For The Love Of Port

Thanks to all for such great information. So that I don't dip too quickly into the vintage ports, I often have LBV's or a 10 year old Tawny. I've been nervous about buying from auction sites, not knowing that quality I will get, but have been buying from Benchmark. Not sure if it's any more likely t...

Being pretty inexperienced when I started this, I stuck to only what I thought of as the big names. Mostly Dows, Grahams and Taylor, which were the names known to me, and then I started to all add Croft, Fonseca, Quinta Do Vesuvio and Cockburn. Mostly 2000 and more recent on the latter four. To be h...

I have hundreds of bottles spread across '91, 94, 97, '2000, '03, '07, '09, '11, '12, and '16 vintages. Probably about equally split between 375's and 750's. I've been slowly drinking my '94s, since I had quite a few and it's one of my oldest, but if I look at the vintage charts, it's usually listed...

Totally agree with Andy, the one thing I’ll add is that if you have a lot of 375mls, they often mature more rapidly than their full size (or jumbo size) cousins. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm guessing I'm about 80% 375s. Mostly purchased those for two reasons. First, hoping, to drink them ...

I stood a 94 Grahams 375 up in my cellar for a few hours. Wife got some cheese and such and off we go to enjoy, and I think, "hey, this probably needs to be decanted for a while." I tried some immediately after decanting, and it was good, but since we didn't want to wait I used the iFavine...

I've bought a few of them when I've happened across a discount. The quality is inconsistent. Some are excellent, while others are 'merely' very nice. Agreed though that they need to be spectacular at that price point. My last purchase was the recent 1961 release which is quite excellent. A friend j...

I've bought a few of them when I've happened across a discount. The quality is inconsistent. Some are excellent, while others are 'merely' very nice. Agreed though that they need to be spectacular at that price point. My last purchase was the recent 1961 release which is quite excellent. A friend j...

Are some of the other more recent releases, the 50 year old single harvests they are releasing each year, from what they acquired or Taylor's proper? I was considering buying a couple, but the reviews, including the FLOP tasting notes seems so/so.

Thanks guys. I'm going to hit that 30 year in the very near future. Until I did the cellar cleanup this weekend, completely forgot I had it. Either my wife or mother in law bought it for me a few years back I think. It was mixed in with my VPs. As to Taylor's Tawney's. I know I'm a noob to anything ...

I'm curious how long a Tawney lasts in the bottle. I was doing some cellar re-arranging this morning, and realized I had a bottle of 2013 Taylor 30 Year Tawney that I had never labeled and had lost sight of. Have I blown it and this should have been drunk 4 or 5 years ago? To be honest, until recent...

Also, as aged Tawney's vs. vintage, what's the drinking window once an old port like this is opened? I dunno, maybe a week? I can't imagine a bottle like that lasting more than a few days in my house. :lol: But more seriously, Andy answered your first two questions. The answer to this one varies ba...

Thanks for the replies and advice. I am a subscriber and do check out the newsletter. I've been torn about how much longer I should buy young ports, but had been looking to buy some 2017 and probably will. I'm in my early 50's and figure if the target is 20-30+ years of aging, that it might not make...

Has this been, or is this being, released in the US? My cousin had bought a couple bottles of the 1863 and he likely would want to get some of this. Out of curiosity, how are these old ones stored? Since these are "aged tawney" rather than vintage port, are they kept in barrels this whole ...

Glenn, Thanks for explanation. I was wondering if new winemaking techniques were part of it. I think I'm going to try some of my 2011 and 2016 bottles, which I have a lot of and I've been holding off trying. If you have multiple bottles of the same Port, trying one now also gives you the opportunit...

Hi Everyone, I guess I should introduce myself. I've been subscribed to the newsletter and such for several years, but didn't post for the first time until a few days ago. I've been a wine and port drinker for a couple decades. Initially, I would simply drink Tawney port, but then started to sometim...

Glenn,

Thanks for explanation. I was wondering if new winemaking techniques were part of it.

I think I'm going to try some of my 2011 and 2016 bottles, which I have a lot of and I've been holding off trying.

After this questions, I'll give the 20 questions a rest for a while, as you guys have been very patient answering my noobish questions. I'm curious about when I look at the FTLOP vintage charts how some classic vintages (1994, 2000, 2003) are listed as hold, and there are multiple older excellent vi...

Glenn, thanks for the advice (both threads), and good to know that Port is hardier and less affected by questionable provenance.

Most places ship to MO, and a lot to AR (but it's far more limited). I've received shipments from Benchmark, Chamber Street, several wine clubs, wine.com and others to AR or MO. So, generally speaking, I don't think shipping restrictions are going to be an issue. My question is more about reliable s...

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:26 am What state do you live in and do you know if they allow out of state shipments? This may be your biggest hurdle.

I'm in Arkansas, but receive shipments in MO via Domaine.