For The Love Of Port

1988 Taylor's Quinta de Terra Feita Vintage Port 3.5 hour decant (drank on 12-18-09) Appearance: Redish purple - medium dark Aroma: Alcohol and spice jump out first. Jam and cinnamon in the background. Taste: Mellow fruits are first to hit the palate. Jams and cinnamon came through on the second sip...

My first month participating :D 1988 Taylor's Quinta de Terra Feita Vintage Port 3.5 hour decant Appearance: Redish purple - medium dark Aroma: Alcohol and spice jump out first. Jam and cinnamon in the background. Taste: Mellow fruits are first to hit the palate. Jams and cinnamon came through on th...

2 x Quinta do Noval VP 2007 @ 134.99 each CAD
3 x Kopke Colheita 1997 (375ml) @ 28.97
2 x Graham's VP 1997 @ 105.99
1 x Fonseca LBV 2003 (375ml) @ 15.19
2 x Taylor White Port @ 22.61

Should last me the week or so

We usually have a good size Christmas dinner (10+ people) and most have had very little to no exposure to port. I've decided to go with a bottle of Taylor's Fine White Port as an aperitif and a Quinta do Noval 2007 VP for desert! No Douro wines for the table though. Two BC's (2006 Mission Hill Oculu...

Steve, Curious as to what you thought of the Kopke Rose? Andy, I tried this one a few weeks ago in Porto (my first Rose, though I've since also tried Quevedo's Rose @ Vinologia's) and I liked it and found it interesting. My tasting notes say sweet, little tarty, some oak, light berries and medium d...

I'd certainly be interested if it was in WA state (quick trip for me)

Unfortunately no Churchill in the cellar, but I'd have to find something suitable to bring!

As I usually enjoy VPs alone, I definitely prefer the 375ml format and usually quickly snatch up any I find for sale in Vancouver. For the bottles I plan to lay down for many years, I do go for 750mls. I do like the idea of pouring half of a 750 into a 375 and saving it for a few days (I think I cou...

Roy,

I also saw that bottle of 1912 Maderia there from your last harvest tour (I believe). Looks like I was a few months too late

Well I just returned from Europe yesterday, including my first trip to Porto. It was definitely amazing, although little did I know that last Tuesday is a Portuguese holiday. Even still, I managed to visit the majority of the caves open to the public. One of the highlights of the tour was visiting V...

Managed to visit Azeitoneira do Porto twice earlier this week and quite liked it. Bought a bottle as well as some olive oil and jam to bring home. I also bought some bread and olives as a snack and it was quite good.

I tried looking for AVEPOD but unfortunately couldn't find it.

1998 Dow's Quinta do Bomfim SQVP

Fairly deep red. Blackberry and jam on the nose. Quite a good balance to taste. Some spicyness. Three hour decant. Very tasty and a good value. 91 points

Was my only bottle but I think I'll be stocking up on a few more

Frank Carrano wrote: (I had a bad week, what can I say? I usually dont buy this much port all at once )

Sounds like a good week to me!

Andy Velebil wrote:Markus,
Was this decanted, and if so for about how long?

Hi Andy,

I suspect this could have been part of the problem of why I didn't enjoy it as much as I'd like to have. Only about an 1 to 1.5hrs (due to impatience ) I suspect giving it a few mores hours would've helped.

1980 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port

Very dark red colour. Colourful and fruity nose with strawberries, cherries and black currents. Fruit and berry flavours continue when sipped as well as some cedar. Not too sweet. Moderate to short finish. Very good. 89 points

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Roy, I've taken your advice and ordered How to Taste from Amazon. Looking forward to starting it next week.

Tasted the same bottle tonight (02 Nov 09). I'm new to writing tasting notes. Describing port is a lot tougher than enjoying it! Graham's Vintage Port 2007 with Roquenfort Papillon Blue Cheese (France, raw milk) Complicated and fruity boquet with a very nice nose. Strawberry, and blackberries are st...

Sounds very interesting - I would make the trip.

Hi Roy,

The Playhouse International Wine Festival is probably my favourite week of the year! A Port tasting trip to Seattle would be great - I'll keep my eyes open. Out of curiosity, do you have any preferred shops to pick up Port when in Vancouver?

Hi everyone, I'm a young (25) professional from Vancouver and though enjoy all sorts of wine, Port is definitely my favourite. I've been enjoying it for about two years now (mainly LBV, Colheitas and Tawnys) and definitely looking to get into some good VPs. Unfortunately, being from Canada certainly...

Hi everyone, I'm planning my first trip to Porto around that time around for maybe 3-5 days. Planning on exploring Porto and Villa Novo de Gaia. Vinologia is a definite stop for me! I also read another review of Tromba Rija on this forum and it sounded amazing! Is it possible to just walk around Vil...