For The Love Of Port

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 9:32 pm

I realize that these start with a drive up to the douro

Well, there is the train too.

This is the smart thing unless going through the canal lock is a huge priority.

Take the train to Pinhao and book tastings and lunch in that area.

The only knock I have against Warre is that usually, their LBV is priced higher than other LBV's (with Sandeman as the exception because Sandeman is always priced high for some reason). Warre's is deserving of the price they ask for their LBV. I would say it's best easily found LBV on the market. [...

Last night celebrating my wife's birthday we had Warre 70.

What a fantastic wine, everything you would expect in a mature VP.

I had a few nice bottles last week with meals with friends: 2023 Quinta dos Varais Branco which was a lovely Douro white with class and showed really well already. 2011 Quinta da Leda is rocking right now. I had three bottles of 2019 Leda a few weeks ago, a glass from each and it will be a future r...

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 4:55 pm

Claus P wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:21 am

Need and want, two very different things. Nice score!

Thanks, I paid 60 euros all in, so very happy with that

Wow!!

That is off course 60 pr bottle, I can see I wrote that a little unclear

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:21 am

Claus P wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 2:45 am
Well, I don't really need any more 2003, but after reading this and seeing a good deal on it this morning 4 bottles found their way to my shopping basket

Need and want, two very different things. Nice score!

Thanks, I paid 60 euros all in, so very happy with that

You need to try the 2003 Croft. Perhaps their best in a very long time before that. Andy, being that it's only 21 years old, how is the 2003 Croft drinking? Is it a fruit bomb or is it starting to round out? I have some 2003 in both 750 and half-bottles. Maybe I'll put a half bottle on my list to t...

6 x 1985 Fonseca VP
6 x 1994 warre VP
6 x 1994 Croft VP
3 x 1978 Burmester Colheita

Now of to find some room in the cellar

sixpacks of 15,16,17,18 crasto reserva

Qta do Crasto LBV

2002 3 x 750 ml
2010 3 x 375 ml
2017 3 x 375 ml

6 x Ramos Pinto 82
2 x Croft magnum 2000
4 x Warre 91

Hopefully a few more offers show up the next two weeks.

For a detour with some historic interest, you could visit the town of Evora with its catacombs and historic buildings. Forget beaches in march, it's The Atlantic. If you venture up the Douro, a once in a lifetime tasting could be at Qta do Mourao, I'm pretty sure only your wallet limits which of the...

Infantado makes an organic ruby reserve as well

I could not agree more with Andy.

It is quite frankly redicoulous how much material is being wasted on packaging, You would think that the producers in the Douro are completely deaf to the discussions on climate.

This is a general problem by the way, not just Q d M

David Spriggs wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:07 am Hi Claus,

I'll take a look when I have a chance. Thank you for reporting this!

Hi David

Did you ever get a chance to look in to this.

I had this wine last year , and I agree with you that it needs a massive decant or another 4-6 years in the cellar.

From a personal point of view, I find the lack of pricing on the website very anoying.

Obviously I know you and have met you on several occasions in Odense, so it wouldn't be a problem, but if that wasn't the case I would probably just go looking for other organisers that lets me compare prices.

congats to your son

Here is to many more bottles for you to share

in my inbox I have a message that is deleted by the author, but it is still there and I can't delete it completely, so I have a constant notification on the front page that I ahve an unread message.

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 9:12 pm 1995 D'Oliveiras Colheita Madeira (medium dry) is the current plan.
How will this pair with desserts?

Generally speaking, your wine should be sweeter than the dessert.

So, if you have tried the wine before, you should be able to decide if it will work.