For The Love Of Port

Off-topic, but can someone explain "like white on rice"? Guessing an American expression - wondering what the "white" is? Here's an online definition of it. It's just an expression that has been around for a very long time. To be on or close to something. the word does not carry...

Roy Hersh wrote:When I posted this, I knew that Andy would be ON IT, like white on rice! [emoji38]

Off-topic, but can someone explain "like white on rice"? Guessing an American expression - wondering what the "white" is?

Hi Adrian, I would like to ask for a little more background on your strategy with the Krohn acquisition, in particular with regard your general approach to how you planto sell the Krohn Colheitas going forward. I understand that some may (or may not) be being used as part of the series of Taylor 50t...

Taking the capsule off last night I was confronted by a slightly depressed cork with a puddle of smelly brown goo sitting on top of it. Not encouraging. After wiping off the goo I drew the cork which was not obviously branded. The cork smelt rancid. I then cleaned the neck of the bottle to remove a...

Would a magnum take longer to mature and therefore you'd hold off longer if you wanted to experience it at its peak? Yes. I'm not aware of any empirical data though; I would hazard a guess that the relationship between time to maturity and volume might be roughly proportional to the square root of ...

Planning on a port night, Friday night with a couple of friends. Planning on two bottles Options are: 83 + 85 Dow 77 + 85 Fonseca 70 + 77 Offley 77 + 85 Gould Campbell Which one sounds the most appealing? Could swap the 85 Dow for an 83 Ramos, Ferreira or Fonseca. [shrug.gif] For myself, I'd choose...

Also, the VPID currently contains two images for Petre's VP, again 1980 and 1990.
http://www.hallarn.com/vpid/vpid_displa ... eyear=2011

Petre's 1980 vp:
https://catuna-silva.pt/wp-content/uplo ... 976551.jpg

Al B. wrote: If anyone has seen or heard of any other vintages, please share that info here.

Petre's 1990 vp:
https://www.bidforwine.co.uk/uploads/th ... 1520610013

I think I have seen others, but would need to look further.

Great tasting note. From your description, this sounds like a wine I would very much enjoy; I hope to try it at some point.

Hi David! I do have a bottle of Blandy Boal and sent a mail to Chris...without ANY response. So I do guess that his request is fake, anyways. But it does exist... Cheers Andy It looks like he only posted his request yesterday, perhaps he doesn't check his mail or the forum quite as often as the res...

OK, so I've just opened a San Leonardo 20yr white - just for research purposes you understand - and my first impressions are very good. The 20yr white is well-balanced, lovely flavour with power, complexity and length. In some ways it is quite similar to the non-White 20yr - and I mean that positive...

Hi Mike, It sounds as though our tastes with older sweet whites might be quite similar - I could have written similar thoughts about most of the wines you mention in your first post. I would add that I tend not to like the dry whites - either the young recent release typically intended for mixers, o...

Moses Botbol wrote:Picked up a '27 Warre semi-recently, but haven't seen '27 Fonseca for a while (not that I have been looking).

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This was a special release in made in 2015 of Sandeman 2000 VP in limited edition bottles, individually or as cased set, to celebrate the 225th Anniversary of Sandeman.

See: http://225th.sandeman.com/#/gallery for more images and info.

Thomas V wrote:These are the ports for my upcoming tasting.

Interesting selection [emoji106]

I think the option for the selo to appear elsewhere like this has been in the rules as an option for a while? Am fairly sure I saw examples of this when I was looking up about the "selo-cap" as used on some in-flight port miniatures. Yep, IF you count 8 months ... a while. IVDP wrote me b...

I will try to find out what precipitated this change by the IVDP. As soon as I hear back, I will include the info here. I think the option for the selo to appear elsewhere like this has been in the rules as an option for a while? Am fairly sure I saw examples of this when I was looking up about the...

Those who know me will not be surprised to learn that I have just decanted my traditional port for Xmas, a Cr70.
... which it looks like I'll be needing to buy some more of in the next couple of years, assuming the tradition is to continue.

Tom Archer wrote:As I have a very indulgent week lining up, a re-set..

Tesco Ruby.
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Now things can only get better..

Careful not to peak too early there Tom