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by John Pluta
Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1977 Dow's Vintage Port
Replies: 2
Views: 1077

Re: 1977 Dow's Vintage Port

That's good to hear. 43 year old VP and just entering it's maturity. I have one bottle, now the big question is when? :-)
by John Pluta
Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: Do you drink Port by itself or with some Stilton cheese or nuts?
Replies: 14
Views: 4270

Do you drink Port by itself or with some Stilton cheese or nuts?

Mike,
Do you drink Port by itself or with some Stilton cheese or nuts?
by John Pluta
Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:29 pm
Forum: Website Questions & Suggestions
Topic: State or Country
Replies: 2
Views: 5131

State or Country

I am new here and it is a great site. Since Port/Madeira is such a communal experience, it would be nice to find out where some of us live. Would it be possible for the administrators to add a single field in the member's search section for a State in the USA or for the country outside the USA? I wo...
by John Pluta
Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: Port Basics
Topic: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
Replies: 1002
Views: 245381

Re: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself

Hello I'm John from NJ. Very nice to see a site dedicated to Port and Madeira. I have a few bottles of Madeira downstairs. They are from 1954 and I bought them because of my birthdate. Another one of wine's little ironies vintage years. It turns out 1954 was a year of rain and bad weather for all wi...
by John Pluta
Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:50 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: Taylor Fladgate Vintage 1992
Replies: 6
Views: 1654

Re: Taylor Fladgate Vintage 1992

The Taylor '92 (and Fonseca '92) was the only time I ever bought a case of Port even though it was mixed. It was my daughter's birth date. Of like all things that happen in the wine world you're only on top for so long. When the '92 came up the vintage had a very good rating. But then comes the '94 ...
by John Pluta
Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:31 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: Fonseca 1977 Vintage Port Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 1580

Re: Fonseca 1977 Vintage Port Questions

I was never able to buy cases of Port like some folks, but I have been able to acquire a few bottles here and there. I still have one left.
by John Pluta
Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:55 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: What have you opened this week?
Replies: 5780
Views: 1125434

Re: What have you opened this week?

I opened a lesser known port, a Feist 1995. Boy was it good, had fruit and it went down very well. Still in the fridge with a wine stopper in it. One problem I had was with the cork and I couldn't get it out. All my ports are older than the Feist, so I bought an Ah-So puller and I'm still learning h...