For The Love Of Port

My first time participating in a Virtual Tasting..... 1983 Graham's Vintage Port: http://www.greenbergs.net/images/1983%20Graham%20Vintage%20Port%20001.jpg Decanted from 750ml, full driven cork that had some mold on top of it, under the plastic sheath. Cork was discolored about 80% of the way from b...

2004 Quinta do Retiro Novo (Krohn) Opened from 750ml bottle, acquired from Robert's Market in Woodside at $26usd. As expected, cork was pretty much pristine, and came out easily. Decanted and let sit an hour. Deep, inky purple. Pretty solid color to the rim. Relatively long & lasting legs. 1 Hou...

Hey :ftlop: Madeira lovers! I've been away from the forum for a while due to some personal stuff going on. I'd like to get your input on a bottle of madeira I found while catalogueing my father's wine cellar. It's a bottle of Cossart Gordon Verdelho 10yr. I'm not sure I've ever had any madeira, so w...

Glenn- Yep, it's a "reverse-sear" technique, and I like the results better than the more traditional sear, then low heat roast. It works especially well on thick steaks and is wonderful on standing rib roasts. I do the Xmas roast this way every year, and I get the same doneness throughout ...

Derek-

Ha! Here's something to help you find your way:

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Cheers,
R

PS: Roy/Andy/Stewart.....I'll resize these if necessary....

Fun topic, Roy. I love food as well, and, while I relish a well prepared restaurant meal with excellent service, my favorite meals are ones I cook myself. I am a self-taught grilling and q'ing afficianado, and I'll have to go with Derek as steak is my favorite meal (I include standing rib roasts her...

One of my favorites is an Arturo Fuente Hemmingway Masterpiece (9", 42 or 44 ring size, I think), in a Maduro wrapper (this one is somewhat rare.) Takes quite a while to finish.....

R

I love dry red wines (as I type, I'm finishing my last bottle of '02 Robert Craig Affinity.) I also have a few favorite dessert wines, particularly the German late harvest rieslings from the 70's and 80's that my dad keeps pulling out of the cellar!!! :) I am also a big fan of bourbon, and single ma...

My issue with half bottles is storage space. They take up the same slot in my wine fridge that a 750 would, so I lose 375ml worth of storage. I have gotten around this by using the "bulk" storage space at the bottom of my fridge, but it still seems inefficient. When I commit to opening a b...

Todd- I was beginning to wonder where you were, and, knowing your wife was pregnant, was hoping all was well. Sounds like a tough ordeal for both of you to go through, but hopefully it can fade into the past quickly as you get to know your son! Congratulations on the birth of your third child, and h...

Bjorn- Very nice note, and matches up quite well with what I'm experiencing this evening. I actually opened and decanted this bottle last night and my wife and each had a glass. I didn't pay too much attention, though, as we were catching up on the days events. Tonight I'm sipping on this port while...

Thanks for the note, Andy. As it turned out, my wife wanted some port last night, so I popped/poured a 1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV. I didn't focus on it enough for notes, but did enjoy it very much. There is more in the decanter for this evening, so the Warre's will have to wait.

R

Hey, Glenn, thanks for the notes on this port. I happen to have one of these in my cellar, that is likely to be the next candidate for "death row". Sounds like a little decanter time will help this one some, so perhaps I'll decant it tomorrow morning in preparation for drinking tomorrow ni...

Excellent, Andy, thanks!

I was doing some updating work in Cellar Tracker last night, and as it turns out, I DO have one bottle of this VP.... One of the downsides of CT, it's harder to "forget" about stuff that needs a long sleep!

R

Andy- Glad to see your positive note here. I'm working on sourcing this to add to my "anniversary" stash of VP. I have a mixed case so far, but none of the Vesuvio just yet. In addition to your note, I'm curious, what your feeling is on the "prime" drinking window for this port. ...

In San Mateo County, CA, you only get a per diem ($15/day) if you come back for day two. Day one is not compensated at all...... I just got called recently (seems like every 14 months for me), as well. As a history major, I am actually somewhat intrigued by the process and wouldn't mind serving on a...

Moses- Very cool. I have a few past "vintages" of Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (their barleywine) in my cellar, and it is very interesting to experience a beer that ages well. I have a couple vintages of my own barleywine, which is even more fun to track over the years. Good luck to your Pats. I ...

Having only had one, I realize that I don't have the proper base for a true statistical analysis......

Guess that makes my favorite the 1991! :)

Note to self, explore some more vintages of Dow.

Rich

T- My one shining achievement in track. I managed a 4:28 mile (16 seconds better than my previous PR) in an invitational meet that my coach wasn't even going to sign me up for. Funny part about that race is that at 4:28 I was DEAD last. The top five guys were all between 4:05 and 4:14, and one of th...

Todd- I'm part of this crowd, though mine is, thankfully, not a "resolution". My wife and I both decided that we were not happy with our respective weight and level of fitness (the latter for me is more of my focus), so we have challenged each other with a few tough goals. The impetus for ...