Guess The Vintage #2
How well do you know your Vintages? Guest author Alex Bridgeman challenges you to identify a Vintage Port based on the current events of the Vintage year - including some fabulous period photo cues!
Ramos Pinto at the Vancouver International Wine Festival
Guest Author Blair Curtis reports from the 2013 Vancouver International Wine Festival, where he enjoyed the Ramos Pinto table wines and Ports, as well an array of Vintage Ports from a private tasting which Roy was invited to lead.
Dow’s “Magnathon” Tasting
Guest Author Andy Velebil reports from a truly epic tasting in London: six Magnums of Dow's, a Magnum of Warre's, a few more Port treats and a steak and fries too.
Madeira: A Time Capsule
Guest Author and award winning Master Sommelier Matt Stamp writes evocatively, humourously and informatively about Madeira.
Guess The Vintage
How can you guess the Vintage without tasting the wine? Easy: guest author Alex Bridgeman gives you the current events clues.
A Horizontal Followed by a Vertical
Frequent guest contributor Blair Curtis reports on a vertical and then a horizontal... and as he disclaims, this is not about waking up in the morning, it is about two amazing tastings of Vintage Ports.
Paul Symington’s 2012 Vintage Report
Paul Symington's annual report wrapping up the Douro Harvest is keenly awaited each year - here it is.
The Fajã dos Padres: Madeira’s Historic Vineyard is Experiencing a Renaissance
Guest author Tom Murnan writes about his visit to the Fajã dos Padres on Madeira with the FTLOP 2012 Fortification Tour.
Niepoorts With Niepoort
Dirk Niepoort came to Seattle for a three day visit which included plenty of food, wine and discussion, as Blair Curtis reports.
2012 Ruby Reserve Taste-Off
A discussion about Ruby Reserves in the FTLOP Forum sparked off six tastings around the globe, and Glenn Elliott reports.