Port and food pairings

[Roy Hersh]

What do you think of the food suggestions to complement Ports that are offered in this article?

http://www.four-magazine.com/articles/2 ... f-portugal

[Glenn E.]

A 30-yr old with Bolo Rei sounds fine to me, but an LBV with chocolate is just too cliché. I doubt that the chocolate that they have in mind is dark enough, which can make the Port taste sour. It's a delicate balance for me and generally not worth the risk (of spoiling the Port).

Personally I'd rather have the 30-yr old with the cheese and the LBV with the Portuguese sausage! Safer - and to me more delicious - in both cases!

[Paul Fountain]

I like Glenn's suggestions.
Personally I'm not a fan of chocolate with port. It isn't necessarily a flavour mismatch, but more an issue of the chocolate coating the mouth that doesn't allow you to fully taste the port. I tend to go to whisky with chocolate as the higher alcohol content allows the whisky to cut through more. A bit of peat works well with the right chocolate as well!

[Moses Botbol]

I like Glenn's suggestions.
Personally I'm not a fan of chocolate with port. It isn't necessarily a flavour mismatch, but more an issue of the chocolate coating the mouth that doesn't allow you to fully taste the port.

Nor am I. Prefer cured meats, nuts, and cheeses. I like Kirsch with Chocolate.

[Roy Hersh]

In Michigan, we had grilled tuna steaks with nothing on them but salt and pepper with a 2000 Ramos Pinto VP. Certainly not the perfect fit, but it did work nicely. Afterwards, when drinking the rest on its own, I was far less enamored with the Port.

[Mika H]

This weekend we tried again the combination of saltines, blue cheese and cloudberry jam. Washed down with some young Calem Colheita 2002 and some Quinta das Lamelas Ruby Reserva.
I hope that you have cloudberry jam available like we do in Finland because i have to say that it works extremely well with Port .

[Andy Velebil]

This weekend we tried again the combination of saltines, blue cheese and cloudberry jam. Washed down with some young Calem Colheita 2002 and some Quinta das Lamelas Ruby Reserva.
I hope that you have cloudberry jam available like we do in Finland because i have to say that it works extremely well with Port .

I am not familiar with it so had to look up what cloudberry is. Look like it grows in the northern hemisphere areas (including Minnesota, which means it's possible I did have it as a kid as I have relatives that lived there and we visited yearly. Though that was a long time ago and I don't recall having it now).