For The Love Of Port

Agree with the above, subject to the below. What I've been told by producers is that the actual temperature is not as important as the regular temperature swing. Storing Port at - for example - 70 degrees F is fine as long as it stays within a degree or two of that temp all day every day. If you hav...

1974 Quevedo Colheita
1964 Pocas Colheita

2008 DR White Colheita to sip on the patio in the beautiful weather we're having, then...
S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port to accompany the nut & cheese course at a dinner party.

Just ordered my first batch of 2021 Graham's The Stone Terraces. 6 bottles on pre-order. They won't arrive (in London) until September. Did you find these on a site like wine-searcher? Curious as to how you/others source young/brand new vintages. Yep, winesearcher.com. It's my most-used method for ...

My daughter recently got engaged and the bloke was born in 1989...what a challenge to find Ports in that year! But I did! 3 x 1989 Kopke Colheitas. Note: She was born in 1993 so this couple clearly has a birthyear Port problem---(I adopted 1994 for her years AGO.) You can also use 1991s which were ...

Very nice!

It's always great to hear Miguel talk about his wines.

Regarding the rate of loss in a barrel over time... I'm going to be a bit vague about this for now because I cannot remember if the producer wants the specifics of this discussed in public. If Stewart or Roy gives the okay, I'll come back and fill in further details later. But the relevant parts... ...

1980 Gould Campbell Vintage Port

Opened this at a retirement party for a couple who were married in 1980. It was a hit!

1985 Niepoort. The hardest cork I've ever extracted. It felt like it was superglued to the sides of the bottle. The cork was thoroughly soaked through but eventually came out in one piece. Alas, the bottle ended up being riddled with TCA. This is the second bottle of a six bottle lot purchased at a...

1994 Vesuvio VP These are fabulous, but have some of the worst corks that I've ever seen consistently in a given Port. I only occasionally open a bottle that has a solid cork... most of them require a Durand, which is not something that should be needed in a 30-year old Port. They crumble to sawdust...

It stopped listing vintages around 2000 (I may be off by a bit) as those are now easily referenced via internet. Which is why you won’t see newer ports listed. IIRC detailed notes stop with the formation of the EU, so 1986. "Other vintages" then go on to something like 2000 as you said.

I dunno. Jefferson's Ocean bourbon has a very distinct character and those voyages are only about a year, as I recall. But isn't that bouncing around the surface of the sea, subject to daily temperature fluctuations and shaking? That's a lot different than next to Davy Jones's locker. I don't know ...

I have a Durand but don't use it all that often. I'm very successful just using normal corkscrews most of the time. I probably would use my Durand more if it had a slightly longer worm. The retail version's worm is just a normal corkscrew length, and it seems that Port bottles often have longer cork...

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:40 am Needs to be aged underwater more like 20 years to really mean something. Who cares beyond the novelty on a couple of years underwater on a 30-50+ year aging port?

I dunno. Jefferson's Ocean bourbon has a very distinct character and those voyages are only about a year, as I recall.

S. Leonardo 20 Year Old White Port.

It's a gorgeous, sunny afternoon in the PNW and this is perfectly delicious, slightly chilled, while sitting in the shade on our back patio.

They are teasing being the first VP to be aged underwater, per their Instagram. Very little details, but more to be released soon. 400 years later, we are doing something new. The first Vintage Port that has been aged underwater. All will be revealed on International Ocean's Day, June 8th. Ready to...

1964 Justino's Boal How is it? It was good, but I think it was also harmed by following a whole bunch of old tawny Port (and also dessert). Boal just doesn't have the sugar to follow tawnies and desserts, at least not for me. Given that a third of the bottle was left in the decanter after 10 people...

1964 Justino's Boal

It's weird how old LBVs don't seem to show up at auction much. I would think that because they were produced in greater volumes, we would see more of them but they seem almost rarer than the VPs. I suspect that's because LBVs are generally considered "ready to drink" when they're produced...

Scott Esterly wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 4:08 pm 2011 Quinta do Vale Meao Vintage Port

A rock star. Excellent purchase!