For The Love Of Port

roy, let me discuss this with you offline. Ill email you next week if thats ok...just jammed this week.

hi marco! sorry for my lack of reply, but i had been away on vacation and then travelling. only got back a week ago, and this is my first time checking to board. Yeah, i picked up a few items at the auction....but very few since i did not at all think there was much that went "on the cheap"...

Hi everyone. I was curious if anyone could shed any light on this. Ive noticed a few retailers are selling bottles of certain "top" vintage port producers from the 60's, where for the same producer, same vintage there is a bottle that is bottled locally in portugal and also one that is bot...

darn! wish i had seen this before i trekked all the way home from the christie's madeira auction....would have loved to pop up there and try those....oohhhhh welll.. i gotta get with the program.

i like marco's idea of a "bonus bottle" that everyone chips in for that otherwise would be too expensive for most to bring...or too rare for most to find. I do love these old vintage tastings (ie pre 1910 just to pick a random date). Although id hate to suggest you use up one of your preci...

i understand.

ok then, how about better value?

Also, assuming they were all the same price (well at least the terrantez's) and you could only buy one, which would it be? (would including the 68 d'olivera in here change your decision?)

thx

Roy, I know they are two different and outstanding wines...and to say its not meaningful to compare them would be understandable....but on a "personal favorite" or "pleasure delivered/personal rating" scale, which did you prefer...the New Orleans Terrantez or the 1968 D'Oliveira ...

Andy, please click on the link below to see the photos of the blandy's 1862. The second and third pics are the best for seeing the bend in the neck as they are taken turning the bottle from front to back in the same place. I included the first photo simply because i took it using flash and it shows ...

Reidar, I happen to have the empty bottle of this from the tasting, and the bottle is exactly as you describe yours to be. I dont know if it helps at all, by the bottle I have has a paper label on it just above MALV. that reads "Exclusively imported for Esquin Imports San Francisco by Wine Impo...

marco, have you ever tried the '88 d'oliveira "harvest" terrantez or the '77? Curious how they compare to the New Orleans Terrantez.

Many thanks to Roy for hosting this event on 1/20/07, and to Mannie Berk of the Rare Wine Company for sharing with us his vast knowledge of, and experience with, Madeira. I am also thankful to the rest of the attendees. I was a great tasting due to the fantastic wines and knowledge they shared; the ...

Roy,

thoroughly enjoyed the report. Excellent notes as usual. it was laid out very well and i love the pics. amazing event!!

Now that your report is out I will post my notes as well in a separate thread. Also got a bunch of other notes to post...my days as a lurker are over!

Marco, was that really post-fee? i thought it was the hammer price, and then the fees and taxes get levied on top of that?

Sounds excellent!

Roy, your family misses you...what a wonderful time to visit...warm summer breezes, sunny vistas, clean air (er...well, maybe scratch that one)....there are good prices on flights right now...better hurry. : )

Marco, would love to do that anytime! As Roy can im sure attest, I have a serious jonesing for tasting madeira with a great group of people. I keep trying to convince him to do an east coast tasting at least 4x per year...roy? : ) (but i guess ill have to resort to using those frequent flyer miles) ...

Peter, thanks so much for your reply and very informative post. I do believe I know of the british source to whom you refer, and i appreciate your willingness to disclose. It is very interesting to gain clairty on the myth related to this famous bottle, since I have heard much about it, but only rea...

Thank you very much Roy, and please extend my gratitude to Mannie.

Much appreciated!

Looking forward to posting numerous madeira notes in the next week as I finish typing them up. Look forward to contributing a lot more the the wonderful info and opinions expressed on FTLOP.

Hello! Curious if anyone out there who has tasted the 1792 vintage blandy's could please provide some guidance...I have heard from several sources that this bottle is not enitrely up to snuff compared to other excellent examples of madeira near this age, but i am trying to separate rumour or bottle ...

Just curious if anyone has any tasting recollections on these wines? I know Roy has posted an excellent TN on the 1875, but I was curious if there were any others who had experienced this wine?

thanks!

thanks roy!