Introducing Myself

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WheatleyUS
Cruz Ruby
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Introducing Myself

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Hello, Port Lovers. I am William A. Wheatley, living in the Philadelphia suburbs in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. I am a direct descendant of Quarles Harris, whose port house grew to become the Symington empire today, making Quarles Harris, Martinez, Grahams Warre's, Dow's, Quinto do Vesuvio, Smith Woodhouse, and Gould Campbell. I am a mere architect, but I love to drink Port and have visited my distant cousins and their operations in Porto and the Douro Valley.
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g-man
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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Welcome to the forums and it's a pleasure to have more members on this side of the pond.
Hopefully we can share a glass with fellow port lovers soon!
Disclosure: Distributor of Quevedo wines and Quinta do Gomariz
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DRT
Fonseca 1966
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Hello William,

Welcome to :tpf: - I assume you have looked into whether or not you have a valid claim to seize the liquid assets of your ancestor from the Symington cellars? :wink: :lol:

Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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William,

Welcome to the port forum.

Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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KillerB
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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William,

Welcome to the Port Forum. Such distinguished family history will not go amiss. If you can call up the ghosts of a few ancestors to let us know where there are hidden stashes, it would be much appreciated.

Another architect? That makes at least two, a veritable plethora,

Cheers,

Alex
Port is basically a red drink
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RonnieRoots
Fonseca 1980
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Hi William, welcome to TPF. I'm looking forward to those tasting notes of Quarles Harris ports! :)
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