For The Love Of Port

I've bucked the trend and voted for claret, principally because I do not like Pinot Noir from any region

...unless it is in a cooking pot

There was a full page obituary to Serge in The Times earlier this week. He seems to have been a bit of a modern day hero in the way he managed to keep the vineyards and the wine trade alive during the various wars in the region. It would be sad if the production died with him so I hope it has been l...

I went to the cinema for the first time in a long time last weekend to watch The Theory of Everything . Not only was this a fascinating insight into the life of Stephen Hawking the acting was phenomenally good from both of the lead characters. Oscar will surely be coming their way later this year. A...

9 bottles of Real Vinicola 1983 (that smell like vomit) and a case of Offley Boa Vista 1972 that is almost as bad.

99 points - Taylor Scion 1855 - drunk at the bar at the Yeatman Hotel and drunk along side: 98 points - Taylor 1863 colheita - what fun to be able to compare the Scion and the 1863 side-by-side And I am very boring in my choice of vintage ports: 98 points - Quinta do Noval Nacional 1994 - the port ...

Dom,

If you think back to the start of your career in the Port trade, what are three most significant advancements between then and now and is there anything about your time in the trade back then that you miss?

Derek

Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:

Moses Botbol wrote:3. Will large format bottles also come out for SQVP, or just major vintages?

GM12 in double magnums, the only size yet released.

I think there was some GM 1979 in Magnum in the market a few years ago.

Hi Dom, it's good to see you here. My question is entitled: "Pink Port in the rear-view mirror" :wink: This new category was introduced a few years ago and was not without controversy. Those in the trade who decided to go down the pink route put forward the view that it was a drink that wo...

Andy Velebil wrote:The "Aloirado" seems to suggest this is a white Port, if my interpretation of it is correct that is.

Andy, I found a number of hits on google last night where "Aloirado" was said to mean "Tawny".

The signature on the label also suggests that this s a different company. Graham's the Port producer are "W & J Graham" whereas this label says "G. J. Graham". Perhaps a member of the Graham family formed a different company?

Eric Ifune wrote:I expect a celebratory tonel in the works!

...and the good news is it won't be pink!

Congratulations Oscar and Nadia, this is wonderful news!

Hope to see you all soon.

Derek

Andy Velebil wrote:I think it's a great idea. But, again, only the UK gets it....

You can't have your cake and eat it buddy

Some of the terminals at Heathrow have branches of Berry Brothers & Rudd. I haven't tried it for a few years but you used to be able to buy anything from their list duty free and have it available to collect from the airport shop before your departure. BBR are not the cheapest but their Ports te...

Thanks Roy.

Let me know when you are home and I'll put you in touch with the researcher.

Derek

A researcher from Decanter magazine in the UK is looking for a picture of a bottle of NN31. Does anyone here have a picture of such a beast, ideally with a clear label on it? Better still, if anyone owns a bottle that they would be happy to allow to be photographed please let me know and I will poin...

Generally we do not cook with wine so I cannot comment intelligently. But sometimes the cheaper brands of anything do better; for instance, when it comes to a gin & tonic, hands down the best gin is Gordon's. The nuances and refinement of a top shelf gin are lost in the mix; those rough edges o...

I enjoy many of the Ruby Reserves mentioned here but I think it would be doing them a disservice to categorise them as cooking Port. Using the odd splash in an impromptu sauce when it is simply what is available is fine (I've done it with very fine Vintage Port so can't criticise anyone for doing it...

{oh s*!t, they are on to me!}

If pressed I might give it 5 stars, 19/20 or 95+