I've bucked the trend and voted for claret, principally because I do not like Pinot Noir from any region
...unless it is in a cooking pot
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- Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:26 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: POLL: Bordeaux or Burgundy ... your preference
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2157
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:06 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Sad news!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1360
Re: Sad news!
There was a full page obituary to Serge in The Times earlier this week. He seems to have been a bit of a modern day hero in the way he managed to keep the vineyards and the wine trade alive during the various wars in the region. It would be sad if the production died with him so I hope it has been l...
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:00 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Need New Movie + Video Suggestions
- Replies: 442
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Re: Need New Movie + Video Suggestions
I went to the cinema for the first time in a long time last weekend to watch The Theory of Everything . Not only was this a fascinating insight into the life of Stephen Hawking the acting was phenomenally good from both of the lead characters. Oscar will surely be coming their way later this year. A...
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:35 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Have you ever bought anything you've regretted?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1403
Re: Have you ever bought anything you've regretted?
9 bottles of Real Vinicola 1983 (that smell like vomit) and a case of Offley Boa Vista 1972 that is almost as bad.
- Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:11 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: 2014: The BEST Port(s) you have consumed this year?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3333
Re: 2014: The BEST Port(s) you have consumed this year?
99 points - Taylor Scion 1855 - drunk at the bar at the Yeatman Hotel and drunk along side: 98 points - Taylor 1863 colheita - what fun to be able to compare the Scion and the 1863 side-by-side And I am very boring in my choice of vintage ports: 98 points - Quinta do Noval Nacional 1994 - the port ...
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 3:28 pm
- Forum: Guest Corner
- Topic: DOMINIC SYMINGTON
- Replies: 141
- Views: 96431
Re: DOMINIC SYMINGTON
Dom,
If you think back to the start of your career in the Port trade, what are three most significant advancements between then and now and is there anything about your time in the trade back then that you miss?
Derek
If you think back to the start of your career in the Port trade, what are three most significant advancements between then and now and is there anything about your time in the trade back then that you miss?
Derek
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:24 am
- Forum: Guest Corner
- Topic: DOMINIC SYMINGTON
- Replies: 141
- Views: 96431
Re: DOMINIC SYMINGTON
I think there was some GM 1979 in Magnum in the market a few years ago.Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:GM12 in double magnums, the only size yet released.Moses Botbol wrote:3. Will large format bottles also come out for SQVP, or just major vintages?
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:09 am
- Forum: Guest Corner
- Topic: DOMINIC SYMINGTON
- Replies: 141
- Views: 96431
Re: DOMINIC SYMINGTON
Hi Dom, it's good to see you here. My question is entitled: "Pink Port in the rear-view mirror" :wink: This new category was introduced a few years ago and was not without controversy. Those in the trade who decided to go down the pink route put forward the view that it was a drink that wo...
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:56 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: What is the Graham Velsec Port wine
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3049
Re: What is the Graham Velsec Port wine
Andy, I found a number of hits on google last night where "Aloirado" was said to mean "Tawny".Andy Velebil wrote:The "Aloirado" seems to suggest this is a white Port, if my interpretation of it is correct that is.
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:26 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: What is the Graham Velsec Port wine
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3049
Re: What is the Graham Velsec Port wine
The signature on the label also suggests that this s a different company. Graham's the Port producer are "W & J Graham" whereas this label says "G. J. Graham". Perhaps a member of the Graham family formed a different company?
- Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:46 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Ranking the Pink Ports
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1542
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:15 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Congratulations to OSCAR QUEVEDO
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3291
Re: Congratulations to OSCAR QUEVEDO
...and the good news is it won't be pink!Eric Ifune wrote:I expect a celebratory tonel in the works!
Congratulations Oscar and Nadia, this is wonderful news!
Hope to see you all soon.
Derek
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:07 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: GRAHAM'S GOES ROGUE
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1111
Re: GRAHAM'S GOES ROGUE
You can't have your cake and eat it buddyAndy Velebil wrote:I think it's a great idea. But, again, only the UK gets it....
- Fri Oct 03, 2014 4:45 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Best places to buy in England?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1773
Re: Best places to buy in England?
Some of the terminals at Heathrow have branches of Berry Brothers & Rudd. I haven't tried it for a few years but you used to be able to buy anything from their list duty free and have it available to collect from the airport shop before your departure. BBR are not the cheapest but their Ports te...
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:53 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Noval Nacional 1931
- Replies: 3
- Views: 955
Re: Noval Nacional 1931
Thanks Roy.
Let me know when you are home and I'll put you in touch with the researcher.
Derek
Let me know when you are home and I'll put you in touch with the researcher.
Derek
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:25 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Noval Nacional 1931
- Replies: 3
- Views: 955
Noval Nacional 1931
A researcher from Decanter magazine in the UK is looking for a picture of a bottle of NN31. Does anyone here have a picture of such a beast, ideally with a clear label on it? Better still, if anyone owns a bottle that they would be happy to allow to be photographed please let me know and I will poin...
- Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:34 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: 3 Good Reasons to Drink Reserve Ruby Port
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5243
Re: 3 Good Reasons to Drink Reserve Ruby Port
Generally we do not cook with wine so I cannot comment intelligently. But sometimes the cheaper brands of anything do better; for instance, when it comes to a gin & tonic, hands down the best gin is Gordon's. The nuances and refinement of a top shelf gin are lost in the mix; those rough edges o...
- Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:45 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: 3 Good Reasons to Drink Reserve Ruby Port
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5243
Re: 3 Good Reasons to Drink Reserve Ruby Port
I enjoy many of the Ruby Reserves mentioned here but I think it would be doing them a disservice to categorise them as cooking Port. Using the odd splash in an impromptu sauce when it is simply what is available is fine (I've done it with very fine Vintage Port so can't criticise anyone for doing it...
- Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:40 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: When did this happen, Dow's Rose Port?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1220
Re: When did this happen, Dow's Rose Port?
{oh s*!t, they are on to me!}
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:57 am
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: Graham's Ne Oublie
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1093
Re: Graham's Ne Oublie
If pressed I might give it 5 stars, 19/20 or 95+