For The Love Of Port

Anyone else out there who did not get any of the Noval ports? Unlike Glenn, I did not receive any.

We are big fans of Schramsberg sparkling wine, as our our friends that were visiting. I would not call that the champagne equivalent of a 1970 Taylor perhaps, but the wives were quite happy with it, particularly as they had a bottle of Reserve, followed by a bottle of the standard Blanc de Blanc. I ...

Remarkably, the wife did not even try the Taylor. [shrug.gif] Neither of them did, so my friend and I polished it off ourselves. The wives went the champagne route that night. More for me I suppose, although in the long run, there would be a smaller share for me of a much bigger VP pie if I could ge...

That is the first time for that vintage, and in fact, only the second VP I've had (the other was the 1995 Crasto that several folks here got mags of at a good price from Vinfolio). It has been a good early exploration of VPs so far. My wife has a strong preference for tawny and colheita, so only whe...

I've not done so many TNs, and have not had so many VPs, but here goes: Opened and finished on Nov 21, 2009. Decanted at 10:45 a.m. (accidentally had the stopper in for the first 6 hours of decant time...oops) Target was 8-10 hours decant time per Roy's suggestion. Open: A small taste upon opening s...

Recommendations for decant time on a 1970 taylor for tomorrow?

David,

I'm in a Chicago suburb and would be interested. That makes 2.

Bryan

Glad I am not the only one still waiting on Noval. Although, I have not received either the 2007 or the others.

Storage in ideal conditions is, well, ideal. I built a wine cellar (about 400 bottles capacity, only finished it just before moving and never filled it) at my previous house, but moved about a year ago. In my current house, I have a place in the basement earmarked for a cellar. It will probably be b...

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Roy,

That is a shame. 1988 is a long time ago.

Of course, I and I'm sure others, will be happy to welcome you back to the Windy City. Count me in.

Unfortunately, we could not find a sitter and did not make the event. However, I'm on their email list so in the future I hope to be able to make it.

Eric,

Thanks for posting. I just saw it yesterday. As it happens, that is just a few minutes from where I live. If we can arrange a sitter on short notice, we are definitely going.

Anyone in the Chicago area planning to attend? They still have space.

Domestic is Schrambsberg--I'm with Roy on that. Love the Reserve and Blanc de Noir. J Schram is great for most vintages, but we've had a few where I would prefer the Reserve or be just as happy with the BdN. The wife and I got married in Napa eight years ago, toured Schramsberg (great cave tour ther...

1970 Fonseca x2
1970 Taylor x1

Haven't had these before, so I am looking forward to it.

Jan 2009, 1987 Barros.

A friend and I bought all of it they had after having it, which was about 10 bottles I think.

I got an email yesterday confirming my entire order (13 bottles). I wish I had the funds right now to buy 13 more, as I'm getting one of several bottles that I would love to get 2 or more of.

I guess I will start saving for the next one. The horror...

1987 Barros Colheita is what got us hooked. Happily, I have 4 more bottles of it.

My wife and I have been into Port for about 1/2 year (goes back longer but very infrequent). We tend to prefer tawnies and colheitas. My wife in particular does not care too much for rubies. I've purchased a few VPs over the past six months, mostly from vintages in the 90s and some 03s. But we've no...