For The Love Of Port

Michelin Stars - Restaurants in Portugal - November 2016 * PORTO area: The Yeatman / Ricardo Costa, Vila Nova de Gaia. Antiqvvm / Vitor Matos, Porto. Casa de Chá da Boa Nova / Rui Paula, Leça da Palmeira. Pedro Lemos / Pedro Lemos, Porto Casa da Calçada / André Silva, Amarante (located 60km / 50min...

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Updating this one thread to inform that a review on this SF Wine Tasting by David Spriggs could be read here.

Title: Notes from the San Francisco IVDP dinner and tasting.

url: http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... =1&t=39684

Great reviews. Thank you for sharing. Um Abraço David.

Mika H wrote:Here's the "Vintage Character" again. And this time "Quinta" too. The article is from last week:
http://www.cltampa.com/food-drink/drink ... the-better

Likely the author has based his research on outdated books !?

It seems that the tasting in Calgary is only for Trade.
The info above has just been updated today.

https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13245502_10154312099389284_650953070009936067_n.jpg?oh=0b27ffd2c7a8b8063caa3571231ef735&oe=57D665DE Wines of Portugal cordially invites you to the Producer Showcase in Boston on Tuesday, May 31st! Experience and discover the range of Portugal's wine...

Wines of Portugal Producer Showcase 2016 in Boston on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Boston Harbor Hotel 70 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 From 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm (EDT) Grand Tasting with more than 180 wines to be tasted ---------------- Registration here > http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wines-of-portugal-produc...

I've just got notice that the events in Dallas and Houston have been canceled and that the Tasting in Seattle has changed date, now on June 7th.

I'm editing right now my original thread above with these updates.

There's no better title for Madeira Wine than that this one said: "Tasting Immortality".

Nice reading this fine article by Joe Roberts.

Hi Rune - That's correct, the current portfolio for Blackett Ports is just 6 wines:

Blackett, Extra Dry White.
Blackett, Reserve Tawny.
Blackett, 10 Years Old Tawny.
Blackett, 20 Years Old Tawny.
Blackett, 30 Years Old Tawny.
Blackett, 2013 Vintage Port.

Rune - I find interesting your tasting notes on the Blackett Ports w/ Indication of Age.
Thank you for sharing.

I shall confess my big-time favourite is actuality this Blackett 10yr Old Tawny. The acidity on this 10yr is pretty amazing

Azores wines in first shipment to UK
24th May, 2016 by Richard Ross

URL > https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2016/ ... ent-to-uk/

the article on the URL below explains that converting it into the real world this new technology with its level of precision of 0.5 nanograms per litre is the equivalent of 1 drop in a total of 800 olympic swimming pools ! :shock: Full article here (in portuguese): URL: http://observador.pt/2016/05/...

I was surprise that a red wine have a Colheita for name. Fyi, Colheita is a portuguese word that into english could be translated as Harvest or Vintage or Crop (for cereal) or even as Picking and also Yield !!! . I wonder whether you are confused now !? :D My Sugestion: Keep it simple by thinking o...

Eric Menchen wrote:So are you in the States as well Mario?

Hi Eric, these days I'm not in the USA. I didn't make it this time around but I'll likely be visiting the US for those other Port Wine Tastings later in the year.

A major reason for the Marão Tunnel is that drivers can now avoid the IP4 motorway, considered one of the most dangerous roads in the country.

More on the infamous IP4 road here. (wikipedia)

Maybe I have the answer! [...] The saving is abt 15 minutes, which is a lot on a relatively short distance Douro/Porto airport. [...] This year it was also mid May, mid day driving, same driver (very little speeding), same size of car and roughly same weather. [...] It was said that the average sav...

A total of 1360 Portuguese Wines of about 400 Producers are being blind tasted today 13-May-2016 in Santarém (Portugal) by a panel of 140 International Wine Experts.

To watch the portuguese news broadcasted video please click here (SIC Notícias).

some familiar faces here