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Just a couple of points, for those of you interested in this sort of thing. - last week temperatures plummeted in much of the Douro, with highs of 22/23/24ºC. This week saw the complete opposite, with temperatures soaring into the high 30s. I'm still having morning dews in my vineyards (granted, I'm...

I'd be quite surprised if 2023 was a classic vintage year. Spring was mostly hot and dry, with late May and June being quite wet. June and July have been hot (it is summer in the Douro, after all) but not particularly so, with some days actually being very mild. Morning dews have been very common, e...

This is a great wine, I too have a handful of bottles in my cellar.

Shouldn't this be in the "Other Fortified Wines" section?

Or "Other Wines", I'm not sure if this is fortified or not.

I too prefer the current approach. One TN per bottle (ideally).

. This was the point at which we learned that wine labelled “Noval” has been made using grapes grown by long-term contract farmers on their own land. Wine labelled at “Quinto do Noval” has been made from grapes grown exclusively on land owned by Quinta do Noval. By law, any wine that is called &quo...

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:21 Sat 01 Jul 2023

winesecretary wrote: ↑14:08 Fri 30 Jun 2023 12 x Dow 2017 (halves)

I’ve not tasted Dow 2007 recently, but a couple of weeks ago I tasted Noval 2007 for the first time in a decade and was amazed at how delicious it was.

Dow's 2017, not 2007.

I tasted this just before bottling...and then proceeded to buy 6 of them. Have very high hopes for this one, it'll probably age beautifully.

^^ Good one.

September is hard for an industry guest, I would venture. I less the tasting is held in the Douro!
October *might* work, depending on the dates.

I expect this will be showing up in your signature soon enough!

I suppose a quick and dirty solution would be to change it to "1908 Da Silva Colheita".

Audouzed for about 12 hours, then decanted for 6. Bricking around the edges, still fairly dark at its core. A bit of dark fruit on the nose, which is dominated by cherries, with a hint of spice. Really attractive. Tannins still present, but not overly so. Heat barely noticeable, quite fruity, in a j...

Those prices don't make any sense! £70 for a bottle of 2016 LBV and £85 for a 20yo, but 'only' £98 for a 40yo?!

So there's no "C"

mcoulson wrote: ↑17:43 Thu 18 May 2023

winesecretary wrote: ↑13:39 Thu 18 May 2023 Yes please. I have Quarles Harris (at least, according to my spreadsheet) and Croft.

Excellent ... Makes me feel a lot better to know it's not just me with an excel file

Hi, fellow Excel file owner right here

Glenn E. wrote: ↑21:58 Tue 16 May 2023
Bufete Fase for the best Francesinha in Porto

When it's open

Woot! Should be great.

I have Carcavelos from 1993.

But alas, I'll be unable to attend.

Genius.

Yes! Score one for the little guy!

Although I am not quite clear if they also own the Barros and Van Zeller brands, themselves. Barros is owned by Sogevinus, and Cristiano van Zeller (not of Barão de Vilar) owns the Van Zeller brand (along with his daughter, I think). As for the wines you mention, I've actually never tried either of...

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:06 Thu 27 Apr 2023 The implication of the answer I received is that there will be no SQVPs from TFP for the 2021 vintage.

Demand for tawny Port is growing rapidly - that juice has to come from somewhere!

Woah. That's a big deal. No Roeda, no FG, no Vargellas? Crazy.

Every time I've brought (Late Bottled) Vintage Port to a restaurant I've gone with #3. That way I retain control of the entire process (plus it saves me a trip to the restaurant in the case of #1).

winesecretary wrote: ↑09:11 Wed 26 Apr 2023 Thank you for letting us know. I simply couldn't recall having ordered anything from them since and I was racking my brains. After much anguish and prayer I had reached the conclusion that I should simply wait and see what turned up...

Same here!