For The Love Of Port

2001 Warre's LBV (unfiltered) - £21/$34

12 x Smith Woodhouse 1985 - never tasted this before and never owned this before

1994 Ramos Pinto Vintage Port
1983 Porto Rocha Colheita

Found both on the cheap at a recent Brentwood Wine online auction.

While in Portugal on the Port Explorer's Tour:

1997 Qta do Portal VP
2003 Qta do Portal VP
S. Leonardo 40 year old Tawny
2x S. Leonardo 30 year Tawny
2x 2008 Crasto Reserva Old Vines
2x 2000 Portal Grande Reserve

1963 Niepoort
1985 Burmester
1985 Quinta do Noval Nacional

6 Mags 1994 Warre VP
12x 2000 Quinta do Vesuvio VP

6x Tesco's Finest 2000 Vintage (in 375ml bottles) [Tesco is the biggest supermarket chain in the UK]

Tasted a bottle last week and was very happy with it, so bought a few more today. Found them in a couple of Tescos, but they aren't mentioned on the website.

I am finding the whole Port wine at Tesco a bit of a random experience. I found a single bottle of Taylor's 1985 on the shelf today priced £75 (which is on the cheaper end of the range for this vintage, but not the cheapest!) - found it strange that they should have a single bottle of this wine on the shelf....and I know that it hasn't been sitting around for long, because I'm familiar with those shelves!

Al B. wrote:12 x Smith Woodhouse 1985 - never tasted this before and never owned this before

A very nice wine... there is some bottle variation, but all the bottles I have had have ranged from excellent to stupendous!

12 bottle case of Dow 2005 LBV for $165.48 at Costco.

Prices of port wine are in general cheaper in Denmark than Norway. Transport costs are killing more than the price difference. A few years ago the rules were changed, and we can now bring home 36 bottles per person as travel goods and paying only USD 12 per bottle in duty. Norwegian FTLOP-member Thomas Tideman Holst has informed me that if I make a pre-arrangement with the Danish importer/stockholder, then they will refund the VAT 25 % and alcohol duties one USD per bottle), which makes it more interesting.
My wife and I purchased totally 75 bottles of mix port wine, Douro red and Douro white (many of them not available in Norway) from three different importers, and it worked nicely.

Port wines:
12 x NV Burmester 20 year old tawny (bottled 2010)
3 x 1937 Burmester Colheita (bottled 2010)
3 x 1955 Burmester Colheita (bottled 2009)
3 x 1963 Burmester Colheita (bottled 2009)
1 x 1999 Quinta do Crasto Vintage
1 x 2003 Pintas Vintage
1 x 2004 Quinta do Vale Meao Vintage

Nice score Rune!

Thanks to Thomas, who has been a long time supporter of FTLOP. Glad he was able to share that info with you.

I had the Vale Meao '04 two weeks ago and it is getting better and better.

Enjoy those Burmester Colheitas too!

I picked up a bottle of Noval Black at my local grocery store because it had been marked down to $19.95, which is much more reasonable than the $29.95 that they normally try to sell it for.

While I like the Noval Black, $29.95 is just crazy; ~$20 is more reasonable. Me, I recently purchased some 1991 Fonseca Guimaraens and Taylor Quinta de Vargellas.

1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional
1997 Sandeman (double magnum)
1/2 cs Noval Black ($14.65/each)

A couple of Magalhaes Special Ruby Port.
I'll be interested to see how it goes

Recently got these and plan to show off at a port event. Would love to see them on the shelf in Boston!

2003 Quinta da Gaivosa VP
2004 Quinta da Gaivosa LBV (375's)
Alves de Sousa - Caldas Porto White

Two fifths of 2007 Kopke VP for $ 49.99 each.

6 2007 Silval @ $25 ea
1 Dow 30 yr @ $70
2 Dow 20 yr @ 45 ea

along with 3 nice barolo's to square up a case...
and I couldnt resist:
Stranahans Colorado Whiskey
Bushmills 16 yr Irish
Tyrconnell 12 yr Irish
Cragganmore 12 yr Scotch...

Russ, leave any Silval for me? I didn't make it down today.

Russ Kimmitt wrote:6 2007 Silval @ $25 ea
1 Dow 30 yr @ $70

good prices on those!