When opening a bottle of Port ... how many pours do you get?

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Re: When opening a bottle of Port ... how many pours do you get?

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One if you use the right glass:
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Hah!!!


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I was thinking of this one, but Eric's is better!
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Re: When opening a bottle of Port ... how many pours do you get?

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Eric, what have you done?!
Now my wife is expecting "a glass" of wine, Eric-style!
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Phil W wrote:Eric, what have you done?!
Now my wife is expecting "a glass" of wine, Eric-style!
You can get her this: https://www.gettingpersonal.co.uk/gifts ... -needs.htm
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i probably get 6-8 pours. i'd prefer 6 but 8 makes it seem like there's more. but i like the glasses that have been shown!
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Too bad I am too stupid and impatient to load photos here. I have watched 56 winemakers / owners in Porto, dump a full bottle of their just declared VP (June 2013) into a single glass and it looked as if it probably could have held 80-90. I have photos of LOTS of well known men and women at that Confraria "2011 declaration ceremony" pouring in their bottles. I always wondered if anyone to see if any of the bottles were corked before pouring into the massive cuvee, because later, we were served this blend. [shrug.gif]
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Re: When opening a bottle of Port ... how many pours do you get?

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that's so neat! how did they serve it if it was all poured into a glass?
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