Hello Everybody!
- Christian
- Cockburn’s Special Reserve
- Posts: 39
- Joined: 22:03 Tue 26 May 2009
- Location: Grand Cayman - Cayman Islands
Hello Everybody!
Dear Friends,
Over the last days I have spent a lot of time here, reading through the many posts and enjoyed this interesting forum.
Since 1994 I spent every year some time in Oporto and I started to enjoy port wine tremendously. Last year I rented a car and drove several days through the Douro Valley, just after the harvesting. A fantastic experience. The whole region smelled like wine...
Now I am sitting here on a small tropical island and dream about all the interesting small port wine shops in Oporto... unfortunately the Cayman Islands are some of the worse places for port wine lovers... very limited offers at very high prices...
Well, if anybody of you ever comes to visit Grand Cayman - please let me know!
Greetings,
Christian
Over the last days I have spent a lot of time here, reading through the many posts and enjoyed this interesting forum.
Since 1994 I spent every year some time in Oporto and I started to enjoy port wine tremendously. Last year I rented a car and drove several days through the Douro Valley, just after the harvesting. A fantastic experience. The whole region smelled like wine...
Now I am sitting here on a small tropical island and dream about all the interesting small port wine shops in Oporto... unfortunately the Cayman Islands are some of the worse places for port wine lovers... very limited offers at very high prices...
Well, if anybody of you ever comes to visit Grand Cayman - please let me know!
Greetings,
Christian
"I believe I am responsible for 4% of the port wine consumption in my country..."
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Welcome to the boards Christian,
To be fair, you have plenty of sun and clear waters to enjoy. Can you imagine swimming off the dirty waters of Coney Island when it's 0 degrees out?
Trade offs =)
To be fair, you have plenty of sun and clear waters to enjoy. Can you imagine swimming off the dirty waters of Coney Island when it's 0 degrees out?
Trade offs =)
Disclosure: Distributor of Quevedo wines and Quinta do Gomariz
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I hereby declare a new standard to which we all must aspireChristian wrote:I believe I am responsible for 5% of the port wine consumption in my country
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- RonnieRoots
- Fonseca 1980
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- Location: Middle Earth
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Hi Christian, welcome to TPF! I know all about living in a country where finding port isn't exactly easy.
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I doff my hat to the man who drinks 5% of the port landed in Grand Cayman.
Derek: you and I need a trip to the Vatican. We’ll sit in St Peter’s Square and have a three-bottle picnic: that should get us over that day’s 5% threshold.
Derek: you and I need a trip to the Vatican. We’ll sit in St Peter’s Square and have a three-bottle picnic: that should get us over that day’s 5% threshold.
- KillerB
- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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- Joined: 22:09 Wed 20 Jun 2007
- Location: Sky Blue City, England
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Hello Christian and welcome.
I teach a payroll course which uses the Cayman Islands as the scenario - need to go there just to make sure that I understand the business requirements
Enjoy yorself here,
Alex - KillerB/Admin
I teach a payroll course which uses the Cayman Islands as the scenario - need to go there just to make sure that I understand the business requirements
Enjoy yorself here,
Alex - KillerB/Admin
Port is basically a red drink
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jdaw1 wrote:I doff my hat to the man who drinks 5% of the port landed in Grand Cayman.
Derek: you and I need a trip to the Vatican. We’ll sit in St Peter’s Square and have a three-bottle picnic: that should get us over that day’s 5% threshold.
Do you know the port consumption of the Vatican? Who knows what they serve with the communion bread!
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Excellent idea. In late July I am going to St Maarten for two weeks - research is required to determine what consumption is required to attain the 5% threshold there. This could turn into a new sport.jdaw1 wrote:I doff my hat to the man who drinks 5% of the port landed in Grand Cayman.
Derek: you and I need a trip to the Vatican. We’ll sit in St Peter’s Square and have a three-bottle picnic: that should get us over that day’s 5% threshold.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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- Location: Berkshire, UK
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Isn't ST Maarten close to the Caymans?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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In America, 100 years is a long time. In Europe, 100 miles is a long ways.AHB wrote:Isn't ST Maarten close to the Caymans?
So no. They are both in the Caribbean, but they are over 1000 miles apart (probably closer to 1200). Grand Cayman is south of the western half of Cuba. Sint Maarten is east of the British Virgin Islands, which are east of Puerto Rico.
Glenn Elliott
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Hi Christian
Welcome onboard.... say it again, nice pictures you have posted
Welcome onboard.... say it again, nice pictures you have posted
Any time not spend drinking port, is a waste of time.