For The Love Of Port

Hi David,

Thanks for the response! I am glad to hear that it seems authentic.

Matt

Hi, Before I had received everyone's great advice, I had already gone and purchased a few bottles of Vintage Port. One of the bottles was a bottle of 1970 Taylor Vintage Port at auction. Given the state of the label on the bottle (see attached photo) and the fact there is no white paint, etc. I was ...

Thank you everyone for your advice and great suggestions! I have made my first set of purchases and will come back once I have a better idea of what our Port preferences are.

Luc, what 20 year old tawny and unfiltered LBV do you prefer? Glenn and Mike, thanks! I'll make the swaps you recommended. Moses, you brought up a point I was wondering about. It seems as if Port prices don't increase dramatically with time (at least for the first thirty years or so). With this in m...

Glenn, Mike and Eric, Thank you for the great advice. I think I'll start by purchasing the following: Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 1994 Fonseca Vintage Port 1994 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 1985 1985 Fonseca Vintage Port 1985 Kopke Colheita Port 2017 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port What am I missing f...

Thank you for the great advice everyone! In terms of what type of Port we prefer, the honest answer is I don't know! We've been drinking Port for years but mainly cheaper 10yr or LBV bottles of whatever our local stores had in stock. Now that we are stepping our game up so to speak, what would you r...

Hi Glenn, Thank you for the kind welcome and the great advice! I was wondering what your thoughts on half bottles of Port are? We usually only finish about half a bottle in one session so I thought buy purchasing half bottles we might be able to sample more great bottles of Port. What do you think? ...

Hello, I know this might seem like a big request especially since I am a new member, but I would love some advice. My 70 year old father and I drink Port whenever we get together twice or three times a year and I want to build up a bit of a collection for us but I am not sure what I need to buy. Con...