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I have always found Bid For Wine to be ok, but you normally end up paying a pretty high price considering it is an auction site. The same seller has 4 bottles of Warre 1970 for sale. If funds permit try to buy those at the same time and he will probably combine the postage cost. Good luck! Thanks a...

Many thanks for pointing me in the direction of Bid For Wine - While I acquired that '76 Krohn Colheita last week, I'd definitely be tempted by a '76 VP.

I'll keep an eye on the price, and if it stays on the right side of sensible I may well have a bid...

You are the third Irish TPF member after myself and Justin K. We need to organise an evening. Definitely sounds appealing - Although I probably need to educate my palate first, given my previous penchant for supermarket / off the shelf LBV's! I thought I had secured a bottle of the 1976 Niepoort Co...

A good idea - Annoyingly, I lived in London (NW6) from 2009 - 2013, prior to my move to Dublin where I stay now. That said, I am in the UK often with work, so could perhaps attempt to tie in with a suitable offline. I think I'll also go with the 1976 Niepoort Colheita that AW77 suggested, as a back-...

Many thanks for everyone's help thus far - Plenty of food for thought!

Must your ’76 be Port? It will be difficult to find. I had feared that may be the case - Not that I remember, but I believe '76 was a very dry and hot summer, which greatly affected yields. I'd prefer it to be a vintage port, but Glenn E's suggestion of a '76 tawny may be somewhat easier to track d...

Evening folks, I'm a new addition to the forum, having only been a port drinker for around the past 5-6 years, and only of the supermarket bought variety, to my shame. I'm keen to learn more with regard to fine vintage ports, and there seems to be many good resources here to facilitate this. More pr...