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John M.

1997 Gould Campbell half bottle. A touch cloudy but has a nice aroma. Letting it breathe.

John M.

Mike, Andrew K and Brad B went in together and bought a case of 1963 Smith Woodhouse and 10 bottles of 1966 Rabello Valente at that amazing Port Auction at Heritage.

Got beat out on 1994 Vesuvio and two different lots of 1970 Fonseca...hope they went to happy FTLOPers.

John M.

High Bridge Port Club met on Friday 04/17/2026. Small group tasting 4 @ 20 Year Tawnies and 1 @ 10 Year old. All were recently purchased at Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River MA. Normally, I shy aware from 10 Years, just not enough there there, but Mike W sang its' praises so decided to include---...

John M.

High Bridge Club meeting Friday. A little tawny tasting---nothing I've had before and some off-beat brands. Borges Soalheira 20 Porto Messias 20 Barao de Vilar 20 Quinta dos Murcas 10 Niepoort 2003 Colheita (b. 2023) How were they? Did you score them? Any surprises? The thing is this Friday! WLYK

John M.

High Bridge Club meeting this Friday the 17th. A little tawny tasting---some off-beat brands.

Borges Soalheira 20
Porto Messias 20
Barao de Vilar 20
Quinta dos Murcas 10
Pacheca 20 (Swapped in for Niepoort 2003 Colheita)

John M.

4 x 1997 Gould Campbell, all 375mm. Won at auction---just needed to round out a case and looked like a decent deal. 10 are still available at WineBid.

John M.

1980 Ferreira...a leaker. Super saturated cork and depressed. Unless this comes around miraculously I'll have to open the backup bottle.... which is a 1963 Croft. Happy Easter to all who celebrate!! Miracles do happen.... or I should have had faith. Really opened up when decanted and aired a couple...

John M.

1980 Ferreira...a leaker. Super saturated cork and depressed. Unless this comes around miraculously I'll have to open the backup bottle.... which is a 1963 Croft.

Happy Easter to all who celebrate!!

John M.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/article ... 47486.html

Mike J. W. was this you????

John M.

One each of the following for a casual tawny tasting in April

Borges 20
Messias 20
Barao de Vilar 20
Quinta dos Murcas 10 (Mike's W recommends!)

John M.

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 10:38 am 94 Ferreira does seem different than other vintages of Ferreira. Less "Ferreira" in style.

Exactly what I mean....it does seem quite different and out of profile. I wondered if it was a new wine-maker.

John M.

Yesterday 9 of us gathered for a 12-Bottle Ferreira vertical 1960-1995 (missing 1966 & 1978) plus a 1983 LBV and 1983 Q.de Seixo. From 1960 thru 1991 the style was classic Ferreira, charmingly elegant Ports. Then 1994 & 1995 were bruisers---and by that aside from the aging differences the ba...

John M.

Just a "BUMP" reminder---plans are being finalized---so if on the fence NOW is the time to jump off!!

John M.

1 x 1964 Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port.

John M.

The Mid-Atlantic Port Tasting Group are gathering Thursday, March 19th in Watchung, NJ to taste 11 Ferreira VPs spanning 1960 to 1995. We are only missing 1966 and 1978 in that time span. In the line-up so far are 1960, 1963, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1983 (a Quinta do Seixo SQVP), 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994 &a...

John M.

2017 Maynards LBV - Unfiltered.

John M.

Yesterday in Pennsylvania 9 of us gathered to taste a selection of Pocas Tawnies and a Mystery Bottle (article forthcoming)....7 are FTLOPers (Brad B., Mike J. W., Matt Wags, Lucas, Andrew K, Tym L. and me, other two are enthusiasts nonetheless. 10 Year 20 Year 30 Year 40 Year 50 Year Bonificador 19...

John M.

Seems like Small Potatoes to fake a $150 bottle. Understand what you are saying, Glenn, but an easy roll of the dice.

John M.

Randy Katz wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 7:07 pm
John M. wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 6:25 am 2 x Quinta de Brunheda Porto 40 Year Tawny....one goes to Mike W.

Purchased at auction.
What doofus would auction off those?? Aren't they private sale only bottles?

Great find! Do they say 40+?

John M.

2 x 2003 Niepoort Colheita bottled in 2023.

A quite generous gift from my co-workers.

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