What Port(s) have you purchased this week?

[Eric Menchen]

Man I would like to have daily drinks like yours!

You are reading the "What have you opened" thread, right?

[Joni H]

A half bottle of Burmester 20 yo tawny. Never had this before.

[Andy Velebil]

A half bottle of Burmester 20 yo tawny. Never had this before.

Do let us know how you like it when try it.

[John Trombley]

Does it have to be something important? A bottle of Warre's Late Bottled VIntage 2002; A Dow's Crusted; and a Sandeman Founder's Reserve, a Ferriera 1994 Vintage Porto, remnants of a case, that has actually turned out to be quite nice, and a Tayllor LBV 2007,,,, hmmmm. Not very classy, but a fair amount of real drinking juice. And why was the question asked?

Don't think the average price went north of $25 a bottle.

[Eric Menchen]

Does it have to be something important?

Nope. And like a few others, I like to hear about wonderful deals.

[Gerwin de Graaf]

1 magnum of Smith Woodhouse 1994 VP

[Al B.]

2011 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port

Very nice! Was it difficult to find?

[David Spriggs]

Once I found it, no. . I could have ordered all 23 bottles. They were all gone within 24 hours. So yes it's hard to find

[Miguel Simoes]

Once I found it, no. . I could have ordered all 23 bottles. They were all gone within 24 hours. So yes it's hard to find

Wow... there seems to be great demand for the v high end stuff.

Wonder where these people are hiding...

Could they be v high end restaurants/hotels?

[Eric Menchen]

Wow... there seems to be great demand for the v high end stuff.
Wonder where those people are hiding...
Could they be high end restaurants/hotels?

Not anywhere near me. There are a few places with some VPs on the menu, but the one place I gave a chance at having a Nacional did not. They did have one Quinta de Noval, a non-Nacional 1963.

[Michael T]

3x 1994 Graham's VP
3x 1994 Warre's VP

[Joni H]

While on a trip to Stockholm and Tallinn, I bought Royal Oporto 10-yo, Smith 10-yo and Graham's 20-yo. And, Offley Colheita 1997.

[John M.]

Gotta love Trader Joe's

Morgado 10 Year Tawny ($12)
Quarles Harris 10 Year Tawny ($16)
2007 Quarles Harris LBV ($13)

...and from WineBid

1983 Dows
1994 Grahams
1992 Warres Q da Cavadinha (to match up with a 95 I have and a regular 1991 Warre's VP sometime.)

[Miguel Simoes]

6 x 2009 Dow Bomfim VP @ $15 (last time got the 1999 instead!)
3 x JMF Alambre 20 Yr @ $15 (seems to cheap to be true, let's see what I get...)

From amitywines.com

[Eric Menchen]

Stopped by my favorite local b&m to see if they had any 2011 VPs. Nope, not yet. So I picked up instead, one each:
1997 Dow Colheita (bottled 2011)
1999 Dow Quinta do Bomfim
2009 Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos

[Gerwin de Graaf]

Finally .... at last I was successfull in getting a case (6) of Fonseca 1985 VP at auction this weekend

Got it at a, in my opinion, quite reasonable price of just under € 55 a bottle (incl buyer's premium)

[Miguel Simoes]

Finally .... at last I was successfull in getting a case (6) of Fonseca 1985 VP at auction this weekend

Got it at a, in my opinion, quite reasonable price of just under € 55 a bottle (incl buyer's premium)

Nice deal. In the US the lowest I've been able to get it for was $69 w buyers premium.

[Andy Velebil]

2- 1972 Dow's Single Year Reserve Tawny for $40 each

[Eric Menchen]

2- 1972 Dow's Single Year Reserve Tawny for $40 each

Since Andy grabbed those, I picked up these from the same Benchmark offer:
2x 1977 Smith Woodhouse VP for $80 each

[Andy Velebil]

Nice grab. Was looking at those as well but already had some.