For The Love Of Port

This was a question asked quite awhile ago on this Forum, but just about Port. As this Forum matures and those who came here as beginners have advanced their collections, while others with mature cellars have changed their buying strategems ... what percentage of your cellar falls into these three categories:

Douro wine % (dominated by reds or whites?)

Madeira % (and which grape do you own the most of?)

Port % (after VP ... what is your second largest category?)


P.S. New Forumites are most welcome to join the discussion as it will also help us to get to know your tastes better!

Douro wine - 0%

Madeira - 23% (bual has the largest share: 32%)

Port - 39% (second largest category is colheita)

I started buying port first and much of it is younger than I prefer to drink. I have been buying mostly madeira for a while.

Gary

Douro wine - 0%
Madeira - 1.18% (1 of 85 bottles total)
Port - 98.82% (84 of 85 bottles)

At least I now HAVE bottles in my cellar! I was one of the newbies just four months ago and have progressed down the slippery slope at alarming rates of speed! :)

Todd

douro--.5% and growing

madeira--o%

port-25% and growing

dave

Port represents 21% of my cellar. Vintage Port is by far the largest part of that category with Colheita being a small fraction but the next largest.

Madeira is .15% of my cellar. A single bottle. But it's a good one. 1875 D'Oliveiras Moscatel. I hope to see this increase over the next year or two. The good stuff is really expensive so it will always be a smaller part of my cellar.

I am embarrased to say that Douro table wine is only .5% of my cellar. This will definitely be increasing over the years. At the moment, it is more reds than whites. I expect it will stay that way as my preference is for reds. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate a good white wine though.

Douro wines - 0%

Madeira - 1% - (5 bottles - all Bual!)

Port - 77% (Traditional LBV is the second largest category)

Alex

Douro wines: 13,5% (not counting current drinking stock) - all red

Madeira: 0%

Port: 46% (most VP, but unfiltered LBV is the second category)

Port: 70% (after VP, age indicated tawnys would be the second largest port category)
Maderia: 0%
Douro Table Wines: 2%

Douro wine 0%

Madeira .00055% (1 bottle)

Port 30% VP (1 bottle tawny - 3 bottles LBV - 0 Colheita)

I started with non-port wine, so most of my cellar falls into that category. According to Cellar Tracker, I have:

5.14% of my cellar in Port
0.57% of my cellar in Douro dry red
0.00% of my cellar in Madeira

To give some flavor for the rest of it:

29% in Cabernet-based wines
18% Zinfandel
12% Chardonnay
12% Syrah
8% Pinot

The cellar totals about 165 bottles right now, and I have capacity for roughly 225 bottles.

Of course, I am mostly exploring port right now to figure out what I like, and from there, I will likely start to acquire more (some more mature wines to drink up, and some younger ones to age.)

Fascinating reading this thread and learning about the diversity in people's cellars in terms of the "topic" wines.

I noticed how little Madeira you guys own. That is not poking fun. Just, more for the few of us seemingly who buy the stuff, which is good thing, given already depleted stocks and pricing. I thought I would see much more Madeira out there from the gang, but have learned that you guys are seriously into Port. Whether that is 30 cases or 15 bottles, it is all good. It is great having more new posters here now than ever before.

Hey keep on coming with the great read. In fact, those of you who are inclined or are CellarTracker users ... like Rich, please feel free to add your other categories of interest with % as well. I like to drink many other wines besides dessert and I'd have to believe that it would be true for most others as well.

Besides Port (VP, Colheits) Madeira (Verdelho/Boal) and stickies from 15 countries ...

... in order of the layout of my cellar and have most of:

Italian - prefer Veneto/Piemonte/Tuscany
Pinot Noir - domestic
Zinfandel
Priorat
So. African - Cape Blends & Pinotage
Douro- reds/whites
Alsatian
German Rieslings (the drier the better) and older sweet ones
Chardonnay (Chablis, White Burg, Sonoma)
Burgs - GC but not many overall
Rhone - CdP
Bdx - red & Sauternes are =
Australia - Henschke 99%
CA Cabs - 1995 and older, smattering of young guns
Bubbly - 70% France, Cava & Prosecco, a handful of Carneros

Total Cellar--roughly 330 bottles (July 2007)

Douro Reds--1% (4 bottles)

Madeira-- 4% (15 botles) a couple of most varietals except Sercial

Port--40% (135 bottles) Colheita second most represented

Other Sweets: (61 bottles)
Ice Wine from Niagara Canada, NY, Idaho, Germany-- 5% (18 bottles)
Tokaj (6 bottles)
Sauternes-- 3% (12 bottles)
Misc (25 bottles) Banyuls, Domaine Baumard, Aussie sticky's, CA port,
S. Africa port, Germany, Austria, Pacific NW

Other Cellarings in rough decreasing quanity order (115 bottles)
Bordeaux, Italian, Rhone (N&S), Cal Cab (from 90's), German Riesling (70's-80's and new) France (R & W Bourg & Pinot Gris), Australia Shiraz, Rose's, US (Zin,Rhone varietals, pinot), Champagne and other sparklers, S. Africa syrah