For The Love Of Port

Is this correct that the "1895" Cockburn was in fact a 1927 Taylor?

Graham's Six Grapes $20.99 .... what? :snooty: Dow's 1977 VP $299.99 (you can find 1963 for less!) Quinta do Vesuvio 2003 - $69.99 Warre's 1977 VP - $199.99 GREAT PRICES! Dow Vintage 1977 for $299!!! WOW I just saw Graham Six Grapes at Costco yesterday for about $15.95. You gotta love people holdin...

I have never seen much for sale anywhere especially pre 1990's vintage..can't figure out why there is so little?? How small is 30,000 compared to other producers?

Low production? Or a distribution problem?

is the 35 graham available?

I'm posting a separate thread for this... Alex and I have been talking about doing this for some time but very few people have pre 1900's bottles of Port in their collections so it will be difficult. The tasting we would like to arrange would be a "nineteenth century extravaganza" in which...

Glenn, Who said anything about doing this over two days. 2 bottles per person in one night. :lol: If Fonseca, I'd put up a 1934 in pristine condition and a 1970. However, Sean ... are you EVER going to put that article together that you've promised for the past six months? I'd love to publish it fo...

I can't ever find Ferreira, the only times I have ever seen any for sale I purchased everything I could. The 1963, 1970, and 1977's are impossible to find and the older ones only show up for sale every once in a while!
I guess my favorite is the 1975.

I've been talking with a few fellow Port enthusiasts about perhaps having another giant vertical in Boston this February. My preference is to do Graham or Fonseca and not go into the 80's. Which would mean attendees would have to supply one pre-1950's bottle and one post 1950's bottle. Either vertic...

For me the answer is Fonseca..The 1948 and 1945 Taylor's are EXCELLENT but the 1948 Fonseca is better. I think the '63 Fonseca is a hair better than the '63 Taylor, the '66 Fonseca as well. Without a doubt the 1970 Fonseca destroys the '70 Taylor! The '77's are good from both houses..but the 1980 Ta...

i would imagine this is only for images hosted at ftlop?

Good Price!

Luc Gauthier wrote:Sean , message received . . .
First purchase , a spit bucket to rival the one Fred has !!
VP's of the world , take notice :)

NOOO don't do it!
just eat a loaf of bread before drinking next time!

Of course ..most of the world markets are in the hopper and will probably continue to be for the next few years!
I could buy a '63 Fonseca instead of driving my car for 4 hours!

I think Fred and I might share this one : - The look on are faces when we looked at Sean's death row . :( The next discovery is more personal in nature : - It was interesting to see that the porcelain god at Sean's place accepted not only two 1963 VP's but a 1950 VP as well . :winebath: This was al...

I think both the Taylor and Fonseca are not ready to drink yet and are holding up very well. I would be surprised if these don't go the "long haul". It will be interesting to see how these open up in the next 10 years and whether or not they will be equal to or better than the '66's or 197...

I'm going on record here.. that stuff was good ..maybe better than the '70 which is great as well!
Hopefully Fred will chime in on this one too!

I would like to add Andy V. has a nice lemon tree in his backyard which yields some top quality lemons that when added to gallons of water aid remarkably well in curing a hangover.

The 1970 Sandeman had strong fruit scents and almost no alcohol on the nose. It had a fairly thin consistency and was a light pink and red ruby color in the glass. It was very sweet and refreshing with tons of strawberry, raspberry, prune, and fig in the mouth. It is drinking at it's zenith now and ...

The 1966 Taylor was a beautiful purple, grape and ruby color in the glass. To the nose were hints of spice, berry, and alcohol. The '66 tasted peppery initially but ended with notes of golden raisin, raspberry, and cranberry. This was an excellent representative bottle of the '66 Taylor vintage, it'...