A Look Back at the Great Seattle Vintage Madeira Tasting
Richard Jennings recalls a rather epic tasting of seventeen Madeiras.
The First Big Fortified Tasting in London
Guest author Alex Bridgman reports from London on the first Big Fortified Tasting, a new wine fair devoted exclusively to fortified wines from around the world.
FTLOP 5th Anniversary Celebration
Guest Author Blair Curtis reports on the 17 Ports and a Madeira that were enjoyed at the celebrations of FTLOP's 5th anniversary.
Madeira: A Five-Week Stay
Guest Author Niklas Jörgensen of Sweden spent five weeks exploring Madeira, both the island and the wines, in the aftermath of the heavy rain and landslide disaster of 2010.
Attracting Your Consumers to Port
Wine retailer Jim Ruxin offers some advice to the Port trade on how to market Port to younger consumers.
Insuring Your Port Collection
Guest author Josh Scribner discusses insuring your wine collection, through both general home-owner and specialist policies.
Barbeito and Food Pairing Tasting
Tom Riley Murnan writes about the food pairing between 12 historic Madeiras hand chosen by Mannie Berk of The Rare Wine Co. and the dishes prepared to accompany them by Chef Michael Tusk of San Francisco's Quince Restaurant.
Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos Tasting
Andy Velebil reports on an epic tasting of Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage Ports together with UK Port lovers, Paul Symington and Richard Mayson.
Greatest Forum Post Ever
What makes it a bottle of Port a Trophy? Rarity of the wine or associations of events or people with that bottle? And do we drink it or treasure it? Derek Turnbull tells the story of his Trophy Port.
Bi-Coastal Barbeito Madeira Tasting
The Rare Wine Company's Mannie Berk and Vinhos Barbeito's Ricardo Freitas put together special tastings of Barbeito Madeiras in homage to Mario Barbeito, Ricardo's grandfather and founder of Vinhos Barbeito. Marco deFreitas and Richard Jennings report.