For The Love Of Port

Eric Ifune wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 2:54 pm Last year, the Porto duty free had the noncarnation bottles for 100 euros each. Bottled 2024.

Great deal!

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 11:37 am Interesting that you got all those tropical fruit flavors in a non-white Port with that Vallado.

Coincidentally, this one is actually my "next up" on Death Row. I don't think I've ever had a Vallado of any type and I'm curious to try.

I found the latest bottling for $137 a bottle a few weeks ago in East Newark at an obscure little deli / liquor store.

Half bottles seem to be in fashion at the moment. Over the last week or two I’ve opened half bottles of Croft 2004 LBV (corked!), Quinta do Noval 2011 (I filled a half bottle with what was left over from bottles we opened Christmas 2013), Gould Campbell 1963 and Dow 1947. There was also a bottle of...

Color : Purple, Rim : None, Meniscus : Thin reddish-purple with a very slight tinge of brown, Weight (Viscosity) : Medium trending towards thick, Nose : Cigar Ash, Light notes of Cinnamon, No trademark aroma of Oranges or Tangerines, Rich candied grapes, Very slight medicinal smell in the backgroun...

One small change to the lineup. We replaced the 1992 Warre's with a 1998 Graham's. This will give us 7 different Producer's and 7 different years.

Stefano's birthday somehow reminded me that I had a box of Kopke halves in my Port room. It was buried and had been for years, but this reminder prompted me to go dig it out since the bottles are getting old. They all date back to when Stefano worked for Kopke's importer in Seattle. I opened the 20...

Color : Light Orange - Yellow, Rim : None, Meniscus : Light Yellow, Weight (Viscosity) : Medium, Nose : Burnt Sugar, Butterscotch, Light hint of Honey, Peaches, Rich, Vanilla, Taste : Light touch of Butterscotch, Oranges throughout, but especially on the long finish, Acidity : Medium, Mid-palate, L...

1994 Croft VP. Fine sediment on the decant. A little cloudy even though it's been stood up for about 3 weeks. It smells amazing. Tasting note will follow.

Won at auction...2 x 1998 Graham's LBV

DR Agri-Roncao 20 year-old White Port.

Pretty good haul from my recently completed trip to Portugal: 1937 Kopke Colheita 1941 Kopke Colheita 1964 Kopke Colheita 1965 Kopke Colheita 2004 Kopke Colheita Branco (x4) 1906 Brunheda Colheita Brunheda Very Very Old White Port Brunheda T6a Tawny Port (x2) DR 50 Year Old White Port (x2) DR 50 Ye...

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 8:45 am I bought a bunch of non-Port fortified's that were all fantastic and well priced. Need to pick up some more!

Moses, can you list what you liked? Thanks.

I tasted a small sample of the Graham 50YO last year when visiting Porto. I was blown away by how good it was. So good that I finally caved and bought a bottle. Alex. I'm not a big fan of Graham's TWAIOA. They've always seemed rather pedestrian when compared to the top tawnies in their age brackets...

Color: Burnt Orange with the slightest tinge of Red, Rim: None, Meniscus: Barely There Thin, Weight (Viscosity): Medium, Nose: Butterscotch, Light hint of Charcoal, Oak, Oranges, Slightly Spirity, Sous bois, Taste: Hints of Caramel, Leather, Lime, Ever so faint taste of Maraschino Cherries on the ba...

Martha's 10 y.o. Tawny Color: Burnt Orange with the slightest tinge of Red, Rim: None, Meniscus: Barely There Thin, Weight (Viscosity): Medium, Nose: Butterscotch, Light hint of Charcoal, Oak, Oranges, Slightly Spirity, Sous bois, Taste: Hints of Caramel, Leather, Lime, Ever so faint taste of Marasc...

I also have enough Port to last a lifetime, possibly 2 lifetimes. That's not bragging, I just overbought for a few reasons. At this point since I have more than enough, I am like Phil and Glenn...I'm buying for taste and if possible uniqueness. That's not to say that I won't buy other Ports that are...

Martha's 10 year-old Tawny. Took a sample sip as I always do and it's very nice for a 10 year-old. A tasting note will follow in a few days.

1 x 1975 Kopke Colheita (bottled 2024) for my annual tasting I'm doing with my college buddies in August. The first night will be different types of white Ports and the second night will be a mixture of VP, SQVP and Tawnies all beginning or ending in a "5" (which is a nod to 2025). Ah yes...

1 x 1975 Kopke Colheita (bottled 2024) for my annual tasting I'm doing with my college buddies in August. The first night will be different types of white Ports and the second night will be a mixture of VP, SQVP and Tawnies all beginning or ending in a "5" (which is a nod to 2025).