For The Love Of Port

...or you just buy them because you can't resist ?

How many bottles do you need? Some of you have a realy impressing number....are you sure your children are not going to sell it? Are you preparing them?

Eduardo,
You've jumped in with a splash, why don't you introduce yourself please.

eduardo santos wrote:...or you just buy them because you can't resist ?

How many bottles do you need?

Yes, I can't resist. Who can't resist Port

What I need and what I want are two totally different things. But what I want is a lot of Port in my cellar

eduardo santos wrote:Are you going to drink your wines ? ...or you just buy them because you can't resist ?

There are times when I can't resist, but at the moment that isn't a problem because my collection is still small enough that I plan on drinking them all. I've come up with a rough idea of how many bottles I need to have to retire on, and I'm only about 60% there. When I get a little bit closer I'll need to be a bit more selective about which vintages I buy, and when I get to 100%, resistance will become an issue.

eduardo santos wrote:Are you going to drink your wines ?

If I live long enough, yes.

eduardo santos wrote:...or you just buy them because you can't resist ?

I have virtually no will-power when it comes to port, but I try to resist being silly and buying things I don't absolutely need. Luckily, I have never encountered a bottle of port that I don't need so my will-power hasn't been put to the test.

eduardo santos wrote:How many bottles do you need?

See above.

eduardo santos wrote:Some of you have a realy impressing number....are you sure your children are not going to sell it?

When I am gone, my son can do what he wants with what remains. I won't care, because I'll be dead.

eduardo santos wrote:Are you preparing them?

No. See the answer to the first question

Personally, my will power goes out the window when it comes to Port. Like Eric, I have a certain number of bottles in mind that I believe should last me the rest of my lifetime. I too, like Derek, intend on drinking them all and since I don't have any kids I really must redouble my efforts in that area...

I plan on drinking all of my wines. Unfortunately, I've been trying to reduce my cellar for the past five years with no success, so I guess resistance is futile.

No...for the simple reason that drinking all my wines without then being marooned in a port desert requires rather precise timing of death...i don't fancy the odds!!

I recently revised my will to give the group i taste with in London a few of my choice bottles for a nice tasting in the event of my untimely death. The rest will go to my siblings (assuming i stay unmarried), together with the contact details of people who might be interested in buying them! (or who might know how to realise the best possible price).

Rob C. wrote:I recently revised my will to give the group i taste with in London a few of my choice bottles for a nice tasting in the event of my untimely death.

Probably for the best if you don't tell us what's in your cellar in case it acts as an incentive

Derek T. wrote:

Rob C. wrote:I recently revised my will to give the group i taste with in London a few of my choice bottles for a nice tasting in the event of my untimely death.

Probably for the best if you don't tell us what's in your cellar in case it acts as an incentive

I'd imagine you will get to drink most of them anyway...just not all at once!

Rob C. wrote:No...for the simple reason that drinking all my wines without then being marooned in a port desert requires rather precise timing of death...i don't fancy the odds!!

True dat. I planning on living to 90, but since I'm not quite halfway there, that is just a guess for planning purposes. One bottle a month for 47 years means I need 564 bottles, and since I still have time to age a few more new releases into maturity, I don't need that many yet.

Eric Menchen wrote:

Rob C. wrote:No...for the simple reason that drinking all my wines without then being marooned in a port desert requires rather precise timing of death...i don't fancy the odds!!

True dat. I planning on living to 90, but since I'm not quite halfway there, that is just a guess for planning purposes. One bottle a month for 47 years means I need 564 bottles, and since I still have time to age a few more new releases into maturity, I don't need that many yet.

I gave up counting a long time ago, but I reckon I open around 100 bottles per year. If I'm going to live to 90 I had better start buying much more port

Derek T. wrote:

Eric Menchen wrote:

Rob C. wrote:No...for the simple reason that drinking all my wines without then being marooned in a port desert requires rather precise timing of death...i don't fancy the odds!!

True dat. I planning on living to 90, but since I'm not quite halfway there, that is just a guess for planning purposes. One bottle a month for 47 years means I need 564 bottles, and since I still have time to age a few more new releases into maturity, I don't need that many yet.

I gave up counting a long time ago, but I reckon I open around 100 bottles per year. If I'm going to live to 90 I had better start buying much more port

impressive

I think I open close to 60 bottles per year

which means that if i stopped my purchases, I actually will run out of port

I am 46. Eric has already given us a target of 90, which I think is stretching but achievable for someone of my generation, so I need 4,400 bottles to make sure I don't go thirsty. At this point I probably have just over 10% of what I need to reach 90. Buying 4,000 bottles now would be presumptuous, so I will perhaps plan to buy 100 bottles per year until I am 85 and then drink the cellar dry before I check out.

If I reach 91 I will be relying on you guys to sort me out with something to drink

Derek T. wrote: If I reach 91 I will be relying on you guys to sort me out with something to drink

firstly, I need to figure out if you're indeed a real person or a figment of theportforum's imagination!

Jeff G. wrote:

Derek T. wrote: If I reach 91 I will be relying on you guys to sort me out with something to drink

firstly, I need to figure out if you're indeed a real person or a figment of theportforum's imagination!

I can vouch for Derek being a real person, and also that he is NOT the Bishop of Norwich.

I probably have TOO MUCH VP, since I really prefer tawny ports. I mean, I'm approaching 70, and some of these VPs are unlikely to mature while I am around to drink them.

The tawny ports I buy as I drink them.

I'm not really sure why I do buy VP - maybe just to have something on hand when VP drinkers come to visit. I really like the ritual involved in decanting and serving the VPs, so why don't a few people come to visit occasionally?

Peter W. Meek wrote:I probably have TOO MUCH VP, since I really prefer tawny ports. I mean, I'm approaching 70, and some of these VPs are unlikely to mature while I am around to drink them.

The tawny ports I buy as I drink them.

I'm not really sure why I do buy VP - maybe just to have something on hand when VP drinkers come to visit. I really like the ritual involved in decanting and serving the VPs, so why don't a few people come to visit occasionally?

You free next weekend But we should organize a tasting or two for later this year.

This is a great question, and one I worry about personally. I have 2 children and so far neither of them show any interest in vintage port - if that ever changes, then my answer might change.

I plan on drinking all of my port and will need (hopefully) to keep buying a case or two each year to keep me going for as long as I plan to be drinking port. I would be really annoyed if I died unexpectedly and found my children just sold off my wine collection instead of drinking it.

Maybe I need to change my will...

Andy Velebil wrote:

Peter W. Meek wrote:I probably have TOO MUCH VP, since I really prefer tawny ports. I mean, I'm approaching 70, and some of these VPs are unlikely to mature while I am around to drink them.

The tawny ports I buy as I drink them.

I'm not really sure why I do buy VP - maybe just to have something on hand when VP drinkers come to visit. I really like the ritual involved in decanting and serving the VPs, so why don't a few people come to visit occasionally?

You free next weekend But we should organize a tasting or two for later this year.

I'm retired. I can generally find some time.

If anyone ever finds themselves with some spare time in SE Michigan (I'm about 40 minutes west of Detroit - near Ann Arbor) I'd be glad to share some of these ports. Just let me know.