For The Love Of Port

well....is there anyone near Sacramento/SF bay area that want to organize a tasting??

Thanks for the response by the way! Are there any events like a wine fair coming to nor-cal that you know of?

OK so I'm in the "certified sommelier" program at the Professional Culinary institute in Campbell CA and I absolutely love it...but I've ran into a problem with training my pallet or rather my mental data base...of course I've been tasting wines from all over the world to really get a gras...

P.S.....DEREK....GOOD IDEA MAN...I LIKE IT!

Really...I think were splitting hairs here guys...I love the site as is...even if the content was updated more often I debut I would have time to check it out anyway...I want to make sure you understand that I'm not trying to suggest you need to change anything or that I'm not happy with the "F...

I can see only a few reasons a blog format for your homepage would benefit FTLOP....If the main page was more WineLibrary like (blog-ish) I could see more people that are new to wine or port feeling much less intimidated when first exploring FTLOP. The look you have now suggests order and seriousnes...

I'm sorry that my comment came off as a negative side note....that was not my intention at all...I have felt welcomed from the beginning....IN FACT... no one has ever mentioned to me that I was a "newbie" you guys are doing great with this forum....the problem for me was in my head...perha...

Thanks Roy and all those at FTLOP ....happy holidays and happy drinking!

Ahhh the familiar term lurkers!!! I'll try to participate more often...I get the feeling that people are a bit gun shy when it comes to publishing their opinions, especially with guys as knowledgeable as you (Roy) on the forums....I have to admit I was as first...I've learned that the only way to pr...

Thanks for the tip....I'll be on the lookout...happy drinking!

What Madeira’s are found most commonly in stores across country and of those what are the value Madeira’s...I'm looking for something I can find in Sacramento for a new years dinner with family...just want something that wont cause me to drop a benji and tastes good! I would be the only one at the d...

I live in Sacramento CA.....well I kind of half expected for there to be no real "port authority" for on-line sales....perhaps I was just dreaming of portheaven.com or something like that...ha....oh well, thanks for the info guys...!

Has anyone found an on-line sorce that offers extensive selection in port? Is there a secret site out there some of you do most on-line shopping at? If so please do share!

Dont forget to use a nice port reduction as a dessert topping...

I made a huckleberry cobbler then put a few scoops of vanilla bean ice cream on top then drizzled a port reduction over it all...yum!