For The Love Of Port

<<Clearly, (maybe not) Jim is talking about 1937 Colheitas>> I am old enough that it is time to shift from an acquisition phase to a liquidation phase, and I want to maximize the liquidation value. I have colheitas from the 30s, 50s, 60s, and 80s, not a lot of experience drinking them, and not enoug...

I have been told (by someone in the Port business) that there is no need to decant old (30+ years) colheitas or to let them breathe. I should just open the bottle and serve the wine. Do you agree? If not, how long should I let the wine breathe? Does it make any difference how old the colheita is? I ...

There was a discussion earlier about what glass to use to drink port. Normally, I drink vintage port out of the Riedel vintage port glass (which, I think holds about 7 ounces filled to the brim and which is similar in shape to the INAO tasting glass). Are you suggesting that I use a larger glass? Th...

I was browsing through "1001 Wines You Must Taste Before you Die" and if my (less than perfect) memory is correct, the 1908 Bual is listed.

http://www.rizzoliusa.com/catalog/displ ... 0789316837

Try serving it with foie gras.

<<Rare Wine Company has sold both the 1827B and the 1830M. I would assume that they researched the history before buying the wine. Have they ever published much information on the history of the wine?>> According to the RWC demijohns of the wine were discovered in 1988 in the cellars of the great gr...