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by henrygjeffreys
21:26 Sun 29 Jun 2014
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1863 Taylor Colheita
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1863 Taylor Colheita

I was fortunate enough to try this wine recently. Here are my thoughts: Thick brown colour with yellow rim Smells of alcohol and varnish initially Very powerful nose, like a solvent. I ended up wafting it towards my nose like a 15 year old studying chemistry then there I got lots of malt and caramel...
by henrygjeffreys
10:13 Fri 25 Apr 2014
Forum: Introductions
Topic: new member says hello
Replies: 4
Views: 8053

Re: new member says hello

Hello all! Thank you for your responses. The period I'm most interested in is the late 17th and early 18th - the pioneering early days - but I think i'll go right into the 19th century as the stuff about Sandeman and Wellington and the Napoleonic wars is too good to leave out. The wine club never re...
by henrygjeffreys
16:25 Thu 24 Apr 2014
Forum: Introductions
Topic: new member says hello
Replies: 4
Views: 8053

new member says hello

Hello! I've recently become very interested in port. It was the birth of my daughter in 2011 and the vintage declaration that did it. I bought a case of Churchill which I hope she'll let me try on her 21st birthday. My wife and I now always have a bottle of tawny on the go. She loves it as much as I...