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Glenn E.

I can second Dishoom. We've eaten there on a couple of trips and have always enjoyed both the food and the atmosphere.

Glenn E.

Those colors! The RP and WC look 10 years younger than the rest.

Glenn E.

I am one of those who disagree. If I buy a bottle at retail prices, I expect to pay a premium compared to buying at auction or in a private sale. That premium is the retailer’s risk premium for the possibility of the product not being fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. Some of the risk sh...

Glenn E.

Either 9 or 10 works for me. Like Julian, I have a slight preference for the extra hour available on Tuesdays.

Glenn E.

There wasn't any paperwork to speak of - they were bottles listed on their website, but since I had a couple of questions we proceeded by email.

Glenn E.

I've reached out to Farr Vintners to ask about their corked wine policy. I'll update when I hear back. The purchase was very recent, so I've simply replied to that email chain. That will firmly establish the purchase record, as the invoice is in that same thread. I heard back from Farr Vintners thi...

Glenn E.

Interesting to hear that it might be retreating to sulk for a bit. I've had a couple of bottles that were very nearly as impressive as the 1994, but those have been spread out over the last decade. I've been known to wonder out loud if it might be the 2nd best vintage that Vesuvio has produced.

Glenn E.

I've reached out to Farr Vintners to ask about their corked wine policy. I'll update when I hear back.

The purchase was very recent, so I've simply replied to that email chain. That will firmly establish the purchase record, as the invoice is in that same thread.

Glenn E.

1875 D'Oliveiras Malvasia 1 of 4 purchased from Farr Vintners in London, and of course now I'm worried that the other 3 will be corked as well. Anyone think it's worth trying to return this bottle to them? I could bring it back in February when I come for the Fonseca tasting. I just seems weird for ...

Glenn E.

There may be some desire to move this tasting - either to the day before or the day after. I invite thoughts (especially from Glenn - we’re holding it on a day he’s available, and if that’s just the 10th that’s just the 10th). We leave Seattle on Friday night, Feb 6, arrive in London on Saturday af...

Glenn E.

A 2008 DR Colheita Branco on New Year's Eve. I will be sad when I run out of these, they're fabulous. I now only have 3 left.

Glenn E.

We used to play with mercury in high school chemistry class. Not for long, and we probably weren't supposed to play with it, but we did. We weren't allowed to play with the lithium, but our teacher did in order to demonstrate for us why we weren't allowed to have access to it. We did a lot of things...

Glenn E.

Oldest colheita: Kopke 1937 But you’ve written about old Madeira that you have a glass of every birthday. Now where is that post… That would be the D'Oliveiras 1875 Malvasia Family Reserve. I just purchased 4 more bottles of that, but it is not my oldest. The Kopke is incorrect, though an excellent...

Glenn E.

winesecretary wrote: ↑07:16 Wed 17 Dec 2025 1834 Malmsey, Barbeito?

Correct! Your question.

Glenn E.

@ Glenn E. - would be lovely if you could make it. If you can make it, I will disinvite my guest, who will understand being turfed out for someone who has travelled 5,000 miles for the evening, but you are top of the reserves for now. Tickets purchased and I can now confirm attendance. Kari will be...

Glenn E.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑18:33 Thu 18 Dec 2025
Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:26 Thu 18 Dec 2025Yes they are way over my head now!
If you know accurately how far over your head, then you must be very ignorant about where the conversation is going.

I'm not capable of accurately measuring how far things go over my head.

Glenn E.

Maybe this is just funny to me, but I believe JDAW was talking about thermometers to measure the temperature and humidity of a room, not a piece of meat that's being cooked :lol: :lol: Ha! Given the rest of the discussion, I think you are correct! My thermapen does read air temperature reasonably a...

Glenn E.

I use a Thermapen in the kitchen. It is fast and reliable. I believe that mine is a Mk IV. The current Thermapen One claims to be accurate within 0.5 degrees F (0.3 degrees C). Is it really that accurate? I don't know. When I'm smoking a brisket, the difference between 200 degrees and 200.5 degrees ...

Glenn E.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:30 Tue 16 Dec 2025
Glenn E. wrote: ↑22:43 Tue 16 Dec 2025What is the oldest wine that I currently own?
Obviously a 1900 colheita, Portuguese house.

Sadly, no. 1900 is older than my oldest Colheita. And if I go by the origin of the name, then my oldest Colheita is not from a Portuguese house.

Glenn E.

You opened Vesuvio 6-pack footlockers for the first time? I did. What joy to find within the cardboard the clean wooden boxes, and within them not only six bottles, but the bin label too. Glenn’s question. Vesuvio 6-packs are a joy to open. I always ask to have them sent, except for 1994 because if...

Glenn E.

User SteveO seems rather optimistic on values, and has listed his Krohn Colheitas as Vintage Ports. (It's entirely possible that the latter problem is a limitation of the site. The former, however...)

Glenn E.

You opened Vesuvio 6-pack footlockers for the first time?

Glenn E.

For a wine-focused party tonight, a magnum of 1977 Smith Woodhouse VP. This is a fairly large party - usually 40-50 people through the night - but most of them are wine drinkers. A few of us bring Port, and we're slowly converting the others. I've brought magnums of 1977 Gould Campbell the last few ...

Glenn E.

^^ I think there are 50 white and 65 red varieties, with 64 of those reds being allowed in Port (sorry Pinot Noir, you're only good enough for Douro DOC sparkling wine). Ah yes. 115 total grapes. The Douro DOC-only grapes are 1 red and 4 white. So... 65 red, of which 64 are allowed in Port. 50 whit...

Glenn E.

Notice that some varieties are allowed in Douro DOC but not in Port. Excellent point. A quick scan says that there are 5 allowed for Douro DOC but not allowed for Port, leaving 110 official Port grape varieties. Also, assuming my poor eyesight didn't blip incorrectly, I just counted 50 Branco grape...

Glenn E.

This begs another question. Many of the older Ports used "field blends". From what I've read, sometimes they didn't know what some of the grapes might be. I believe there's still some field blends still being produced today on a more limited basis. Has the IVDP identified all of the grape...

Glenn E.

Great question; one for the producers perhaps; though their websites, and other suppliers, have a wonderful array of different answers... Taylor's website: "around thirty grape varieties can be used to make Port" Sandeman's website: "There are over one hundred grape varieties authori...

Glenn E.

I don't know whether or not this is 100% accurate, but it has served for me in the past. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Port_wine_grapes Does anyone have, or can point me to, a list of the permitted varieties of grapes which can be used in Port production? I’m sure one must exist on the IVDP ...

Glenn E.

I am very fond of a chart where the x axis is labelled “Drinks/Week”, but does not specify how many magnums decanters are deemed to equal one drink. It took a while to find it in the paper. A drink is 5 fl oz. Of wine (12% abv). I approximated a bottle of port to be 10 drinks. I was also amused by ...

Glenn E.

Cross posting 3 recent buys: 4 x 1875 D'Oliveiras Malvasia Madeira 6 x 1995 Vesuvio (library release) 3 x 2003 Graham (library release) 3 x Graham's Six Grapes Vila Velha Special Edition 1 x 1958 Graham's Malvedos 1 x 1964 Graham's Malvedos 1 x 1965 Graham's Malvedos 1 x 1968 Graham's Malvedos 6 x 1...

Glenn E.

This is my first post in this forum. I was reading this thread as I will be getting a Coravin 6 system in the idea of finally enjoying some vintage ports that I have been keeping for some 20 years in a cellar. The last posts in this thread goes back a few years so before sticking a needle in these ...

Glenn E.

As I have often said (paraphrasing) when accused of score creep, why would I want to drink Cruz '89? I know that Ports that I would score in the 80s exist, but I choose not to drink them. I'm not a professional critic, so I have no reason to drink anything that doesn't have the potential to rate in ...

Glenn E.

A very nice article, congrats!

I love the not-so-subtle dig that Simon made about those not participating.

Glenn E.

Paulliac wrote: ↑16:51 Tue 02 Dec 2025 Royal Oporto 1983. Likely to be any good? Cellartracker thinks not.

It'll probably be ... fine... unless it's a Colheita, then it'll be really good provided it was bottled recently.

Glenn E.

That's a superb price for a G45, well done!

Glenn E.

Maybe the solution is for less VP to be sold when first bottled with more of the production being matured in the producer’s cellars and held back for later release. There would be a cash flow hit for the producer, but they would then have more control over the future price of the mature wine. We ar...

Glenn E.

I think the real problem here is that far too many people still think of Port as only a dessert wine, which means they don't need very much of it. That tends to cap demand, which suppresses prices of well-aged Port. This is true. What is also true is that people spend less time at the table, unfort...

Glenn E.

why would i go buy a case of 2023 to lay down for the next 20 years or more when i can go find a case of 1985 for roughly the same price? That's been the problem for several decades. I think that Port producers have been trying to raise the en primeur price of Port since the dawn of time, but the f...

Glenn E.

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑16:55 Mon 22 Sep 2025 I have all of those Ports except maybe for the Cockburn, but I wouldn't open all of those bottles, lol. I'll keep an eye on this thread for updates.

Oops, forgot to come back with the results.

Sadly, N&P can't help us, so we can't participate.

Glenn E.

Before he moved to Porto, Roy lived about 3 miles from me. I'd get calls on random nights asking what I was doing, and I quickly learned that the proper response was "nothing Roy, what do you have in mind?" :rofl: His tours are pretty special! They're intense, but the access you get and th...

Glenn E.

I get mine from FTLOP and here, and occasionally from one of the producers or people that I follow on Facebook. Also just word of mouth. Not everything that is known is posted here or on FTLOP, so some of it just floats around in the Portosphere until it occurs to someone to post it somewhere. :rofl:

Glenn E.

Wonderful writeup, Harry! I can almost taste the Port.

Glenn E.

Good to know that Taylor Port from the 1800s is mostly rubbish. I shall strike it from my shopping list.

Glenn E.

Wow, that's really close!

13-12-11-10.5-9.5 might just be the closest spread for the top 5 that I've ever seen.

Glenn E.

I've been to 1 tasting that had 14 bottles that were all over 100 years old, but those were all Madeira. Was that Saturday 18 th October 2008 at Triomphe, 49 West 44 th Street, New York ( TNs , placemats )? No, it was the Madeirathon in Seattle in 2016. But the one you have linked appears to be si...

Glenn E.

I feel this is a challenge set! Can this tasting ever be beaten. Suspect with Ferriera but not any other Port house Definitely. I should note that the Decades tasting in Los Angeles was not a single producer. There were many producers represented in order to get to a mere 9 centenarians, and a coup...

Glenn E.

That might be an understatement. The book has mention of many tastings. I do not recall any with ten Vintages more than a century old. Just none. Even Taylor’s great bicentennial tasting discussed in A Celebration of Taylor’s Port (1992), p53 onwards, had none older than a century. And the Cockburn...

Glenn E.

Scoring Scoring was done electronically using a cobbled-together mobile app. Thinking being that the timetable was tight, and the usual TPF shout-out-your-scores approach could take too long and be challenging in a room of 25 people. Not all attendees loved the use of the technology, some perhaps e...

Glenn E.

All of your notes sound familiar to me. I have organized and helped run several events with a similar number of Ports, but never with that many attendees. I can confirm that as soon as you make the leap to "multiple sessions in one day" that the complexity goes up exponentially, and that's...

Glenn E.

An incredible event! I wish I could have been there.

Could someone explain the color-coded dots on the scoresheets? At first it seems that red indicates someone who did not taste that flight, but then I see that there are a few scores recorded under red dots, albeit not a full set of scores.

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