What port to drink with friends tomorrow?

[benread]

I am hosting dinner for 4 friends tomorrow. The two gentleman are confirmed port drinkers, albeit infrequent. Not so sure about the ladies. I want to give them two contrasting but complimentary bottles. Which two?

Dinner:

Potted cheshire cheese
Beef wellington
White chocolate mouse
Cheese

[Axel P]

Take the Colheita 98 as aperitiv (slightly chilled) and the Corte 87 for the desert. If you need anything else with it, take the 94 Colheita, although I experienced quite some differences on the bottling dates. The 03 bottling is by far not that good than later bottlings.

Hope everything goes well

Axel

[Alex Bridgeman]

I've suggested going for the Niepoort colheita and the Gonzales VP so that your guests have a contrast in style to choose from.

[g-man]

the wifey here prefers colheitas as she thinks other ports have too much of the cough syrup taste.

[jdaw1]

Beef wellington

Oh joy!

[Alex Bridgeman]

And so what has been opened for the guests?

[benread]

Thank you all for your advice! I opened the Gonzelez 85 and the Corte 87. Only the boys were drinking so I have the Corte 87 to drink in the next few days!

We also have some Beef Wellington left as well!

[jdaw1]

So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?

[DRT]

So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?

Or perhaps you could change your name to Ben Mugabe?

[benread]

So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?

I do have an Irish wife!

[jdaw1]

So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?

I do have an Irish wife!

Are you suggesting that is a necessary qualification, or a sufficient one?

[benread]

So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?

I do have an Irish wife!

Are you suggesting that is a necessary qualification, or a sufficient one?

Just an excuse for making my own decision based on valued input and not being bound contractually to a vote!

[Axel P]

I do have an Irish wife!

North or South?

Axel

[benread]

I do have an Irish wife!

North or South?

Axel

North - Belfast.