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An IVDP Port & Douro Wine tasting is going to take place in San Francisco (California) on Wednesday, 11-May-2016.

Producers showing their wines:

Esporão.
Barão de Vilar.
Quinta do Romeu.
Quinta do Portal.
Quinta do Crasto.
Niepoort.
Symington Family Estates.
Vinoquel - Vinhos Óscar Quevedo.
Mário Braga, Herdeiros (Quinta do Mourão).
Quinta de La Rosa.
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Venue:
PALACE HOTEL
2 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA.
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Event's Tasting Time: 4 pm - 8 pm.
Tasting Seminar by Rui Falcão, a portuguese wine journalist: 3 pm - 4pm.
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Registration here > http://registration.portodourointernationaltasting.com/

Is there a posted schedule for these. Would like to know if they will be on the east coast, too. Thanks.

There are Port & Douro wine tastings that will take place in the East Coast later in the year.

Since you are inquiring about it, I'll try to get a summary of all the Portuguese Wine Tastings taking place this year in the USA and will then posted that info on this forum as well

That is great news, an event I can attend. Please keep us informed as to the details when they become available.

Mario Ferreira wrote:There are Port & Douro wine tastings that will take place in the East Coast later in the year.

Since you are inquiring about it, I'll try to get a summary of all the Portuguese Wine Tastings taking place this year in the USA and will then posted that info on this forum as well

Thank you, Mario. I'm interested in the tasting schedule, too.

Mario Ferreira wrote:... I'll try to get a summary of all the Portuguese Wine Tastings taking place this year in the USA and will then posted that info on this forum as well

Please do, and thank you Mario! I doubt there will be one in my area, but with enough notice I might travel to one.

I've just edited my original post above to add the info of the venue where the Tasting is going to take place.
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Venue:
PALACE HOTEL
2 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA.
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Event's Tasting Time: 4 pm - 8 pm.
Tasting Seminar by Rui Falcão, a portuguese wine journalist: 3 pm - 4pm.
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Registration here > http://registration.portodourointernationaltasting.com/

Here below the Wines that are expected to be available for tasting in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 11, 2016:

Feuerheerd's DOC Douro Tinto 2015
Feuerheerd's 10 Years Old Tawny Port
Feuerheerd's 2005 Colheita Port
Feuerheerd's 1997 Colheita Port
Feuerheerd's 1990 Colheita Port
Feuerheerd's 1975 Colheita Port
Feuerheerd's 1963 Colheita Port
Feuerheerd's 1947 Colheita Port
Feuerheerd's 1934 Colheita Port

Quinta dos Murças Assobio Branco
Quinta dos Murças Assobio Tinto
Quinta dos Murças Reserva Tinto
Quinta dos Murças 10 Year Tawny Port
Quinta dos Murças Vintage Port 2011

Oscar's white 2015
Oscar's rosé 2015
Oscar's red 2014
Claudia's red 2013
Quevedo 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Quevedo Late Bottled Vintage 2011
Quevedo Vintage Port 2013
Quevedo Colheita Port 1996

Crasto Douro Red 2014
Crasto Douro White 2014
Crasto Superior Douro Red 2013
Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines 2013
Quinta do Crasto LBV Port 2011

Porto S. Leonardo 10 Anos
Porto S. Leonardo 20 Anos
Porto S. Leonardo 30 Anos
Porto S. Leonardo 40 Anos
Rio Bom Grande Reserva 2004 DO Douro
Rio Bom Colheita 2011 DO Douro

Quinta do Portal Mural Reserva Tinto 2013
Quinta do Portal Colheita Tinto 2012
Quinta do Portal Reserva Tinto 2011
Quinta do Portal Grande Reserva Tinto 2011

Graham's Six Grapes Port
Graham's 20 Y.O. Tawny Port
Dow's LBV 2011 Port
Dow's 10 Y.O. Tawny Port
Cockburn's Special Reserve Port
Vale do Bomfim 2013 Red DOC Douro
Prazo de Roriz 2012 Red DOC Douro
Post Scriptum 2013 Red DOC Douro

Quinta do Romeu Reserva White 2014
Quinta do Romeu Rosé 2015
Moinho do Gato Red 2012
Quinta do Romeu Red 2011
Quinta do Romeu Reserva Red 2012

Warre's Warriror Port
Warre's Otima 10 Y.O. Tawny Port

Niepoort, 10 Years Old Tawny Port
Niepoort, Bioma Vintage Port 2011
Niepoort, Colheita Port 1999
Redoma Reserva Branco 2014
Twisted  Branco 2014
Twisted  Tinto 2013
Vertente 2013
Redoma Tinto 2010

Mario,
Is this listed somewhere on their website or somewhere else? Do you know what is being poured next week at the Los Angeles tasting?

Wow, that's quite a list!

Andy -

On the best of my knowledge, those Wines Listed here for the SF tasting are not posted on any other website.

Concerning the LA tasting, let me find out whether the Wines are available to post as well. If so, I'll update the thread for LA tasting then

Thks

Mario Ferreira wrote:Andy -

On the best of my knowledge, those Wines Listed here for the SF tasting are not posted on any other website.

Concerning the LA tasting, let me find out whether the Wines are available to post as well. If so, I'll update the thread for LA tasting then

Thks

Thanks!

Reminder: this tasting is happening today Wednesday, May 11th, 2016.

The IVDP San Francisco Event was held at the venerable Palace Hotel yesterday. We arrived shortly before the end of the trade session and perused the well produced brochure explaining the basics of Port wine. As I looked around at those attending the crowd was definitely older, not the 20-30 something set. More 40-60+. Also as I watched the room fill to capacity, it appeared many knew each other from the trade. I would have preferred a slightly bigger room as it was very difficult to get around to the tables and it got warm. Trying to talk to the representatives took patience as well, they were just swamped. Canapes were passed around by hotel staff, a nice tasty touch. Cafe tables were also present, very handy for taking notes. I wasn't able to do formal notes, but more of my impressions on whether I would look for a wine in the future. The first table we came to was...

Quevedo, They have no distributor in California as of yet, so not available .

1996 Colheita, it seemed a bit muddled to me, short finish, lack of depth. N/S (nothing special)
2011 LBV, fresh fruity nose, blackberry leather with decent structure and finish. Drinking very nice now. Full cork, semi-filtered. Buy
30YO White Port, oh I wish there was more in my glass. Very light style, almost rose in color. Delicate, fruity, I tried to grab a bottle

Quinta do Crasto

2013 Douro Reserva Old Vines, Young, decent enough. N/S
2011 LVB Sweeter style, kinda simple, perhaps needs a few more years? N/S

Quinta De Honor 20yo Tawny, Rosemary medicine nose. Very light aromatics strong lemon and acidity. Not a lot of bottom end (caramel type stuff). A different take on 20yo.

Niepoort 1999 Colheita WOW! Toasted coconut caramel popcorn with good acidity. I tried this right after the Quinta de Honor and it wasn't a fair fight. Find this, buy some.

One corner of the room was getting more attention than the others and you could hear the buzz about Mario's wines and that Feuerheerd was indeed pouring a 1934

Porto S. Leonardo Ayesha Trump, a very nice representative, thanks.

20 Anos, Shows very cleanly, nice acidity, different than what I'm used to but I think I could grow to like it.
30 Anos, This was one of my top wines of the night. Great complexity, layers of flavors, I would take this over the 40 Anos
40 Anos, I was glad just to be able to taste this, however small the pour was. Still enough to get a decent impression. Very intense, woody, a bit earthy, long finish.

Feuerheerd

1975 Colheita, A bit of a lightweight. A funky nose, perhaps a bit of VA? Not going to compete against the Kopke for sure.
1963 Colheita, Homerun! thick, luxurious and tasty. Dark chocolate covered caramel popcorn, with a hint of hard candy. In the Top 3 of the night.
1934 Colheita, a whiff, a sip, and it's gone. Sweet deliciousness and a marvelous experience. Still I'd buy the '63 and alas the 1947 was not available for tasting at that moment.

A very nice event, thanks IVDP!

A late addition, the location was perfect for public transit. Too bad the ride home on BART required SRO and packed in like sardines.

Edward J wrote:A very nice event, thanks IVDP!

I enjoyed reading your comments on the event. Thanks.

Edward J wrote: ... I tried to grab a bottle

That was with Quevedo's 30yr White Porto.
I think I get the feeling.


Thank You Edward.

Ayesha Trump of D'Ouro Vino Selections & Louisa Fry of IVDP at the IVDP tasting in San Francisco.

Updating this one thread to inform that a review on this SF Wine Tasting by David Spriggs could be read here.

Title: Notes from the San Francisco IVDP dinner and tasting.

url: http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... =1&t=39684