For The Love Of Port

1 x Porto Rocha 150th Anniversary Tawny
1 x 2000 Broadbent VP

Paul C. Metman wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:28 pm

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:29 am

Paul C. Metman wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:19 am

At the moment you can buy then for € 267.96 at Garrafeira Nacional, Black Friday 20% discount (normal price €334.95)

Unfortunately their prices do not include VAT. So add another 23% to this price (EC countries only).

Sorry, but that is incorrect! All their prices include VAT and I am completely sure: I'm a regular customer of GN !!

My apologies Paul, I was incorrect. I was mislead by the text on the first page of their website:
quote
Regarding the new EU TAX rules the VAT value will be added on the checkout, please review all the values before the checkout and payment.
unquote

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:17 am

Paul C. Metman wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:28 pm

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:29 am

Unfortunately their prices do not include VAT. So add another 23% to this price (EC countries only).

Sorry, but that is incorrect! All their prices include VAT and I am completely sure: I'm a regular customer of GN !!

My apologies Paul, I was incorrect. I was mislead by the text on the first page of their website:
quote
Regarding the new EU TAX rules the VAT value will be added on the checkout, please review all the values before the checkout and payment.
unquote

1994 Graham VP
I identified this as a hole is my collection during a recent 1994 tasting. Saw one at auction for a reasonable price so I'm ready for the next time, or when the mood moves me.

In Roy we trust....

- Graham's 2020 @ € 198,- www.jahrgangsweine.de
- Pintas 2020 @ € 81,34 www.currywines.de
- Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2020 @ € 45,15 www.thewinecompany.dk
- Quinta Portal 2020 @ € 50,45 www.garrafinhas.pt
- Van Zellers & Co 2020 @ € 90,75 www.garrafinhas.pt
- Alves de Sousa Amphitheatrum 2020 @ € 119,00 www.stillsparkling.nl
- Barros 2020 @ € 42,50 www.garrafeirasoares.pt
- Calem 2020 @ € 43,50 www.garrafeirasoares.pt
- Warre 2020 @ € 119,- www.jahrgangsweine.de

All prices including P&P

Drinking windows start around 2030-2035, so by then I will ask Roy to join me to proof his right!

Great idea to include the prices, this gives me an idea of current price level and help assess how good local prices are and if I should check the Portuguese suppliers. Thank you!

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:05 am - Graham's 2020 @ € 198,-

Ouch! But I just looked at wine-searcher.com, and that's better than the prices I found in the U.S.

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:29 am

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:05 am - Graham's 2020 @ € 198,-

Ouch! But I just looked at wine-searcher.com, and that's better than the prices I found in the U.S.

Normally the prices in the UK are by far the lowest, followed by the USA… I have just added the various websites to my previous message. If you consider to order in Europe, you might well use Roy’s and Stewart’s new venture Global Wine Shipping (GWS). Happy hunting!

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:29 am

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:05 am - Graham's 2020 @ € 198,-

Ouch! But I just looked at wine-searcher.com, and that's better than the prices I found in the U.S.

Yeah the "Limited Edition" 2020 Graham is as expensive as The Stone Terraces used to be. But they've also increased the MSRP of GST to... are you sitting down?... $545 in the US. It looks to me like it is about 225 GBP in England and perhaps 300 EUR on the continent. Either of which is still so much lower than the US MSRP that it's worth buying overseas and paying for Next Day Air to ship it to the US. (I routinely ship for about $30/bottle which sounds super high until you factor in the above prices for the Port itself.)

That price is only going to go up, too. Roy just picked it as his top Port from 2020 in newsletter #215!

2016 Taylor Fladgate. I'm probably too old for this.

2 bottles of 2000 W J Graham's Vintage Port - 375ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port - 375ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Sandeman Vau Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Quinta do Infantado Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Martinez MG C Late Bottled Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Ferreira Late Bottled Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Dow's Crusted Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Delaforce Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Cockburn's Quinta Dos Canais Single Quinta Port - 750ml.

Got all for $600 Canadian. Just not sure of what one to start with.

John SHA wrote:2 bottles of 2000 W J Graham's Vintage Port - 375ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port - 375ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Sandeman Vau Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Quinta do Infantado Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Martinez MG C Late Bottled Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Ferreira Late Bottled Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Dow's Crusted Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Delaforce Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Cockburn's Quinta Dos Canais Single Quinta Port - 750ml.

Got all for $600 Canadian. Just not sure of what one to start with.

Nice!! A few that are ready. Dows crusted, infantado, Vau, enjoy!

2x 375ml Graham’s 2000 VP

John SHA wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:00 pm 2 bottles of 2000 W J Graham's Vintage Port - 375ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port - 375ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Sandeman Vau Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Quinta do Infantado Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Martinez MG C Late Bottled Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Ferreira Late Bottled Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Dow's Crusted Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Delaforce Vintage Port - 750ml,
1 bottle of 2000 Cockburn's Quinta Dos Canais Single Quinta Port - 750ml.

Got all for $600 Canadian. Just not sure of what one to start with.

Good score. How much is GST/PST additionally? Lot's of fun stuff ready to drink. Everything beyond the Graham and Taylor is ready to drink.

At yesterdays Winefields auction:
Niepoort colheita 1934, bottling year unknown
Niepoort colheita 1952, bottled 1973
Warre colheita 1940 (2x), bottled 1984

6x 2019 Niepoort - Tasted this a few years ago and found it very approachable for a young wine. I'm not buying much more young VP, but I thought this was worth acquiring at about $35/bottle.
1x 2000 Niepoort
6x 2003 Croft in 375 ml.
5x 2003 Fonseca in 375 ml.

375ml Kopke 40 Year Old White Port on WineBid

To fill & ship my final case of the year:
1991 Ferreira
1997 Noval Silval
2000 Broadbent


At Shopper's Vineyard in Clifton:
Warre’s Heritage Ruby Port
2017 Quinta do Vallado LBV
2018 Taylor LBV
Blandy's Bual 5 year old for $14. I think they were mispricing this but it's what was both on the rack and in the system. The 5 y.o. Malmsey was $25.

Went there expecting a Portal Colheita for a good price that was on their website but not in store. The Vallado LBV was a fairly rare find, happy to pick it up.

1975 Kopke Colheita Porto, 375ml

I’ve been trying to hold back on purchases…nonetheless…

2016 Smith Woodhouse VP