For The Love Of Port

I've been waiting for an occasion to open mine (wish I had two sets)... maybe in the fall. We should post our recommended blends...

I've had one of mine poised to go for a long time but haven't had the chance. Was hoping to sometime soon and thought this sunday it may finally happen, but plans look like they've changed so it'll have to wait a bit longer.

As a matter of fact, Roy and I tasted through mine on Wednesday. I plan to write him a guest corner article for a future newsletter on 'em.

Glenn E. wrote:As a matter of fact, Roy and I tasted through mine on Wednesday. I plan to write him a guest corner article for a future newsletter on 'em.

Thanks for taking one for the team!

Glenn E. wrote:As a matter of fact, Roy and I tasted through mine on Wednesday. I plan to write him a guest corner article for a future newsletter on 'em.

I was hoping the article was in this newsletter... maybe next month... Looking forward to it!

Marco D. wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:As a matter of fact, Roy and I tasted through mine on Wednesday. I plan to write him a guest corner article for a future newsletter on 'em.

I was hoping the article was in this newsletter... maybe next month... Looking forward to it!

Unfortunately we have one small thing to resolve before I can write the article, so it is probably going to have to wait until after Roy returns from the Harvest Tour in October now. I got some great information about the harvest from Oscar to go along with our experience with the samples, so I hope I can pull off a good article!

Still needs another decade at least...

Is it worth trying my set now, or should I leave them for a few years?

I have already gone through two sets. I see NO good reason to wait, to be honest.

I agree with Roy. While it would in theory be fun to see how they age, the corks don't look like they're intended for long-term storage. They're tiny.

Glenn E. wrote:

Marco D. wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:As a matter of fact, Roy and I tasted through mine on Wednesday. I plan to write him a guest corner article for a future newsletter on 'em.

I was hoping the article was in this newsletter... maybe next month... Looking forward to it!

Unfortunately we have one small thing to resolve before I can write the article, so it is probably going to have to wait until after Roy returns from the Harvest Tour in October now. I got some great information about the harvest from Oscar to go along with our experience with the samples, so I hope I can pull off a good article!

Hey Glenn/Roy,

Will this article be in the next newsletter? Looking forward to it.

Marco D. wrote:Will this article be in the next newsletter? Looking forward to it.

D'ohh! That would require that I get off my butt and actually write it...

Roy Hersh wrote:I have already gone through two sets. I see NO good reason to wait, to be honest.

I actually planned on keeping mine for another couple of years having seen the current reviews.
Would be interesting to see the differences in aging between the different varieties.

Dries V. wrote:

Roy Hersh wrote:I have already gone through two sets. I see NO good reason to wait, to be honest.

I actually planned on keeping mine for another couple of years having seen the current reviews.
Would be interesting to see the differences in aging between the different varieties.

Considering these were hand bottled and not really designed for cellaring, I'd be inclined to advise trying them earlier rather than later. As pointed out, the corks are TINY and I wouldn't trust them to keep everything super sound for any long length of time.

It been a while since the last post on this topic... Anybody else go through their set?

Is there a FTLOP newsletter article upcoming on this? I thought Glenn was writing one up?

Cheers

Unfortunately at this point I'd want to re-visit the samples before writing the article. I do have a sampler saved for that purpose, but haven't thought about when or where to open it.

Sorry for letting it fall off the radar!