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- Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:45 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: 2018 Vintage Port
- Replies: 54
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Re: 2018 Vintage Port
The old adage about London buses comes to mind: You wait for ages, then three come along in a row.. Good one :lol: Seriously though, a back to back declaration was a little risky, but this looks reckless - and messy. Interesting. Care to elaborate? Because it will cast doubt on the quality of Taylo...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:19 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: 2018 Vintage Port
- Replies: 54
- Views: 13590
Re: 2018 Vintage Port
Taylor's has just declared a classic VP for 2018: https://twitter.com/TaylorsPortWine/sta ... 94373?s=20
I don't know about you, but I was pretty surprised.
I don't know about you, but I was pretty surprised.
- Thu Sep 05, 2019 2:52 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: 2019 Harvest Has Officially Started in the Douro
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2502
Re: 2019 Harvest Has Officially Started in the Douro
Symington has announced the beginning of their harvest at Quinta do Ataíde on their Instagram account yesterday. They typically only produce Douro DOC from this Quinta, though
- Wed May 01, 2019 1:34 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: FTLOP's OFFICIAL 2017 Vintage Port thread
- Replies: 99
- Views: 29197
Re: FTLOP's OFFICIAL 2017 Vintage Port thread
Last year they were already at 180€. In 2015 at 170€. I bought them both, I hope I won't regret it.
Given the low yields of 2017, I'm not surprised they have raised it up to 200€
Given the low yields of 2017, I'm not surprised they have raised it up to 200€
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:45 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: FTLOP's OFFICIAL 2017 Vintage Port thread
- Replies: 99
- Views: 29197
Re: FTLOP's OFFICIAL 2017 Vintage Port thread
Yes, unfortunately that seems to be more and more the case. The fact that the market is arguably much smaller in Portugal can help explain it to a degree, but then again when selling in PT the houses also save on shipping costs, import taxes, etc. Not even the fact that we have the lowest VAT on win...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:46 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: FTLOP's OFFICIAL 2017 Vintage Port thread
- Replies: 99
- Views: 29197
Re: FTLOP's OFFICIAL 2017 Vintage Port thread
SFE 2017 VP retail prices for Portugal (in Fugas, April 27th 2019):
Graham's "The Stone Terraces": 200€
Capela da Quinta do Vesúvio: 150€
Dow's: 95€
Quinta do Vesúvio: 75€
Warre's: 75€
Cockburn's: 70€
Graham's: 95€
May eventually serve as a reference for other countries...
Graham's "The Stone Terraces": 200€
Capela da Quinta do Vesúvio: 150€
Dow's: 95€
Quinta do Vesúvio: 75€
Warre's: 75€
Cockburn's: 70€
Graham's: 95€
May eventually serve as a reference for other countries...