2021 Port Harvest Tour, now enjoying my first sip:
Bulas 20 Year Old Tawny Port, bottled 2017

No purchases since Feb 2, is Prohibition back again in the USA?

Not in The Netherlands .
Today I have purchased:
- 1x Kopke White Colheita 2003 (0,75l, bottled in 2023)
- 2x Kopke White 20yo (0,375l, bottled in 2023).

Tasting dinner for my oldest son (41yo) and his five best friends. My goal was to give them a broad overview of Port varieties and to turn them into Port lovers for life. Croft Pink Port with prosecco as a welcome drink (I know, I know.... ). Niepoort LBV 2015 versus Niepoort Vintage 2000. Graham Vi...

Niepoort Garrafeira 1948, according to a small addditional label on the back originally imported by A. Hoogendijk Wine Import in Vlaardingen (near Rotterdam). The Hoogendijk company started around 1800 as herring fishermen and merchant shippers. As Portugal/Porto was its main destination, the compan...

Gerwin de Graaf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:57 am

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:45 pm
Catawiki, bottled in 1973?

As a matter of fact, indeed , bottles were deliverd today, very nice, in their original wooden 2-bottle case and their 2 orignal cardboard boxes

Enjoy !

Gerwin de Graaf wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:33 am - 1937 Sousa Guedes Colheita (2x)

Catawiki, bottled in 1973?

That Warre's is wonderful, try one early on and leave the other four to try once a decade from there on. :) Ignore this advice completely, if you are 50 or above. :) But to better appreciate these 2020 VP's, take a few days tasting one while it is young and you will love to gauge its evolution in t...

S. Leonardo 20 Year Old White Port, 2020 bottling, sitting by the fire place, and my wife preparing diner in the kitchen. Yes, life can be great!

PS we share the bottle

5x Warre 350th anniversary vinhas velhas vintage 2020

40 Year Old Kopke Tawny Port. Finally obtained a bottle of the 2008 DR Colheita to write about. I've had it on tour once and possibly once at Glenn's home too. But I need fresh notes from a few days of observation and pleasurably tasting. Are you referring to DR’s WHITE colheita 2008? One of my aff...

And today with friends Taylor’s 10yo Tawny and Heritage’s 30yo Tawny, plus the balance of yesterdays S. Leonardo’s, by far our favourite!