We (DJ+RB) have decided to taste as many white ports as we can find locally in the next little while. Obviously white port often has a fairly poor reputation amongst drinkers of VP and it's not surprising; it's not a drink most producers take at all seriously. We tasted some really excellent aged whites at the BFT (first three entries listed below) and found them very different to what are usually very insipid drinks. We thought it was time to see whether the non-aged market has improved at all.
We'll add links to TNs here as we acquire more.
A protracted white port tasting
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A protracted white port tasting
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Re: A protracted white port tasting
Interesting idea. I've only had a few white ports "raw" (as opposed to chilled with lemon or blended in pre-dinner/tasting drink of some kind) and am not a huge fan of them, generally seeming quite thin - but to be fair if they are primarily intended for mixing. However, I was quite impressed with the Dalva Golden White (1971) which I tried recently and would be interested to try their older 63 and 52 whites as a consequence. Probably not a fair addition to your "non-aged market" comparison, but I found it way ahead of the other "aged" whites you mentioned, so you could always add it to that section of your tasting as a bonus
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Re: A protracted white port tasting
Thanks Phil - a very good tip. I am pretty ignorant of the white stuff (hence the experiment) but there are already a couple that are standing out. On the lookout for Dalva now..
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And to think that I was hesitant even for one moment about admitting my foibles!jdaw1 wrote:Apparently somebody hacked in my TPF account and made posts about Cruz White and Ferreira White. `The hacker wasn’t enthusiastic.
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