For The Love Of Port

Happy S. João! To those interested in regulatory matters, on this day Law 19/2016, of 24 June, was published, defining the appointment of a special committee which has the mission to solve the financial problems of the Casa do Douro: identify the assets, propose payment plans for existing debts, sel...

"Generoso" means fortified in Portuguese, and is used in legislation to indicate all fortified wines (Port, Madeira, Moscatel, etc). It is obviously generic in Portuguese and could not be registered on its own as a trademark to designate a fortified wine in Portugal. There are several trad...

I visit often but post very little. I feel no intimidation whatsoever; I just think many times that I have nothing of value to add to the discussions!

Family celebration over the weekend - Krohn 1961 and Fonseca 1970!

http://www.croftpinkdourodownhill.com/

Have you seen this?

1983 Ramos Pinto
1977 Gould Campbell

Campolargo is a bit of a maverick and is probably the boldest producer in Bairrada in terms of marketing, atitude, etc. In Portugal I think his cheaper wines have a better price / quality. I quite like Rol de Coisas Antigas, Vinha do Putto, and Diga? (the white).

Same as Glenn, I am probably not paying more in total simply because I purchase less bottles of Port. I drink between 50 and 70 whole bottles of Port per year (this does not include tastingos or other occasions where I will only drink a glass)

In Portugal you can buy plenty of LBVs for 10 to 12 Euros so I never bother to buy Ruby or Ruby Reserve. I don't think I have ever bought a basic tawny..

When I am alone (i.e., only with my wife) I drink Port on most days after dinner. A glass (or more) of watever I have open (frequently LBV or 10 year tawny, occasionally VP or Colheita or older tawnies). It is always after eating, so I there is no "with what".

Over New Year 1976 Noval Colheita

1982 Quinta do Cotto Grande Escolha (my last bottle...), still alive and kicking!

my 2009 Niepoort Double magnums, birth year of my 3rd child and first large format I purchased!

2011 Quevedo x 6
2011 Vieira de Sousa x 6

Will it be only for US buyers?

2011 Vale Dona Maria x 6
2011 Nieport x 6
2011 Vesuvio x 3

2000 Sandeman Vau

#2 was also very good!

Argentina winning the World Cup was the giveaway for me...

It is very interesting to see that 5 of the 10 wines (!) mentioned in the article are from producers that are not located in the Vinho Verde region: Vidigal, Niepoort, JM Fonseca, Boradbent and João Portugal Ramos. Seems like everyone is trying to cash in on the Vinho Verde trend!

1970 Graham's VP (delicious!)