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- 15:20 Tue 07 Feb 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week
- Replies: 169
- Views: 138141
Re: Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week
Niepoort had a horrible wine naming issue, with ports and even more so table wines. It’s confusing as all get out. So much so that I’ve stopped buying certainly of his wines because I can never figure out where they actually fall in his lineup. I generally stick to the old standbys. The style of Bio...
- 03:55 Thu 02 Feb 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: NV Sandeman Tawny 20YO (bottled 2022)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 660
Re: NV Sandeman 20YO Tawny (bottled 2022)
Always a good tawny and usually at a good price in my area too.
- 04:54 Wed 01 Feb 2023
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: Lodges again
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15815
Re: Lodges again
agree on all the others already mentioned. And add in Cockburn’s for a larger lodge tour. Ask for an upgraded tasting for the upstairs tasting room. They usually have some moderately older things to try.
- 05:39 Wed 28 Dec 2022
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1872 Quinta do Bom Retiro
- Replies: 4
- Views: 708
Re: 1872 Quinta do Bom Retiro
I can't be certain, but I suspect it was what we would today consider to be a relatively young colheita when it was bottled. Perhaps bottled 20-25 years after the vintage. The bottle was certainly old and - to my eye - from the late 1800s. I probably would say closer to 10 years, but yes, I’d guess...
- 04:08 Fri 23 Dec 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Bottling dates on LBVs (& others)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4795
Re: Bottling dates on LBVs (& others)
Very cryptic until you decipher it that is. Lol. Email Oscar and ask.JacobH wrote:On the Quevedo it says "Lote: LA-AABA" but that was too cryptic for me!
- 05:58 Wed 21 Dec 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Bottling dates on LBVs (& others)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4795
Re: Bottling dates on LBVs (& others)
I appreciate that a bottling date is only really essentially for buying colheitas and almost every producer bottles their LBV in the 5th year after harvest but I do like to check just in case they are doing something unusual (e.g. bottling it in the 4th or 6th years). Hmm... I would have said that ...
- 15:19 Mon 19 Dec 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Bottling dates on LBVs (& others)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4795
Re: Bottling dates on LBVs (& others)
I would assume it’s in case they have to do another batch at a later time or decide to hold it in tank longer than originally planned.
Many modern bottling lines laser etch a code on the glass. These often have the date/time of bottling for quality control reasons. Did these have that?
Many modern bottling lines laser etch a code on the glass. These often have the date/time of bottling for quality control reasons. Did these have that?
- 16:45 Sat 17 Dec 2022
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Thu 15 December 2022 - The Port Forum's 15th Xmas Tasting
- Replies: 82
- Views: 28701
Re: Thu 15 December 2022 - The Port Forum's 15th Xmas Tasting
Sharpie comes off glasses with soap and water. I use a sharpie all the time.
- 05:00 Sat 17 Dec 2022
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Thu 15 December 2022 - The Port Forum's 15th Xmas Tasting
- Replies: 82
- Views: 28701
Re: Thu 15 December 2022 - The Port Forum's 15th Xmas Tasting
Glad it was a good time. And bummer on the frozen pipes. Hopefully none break.
- 01:56 Mon 12 Dec 2022
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2016 Messias LBV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1144
Re: 2016 Messias LBV
A company not known for excellent Ruby ports. Their tawnys are sometimes better. But very hit and miss. It’s a company who has good quinta locations but they just can’t seem to make really good ports. No idea why. I do know it’s mostly a multi-family owned (think old quinta do Noval before AXA bough...
- 14:47 Thu 24 Nov 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Filtration
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10105
Re: Filtration
Hah!MigSU wrote:Shouldn't the metal filters do that?
- 14:00 Thu 24 Nov 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Filtration
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10105
Re: Filtration
Paper filters for wine/port are horrible. They strip way too much out and leave wine tasting what is best described as metallic to me.
- 13:36 Tue 22 Nov 2022
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: NV Rodrigo Tawny
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1864
Re: NV Rodrigo Tawny
Regulation was lowered for certain categories of ports, forgot which. QH is not dead as a brand, it’s been put into hiatus (easiest way to explain). I could think of a few scenarios to use QH as the producer. - don’t want SFE listed on label - keep QH used to prevent various loss of rights related t...
- 22:43 Sun 30 Oct 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Graham's Bicentenary Collection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2227
Re: Graham's Bicentenary Collection
No glassware? That’s it, cancel my order. Hah!nac wrote:...and remember that £140k "does not include glassware". You do however get a corkscrew and some tiny swords to murder olives with.
- 22:30 Sun 30 Oct 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Graham's Bicentenary Collection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2227
Re: Graham's Bicentenary Collection
I’m mostly confused as to why someone might spend £140K on a drinks cabinet and then fill it it with what appear to be 3 bottles of Penfolds Bin 28; 5 bottles of another Penfolds wine; 2 bottles of Grey Goose; and singles of Nolly Prat, Ketel One, Bombay Sapphire; Cointreau; and that Scotch that ha...
- 15:52 Sun 30 Oct 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Graham's Bicentenary Collection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2227
Re: Graham's Bicentenary Collection
Keep in mind, there is a lot of extremely wealthy people who have the money and space in their mansion for just such a thing.
It is a beautiful piece of furniture and I wouldn’t mind having one. Unfortunately, my budget will have to decline such thoughts.
It is a beautiful piece of furniture and I wouldn’t mind having one. Unfortunately, my budget will have to decline such thoughts.
- 00:35 Mon 24 Oct 2022
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1967 Croft Roeda
- Replies: 2
- Views: 445
Re: 1967 Croft Roeda
I’ve had varying results with this port the few times I’ve had it. Generally being more on the past best and drink soon side. And agree with you about the spirit.
- 01:26 Sat 22 Oct 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port Vintages, Second Edition
- Replies: 189
- Views: 107636
Re: Port Vintages, Second Edition
Mine still have not arrived. Nor have I gotten a shipping notification.
- 09:57 Wed 05 Oct 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Selo no more - well, not quite..
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1683
- 04:45 Sat 03 Sep 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vintage 2022
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8200
Re: Vintage 2022
Thanks.
- 23:26 Fri 02 Sep 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vintage 2022
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8200
Re: Vintage 2022
I report that I starded harvesting yesterday :D How does that compare to recent years? Churchill’s say they have started at Quinta da Gricha so I presume we are in full swing in the Douro now. I've never started this early. Even considering that for the first time I'll be supplying grapes to a spar...
- 19:58 Fri 12 Aug 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vintage 2022
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8200
Re: Vintage 2022
It's almost impossible to make bad Port these days, unless you really want to. There's been quite a seismic change on that front. We've not had a really problematic vintage since '93. Prior to that, rubbish years happened around twice a decade. Wasn't either 2001 or 2002 pretty bad? Not as bad as '...
- 15:27 Wed 10 Aug 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vintage 2022
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8200
Re: Vintage 2022
My understanding is it has been very dry and a sustained heat (aka: very hot) this year. Not a great combo for grapes so early in the ripening cycle, generally speaking. Hopefully permanent damage hasn't already happened and some rain comes that refreshes things and the harvest turns out well. Keepi...
- 00:32 Tue 19 Jul 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2105
- Views: 909060
Re: Latest buy
This always happens when I visit my friend ;) 20220717_091609903_iOS.jpg Cockburn 1974? As not featured in the book. Pls send me details: high-res picture of bottle and cork; provenance; judgement about whether fake. Thank you. Here are the pictures as requested: 20220718_061516297_iOS.jpg 20220718...
- 02:38 Fri 15 Jul 2022
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2105
- Views: 909060
Re: Latest buy
Thought I'd share this as pretty sure some readers will be interested... Not Port, but have just placed en primeur order for Chryseia 2019 via The Wine Society - £130 for 3 bottles in bond. This is the first time they've offered Chryseia EP. Orders need to be in by midday on 21st. Wow that’s a good...