For The Love Of Port

You are right smack in the middle of the Port Harvest tour 1 right now. Say hello to Mario for me. Are you planning on visiting Vesuvio on this or the next tour? I just want to fan boy a bit here because, if you haven't been, you need to go. Roy and Mario provide a 5 star experience beyond what I th...

We have only been building our cellar since 2015. Several bottles remain from my first purchases that year. The most memorable ones that are still in the cellar are a few bottles of 1970 Dow's and 1970 Fonseca. I can report that the Fonseca is drinking wonderfully and it seems it could live forever.

We live about 40 minutes from the Napa Valley and would love to get together with any others to share the love of Port. I know I have a bottle of DR 70 Tawny I'd be willing to bring, if we did a dinner, then we could drink a few special Cabs as well.

Before we started seriously gathering VP's, LBV were our go to Ports. Tasty and inexpensive for sure. Then as we progressed and discovered colheitas and Tawnies, red and white, LBV went by the wayside. I might keep a few on hand, to cook with or a glass to share with a non port drinker, but no I don...

I can gladly report that the 1985 Fonseca VP is in it's wheelhouse and still going strong. What I found was the second day it was even better. After a 3 hour decant it was still not settled down. I had a second glass a few hours later and it was getting better and better. I have more, it will probab...

V. Allegre 40 year White. Amazing. Hard to stop drinking this one.

Interesting topic because we have migrated our Port drinking and buying. The cellar contains: 75% VP, no additions planned as at our current consumption, the VP's will outlast me. No new additions planned. 25% Wood aged Port. These Ports are now 75% of our consumption and are purchased on a regular ...

Last night for me and my wife, a DR 50 year old Tawny, bottle 153/200. This stuff is magic, so viscous, so tantalizing so much MORE. The amazing thing is I've had 3 older DR tawnies that might be considered better. At this level we just enjoy it. 3 ounce pour lasted all evening.

DR White 30---yowza!!! easy 95-96 points I also opened a DR 30 white over the weekend. We were so impressed with it at the Quinta we bought a whole case. I compared it with the remaining Vista Allegre 40 white I opened last week. The DR 30, to my tastes, is the superior wine. My wife picked it blind.

So I really wanted to see how a Moscatel (40yr Alambre) compaired to a white Port. Mission accomplished upon opening a bottle of Vista Alegre 40 years white tawny Port. Our shipment from Portugal from the Port Harvest Tour 2 arrived yesterday. I had a very difficult time deciding which bottle to ope...

I opened a bottle of the 40 year old for thanksgiving and had it with some Pumpkin pie, great match. Bottled in 2017, the glass was heavily stained and the wine viscous. To me it was more like a Madeira and I enjoyed it later on with a fine cigar. However for some in our group it was just "too ...

Alambre Moscatel Setubul 40 years.

Here’s an odd one I’ve never seen or ever seen a TN on before. 1940 Sandeman VP, bottled in 1942. Couldn’t say no just out of curiosity. Come to think about it, can’t recall ever seeing a TN on any 1940 VP…tawny, yes, but not a VP Where did you find it, Andy? And if you don't mind saying, how much ...

Having just visited Crasto, I firmly believe they care a great deal about their customers. I believe Covid hit them hard and there were certainly issues with their distributor. Give them time and they should ascend to high praise. I can also report that their 1994 LBV is wow, still very, very good. ...

1966 Rocha VP, Ridge California brown bottle. Pretty good for 51 years old.

1957 Kopke Colheita, 2017 Bottling. Unfortunately our S. Leonardo "60" was not available to compare at this time.
1937 Rocha Colheita, 2005 Bottling.

1960 Warre's VP, St. James bottling.

I can only speculate, but what fun. Can anyone decode the writing on the cork? How did you obtain this port, how was it represented? It almost looks like it wasn't meant for retail but part of some Quinta's house wine, or even a reserve? It might have had a tag on it at one time or ? Pure speculatio...

Thank you very much, what a long strange trip it's been. Tonight is BBQ links and beer (Brother Thelonious) at the pool, however I'll be pouring something later with dessert, the 1965 Kopke. so far the 67 Taylor beat the 66 Kopke, so a rematch is demanded. VP's start on Friday night.

Opened a '66 Kopke Colheita tonight. Cause... why not! Pretty damn good. Tasting notes will follow. Kopke 1966, 375ml. Sounds good to me! But I have a reason. Wow, it's as good as I remember. That was Sunday/Monday. Tonight is a 1967 Taylor VOSHP This week is going to be lots of fun! I'm turning 60...