Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port tasting in Phoenix

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:22 pm

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, November 17, 2007 for a Port Luncheon and Port Tasting Seminar in the Views Lounge of the Elements Restaurant at The Sanctuary Resort, 5700 E McDonald Drive Paradise Valley, AZ. This tasting seminar and luncheon will be for the Phoenix chapters of Tastevin and the Commanderie de Bordeaux. The White Port reception for the Port Luncheon will begin at 11:00am with lunch to be served at 11:45am. Chef Beau MacMillan will be preparing a three course luncheon pared with a White Port, a Tawny Port and a Vintage Port in keeping with the Port Tasting Seminar described below.

The Port Tasting Seminar will begin after lunch and continue for 2 plus hours with Roy Hersh, founder of “For the Love of Port” (http://www.fortheloveofport.com) conducting a vertical tasting of Fonseca vs. Taylor Fladgate for the following vintages: 1994, 1992, 1977, 1970, 1963, 1955. (all rated 95 or over).The Ports were acquired for us by Clyde Beffa, Jr. of K&L Wine Merchants (http://www.klwines.com).

The Tasting Seminar is limited to the first 40 people who sign up (email us) since some of these vintages are in limited supply. Some people may want to just attend the luncheon, which is going to be fabulous. That is definitely permitted.

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:33 am

So I am at this beautiful resort just beside the looming Camelback Mountain and woke up today thinking: there are 40 people who are going to attend this event ... are there any from the FTLOP?

The only thing I am a bit nervous about is that I have zero control over the decanting times of these Ports. Oh well, I hope somebody knows what they are doing!