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by Giles W
Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:07 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: 'seeing' vintages printed on corks
Replies: 4
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'seeing' vintages printed on corks

I have several unlabelled and unembossed bottles of vintage port in my cellar which I can roughly guess the decade of by the shape and way the bottle is made. Sometimes when I shine a torch through the neck I can see the name of the port. Does anyone have any secrets as to which light source is best...
by Giles W
Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:27 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: Rarest port in the world ?
Replies: 38
Views: 7312

rarest

The rarest port (but not the most valuable by any means) in the world is the Taylors Quinta De Vargellas 1969. It was the year they had a landslide on the hill and very very little was made. Even at Taylors they don't have a bottle!
by Giles W
Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:30 am
Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
Topic: Seeking 1908 VP in the UK
Replies: 8
Views: 2255

Hi James, You are in luck! My company has one: Guedes Vintage Port 1908 £769.97 This rare bottle of vintage port from the outstanding 1908 vintage has a beautiful red tinge and is sweet and fragrant with a dry finish. Drink now - 2010. 100 years old! This vintage port is shipped in a deluxe silk lin...