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The O-PORT-UNIDADE Port (http://www.o-port-unidade.com) has been accepted as Vintage Port at the IVDP and will be bottled as such.
Horray, first toast will be on 09 May at the RAF Club in London.

Axel

Congratulations Axel!

Go on, tell us. How many times did you have to submit the identical wine before they passed it? (No shame — great Ports need at least twice to defeat the IVDP.)

Axel, really really pleased for you, congratulations and look forward to toasting!

Fantastic, Axel! Well done. I still think this is one of the coolest things in the history of Port!

jdaw1 wrote:Go on, tell us. How many times did you have to submit the identical wine before they passed it? (No shame — great Ports need at least twice to defeat the IVDP.)

I was also somewhat prepared to do this more than once. Acutally when it is declined as VP you need to put this up to the Interprofessional Council to discuss. It took a while due to Easter, but went through on the frist attempt.

Much looking forward to receiving your comments in London

Axel

Some milestones in the programme:

http://o-port-unidade.com/port.html

Will this be available in the USA?

mosesbotbol wrote:Will this be available in the USA?

Perhaps a better question is where will it be available?

Even if it isn't available in the USA, I'm going to want to pick up at least a few bottles. Very cool project, Axel!

Well done Axel, I can't wait until the 9th now.

Is that a 6-litre Imperial?

Great picture!

No this is "only" 5 Litres.

Axel

This is all very very cool (and 2013! we were just talking about that year )

If we ever come around a "joint" tasting between the US and the Europeans, I am more then happy to put a bottle in. If you want to taste overseas I am also more than happy to pass a bottle or two to Andy.

Axel

i would greatly appreciate the opportunity to taste it on this side of the pond. Congrats and great work!

Axel P wrote: ↑17:39 Fri 07 Apr 2017 If we ever come around a "joint" tasting between the US and the Europeans, I am more then happy to put a bottle in. If you want to taste overseas I am also more than happy to pass a bottle or two to Andy.

Axel

I can help bring some back. Just let me know.

@Andy: If you like I will ship some bottles to Porto for you to take with you in June. How many can you carry?

I can, up to 3 max.


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I am going to bring some with me. Either you drink them or share them with the US Port lovers. Strange that Roy never reported on this.

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑15:08 Wed 26 Apr 2017 I can, up to 3 max.

If you wanted to, you could bring one to the 12th Anniversary tasting. I'd find some way to rationalize it fitting the theme.

Axel P wrote: ↑11:13 Thu 27 Apr 2017 I am going to bring some with me. Either you drink them or share them with the US Port lovers. Strange that Roy never reported on this.

Thanks, will share them with other Port lovers!

Axel P wrote: ↑19:53 Mon 03 Apr 2017No this is "only" 5 Litres.

So disappointing.

Thirsty. Open proper bottle. Make progress: drink an amount that feels like ⅚ of the whole. Return for a top-up and — and catastrophe. Disaster and devastation, calamity and debacle, an unheralded emergency: it’s all gone. Too small.

Six litres is the way forward. Trust me.