What Port(s) have you purchased this week?

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5 x 1985 Ferreira VP
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2003 Croft VP x2
2003 Taylor VP
2016 Dow VP
2016 Vesuvio VP
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3 x 2017 Sandeman Quinta Do Seixo VP
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4 x 1966 Fonseca VP
1 x 1977 Taylor Fladgate VP
1 x 1977 Gould Campbell VP
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3x 2016 Fonseca VP. Actually 4x, but Dad wanted one.
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Not a new purchase, but the last of my 2017 Graham's Stone Terraces pre-orders is finally being delivered this week. 8--)
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Glenn E. wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 9:03 pm Not a new purchase, but the last of my 2017 Graham's Stone Terraces pre-orders is finally being delivered this week. 8--)
Saw these bottles up for auction and thought of you: https://www.winebid.com/BuyWine/Item/74 ... e-Terraces
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Eric Menchen wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 9:45 pm
Glenn E. wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 9:03 pm Not a new purchase, but the last of my 2017 Graham's Stone Terraces pre-orders is finally being delivered this week. 8--)
Saw these bottles up for auction and thought of you: https://www.winebid.com/BuyWine/Item/74 ... e-Terraces
Thanks! I'm tracking the auction now. Will likely exceed my price range for additional bottles with BP included, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky!
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Just snagged 2 x 1966 Graham's Vintage Port from a K&L auction. [yahoo.gif]
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I'm jealous. K&L won't deliver to NJ.
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Glenn E. wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 5:40 pm Just snagged 2 x 1966 Graham's Vintage Port from a K&L auction. [yahoo.gif]
I saw those. They look in great shape!
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1 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces
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Mike J. W. wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 8:19 pm 1 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces
4 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces

I suspect that I got 4 of the other bottles from the same lot that Mike bought from. I wonder who got that 6th bottle?
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Glenn E. wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 9:56 pm
Mike J. W. wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 8:19 pm 1 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces
4 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces

I suspect that I got 4 of the other bottles from the same lot that Mike bought from. I wonder who got that 6th bottle?
At that price I should have bought 2.
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Mike J. W. wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 10:00 am
Glenn E. wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 9:56 pm
Mike J. W. wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 8:19 pm 1 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces
4 x 2011 Graham's The Stone Terraces

I suspect that I got 4 of the other bottles from the same lot that Mike bought from. I wonder who got that 6th bottle?
At that price I should have bought 2.
Well... once you add on 17% for the auction commission the price wasn't that good. Still worth picking up, but hardly a steal.

(I count auction commissions in "price paid" but not sales tax to more fairly compare auction prices with retail prices.)
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Glenn E. wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 10:07 am (I count auction commissions in "price paid" but not sales tax to more fairly compare auction prices with retail prices.)
Absolutely. I used to discard shipping in my calculations because I figured it cancelled out with no sales tax. But now that everyone is charging sales tax, I need to revisit this.
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6 pack of Maynards 20 Year Tawny at $23 a bottle.
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Moses Botbol wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 4:24 am 6 pack of Maynards 20 Year Tawny at $23 a bottle.
Wow, nice find! Though in Boston that's probably just a 15% discount for buying 6, right? :lol:
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Glenn E. wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 1:49 pm
Moses Botbol wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 4:24 am 6 pack of Maynards 20 Year Tawny at $23 a bottle.
Wow, nice find! Though in Boston that's probably just a 15% discount for buying 6, right? :lol:
Straight up purchase from someone who owns a chain of liquor stores locally. No sales tax on booze in MA too!
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1x 2016 Vesuvio along with some non-port things
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