In general i would say i prefer Vintage Port style. But that`s a question with no easy answer. I love both styles.
In fact i drink more tawny style ports thant VP.
I`ve had beautiful experiences with both styles but if i had to choose one of them it would be a Vintage Port.
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- Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:38 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
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- Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:32 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: What is the BEST btl. of Port you've had in 1st 1/2 of 2008?
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Re: What is the BEST btl. of Port you've had in 1st 1/2 of 2008?
Roy, some reasons: First because i don´t have space or conditions at home to cellar special bottles. Second because when it comes to VP i think that is necessary some special event to open a bottle, or a minimum number of people to apreciate it. And my events dedicated to wine resumes to one or two ...
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:10 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
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Re: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
Thank you all for the warm welcome!
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:02 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Kopke 300years celebration dry tawnie port
- Replies: 2
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Re: Kopke 300years celebration dry tawnie port
Thanks Roy!
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:53 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Kopke 300years celebration dry tawnie port
- Replies: 2
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Kopke 300years celebration dry tawnie port
Port lovers,
could someone help me discovering something about this particular wine?
could someone help me discovering something about this particular wine?
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:32 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: What is the BEST btl. of Port you've had in 1st 1/2 of 2008?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4200
Re: What is the BEST btl. of Port you've had in 1st 1/2 of 2008?
I have to admit that i don´t drink to much port as i would love to, but the best i`ve tasted in 2008 it was Fonseca Guimaraens 1976. It was superb. It was tasted blind and i thougt it was a VP from the 90´s or younger. So young, so powerfull so complex...
Rui Figueiredo
Rui Figueiredo
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:24 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
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Re: Lots of new faces ... please introduce yourself
Hello everyone! My second post is to present my self to forum. My name is Rui Figueiredo i`m a portuguese living in Lisbon but born and raised in Vila Nova de Gaia. I simply love Wine and all the atmosphere around the world of wine. Winneries, grape varieties, landscapes, producers... I know that he...
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:14 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: What is the BEST D.O.C. Douro you've had in 2nd 1/2 of 2008?
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Re: What is the BEST D.O.C. Douro you've had in 1st 1/2 of 2008?
Hello, this is my first post to this beautiful forum that i read since June. Forgive me some errors but my english is not very good. :oops: The best Douro I`ve tried in 2008 were Batuta 04 like my friend João Rico and Poeira 05. In the white version off Douro table wines the best ones tasted in 2008...