Vintage port and food combinations

[Thomas Tideman Holst]

I am planning a dinner/vintage port tasting for some of my friends.
Can anyone recommend a good food match for young VP's?

My only experience so far has only been Stilton and desserts with dark chocolate.

It would be interesting to drink port through a dinner party, from start to finish..

[Eric Menchen]

At a recent tasting I hosted we had a prime rib roast with a spice rub. This was, IMHO, an excellent pairing. At an earlier event I prepared Beef Wellington, which was also good but I think the prime rib would be better for young VPs. A lamb dish or elk could work too. And then there is the possibility of a pork loin roast with a Port reduction, but I would prefer a meat with more underlying flavor.

[Kurt Wieneke]

How about some cherrywood smoked duck with a cherry demiglaze (sp?) sauce.

[Eric Menchen]

Definitely. Duck most ways would be good, and that sounds even better.

[Moses Botbol]

Roast turkey or any yardbird for main course. Cream sauced pasta dishes can work. Cured meats, cheese and nuts for app's.

[goncalo devesas]

Just start with a strong cheese, game or a grilled lamb with tiny potatoes with the skin smashed with a punch then cooked with olive oil and small pieces of garlic... for dessert a nice piece of vanilla ice cream with a blackberry topping or a chocolate muffin with hot chocolate cream on the top, or a banana pie

I´ve done this already and people were

[Richard Henderson]

I once hosted a wine lunch where Madeira and ports were paired with food. The chef made a veal scalopine with a Gorgonzola sauce. It was the best port food pairing I have ever had.

[Andy Velebil]

One of my favorite combination's is a Vintage Port with a nice steak cooked medium rare, with red potatoes marinated in olive oil and sea salt.

[Thomas Tideman Holst]

Tried a bottle of LBV to a sirloin of veal with port sauce. This was not a good match, and a red wine would be more suitable for this dish.
The Niepoort 2004 LBV was needed for the sauce which was wonderful, but I think a more tannic port woul be a better drink.

[goncalo devesas]

Suggestions:

º Appetizer: melon soup with peppermint and a light dry white;

º Monkfish loin roasted with pinions and vegetables with a white Old dry from Messias (15y);

º Partridge with prunes and vegetables with grilled bacon...ideal for a Vintage with 10y-15y;

º Pear pie with rasperry and vanilla ice cream... with a nice 10y old tawny... although I think that in my opinion a Over 40y old it´s a kind of Port to drink just a single glass, but the pear taste it goes very well with a Over 40y old.


and as good host just say....

to the friends or family

[goncalo devesas]

One of my favorite combination's is a Vintage Port with a nice steak cooked medium rare, with red potatoes marinated in olive oil and sea salt.

A VERY DENSE STEAK

Andy next time we´ll go to a very nice restaurant, they have the best steak in the world... much better than the francesinha

[Roy Hersh]

Goncalo,

Have you had Andy's cooking before?

[Andy Velebil]

One of my favorite combination's is a Vintage Port with a nice steak cooked medium rare, with red potatoes marinated in olive oil and sea salt.

A VERY DENSE STEAK

Andy next time we´ll go to a very nice restaurant, they have the best steak in the world... much better than the francesinha

Cool I look forward to it....just no more Francesinha

[Andy Velebil]

Goncalo,

Have you had Andy's cooking before?

He's safe so long as he sticks to me BBQ'ing some steaks or chicken. Otherwise, eat at your own risk in my house

[goncalo devesas]

Goncalo,

Have you had Andy's cooking before?

Roy, you only need to mention it, because we always can arrange a secret surprise for Andy ... like the francesinha Tour

[Roy Hersh]

The big question is ... what is the best type of Port to serve with a Francesinha sandwich?

[Symon B]

char griddled venison loin thickly cut served pink with bitter chockolate maderia sause bone reduction shallots rosti potato red cabbage sweetened with raisons honey game chips rost obergine port = you want f63 g 85 f94 t94 k70 but
any fruity dark sweetish port any age id say with that meal just decanter longer port goes with this like 2 ducks on a pond symonb

[Andy Velebil]

The big question is ... what is the best type of Port to serve with a Francesinha sandwich?

None, Super Bock is a far better pairing

[goncalo devesas]

For the worst francesinhas, yeah ... for the best one, a foreign handcrafted beer

[Frederick Blais]

The big question is ... what is the best type of Port to serve with a Francesinha sandwich?

None, Super Bock is a far better pairing

Andy you'll be please to know that Super Bock recently launched new beers that are food friendly(read having more taste). Rubi and Gold are their name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qCJJnoU9Hk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EfZV52Kh_Q