For The Love Of Port

Thomas V wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:02 pm 2018 Pintas VP

Great idea: did you like it? I'm a great fan of Sandra Tavares and Jorge Serodio Borges and love their wines and ports !!

What is charme Bairrada? I assume a different wine than the other Charme? https://www.niepoort-vinhos.com/en/wines/ CHARME BAIRRADA The "Charme" from the Douro Valley tastes fantastic - so how about a "Charme" produced in the same way, but from a completely different terroir suc...

I have yet to try a Pintas. They seem hard to come by in my neck of the woods. I might have a 2017 that I won at auction, I have to check. That's no surprise, because their production is very limited: 2000 bottles for their 2018VP and 4000 bottles for their 2017! Both are great ports (and so are 20...

I base myself only on vintage ports for this evaluation. Then these two producers must (in my mind) be included in Tier 2, although they have "only" 15-20 years of history with their present labels. Quinta do Vale Meao (first vintage with their own set-up was 2000) Pintas (Wine & Soul...

Best Red: Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas '10
Best White: Procura Branco '15

The only down side, for me at least is that the Noval usually take so long to really hit their prime. I'm almost 63, I could be dead before the '17 really starts to sing. But I'll buy some anyways. I'll try a few over the years and the rest my kids can sell at auction in 2044, lol. Who cares?! I am...

Today, Gran Cruz, Dalva and Quinta do Ventozelo declared their 2018 Vintage Port according to Vinho Grandes Escolhas

4 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces Vintage Port These are getting harder to find. Someone from the Sammamish Port Club saw these in a local store and pointed me in the right direction. Possibly due to the virus making times difficult, I was given an industry discount (15%) for buying all 4 that t...

The Symington Family will declare their 2018 Single Quinta Vintage Ports on May, 14th, digitally!!

https://grandesescolhas.com/inedito-sym ... vintage-2/

Interesting news:

http://www.revistadevinhos.pt/noticias/ ... co-de-2018

Sorry, I can't find an English version, but I think the message is clear

Nothing formal yet other than Instagram pic of Luis holding the bottle. At least I've got time to save up to hopefully buy a few. Hi Andy, is this enough? Sogrape Vinhos Today ‎dinsdag ‎3 ‎december ‎2019, ‏‎18:15:31 2011 is a Barca Velha Year! ‎dinsdag ‎3 ‎december ‎2019, ‏‎18:12:32 | Sogrape Vinho...

Roy, after all your promises, each time again, this is very disappointing!! I think, you make a fool of yourself!

So while I really liked the Branco and was stuck between 92 and 93 points ... and finally acquiesced to the higher score of 93; the Tinto was fantastic and I score it another point higher. I can only imagine this with a minimum of five more years and how good this will become. You've gotta try the ...

For EU readers it might be usefull to know that Garrafeira Nacional sells Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco '17 for €14.70. The Tinto '17 has the same price and their topwine Fonte Souto '17 sells for €41.90. Shipment for most EU countries is free for orders of more than €150.00

Dear Paul and other subscribers, .......My word and my apology may not be enough for some, but I realize how this looks and am deeply saddened to disappoint yet again. I have solid reasons, but they will only sound like excuses to those that don't know the back story, so there's no point to even go...

Thing of the past, ended today. Finally! Alas, I hoped for that! Unfortunately, that is not the case: subscribers were promised to have Newsletters end of July, end of October and end of December. You would expect Roy to keep that promise after all the fuzz and disappointment of 2018. Well: he didn...

Is it a Port that can be drunk while it's young or is it better off waiting? I ask because I'm now in my early 60's and it seems almost silly to buy any 2017 Ports if they need 20 or 25 years to properly enjoy. It's a great vintage from all that I've read, but will they be wasted on me? I don't hav...

Alas, I'm not a subscriber! Thanks Roy, thanks Andy!

Roy Hersh wrote:... For those who want an earlier read, go and have a look at the article that Mark Squires just released on 2017's.

Hi Roy, would it be possible to give a link to that article?

Al B. wrote:But most of what I am drinking at the moment is 2017 VP from the fridge .....

I wish I could say the same!!