March Madness: The next Port Buying Op - details.
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:10 pm
FINALLY. ![[dash1.gif]](./images/smilies/dash1.gif "Pointless")
It is done.
The deal is not only complete, but all logistics have been finalized with the exception of one US Fed Gov't label approval which had to be reworked.
So, I mentioned that the UK was not able to be included. That has been rectified and now the UK is included along with 21 other countries in Europe. I am thrilled I was able to make this happen for our European subscribers.![[yahoo.gif]](./images/smilies/yahoo.gif "YIKES!")
Two people in countries where the same producer has his wines already ... have sent me price lists of the "best" offers they had seen over the past two years. The pricing in the
Subscribers Only offer literally blows them off the table. No joke. Both in the 22 Euro zone countries, PLUS the prices sent for the EU will include VAT, shipping and insurance and still wind up lower than those other prices. And by a wide margin! ![[cheers.gif]](./images/smilies/cheers.gif "Toast")
For the USA, prices do NOT include shipping but let me say that when you see the pricing, you won't care, as you'll never have seen prices like this before!
The producer is S. Leonardo, which is Miguel Braga from Quinta do Mourao. There will be a handful of Douro wines going back to 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and a youngster from 2011 ... at staggering prices and some of which I've bought by the case in the past when a FTLOP'er directly imported these. The prices here will be lower than that buy-in a year or two ago and I'm not even considering the insane cost of the Euro which makes this even better than can be imagined. There are also several Vintage Ports, both young and with decent bottle age. And then of course, I've included every one of the great Tawny Ports that S. Leonardo excels in ... and then some.
This offering will be in your hands later in March, by way of the newsletter. So if you have not already subscribed, this truly makes it a no-brainer. No matter how you slice it, your purchase will save your entire cost of the subscription for 12 months. If you buy the more expensive bottlings, it would be easy to save 3, 4 or even 5x (or more!) the cost of a year's subscription. I've been working on this on a very regular basis since November.
Additionally, Miguel will now have a great US importer who is new to the business, but excellent and focused on Miguel's wines to launch this new company here in the USA. I've flown down and spent time teaching the intricacies of importing and we even collaborated on the pricing that the wines and Ports will be sold at retail afterwards (in the USA). So while still solid and those of us who are truly seriously into this fantastic producer's wines/Ports ... the 1 week
offering will certainly be the overall best opPORTunity ever since this program began six years ago.
If this doesn't convince you to subscribe ... then nothing will. These offers over the years are always interesting, but none have been able to reach 23 countries before and none have included prices this advantageous to say thank you to all of you that have supported my efforts and those of the entire FTLOP staff that ensure the Forum, newsletter, Tasting Note Data Base and FB page offer FTLOP's collective Port wisdom!
While I regret that I was NOT able to make this happen in Canada; I was able to ensure that these wines and Ports will get to Alberta and BC provinces in the not-too-distant future. Yes, I hooked up an importer/agent there too and for the first time ever, beyond bottles I've brought up to Canada with me ... they will now have Rio Bom and S. Leonardo in two of the 3 Canadian Port-loving provinces.
There will be no hints with any further specifics of bottlings or pricing, so please be patient as this offer will reach you before the end of this month in issue #85 which is packed with great content!
It is done.The deal is not only complete, but all logistics have been finalized with the exception of one US Fed Gov't label approval which had to be reworked.
So, I mentioned that the UK was not able to be included. That has been rectified and now the UK is included along with 21 other countries in Europe. I am thrilled I was able to make this happen for our European subscribers.
Two people in countries where the same producer has his wines already ... have sent me price lists of the "best" offers they had seen over the past two years. The pricing in the
Subscribers Only offer literally blows them off the table. No joke. Both in the 22 Euro zone countries, PLUS the prices sent for the EU will include VAT, shipping and insurance and still wind up lower than those other prices. And by a wide margin! For the USA, prices do NOT include shipping but let me say that when you see the pricing, you won't care, as you'll never have seen prices like this before!
The producer is S. Leonardo, which is Miguel Braga from Quinta do Mourao. There will be a handful of Douro wines going back to 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and a youngster from 2011 ... at staggering prices and some of which I've bought by the case in the past when a FTLOP'er directly imported these. The prices here will be lower than that buy-in a year or two ago and I'm not even considering the insane cost of the Euro which makes this even better than can be imagined. There are also several Vintage Ports, both young and with decent bottle age. And then of course, I've included every one of the great Tawny Ports that S. Leonardo excels in ... and then some.
This offering will be in your hands later in March, by way of the newsletter. So if you have not already subscribed, this truly makes it a no-brainer. No matter how you slice it, your purchase will save your entire cost of the subscription for 12 months. If you buy the more expensive bottlings, it would be easy to save 3, 4 or even 5x (or more!) the cost of a year's subscription. I've been working on this on a very regular basis since November.
Additionally, Miguel will now have a great US importer who is new to the business, but excellent and focused on Miguel's wines to launch this new company here in the USA. I've flown down and spent time teaching the intricacies of importing and we even collaborated on the pricing that the wines and Ports will be sold at retail afterwards (in the USA). So while still solid and those of us who are truly seriously into this fantastic producer's wines/Ports ... the 1 week
offering will certainly be the overall best opPORTunity ever since this program began six years ago. If this doesn't convince you to subscribe ... then nothing will. These offers over the years are always interesting, but none have been able to reach 23 countries before and none have included prices this advantageous to say thank you to all of you that have supported my efforts and those of the entire FTLOP staff that ensure the Forum, newsletter, Tasting Note Data Base and FB page offer FTLOP's collective Port wisdom!
While I regret that I was NOT able to make this happen in Canada; I was able to ensure that these wines and Ports will get to Alberta and BC provinces in the not-too-distant future. Yes, I hooked up an importer/agent there too and for the first time ever, beyond bottles I've brought up to Canada with me ... they will now have Rio Bom and S. Leonardo in two of the 3 Canadian Port-loving provinces.
There will be no hints with any further specifics of bottlings or pricing, so please be patient as this offer will reach you before the end of this month in issue #85 which is packed with great content!
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So this whole deal was contingent on making Europe work and that is why I've been so involved in getting a US importer on board in return for making that happen.![[notworthy.gif]](./images/smilies/notworthy.gif "NotWorthy"){kind=small}
