For The Love Of Port

Posted on Instagram today...

Pretty good overall. That said: 1. We British swear (correctly) that mature (20 years or older) vintage Port is best with a blue cheese, like Stilton. Nope. Nope nope nope. You could have stopped there, Glenn :wink: Vintage Port needs neither cheese nor chocolate [cheers.gif] :clap: [cheers.gif] On...

3 x Graham's Blend No. 5 White Port - bring on the summer for some Portonics!

Roy Hersh wrote:I am promising you that I will have the newsletter that I have been working on out to subscribers prior to the end of this month (December 2018).

A gentle nudge: there are only a few days left to deliver on this promise

I am planning to open a bottle of Cockburn 1960 for Christmas Dinner at my in-laws.

Based on previous experience, three of those in attendance will enjoy a small glass and I will struggle through to take care of the remainder of the bottle

Warre Bottle Matured LBV 1984 - some VA on the nose but very drinkable and delicious

Glenn E. wrote:I agree with Alex.

So do I, and I was there

12 x Sandeman 1960

Two books arrived in Chesterfield on Wednesday.

It has taken one bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1986 to reach the Dow chapter

1887 for me too.

I feel a tasting coming on

1986 Dow Nebuchadnezzar (15l / 20 bottles)?

I am neutral, and drinking Talisker 10 yr old malt whisky

Moses Botbol wrote:Wow, that's incredible. How big is that bottle? How many people were drinking from it?

It was an Imperial (6l) and was opened with nine Magnums of F85, three bottles on Noval 1955 and many gallons of beer at the 60th annual dinner of the Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club.

I have a book titled "Fonseca Porto" that was published by The Fladgate Partnership in 2012 that sets out the history of the company in great detail. This one, I presume: http://fonseca.pt/en/fonseca/buy-the-book/ That's the one - I didn't realise it was on sale on the net, I was given a ...

An interesting discrepancy. Try to pick up a copy of the book the next time you are in Oporto, it's an interesting read and goes into quite a bit of detail about the various people and firms involved.

Today is the day the Julian finally gets to enjoy his victory properly...
Well deserved

Andy, What is the reference you used for that article? I have a book titled "Fonseca Porto" that was published by The Fladgate Partnership in 2012 that sets out the history of the company in great detail. The name Fonseca was associated with the Oporto based shipping company since the earl...

I have had a couple of lean years on the Port front for a variety of reasons. I do not keep count but reckon that in the past twelve months I will have opened around 20 bottles from my cellar, half of those being on my two trips to Portugal.

I confess that I have not followed this season at all. I only became aware of it through Glenn's hysterical ranting on Facebook. Would now be a good time to nail my colours (yes, it has a "u") to the Seahawk mast? Oops. I just noticed that the Patriots are still in it [dash1.gif] Perhaps ...

I confess that I have not followed this season at all. I only became aware of it through Glenn's hysterical ranting on Facebook.

Would now be a good time to nail my colours (yes, it has a "u") to the Seahawk mast?