For The Love Of Port

Do you folks have ANY idea how many millions of cases of white Zinfandel was sold by Beringer, Mondavi and especially Sutter Home during the rage years? It would floor you! My wife contributed greatly to that trend. :wink: She still buys the occasional white Zinfandel because it is her favorite blu...

Another followup: I had another glass last night and it is still delicious and holding strong. I sealed the bottle on Sunday night with one of those rubber pump stoppers, and opened it again last night to pour a glass for after dinner. (Which turned into 2 glasses. It's not going to last long at thi...

Yes, I'm having exactly the same problem.

It wouldn't be that bad, except that for some reason after I have re-logged in from the main page the site loses my "new messages" status - everything is already marked as read.

It's not Port, but if you're going to be in Dublin you really should visit the Celtic Whiskey Shop. http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com I'm probably going to be in Dublin in March also, but it will most likely be later in the month. The trip obviously isn't fully planned yet, but once it is I'll let pe...

I served a bottle of 1983 Warre's Vintage Port during halftime. It had been in the decanter for about 6 hours at serving as was very good. I posted a TN in the forum.

Followup: We had an afternoon of football, fun, and food. I think the party went very well. Oddly, I didn't think that the Port went very well with the Soupas. It wasn't bad, but it also didn't complement much at all. Since the stew is a rich, beefy extravaganza of flavor I thought that a bold wine ...

Fair warning - this is not only my first post of a tasting note, but it is also my first Vintage Port. So I'm a little inexperienced with this. :wink: The bottle was double sealed with foil, but no wax. The top of the cork was very dirty and crusty with what might have one time been mold, but which ...

Quinta da Foz sounds familiar... is it in Pinhao? We stayed at Quinta de la Rosa, which is about a mile outside of Pinhao, but there was another Quinta right on the edge of town as we walked in and I think it was Foz.

While I love Port, I don't get the opportunity to drink enough of it to be able to participate in discussions about specific Ports. And sadly, I had a rather nasty cold for the last Port I tasted, so I didn't post any notes because my taste buds were all messed up. Somehow I doubt that "bland &...

It's brand new - the first installation at the Big Brown Steam Electric Station near Fairfield, Texas was I believe only installed last year. And as with any new technology, it's having a few growning pains. Big Brown is a lignite (coal) power plant and it's one of the worst in the nation when it co...

Alan, My understanding is that the United States did not sign the Kyoto treaty specifically because it was not clear on the roles of both Western and developing nations. Kyoto left the emissions of developing nations like China and India basically untouched, and given their size relative to Europe a...

Thanks for all the replies! Kris - I've tried Graham's Six Grapes and it was a little too fruity, as you said. It's one of the better "basic" rubies that I have tried, though. I've sort of skipped LBVs for the most part, though I did try one while in Portugal that was pretty good. I'll hav...

Most of the Ports that I enjoy are tawnies or colheitas. I would like to experience a really good ruby, though, because I suspect that part of the reason I prefer tawnies is that I haven't tasted a really good ruby. So... some background on my preferences. I'm not a red wine drinker - the tannins ar...

Sandeman only has a handful of bottles left of their 1904 VP and they no longer sell it. They have perhaps 20 bottles left of the 1906 which they sell for 3000 Euros. I suspect, though, that there are many Ports that are down to their last few bottles. So when you ask about "rarest" do you...

I am a skeptic much like Derek. I'm not willing to believe - or disbelieve - in "global warming" just yet. But if you keep reading you may be surprised at my conclusion. :wink: Climate change? Sure, it happens regularly from the planet's point of view. It's rather rare from our point of vi...

The list of Ports was far too long for me to remember, but there were some VERY expensive Ports available at the Solar do Vinho do Porto. I'm fairly certain they ranged into triple digits (Euros). The most expensive that I tasted was a 40-yr old for 28 Euros... sadly I do not remember the brand. It ...

Yes indeed, I thought that $70 was an outrageously low price for that quality of port. I would normally expect to pay $100 or more for a '94... or even higher for a Taylor Fladgate. The same wine shop had 2 bottles of the '94 Taylor Fladgate at $250 each, and both were gone before I arrived on the 2...

Hello everyone! My name is Glenn Elliott. I live about 5 minutes from Roy here in Sammamish, WA, and am pretty new to port. I'm a producer for cell phone games and I work in downtown Seattle. My first bottle was given to me for my 40th birthday in 2004. It was a Porto Rocha 20-yr old tawny, and I re...

No, I don't know Ed Murray. My two port drinking friends are Will Tian and Steve Kam. Will lives near you, and Steve lives near me.

Fortunately for me, my wife likes red wine so I do still get to taste it regularly. We do a lot of label exploring and it has served us well over the years.

I'm learning very quickly since joining, and one of the first things I noticed is that VP need to be decanted much further in advance of drinking than I thought. I was under the impression that 30-60 minutes was all it took, and that too much longer than that might damage the wine. However, I see ma...