For The Love Of Port

VINTAGES presents
Pleasures of Port Structured Tasting Event
featuring Taylor Fladgate, Fonseca & Croft



Taste a selection from three of the world’s finest producers – 19 Ports in total
Meet Fladgate Partnership principals Natasha & Adrian Bridge, who will guide an informative structured tasting
Enjoy sampling Port with a variety of classic food pairings
Place orders on-site for Ports featured at the event



Thursday, March 5, 2009
Park Hyatt Toronto
Queen’s Park Ballroom
4 Avenue Road
Price: $95
Reception: 6:00 pm
Structured Tasting: 6:30 pm
Walk-around Tasting & Food Pairing: 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm

To order tickets, kindly contact VINTAGES Sales Centre at 416-365-5767 or 1-800-266-4764 (Monday – Friday 9 am to 5 pm, excluding holidays).

This event is restricted to guests 19 years or older. All ticket sales are final. In order to optimize the tasting experience for all participants, please refrain from wearing any cologne or perfume. Dress is business attire. Please do not drink and drive.

Good to see they include the note on cologne/perfume. Every year in Vancouver for the elaborate tastings during the annual International Wine Festival in April to benefit the Vancouver Playhouse, the women dress to the 9's and put on gobs of perfume. There oughta be a law.

Here's a list of the wines:

Port LCBO No. Sugar Score
Reception
Taylor Fladgate Chip Dry White Port 164111 MD
Structured Tasting
Taylor Flagdate Vintage Port 2003 951962 S 98+ (RP)
Taylor Flagdate Vintage Port 2000 123661 S 98 (RP)
Taylor Flagdate Vintage Port 1985 984591 S 93 (WS)
Croft Vintage Port 2003 673103 S 96 (WS)
Croft Vintage Port 2000 123679 S 94+ (FLP)
Fonseca Vintage Port 2003 673095 S 96+ (RP)
Fonseca Vintage Port 2000 733543 S 95 (RP)
Fonseca Vintage Port 1985 214452 S 93 (WS)

Walk-around Tasting & Food Pairing
Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Port 121749 S 91 (WS)
Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Port 149047 S 92 (FLP)
Taylor Fladgate 30 Year Old Tawny Port 540252 S 92 (FLP)
Taylor Fladgate 40 Year Old Tawny Port 540260 S 94 (FLP)
Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port 2005 403873 S 92-94 (FLP)
Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Terra Feita Vintage Port 2005 123687 S 91-93 (FLP)
Fonseca Quinta do Panascal Vintage Port 2005 123703 S 91-93 (FLP)
Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port 2005 123695 S
Croft Quinta da Roêda Vintage Port 2005 650556 S 94-96 (FLP)
Fonseca Terra Prima Organic Reserve Ruby Port 67132 S 90 (FLP)


FLP: http://www.fortheloveofport.com
RP: http://www.erobertparker.com
WS: http://www.winespectator.com

Can't wait to try those Flag Date wines!
More seriously can't make that date (although otherwise would have attended).
My first question would have been for Adrian Bridge about his "conversion". He has previously absolutely refused to comment on other producer's wines on the basis that he isn't "qualified". Most recently he was asked to speak at a comparative 1970 tasting of English vs Portuguese bottlings (Fonseca, Taylor, Graham, Warre). In hindsight a wise decision as Taylor did not show well in the blind tasting.