For The Love Of Port

Are you a home brewer or professional? If professional, who do you brew for? I am a homebrewer, but have brewed with commercial breweries on occasion. My first semi-pro venture was making a cherry lambic with Odell Brewing (Ft. Collins), which became Friek. I brewed with a few other friends with Ca...

Gary Richardson wrote:Both too much and not enough.

HA! Cheers to that

Eric Menchen wrote:

A dschus wrote:How long did it take you to build your current cellar to now just maintaining what you own?

Somewhere between five and six years.

I have a while to go then!

It does vary a lot, as a case is bought one month, a single bottle the next. But according to cellartracker.com, this year I've averaged $144/month. That doesn't include any glasses purchased in restaurants. At this point I am not trying to build up my stock, but maintain it. Good point. I'm at the...

How much do you spend on port per month? Simply a question out of curiosity.

Since I started a few months ago. I would say I'm near the $300 range on average.

Had a side by side tasting of Taylor 20yr and Graham's 20 yr tawny. Notes will be posted in the tasting section soon.

I have a few cases of the Taylor 2009 since it's the year I met my wife. I thought it was good but not THAT good.


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Name: Warre's Bottle Aged LBV Vintage: 2003 Contents: LBV ABV: 20% Food Served with: Derby pie with Chocolate Milk Stout beer Appearance/Color: Dark red, dark purple, light red, pink, very slight orange, clear Nose: Jammy, tons of fruit, some cinnamon Taste: Some Berries, light vanilla, melagne of b...

Name: Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Porto Vintage: NV Producer: Taylor Contents: 20 Year Tawny ABV: 20% Food Served with: None Appearance/Color: Brown, tawny, light brown, tan, maybe orange, slight rim of clear Nose: Intense Dark Fruit, alcohol, grainy, oaky, some honey Taste: Tannins, sweet but...

Name: Porto Niepoort Vintage: 2009 Producer: Niepoort S.A. Contents: LBV ABV: 20% Appearance/Color: Dark, dark brown, dark purple/red, ruby, tan to clear Nose: Cinnamon, prunes, spices, cherry Taste: Cherry Juice, some oak, spices, nutmeg Finish: Bright follow by mellow acidity, lingering dark fruit...

Andy Velebil wrote:

A dschus wrote:I assume it's too late to buy a few of these bottles, right?

At those prices yes I assume. I'm sure the company will gladly sell you some at a slightly higher rate.

What were the prices? I didn't see any.


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I assume it's too late to buy a few of these bottles, right?

1 x Dow's 2009 LBV
1 x Niepoort 2009 LBV

Stopped in my local Binnys (big box liquor store) and asked the wine section employee for any spare OWC. He gave one to me for free! Stacked my 10 halves and works great. Thanks to all for the guidance


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I will be in Warsaw and Budapest over the holidays. Any specific shops I should look out for?


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Half bottle of 2003 Niepoort VP

Something like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Bottle-French-Wood-Wine-Box-Case-Crate-Dows-Vintage-Port-Porto-/301793964829?hash=item464452731d:g:KucAAOSw5VFWP69L Wow, $22 for an empty OWC. I guess since that includes the shipping it isn't terrible. But I get some of those for free from one of my l...

Something like this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Bottle-French ... Sw5VFWP69L

Wow! Truly impressed with your layout and organization, Eric. Clearly long term thinking.

My budget doesn't include anything custom yet. I'll look to save in the coming year for a half bottle rack unit.


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2009 Niepoort LBV Tasting Notes Appearance: (From inside>out) Dark, dark brown, dark purple/red, ruby, tan and white/clear Nose: Cinnamon, prunes, spices, cherry Taste: Cherry Juice, some oak, spices like nutmeg, bright flavor of sweetness followed by mellow acidity Finish: Low acidity, alcohol, lig...