For The Love Of Port

Before the bottling went 100% Portuguese, there seems to have been some prejudice against wines bottled in Oporto, although today, prices seem virtually identical.

I personally feel more confident in the provenance of Oporto bottlings, but have never made any back to back comparisons.

What do others think?

This topic came up recently . . .somewhere.

Anyway, I've only tasted a U.K. bottling side-by-side with an Oporto bottling perhaps 2-4 times. I haven't noticed any significant differences, though I vaguely recall actually preferring the U.K. bottlings. (An ever-increasing moot point, as the years go by.)

This presumes reputable bottlings, of course.

Cheers,
Jason