For The Love Of Port

I was talking about Port with someone at a barbecue competition this weekend, and when I revealed that I had ~800 bottles they asked if I was going to be able to drink all of that in my lifetime. After a moment's reflection, I had to truthfully answer probably not. I only go through about 2 bottles...

Great idea, John!

If I can't get ahold of an Otima 20, I'll open my last Dona Antonia (Ferreira). Those are the ones that used to be called Duque de Bragança.

This particular brisket was SRF Gold. One of the other guys on the team is a meticulous meat trimmer, so we turned him loose on it and I think that really contributed to our good showing. He had that poor brisket trimmed down to probably half its starting size! I have cooked everything from Choice a...

I might have to pick up an Otima 20 just to try it again. Like others, in the past I haven't found it compelling. Both for the QPR and just its overall performance. I found it a bit light/weak but also a bit hot compared to other offerings. The problem is that I don't drink a lot of 20 year old anym...

S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port I brought this and an Andresen 40 year old to a barbecue competition figuring we'd drink one on Friday night and the other on Saturday night, both potentially with some cheese and charcuterie that I'd brought along for that purpose. Alas, it was not to be. We did d...

Like many of you, I was certainly looking forward to this event, though I also completely understand if we need to reschedule! I suppose I would only request that we try to reschedule in earnest and really try to find a date in the future that people can really look forward to and plan for. After O...

That 1834 Barbeito Malvasia is very nice! Pricey now, though. Didn't used to be!

I didn't have Eric as firm for this yet anyway. Edited down for clarity, the list from the 1st post is: Mark L (Yes) [1937 Burmester, unknown port?] Glenn E (Yes) [1937 Kopke, "casual" bottle TBD] Andy V (Yes) David S (Yes) [Kopke 50] Marc J (Yes) [tbd] I still haven't heard back from Lisa...

It looks like we have 5 for sure. Lisa and Vic are allegedly looking into coming down as well... I'll ping her again and ask her to post here.

(They're probably on their way to Portugal for PHT right now, so we may not get a quick reply. I've both emailed and texted.)

Honestly, I think even filtered LBVs get better with a little decant time. Sure, the intent is to be able to pop-n-pour, but to me virtually any non-oxidized red wine will benefit from a little air time before you drink it. Even a Ruby Reserve gets a little better after 30-60 minutes. And the longer...

Graham's LBVs are filtered, but there are different levels of "filtering" that can be applied. My understanding is that Graham's LBVs use a "lighter" touch with their filtering, but it's still enough that they can't call the final product unfiltered. Note that even unfiltered Por...

Unfortunately, it’s looking like that’s the week my MiL is targeting for a knee replacement. I’m going to have to bow out of this time, sorry all! Really itching to get back to see you all in person again (it’s been too long!). Bummer! I was really hoping that you'd be able to make it. It's been to...

I don't think that's too generous at all - 2011 LBVs in general are pretty fantastic, and I do enjoy the Graham.

1 x Quinta do Mourao San Leonardo 40 y.o. Tawny I bought this one as a replacement of the one I just shared with my college buddies a few weeks back. It was a 2009 bottling, but the price on WineBid was hard to beat at $113 including bid fees and taxes. 2009 should be one of the "good" on...

1970 Graham Vintage Port for the Sammamish Port Club

A very nice bottle. Somewhat lacking in intensity, but exceptionally smooth and wonderfully balanced.

The 1964 & 1980 required quite a bit of effort (ALOT of effort), but ultimately I was was able to get my hands on them. 1964 is my birth year, so I know the feeling. I'd been looking for one for years - there are only 8 VPs from 1964 so I wanted to find them all - and then one lucky day I stumb...

Y'all are going to make me take Friday off so that I can get down there early enough to check into a hotel and then show up somewhere!

I just checked my cellar software and my longest complete vertical is of Noval Nacional. This vertical spans the period from 1960 to present. Apparently I also have an almost complete vertical of Taylor from 1955 to present, but there are a couple of holes that need to be filled. Ooh, do you have t...

Looks like Cedovim might be owned by Agostinho Amável Costa? Never heard of them either, though.

Take a pic of the back label. Bottle looks like what Agri-Roncao (DR, Porto Augusto) uses. DR's bottles that have a similar shape have a squared bottom and a straight neck. More importantly, they're 500 ml. They are a dead ringer for Augusto. And I think Agri also does Corvos?? Can Anyone confirm? ...