For The Love Of Port

How about, "Friends don't let friends pop & pour"! I'm still relatively new to madeira, but one thing I've discovered, especially with blends... give it air and LOTS of it. Take the RWC series for instance, from the Charleston Sercial to the Stratford Hall, only after three days does i...

Hey Haakan, out of curiosity what does the Barbeito Mae Manuela Malvasia cost on the island?

...you're truly disappointed that your birth year was such a poor madeira vintage.

I'll concur with Barry, who posted his tasting notes much more eloquently than I could. This bottle has really changed my opinion of what a Malvasia can be. [cheers.gif] I opened the bottle a week before Christmas and have slowly nipped over the last few weeks. What struck me was the auburn color of...

...you spent more on madeira in the last year than you did your first car.

Barry Sunderland wrote:...you create your own Madeira blends.

Love this!

...four of the top five bookmarks on our browser are madeira related!

Finish this sentence FTLOP'ers.

Gary Banker wrote:500 ml bottles?

750ml

Justin, I opened this bottle a week before Thanksgiving to give it plenty of time to decant... still too sweet the day of. Now, two weeks in, and it's a well balanced b.e.a.u.t.y.

Eric Ifune wrote:The Verdelho is next up on my list.

The Porto Moniz V is excellent, tarty goodness.

A few of you mention the HMB Terrantez... price-wise is it worth $1895 (1 bottle left on RWC)? Not that I could afford it!

I've come to the hard conclusion I like, but do not love Malvasia. :yumyum: A few months ago I picked up one bottle of the limited 1986 Malvasia from Fajã dos Padres and would like to send it to a good home. No mark-up in price, just looking to get my $$ back. I would also entertain a bottle swap of...

Eric Ifune wrote:...and the 1862 Borges Terrantez.

Eric, was this the HMB bottle?

This just popped up on Winelibrary, anyone familiar with it/tasted it? https://winelibrary.com/wines/78341-rare-wine-co-thomas-jefferson-madeira "Born in Albemarle County Virginia in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was a central figure in the founding of the American republic, as principal author of the...

Thanks everyone!

Moses Botbol wrote: No Verdelho on your list?

Hey Moses, would definitely entertain Verdelho Last year I did the 1912 and it was spectacular! Is the 1850 available anywhere? Roy calls this his desert island madeira...I must try!~

Hi All, I'm looking for some advice... I'd like to splurge a bit during the holiday's on one special bottle. I like the drier madeira styles but could go as high as a boal in sweetness. I've looked through countless tasting notes and have narrowed down the following: 1927 D'oliveira Bastardo 1900 D'...

Hmmm, might be interested in the Welsh Bros bottles if the price stays low. Thanks for the heads up.

Roy Hersh wrote:Raise a glass for the Olim brothers tonight.

Tipping a glass now to the Brothers Olim

Justin A. wrote:...managed to talk her into us just buying a '27 Bastardo instead.

Justin, out of curiosity, what does a 27' Bastardo set you back on the island? RWC is asking $ 475 a bottle, I'm guessing around half that?