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by Emma Dalton
Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:54 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: Best Corkscrew?
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Screwpull - the metal version. It has a long thread and sharp point and is sufficiently well engineered that it makes light work of pretty much anything. By contrast, the plastic version of the Screwpull is best avoided, as the handles may buckle when the unit is used to extract a tight-fitting cork.
by Emma Dalton
Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:15 pm
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: Have you, or do you plan to buy any 2003 Vintage Ports?
Replies: 102
Views: 22435

If buying port from a pure investment point of view, then I can certainly see your point. Similarly so if the vintage is one that is unlikely to be mature during one's lifetime. However, and this applies to all en primeur purchases, part of the benefit gained from an en primeur port purchase is the ...
by Emma Dalton
Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:24 am
Forum: Port Forum
Topic: Have you, or do you plan to buy any 2003 Vintage Ports?
Replies: 102
Views: 22435

2003 ports

I've been lucky enough to try most of the 2003s a couple of times or more, so my list is a very personal impression of the vintage, rather than one based on critics' comments. Hence:

Dow
Fonseca
Taylor
Nacional (if I'm very lucky, given how little is being made available for sale).