For The Love Of Port

2011 Fonseca VP
2000 Taylor's VP
1997 Dow's VP

(One bottle each, all are 750ml).

Niepoort 20 year old tawny. I just love this tawny.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:37 am
It was a good weekend.

I'll say! Wow!

Two bottles of Niepoort 20 Year Tawny

A 375ml of 2003 Quinta do Noval VP

There were two of them on winebid and someone outbid me on just one of the bottles, was hoping to get both haha! Oh well.

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to this great group - I’ve learned a lot since I’ve become a member.

My Secret Santa even gifted me a bottle of port today!

Welp...

375ml 1977 Dow VP

Here I go again…

375ml 1994 Taylor Fladgate VP

I’ve been trying to hold back on purchases…nonetheless…

2016 Smith Woodhouse VP

1975 Kopke Colheita Porto, 375ml

From last year’s buying opPORTunity - this is a fantastic tawny!

375ml Kopke 40 Year Old White Port on WineBid

2x 375ml Graham’s 2000 VP

It was alright. It definitely seemed like it underwent accelerated aging, but I don't have enough experience with small bottle sizes to say more than that. Could just be bottle variation. If you have a 375ml, I would suggest opening one to try - I don't think it will be "early" by any mea...

One 375ml each of:

2011 Dow
2007 Taylor Fladgate

Also, I picked up a Otima 20 year Old Tawny this afternoon and will have a taste this weekend.

Wondering how many people have learned this same lesson…I spent all that money on the EuroCave and it’s already filled up!!!!!!! I think my wife *might* notice a second, much *larger* EuroCave should one magically appear, so I think I’m going to have to cool it for at least a little bit on port purc...

1977 Fonseca

I'll be picking up another bottle of the Otima to try it again because I had the same thoughts on it that Andy described.

Celebrated my mother in law’s 75th birthday over the weekend with dinner at a nice restaurant (Fahrenheit) in downtown Cleveland - they had Fonseca 20 year tawny on the dessert menu which made me quite happy. They apologized for not having port glasses and had to serve it a glencairn glass. It’s a n...