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- Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:57 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Pink Port launched to mixed reaction - [www.harpers.co.uk]
- Replies: 160
- Views: 37910
Do you folks have ANY idea how many millions of cases of white Zinfandel was sold by Beringer, Mondavi and especially Sutter Home during the rage years? It would floor you! My wife contributed greatly to that trend. :wink: She still buys the occasional white Zinfandel because it is her favorite blu...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:09 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Warre's Vintage Port
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1337
Another followup: I had another glass last night and it is still delicious and holding strong. I sealed the bottle on Sunday night with one of those rubber pump stoppers, and opened it again last night to pour a glass for after dinner. (Which turned into 2 glasses. It's not going to last long at thi...
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:39 pm
- Forum: Website Questions & Suggestions
- Topic: Automatic Login
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2176
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:32 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Dublin, Ireland
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1568
It's not Port, but if you're going to be in Dublin you really should visit the Celtic Whiskey Shop. http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com I'm probably going to be in Dublin in March also, but it will most likely be later in the month. The trip obviously isn't fully planned yet, but once it is I'll let pe...
- Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:23 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Super Bowl Sunday ... which Port for you?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 887
- Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:19 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Warre's Vintage Port
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1337
Followup: We had an afternoon of football, fun, and food. I think the party went very well. Oddly, I didn't think that the Port went very well with the Soupas. It wasn't bad, but it also didn't complement much at all. Since the stew is a rich, beefy extravaganza of flavor I thought that a bold wine ...
- Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:43 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Warre's Vintage Port
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1337
1983 Warre's Vintage Port
Fair warning - this is not only my first post of a tasting note, but it is also my first Vintage Port. So I'm a little inexperienced with this. :wink: The bottle was double sealed with foil, but no wax. The top of the cork was very dirty and crusty with what might have one time been mold, but which ...
- Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:34 am
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1980 Quinta da Foz Vintage Port
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1196
- Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:54 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Missing an opPortunity
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1944
- Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:54 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Climate change . . .
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7707
It's brand new - the first installation at the Big Brown Steam Electric Station near Fairfield, Texas was I believe only installed last year. And as with any new technology, it's having a few growning pains. Big Brown is a lignite (coal) power plant and it's one of the worst in the nation when it co...
- Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:50 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Climate change . . .
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7707
Alan, My understanding is that the United States did not sign the Kyoto treaty specifically because it was not clear on the roles of both Western and developing nations. Kyoto left the emissions of developing nations like China and India basically untouched, and given their size relative to Europe a...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:04 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: I need a recommendation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1132
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:45 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: I need a recommendation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1132
I need a recommendation
Most of the Ports that I enjoy are tawnies or colheitas. I would like to experience a really good ruby, though, because I suspect that part of the reason I prefer tawnies is that I haven't tasted a really good ruby. So... some background on my preferences. I'm not a red wine drinker - the tannins ar...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:20 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Rarest port in the world ?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5245
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:21 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Climate change . . .
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7707
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:10 pm
- Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
- Topic: Port prices per glass in swanky bars
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3508
The list of Ports was far too long for me to remember, but there were some VERY expensive Ports available at the Solar do Vinho do Porto. I'm fairly certain they ranged into triple digits (Euros). The most expensive that I tasted was a 40-yr old for 28 Euros... sadly I do not remember the brand. It ...
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:25 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Dow's Vintage Port
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1689
Yes indeed, I thought that $70 was an outrageously low price for that quality of port. I would normally expect to pay $100 or more for a '94... or even higher for a Taylor Fladgate. The same wine shop had 2 bottles of the '94 Taylor Fladgate at $250 each, and both were gone before I arrived on the 2...
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:09 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
- Replies: 1002
- Views: 246598
Hello everyone! My name is Glenn Elliott. I live about 5 minutes from Roy here in Sammamish, WA, and am pretty new to port. I'm a producer for cell phone games and I work in downtown Seattle. My first bottle was given to me for my 40th birthday in 2004. It was a Porto Rocha 20-yr old tawny, and I re...
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:34 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: A 3 day weekend here in the USA... what Ports r u executing?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2274
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:15 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: decanting time on a young VP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 807
decanting time on a young VP
I'm learning very quickly since joining, and one of the first things I noticed is that VP need to be decanted much further in advance of drinking than I thought. I was under the impression that 30-60 minutes was all it took, and that too much longer than that might damage the wine. However, I see ma...