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Mike J. W.

6 x Poças O Galego 20 year old White (2 to John aka BigLove) 3 x Poças 2015 White Colheita Purchased directly from Poças and will ship on Sep. 30. Where did you see the 2015? I still haven’t seen it on their site, perhaps I missed it. I didn't see the 2015 White Colheita on their site and the O Gal...

Mike J. W.

6 x Poças O Galego 20 year old White (2 to John aka BigLove)
3 x Poças 2015 White Colheita
Purchased directly from Poças and will ship on Sep. 30.

Mike J. W.

winesecretary wrote: ↑07:25 Tue 19 May 2026 If Glenn’s gateway to port was Tiki bar cocktails, a whole load of his preferences immediately make sense, including the insistence on all port tastings being conducted while wearing a grass skirt.

I missed this comment when I've browsed this thread before. Classic!

Mike J. W.

I use an approach a little like the one Mike has suggested. I use a teaspoon to dribble a little wax onto the top of the cork of an old bottle to create a first layer to hold the cork and seal in the contents. Once that is cool and set I can dip the bottle. I’ve used this technique for a couple of ...

Mike J. W.

Port you bought at auction that you definitely did not intend to bid on but as no one else was bidding was a shame to pass up any resemblance to Joycean punctuation was intended That would get rid of one of the tregnums of Graham 2016 I bought for nearly nothing a couple of years ago and which are ...

Mike J. W.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑22:16 Mon 27 Jul 2026 Mine is probably going to be "leftovers from last weekend" because it's going to take me 3 more days to recover enough to even think about drinking more Port.

Right now your liver is alternately singing and cursing you...as is mine.

Mike J. W.

PhilW wrote: ↑17:17 Tue 21 Jul 2026
akzy wrote:So far 6xVesuvio and 6xDow as its my twins birth year. Might get a Fonseca or they might get an ETF.
ETF?

I assume he's talking about an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).

Mike J. W.

I just don’t share your concern. Is this consensus? Is my cowardice misplaced? I'd be concerned about turning a leaking bottle over as well. Why not use a silicone funnel with a small aperture to release a small amount of melted wax on the top of the bottle. Once it cools (and seals it), couldn't i...

Mike J. W.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:42 Tue 07 Jul 2026

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I have so many thoughts as to what it could be; however, as this is a PG rated board, I will leave it at that.

Mike J. W.

winesecretary wrote: ↑08:57 Fri 12 Jun 2026 Dark as anything here. Fine rich port with dark fruit but barely ready. I liked it. Is this, possibly, the best 1982 port?

It's the only 1982 Port that I have tried to date (I have a few others in the cellar), but I can't see anything coming close to this Port. It's very, very good.

Mike J. W.

winesecretary wrote: ↑17:53 Sun 21 Jun 2026 @ Mike J.W. - maybe plan a trip over around the planned (but currently unscheduled) Pintas vertical…

If I made a trip for every great tasting you guys have, I'd have to move over there permanently.

Mike J. W.

I appreciate the notes and scores Alex. It's interesting to see the Pintas garner the highest scores alongside the Fonseca and GST. Pintas is a tough one to find in the US, but a few do trickle over here. I'll have to keep an eye out.

Mike J. W.

Didn't the name change and thus the labeling change from Antonio Jose Da Silva to Quinta do Noval happen in 1973? If so, the most recent bottling date it could be would be 1972. 1973 also happened to be the date that the US changed from 1 Pint 9 fluid ounces (as seen on the label in the lower left h...

Mike J. W.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:32 Thu 18 Jun 2026
uncle tom wrote: ↑16:00 Thu 18 Jun 2026a Dow 1896 with excellent provenance.
Please share that with others.

Available to fly in on the day it's shared.

Mike J. W.

I think you should open three bottles, since the number one in the UK charts when you were born was "Three steps to heaven" (Eddie Cochran). I suggest something '60 (birth year), something '66 (age) and something wonderful (heaven). Perhaps, Noval Nacional '60, Fonseca '66, and Graham '48...

Mike J. W.

Does someone have the score sheet that they can post?

Mike J. W.

Fantastic pics! It's interesting to watch the evolution from the oldest Ports to the more recent ones. 1980 seems to be the point where they all start looking like a young VP.

Mike J. W.

There's a bottle of the Graham's 1952 Single Harvest for sale on Squelch at £695 + delivery. I think it's the 2012 bottling. Clearly not cheap, but likely the lowest price you'll ever find this for. Also maybe of interest, and on the same sales platform, there's a 1910 Constantino Colheita for £270...

Mike J. W.

7 x Warre 1975 @ £24.07 each delivered. Think that's a bargain. Great buy Neil, never tasted or even seen this; crack one open and let us know how it is. Already have a few of these and have drunk a lot over the years. If they've been reasonably well looked after they're generally quite nice. Proba...

Mike J. W.

Great write-ups! Thank you Alex.

Mike J. W.

I think a Burmester Colheita & Krohn Colheita tasting would be fantastic.

Mike J. W.

I believe I had that same 90 y.o. white when I was at DR in 2024. I scored it 98++ and it was the best Port that I had ever tasted in my life...until they brought out another bottle.

Mike J. W.

Justin K wrote: ↑16:13 Sun 17 May 2026
Mike J. W. wrote: ↑15:23 Sun 17 May 2026 8 x 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio won at auction for $50 per bottle. To be split with John M.
That's a great price for a great Port

It's my favorite 1994 Port with the Fonseca not far behind. This will bring me up to 25 bottles.

Mike J. W.

8 x 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio won at auction for $50 per bottle. To be split with John M.

Mike J. W.

Thanks Alex. I appreciate that.

Mike J. W.

Has it been released yet? I don't see it for sale on their website nor anywhere else. Regardless, Pocas is somewhat hard to come by in the US.

Mike J. W.

I know the placemats will change due to the addition of the 1887, but shouldn't the '94 and '97 be flipped for consistency's sake?

EDIT: Or is the '94 an Ervamoira and thus separated from the regular VP's?

Mike J. W.

I never thought about it before, but that's a very valid question. A counterpoint question would be is there an overall improvement in the quality of Ports because of improvements in vineyard practices and vinification in the last 2 decades or so? That's probably a slight counterpoint and not a full...

Mike J. W.

I'm game. Yes, please.

Mike J. W.

2 x 1937 Barros Colheitas won at auction. I'm unclear as to what year they were bottled, but based on the label style I would say it was most likely between 2000 and 2010. From the pics, the bottles look to be in excellent condition. Edit: I picked up the bottles today and they were bottled in 2008,...

Mike J. W.

When would these typically get released into the market? Summer? Fall?

Mike J. W.

Thank you again Neil for organizing this. These virtual tastings are always a lot of fun and it's great to soak up the knowledge from everyone else for all things Port...or whatever else we digress to.

Mike J. W.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑22:22 Wed 29 Apr 2026
Glenn E. wrote: ↑16:29 Wed 29 Apr 2026 Received, thank you!

Themes that have been proposed:

1. White Port
2. Port with a date that ends in '6' but not 1966
3. VP that is 15 years old or younger
I have prepared for number 3.

Same.

Mike J. W.

The price on the Skeffington is an absolute steal. They're hard to come by in the US, but I've had a few of their releases and they drank well. I'll be curious to see how the 2024 is rated.

Mike J. W.

Is this still on for next week? If so, how about a theme of VP's that are 15 years old or less? It would be interesting to see how more recent, younger Ports are doing similar to the 2011 tasting you all had in the UK the other day.

Mike J. W.

I'd be interested.

Mike J. W.

akzy wrote: ↑16:01 Mon 13 Apr 2026
Do we have a Port Intelligence bureau?

This is begging for a joke, but I will leave it at that.

Mike J. W.

I just picked up 2 x 1961 Krohn Colheita's at a decent price (relatively speaking). I'm unsure when they were bottled, but based on the pics of the front of the bottles I'd say somewhere between 2006 and 2016. They will be delivered on Friday so I will update this post then. Edit: The bottles arrive...

Mike J. W.

Ramos Pinto made an absolute blinder with their 1982. It’s a candidate for Port of the 1980s. I've never had the 1982 but have heard very good things about it. That said, Port of the 1980s seems a fair stretch given some of the competition. Then again, y'all seem to have gotten all of the lackluste...

Mike J. W.

The RP is fantastic, I ripped through my only case of 6 in five or six years, after this bottle there will be only one left. The '82 Ramos Pinto is an excellent Port. It's so smooth and elegant. I won 10 of these at auction four years ago for under $35 a bottle. A few I traded to John M. and I'm do...

Mike J. W.

And yet no Cockburn as part of the blend...even stranger still.

Mike J. W.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:26 Mon 30 Mar 2026 And I thought the problem with tastings was that we ran out of Port too early in the evening.

Yes, with the 1970 Horizontal held this past October being the perfect example.

Mike J. W.

4 x 1985 Taylor VP with 2 of them going to BigLove (John M.).

Mike J. W.

mosesbotbol wrote: ↑11:57 Fri 27 Mar 2026 The easiest solution is for me to buy one of the port houses. Taylor Fladgate Botbol. Has a nice ring to it.

Will you be providing a "Friends and Family" discount?

Mike J. W.

On the approved TPF model, the correct amount of port to own is an amount that your descendants unto the fourth generation will not be able to get through at the same rate. So, for your 75 bottles a year, somewhere around 9,000 will see you through. Him + 3 children (let’s assume per generation). +...

Mike J. W.

Picture is very nice .. cellar is excellent ... Only issue I can find is your clearly running out of port and wine as I can find at least 9 empty slots in the picture. I would advise buying more port immediately to avoid a disaster !! :-) It's hard to keep up. My wife drinks as much port as me. In ...

Mike J. W.

Stopped in Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA yesterday. Huge Portuguese wine selection (1700 SKUs per the owner) including this Wall of Port (and some Madeira). Could not get the whole wall in photo (people)--but this is most of it. That's a great pic, John! Portugalia is a f...

Mike J. W.

The two mystery Ports for the Ferreira vertical were a 1977 Dolamore Crusted (brought by me after discussion with John aka Big Love) and a 1958 Krohn Colheita (bottled 2003 and provided by Roy). Both showed very nicely and the Krohn was the WOTN for me. I haven't seen the overall scoring yet to see ...

Mike J. W.

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:29 Wed 18 Mar 2026 @ Mike J.W. - apparently a blend of 5 of Sandeman, 5 of Fonseca, and 1 of Taylor. I am sure there was Taylor in it, as the heat is an unmistakable characteristic.

Interesting. Thanks George.

Mike J. W.

This was a delightful evening with a significant number of very good ports many of which could have been WOTN in other tastings. While the Fonseca AHB and Fonseca PW were predictably strong, I particularly enjoyed the Avery and Ferreira, both of which were new to me, and the Sandeman, which was a p...

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