For The Love Of Port

:twocents: Here are a couple of things I did when I got started with my love of Port: 1. In order to increase my exposure to various ports, I started a Port Club with my friends. We each kick in some $$$, one of us buys a mixed case of port (to get that 10% to 20% discount) and we meet to taste them...

Had this last night on the spur ofthe moment. Paid $23 (have paid $19 before). Decanted for 1.5 hours (would have normally done 4 as I've had this before and this seems the best minimum decant time). Clear color, a little grapey (again, that decanting time helps this). Fruity on the nose-balckberrie...

Just curious about your design--are you going subterranean?. Is there any reference material out there on how to build a wine cellar? I've got a 95 year old house with a stone foundation-cellar and numerous "rooms" defined by stone walls as well. Temp is usually 40 to 60 F--so I'd need to ...

...Oh man, I'm in trouble now. Knew I shouldn't have joined this Forum...it all started when I took that left at Albequeque

Thanks all, for the decanting advice (with all the little flies doing the De-Can(t)-Can(t) over our wine in a Toulose-Latrec moment)--our meeting turned out well; lots of fun with a number of wives and their girlfriends coming after their movie excursion--our meeting turned into a party of sorts. I ...

Comments from my fellws: Full bodied port--a wild child that is unruly yet lovable. Sweet, comfortable, cozy, rough were a few adjectives provided. Smells sweet; Rough on the finish-bright color. Decant at least 48 hours ()we did 48 and it could have used more). OK for everyday. 15 out of 20. Average.

These are the comments from my fellows on this one: Deep color-dense. Excellent nose with hints of dark berries-pervasive yet mellow tannins-decent finish feels as if it needs to age. Very tasty, absolute joy. "The bottle is too small" was the best quip of the night. Decanted 24 hours. 18 ...

Thanks for the feedback. It was recently purchased at a store "on sale" and was on the shelf upright. It is not a fine wine store--rather a discount liquor store, so it could have been on the shelf stored upright for a while. The cork was fine, it came out nicely in one piece.

We had this Friday night and am a bit perplexed. The bottle says "vintage port"--yet this wine presented intself like a tawny: Red color running towards amber. Aroma offers classic oak smell-tastes of burnt caramel, cherries with a tinge of vanilla. Fruity with heavy oak flavor. Is any one...

Port Club Meeting tonight:

Warres Warior Reserve
Quinta do Noval Ruby
Quinta Do Estanho VVP 1994
Taylor Flagate VP 2007

Two 2003 Dows LBV for $19 per. Drank one with two friends watching USA-Canada hockey. I opened it 5 hours prior to getting together. Color very dense and dark. Nice nose-smooth on the tongue and a slightly tight aftertaste. I've had the 2001 and 2004 as well with simialr results. Key is they have to...

One more question...So I've decanted the port. Do I leave the stopper/cork out for the 24-36 hours to let the wine breathe or do I replace it?

Hi Moses;

Into a decanter, but likley not the Burmester. I do not have that many decanters. Curious....What is the difference? Thanks.

Thanks Glenn;

Appreciate the immediate and helpful response.

Burmester VP 2007 $45
Tatlor Fladgate VP 2007 $90
Grahams VP 2007 $70
Dows VP 2007 $60
Castelinho VP 1997 $35
Warre's Warrior $13
Croft Distinction $16
Fonseca LBV, Unfileterd 2003 $18

All single bottle purchases as part of a mixed case.

Key question: We having a Port Club meeting in a few days and I've got some 2007's. After reading Roy's 2007 notes, I get the impression the best thing to do is to decant these a few days prior to the meeting which goes against his "decanting guidelines"--esp. the 12 hour max. rule. So I a...

Well balanced, exquisite port. Just lovely on the tongue, complex with good fruit and tannin combo--slightly bitter aftertaste. Had this with my Port Club to an overall ranking of 7.9, which for our scale is high. 3/29/10 edit: The 7.9 is on a 10 point scale--for a 20 point it is more of an 18 (well...

My fellows (A small port club) & I rated this very high. Nicely balanced, good aroma, good on the palate with a wonderful finsh. Rating on a 1-10 scale, this one got a 9.0, a very high rating for us (average is 6.7).