What Port(s) have you purchased this week?

[Espen S.]

Lamont,

Where on the west coast are you moving to?

Roy,

I'm moving to Portland, OR. I'll be looking to start up a port club there once I'm settled in and I am planning to look for fellow participants here on FTLOP before anywhere else. Hopefully I'll find some takers!

Everybody wants to go to PORTland.

[Lamont Huxley]

Lamont,

Where on the west coast are you moving to?

Roy,

I'm moving to Portland, OR. I'll be looking to start up a port club there once I'm settled in and I am planning to look for fellow participants here on FTLOP before anywhere else. Hopefully I'll find some takers!

Everybody wants to go to PORTland.

Haha - very true Espen. The name certainly doesn't hurt

[Glenn E.]

Lamont - Seattle and Portland are only about 3 hours apart, so I'm sure you could get some of us to venture down that way for Port tastings!

[Bryan H.]

I picked up 4 of the Q. do Crasto LBV as well from WTSO.

[Peter W. Meek]

I picked up 4 of the Q. do Crasto LBV as well from WTSO.

I'd like some decanting time estimates on this wine, if anyone would be so kind. I'd like to use it for the "port afters" for our weekly Monday Night at the Movies sometime. (Tonight was TF20 and Nimrod.)

[Andy Velebil]

I picked up 4 of the Q. do Crasto LBV as well from WTSO.

I'd like some decanting time estimates on this wine, if anyone would be so kind. I'd like to use it for the "port afters" for our weekly Monday Night at the Movies sometime. (Tonight was TF20 and Nimrod.)

Peter,
Check out my TN on this one http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... =12&t=9364

[Peter W. Meek]

I picked up 4 of the Q. do Crasto LBV as well from WTSO.

I'd like some decanting time estimates on this wine, if anyone would be so kind. I'd like to use it for the "port afters" for our weekly Monday Night at the Movies sometime. (Tonight was TF20 and Nimrod.)

Peter,
Check out my TN on this one http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... =12&t=9364

Thanks. I will open it (and taste a bit) the day before, and plan on drinking around 11:00 PM.

[Espen S.]

Spent a little money today.

2005 Niepoort VP (magnum)
1977 Dow's VP (magnum)
1985 Kopke VP

[Andy Velebil]

I must admit my no-buying for a bit again didn't last very long. I saw some 2007 Vesuvio Capela's calling my name and, well, I had to answer.

[John M.]

Was up in Poughkeepsie NY area and found two good wine stores with various VPs in Climate Controlled Rooms....wahoo!! . One even had Mags of Fonseca!!

Cockburn VP 2003 $40/bottle
Smith Woodhouse VP 2003 $61
Quinta do Crasto VP 1994 $60
Warres LBV 1999 $28
Royal Oporto LBV $14
Churchills Finest Reserve $17

P.S. I just called and got some of the Grahams VP 2003 from Atlantic Wine...Thanks Roy!!

[Marc J.]

Recently I pulled the trigger on a bottle of 1863 & at the same time I also picked up a 1962 white colheita. There goes the Port budget.....

Marc

[Peter W. Meek]

1x Sandeman 20 yr tawny @ $50 (restaurant)

2010-04-14 7:00 PM
Opened and poured to shoulder for air.

Slight edge to initial pour. Tasty though. Also gave samples to 3 people.

After dinner (1.5 -2 hours) settled down with the Gang of Port to sample this. Golden, pale, not much red in this tawny. Extremely clear edge.

Although clear and pale, still a lot of fruit. Nice acidity to balance sweetness.

Samples to 2 more people besides 4 G o P members at the bar.

This is definitely going on the G o P list.

[Thomas Tideman Holst]

So far in april,

12 x 1997 J.W. Burmester Porto Vintage
4 x 2005 Niepoort Porto Late Bottled Vintage
2 x 2007 Quinta do Vale Meão Porto Vintage
2 x 2007 Dow Porto Vintage

[Andy Velebil]

Recently I pulled the trigger on a bottle of 1863 & at the same time I also picked up a 1962 white colheita. There goes the Port budget.....

Marc

NICE! who's the producer of both?

[Espen S.]

.... and a Niepoort 10 y.o. tawny, for tonight. Gotta test the new port glasses.

[Eric Menchen]

Thomas and Espen are sliding down the slope fast.

[Espen S.]

It's not like any of you hold us back.

[Derek T.]

It's not like any of you hold us back.

I'm about to push you off the edge - my friendly wine merchant is currently putting together a example quote for shipping a 6 pack of Vintage Port from the UK to Norway

The good news is he told me today that the import laws in Norway were simplified last year so it is now far less difficult to achieve. The bad news is you will never have any money ever again

[Glenn E.]

It's not like any of you hold us back.

It's not really a slippery slope so much as an abrupt cliff.

[Marc J.]

Andy,

The 1863 was produced by N. de Almeida & Co. and the 1962 while colheita was bottled by Ramos-Pinto.

Marc