For The Love Of Port

You know , I get the feeling that regardless of whether the beneficio is raised or lowered , the price of vintage port or premium tawnys varies little in the Québec , Ontario or canadian markets. [dash1.gif] We have a monopoly situation in these 2 province's that have wreaked havoc with the laws of ...

I think my port consumption has increased over last year
This is primarily due to having more port nights with my significant other and my 18 yr old daughter
In fact our port consumption has increased by 57 % compared to this time last year

Life cant get any better ...

What's going on
My Better half has bought more vintage port in the past 3 months than all of last year

Don't forget ... there are geeks among us
From the neophyte to the erudite to those who need to split hairs
One thing is certain , we love our port

Like Andy said , there are so many moving parts ...
One of them being "house style"
Some houses produce one dimensional ports , not made for the long term
Others specialize in tawnys
Here again , the house style comes into play

You can give 20 yr old tawnys a go
Give Smith Woodhouse a whirl , their vp's sometimes rival the big boys for less the price
Don't neglect any unfiltered LBV's

How many vp bottles were signed by David Guimaraen

Agree with almost everything Glenn said
I would rather pick 20 yr old tawnys
Not only are they half the price of a 40 yr old tawny but also they are more balanced

Well , all I know is that Sogrape said that Sandeman has declared a vp for 2018

I am of the contrary opinion
Tom's perspective seems more accurate
With a large inventory and the outlook of 2019 being a subpar harvest
Their was no pressing need to release earlier

For me , the confinement has given me a reason to drink lbv's and tawnys ( my better half prefers these over vp or colheita
Of course , logically this gives me the port buying opportunities that are necessary to replenish the stock

In quebec , Ramos Pinto is in a league of its own
But at 95.00$
In 2nd place is Sandeman (more acidity)

Cabral 20 yr old tawny has the best quality/ price ratio at 53.00$

Discipline , Glenn, discipline
Either that or take up serious cycling

In the article , Luis Sottomayor did however say that more SQVP's would be the probable outcome

Basically it's saying that Offley ,Ferreira and Sandeman are declaring 2018 as a vintage port, according to Luis Sottomayor

It's been years since the last peanut butter and port tasting
I guess part of the credit goes to Roy

Never changed a rating Regardless who the producer was or an lbv or a sqvp That's not to say I've had to change any pre conceived notion regarding a producer. Have also been on a limited budget since being a member (2006) However, as a senior member once said : beware, you've just embarked on a slip...

If I'm following you guy's correctly (and that's a big if)
If an lbv is bottled 4 to 6 yrs after harvest, would it not be possible to have some declared vp being labeled as lbv

Didn't Taylor invent 1517 B.C.