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- Thu May 02, 2024 5:13 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5779
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Re: What have you opened this week?
1998 Vesuvio. One of the better the pre 2000 Vesuvio's in recent memory. Still fruity and balanced after 5 days open.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 695
Re: Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
My family does all the time. I make it in the same general manner. I cook the potatoes in the water that cooked the bacalau. The fish only boils for 5-10 minutes. I go for the thick boneless loins with no skin. Worth the extra $3 a lb considering I only use ~1.5 lbs. I like to add some chopped gril...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:26 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
- Replies: 597
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Re: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
Niepoort Batuta 2018 - rock star nose and easy drinking. Went well with the linquica & pão de queijo!
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:02 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: TN: 2006 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional Douro
- Replies: 7
- Views: 591
Re: TN: 2006 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional Douro
I've come to the conclusion that, with some exceptions, most single varietal wines from the Douro don't make great old wines. Then again, that probably applies to most wine regions of the world as well. My sweet spot is around 10-15 years for most Portuguese wines. Bairrada & Dao I have better ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:48 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: TN: 2006 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional Douro
- Replies: 7
- Views: 591
Re: TN: 2006 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional Douro
Haven't had so many Douro wines that are great at 20ish year mark. This Crasto I would've thought would be one to make it. Niepoort has a few.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 695
Re: Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
So are you asking if we take fresh cod and salt and dry it to make bacalau, or use already dried/salted bacalau and then prepare it in some way? The latter I've done, but the bacalau was very expensive here in Colorado, so I think I've only done it once. Your question sounds more like the former, w...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:10 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5779
- Views: 1121691
Re: What have you opened this week?
Finished off the '91 Warre and opened an '85 Ferreira in a super leaky bottle. The port was towards the clear side with a touch of VA. Off bottle that could been promoted as a 100 year old VP. Not sure if I'll drink some of it tonight or pour it down the drain.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:40 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 695
Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
How often do you make bacalau at home? How much do you pay for loin's per pound in your locale? A local supermarket has its own bacalau fridge with a kilo of loins for $15 USD. Hard to say no at that price!
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2003 Warre Vintage Port
- Replies: 4
- Views: 737
Re: 2003 Warre Vintage Port
30 is the new 20 when it comes to minimum opening years for modern top tier VP's.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: 375ml bottles - do they mature quicker?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3233
Re: 375ml bottles - do they mature quicker?
You'd have to age the 375 and 750 from purchase together in the same cellar to really know. 375's are useful when you don't want an event; just some port. I wish I owned more 375's.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:06 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5779
- Views: 1121691
Re: What have you opened this week?
1991 Warre VP. Pop and pour last night. We drank about half the bottle.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5779
- Views: 1121691
Re: What have you opened this week?
1970 Dow on Friday night. About half through. Last night it was in a truly special place. Really sublime. Totally integrated with the right amount of heat on the nose. Probably finish it tonight.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:56 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Richard Mayson on Graham's The Stone Terraces
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1775
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: Iron Maiden making a Portuguese Wine
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1150
Re: Iron Maiden making a Portuguese Wine
hmm so many unexpected metalheads here :D Moses Botbol; there is Motorhead beer, wine, rum and whiskey already. so who knows? (and Rammstein rum, Kiss rum, AC/DC whiskey and of course; Wines 'n Roses) Judas Priest has a rum and maybe something else as well. I haven't bought any musical band liquor ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
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- Views: 1121691
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5779
- Views: 1121691
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5779
- Views: 1121691
Re: What have you opened this week?
Did a bunch of port over the weekend. Winners across the board. What amazed me the most was that '77 just edged the '66. Would never have thought that. All were pop and pour
-1966 Croft
-1977 Croft
-1983 Gould Campbell
40 yr. S. Leonardo
-1966 Croft
-1977 Croft
-1983 Gould Campbell
40 yr. S. Leonardo
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:17 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1118
Re: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
Will they continue the Portal name for the dry wines? Perhaps they can get Portal into more wine markets? It's barely sold in my locale.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:29 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: Iron Maiden making a Portuguese Wine
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1150
Re: Iron Maiden making a Portuguese Wine
Waiting for Saxon tawny and Motorhead colheita.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
- Topic: Madeira Barbeito Terrantez 1795
- Replies: 2
- Views: 449
Re: Madeira Barbeito Terrantez 1795
Was luck enough to split a bottle of this about 15 years ago. Drank over a few of weeks. Truly amazing and is as good as they say.