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he's got a V96
I got a V91!
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- Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:40 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: fun virtual tasting
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- Views: 255
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:19 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
- Replies: 4172
- Views: 850545
Re: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
3x 2011 Vesuvio Capella
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:18 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
- Replies: 4172
- Views: 850545
Re: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
If the economy recovers at all in the next 10 years, a $500 investment now is almost certain to be worth $750 in 10 years and $1000 in 20. That gives an annual rate of return of 4.137% and 3.526% respectively. Which is better than what I'm currently getting from my bank on CDs, though mine are curr...
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:00 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
- Replies: 4172
- Views: 850545
Re: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
justified it by saying i'm laying it down for my son
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:53 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
- Replies: 4172
- Views: 850545
Re: What Port(s) have you purchased this week?
On the 2011 vp train!
24x Quevedos
12x Fonseca, Noval, Croft
6x Taylor, Grahams, Warres, Vesuvio, SW
24x Quevedos
12x Fonseca, Noval, Croft
6x Taylor, Grahams, Warres, Vesuvio, SW
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:01 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: 2011 Vintage Port is declared
- Replies: 92
- Views: 9542
Re: 2011 Vintage Port is declared
I just learned that BORGES also chose NOT to declare 2011. I know there are reasons why a company decides to declare, or not, a particular vintage Port. However, it seems like if you are in the Port business, when a high quality and presigious vintage like 2011 comes along, that it is in the best i...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:19 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: 1994 - ready at 20 years?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 972
Re: 1994 - ready at 20 years?
Having had the Churchill's 2 years back it is a relatively "weak" wine that is in my opinion entering drinking window. It is not a block buster but definitely offers enjoyment of a fine mature port. The Vesuvio has some baby fat to shed, the Taylor and Fonseca will have you sucking the wal...
- Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:31 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Silly Port pricing in the UK
- Replies: 16
- Views: 948
Re: Silly Port pricing in the UK
True if I were in the UK. But for export you pay no VAT or duty. With importation fees to the US it would come out to around $55. Still that's so inexpensive compared to other wines. I believe the last time I purchased 1994 Graham's in the UK it was $52, which I though was a good deal, but it seems...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:24 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Silly Port pricing in the UK
- Replies: 16
- Views: 948
Re: Silly Port pricing in the UK
It's sad for me to see some great ports be priced so low. As an example, the 1994 Graham's VP offered at 350 GBP per case. That's $44 per bottle. It's a super wine and is now almost 20 years old. If it were a Bordeaux, given that it comes from a great year and famous pedigree, it would be in the hu...
- Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:27 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2195
Re: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
well massive quantities of liquid typically requires decanting after a few hoursGlenn E. wrote:You have to be decanted? That explains a lot.Jeff G. wrote: gimme a half bottle anyday I can't decant and prep myself at home.
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- Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:59 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2195
Re: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
Cynthia replies that they're testing out different wines and will post on the vintage port site once they finalize the menu with what wines they're looking to carry. As with whimpy half bottles, some of us don't enjoy drinking tannin filled wines of youthful 750+ml bottles. gimme a half bottle anyda...
- Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:07 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2195
Re: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
but variety is the spice of life my friendAndy Velebil wrote:Half bottles are for wimps lolJeff G. wrote:hopefully some great half bottles we can help wash it all down with!Symington Family wrote:You will all be most welcome, the food is good!
Have a good weekend,
Paul
- Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:06 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Decanting LBVs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 566
Re: Decanting LBVs
i pop and pour then stick a t stopper on it,
i usually drink my lbvs as far out as a week or two.
i usually drink my lbvs as far out as a week or two.
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:48 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2195
Re: Graham's Lodge opens new restaurant: VINUM
hopefully some great half bottles we can help wash it all down with!Symington Family wrote:You will all be most welcome, the food is good!
Have a good weekend,
Paul
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:36 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Fonseca Bin no. 27 & cookie contest results
- Replies: 1
- Views: 306
Re: Fonseca Bin no. 27 & cookie contest results
this contest was rigged i say she was getting 27 votes per day every day and they all came exactly around the same time! personally, my photo of my pumpkin cookie was the only one that had every single type of wine made by fonseca represented behind the cookie. Are we cookie people or port people he...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:45 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Wine Lists & Port
- Replies: 8
- Views: 697
Re: Wine Lists & Port
I am personally trying to shove as much port into the restaurants in NY as possible
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:19 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Lead Crystal precautions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1130
Re: Lead Crystal precautions
Feredrick I'll have you know that if you plan on drinking any sort of fancy older port, you're in essence getting more lead then you would storing it temporarily in a lead crystal decanter. case in point the Scion has 208 ppb worth of lead (higher than legal limits in most civilized countries) 208mg...
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 1:59 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: 99 point Port by Mark Squires
- Replies: 2
- Views: 513
Re: 99 point Port by Mark Squires
was this 97/99 pts blind?
was it a 97/99 with a very interesting story behind it?
was it a 97/99 with a very interesting story behind it?
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:28 am
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: NY Wine Expo March 1-3 2013
- Replies: 2
- Views: 721
NY Wine Expo March 1-3 2013
http://www.wine-expos.com/Wine/NY/
Hey guys,
I'm goign to be pouring some Quevedo's ports (92 colheita too for those who show interest)
Feel free to stop by and say Hi.
this event also has pourings from the TFP and SFE.
Hey guys,
I'm goign to be pouring some Quevedo's ports (92 colheita too for those who show interest)
Feel free to stop by and say Hi.
this event also has pourings from the TFP and SFE.
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:07 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Shipping Port and wine into the USA
- Replies: 2
- Views: 294
Re: Shipping Port and wine into the USA
Fyi, you can just look up teh COLA. unless you're getting a wine that isn't being sold at all state side. https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/publicSearchColasBasic.do Search for the wine, retrieve the cola. creating one requires you to get a federal ttb permit for submittance. in terms of acutall...