For The Love Of Port

Eric Menchen wrote:

Edward J wrote:They are down to the last 4. Then again how often can you get this for less than the '77? Now all they need to do is put the '70 Taylor on sale for the same price.

Now that would be awesome.

Rats---No shipping to NJ or abutting states.

I just got my Niepoort VP 1970

Happy friday!

I just picked up another case of 1970 Graham... can't have too much!

Purchased 2 2011 Graham Vintage Port at 6080 each plus tax.
Purchased 1 2007 Dow LBV at 16.33 plus tax.

6 x 1968 Krohn Colheita... added to my outstanding orders from Premier Cru, this makes a full 3 cases of assorted Krohn Port. It's cool enough now, so they're shipping next Monday!

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1968 Krohn Colheita... added to my outstanding orders from Premier Cru, this makes a full 3 cases of assorted Krohn Port. It's cool enough now, so they're shipping next Monday!

I went long and placed a 12 pack order. Keeping fingers crossed I got my order in early enough to get them all.

Andy Velebil wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1968 Krohn Colheita... added to my outstanding orders from Premier Cru, this makes a full 3 cases of assorted Krohn Port. It's cool enough now, so they're shipping next Monday!

I went long and placed a 12 pack order. Keeping fingers crossed I got my order in early enough to get them all.

Rats! That is the one I've been going to go get next week! I figured no hurry as they had 24+, no more

Andy Velebil wrote:I went long and placed a 12 pack order.

I thought about it, but I already had 6 on order from them so figured a case total was enough.

Crazy price, though. Also crazy price on the Krohn 30-yr old!

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@Andy maybe a captain obvious question, but how can those bottles be called port as it is written on them that they are the produced in Australia?

Please write a TN for the 1981 VT as it is my birth year and I have been looking to buy a bottle from that year

Thomas V wrote:@Andy maybe a captain obvious question, but how can those bottles be called port as it is written on them that they are the produced in Australia?

Sadly, for a long time "Port" wasn't properly protected as a denomination of origin so many other countries used it to refer to their wines. Many people incorrectly believe that "port" is a style of wine rather than a denomination of origin to this day. (Like "sparkling wine" is to Champagne. The proper generic style of wine for Port is "fortified wine".)

It has only been relatively recently that the European Union has begun enforcing the denomination of origin, but it has been a long slow process due to the previous lack of enforcement. But that means you can find plenty of older bottles of "port" from all over the world - Australia, South Africa, and the United States being 3 of the largest. I've seen Texas Port, California Port, and Washington Port from the US.

Thomas V wrote:@Andy maybe a captain obvious question, but how can those bottles be called port as it is written on them that they are the produced in Australia?

Please write a TN for the 1981 VT as it is my birth year and I have been looking to buy a bottle from that year

My current understanding of EU and US rules is that currently if you used the name "Port" prior to current regs you are grandfathered in, just like "champagne" but any new producers can not use this nomenclature. Port is already confusing enough for most to navigate through, it's finicky reputation and myriad of styles doesn't help. What name should be given to a wine named after oh a Port. It's a mess for sure.

Glenn E. wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote:I went long and placed a 12 pack order.

I thought about it, but I already had 6 on order from them so figured a case total was enough.

Crazy price, though. Also crazy price on the Krohn 30-yr old!

So I ordered before everyone else but I only got 9 of my requested 12. I'm happy with that but also a tad disappointed too. Oh well.

Andy Velebil wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote:I went long and placed a 12 pack order.

I thought about it, but I already had 6 on order from them so figured a case total was enough.

Crazy price, though. Also crazy price on the Krohn 30-yr old!

So I ordered before everyone else but I only got 9 of my requested 12. I'm happy with that but also a tad disappointed too. Oh well.

Weird... I got all 6 that I ordered.

Between 6 of us at the recent Christie's sale we bought
6 x mags Fonseca 1970
24 x hvs Fonseca 1975
1 x imp Fonseca 1980
1 x imp Fonseca 1985
24 x bot Fonseca Guimaraens 1987
6 x mags Fonseca Guimaraens 1991
48 x hvs Fonseca Guimaraens 1995
3 x dmags Taylor 1975
24 x hvs Taylor 2000
12 x bot Krohn 1963
12 x bot Krohn 1965
12 x Krohn 1970
12 x Graham 1970

Annoyingly we missed out on the case of Taylor 1970 halves.

Thomas V wrote:@Andy maybe a captain obvious question, but how can those bottles be called port as it is written on them that they are the produced in Australia?

Please write a TN for the 1981 VT as it is my birth year and I have been looking to buy a bottle from that year

Hi Thomas, I think Glen already put a really good insight above, @Glen. I'll write the TB for the Lindeman 1981 VT as i'm going to bring it to my monthly port club next week.

$35 for 1997 Delaforce Quinta do Corte (750ml). Was missing this one from the collection of 1997's that I have for my son's birth year Ports, and at a price too good to pass up.

So I passed my final exam today in my Masters degree in IT - Organisation (I have been taking it along side my full time day job) and my girlfriend surprised me with this.

I am really impressed with her that she had been telling the local wine pusher that it had to be a 2011 and a vintage as that was the "best" and that is had to be from a top house and been properly stored. She must have listened to some of my ramblings about port, when I thought she didn't. Just a shame she doesn't really like fruity sweet wine. I think I will try to buy her a really nice White port and see if that falls into her liking as port is best shared with family and good friends.

Anyways I real excited about this new addition to my cellar.

I love the noval labels. I'm sure the wine is good, too!

This past week:

12x quinta de la rosa 2011
3x warre 1980

Both a little over $70 CAD. It is very surprising to me that vintage ports 31 years apart in age are the same price. I actually paid more for the 2011s.