Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week
Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week
I thought it might be fun to have a thread to record good and bad port prices in hotels.
My first contribution is The Rubens in London.
Fonseca Bin 27 - £59 per bottle
Taylor's LBV 2000 - £68 per bottle
Taylor's 10 yr old - £79 per bottle
Dow's 1997 VP - £95 per bottle
Derek
My first contribution is The Rubens in London.
Fonseca Bin 27 - £59 per bottle
Taylor's LBV 2000 - £68 per bottle
Taylor's 10 yr old - £79 per bottle
Dow's 1997 VP - £95 per bottle
Derek
I stayed at The Rubens…
I stayed at The Rubens in London on the night of the Linden Wilkie Nacional Tasting (rather than The Rubens in Blackpool).
Good thread idea, which might slightly extend to bars.
Good thread idea, which might slightly extend to bars.
The Hotel Gale, (Pronouced Ga-la) in Albuferia, Algarve, Portugal.
8┚¬ or £5.50 for a glass of 94 Niepoort. Staff no idea when it was opened, because as they pointed out 'it doesn't effect it'
And having laughed at 10pm at their insolence. I bought a glass at 3am.
No Tasting Note, I cant even rember the colour! Think it was reddish.
Alan
8┚¬ or £5.50 for a glass of 94 Niepoort. Staff no idea when it was opened, because as they pointed out 'it doesn't effect it'
And having laughed at 10pm at their insolence. I bought a glass at 3am.
No Tasting Note, I cant even rember the colour! Think it was reddish.
Alan
Re: I stayed at The Rubens…
I just happened to be in a hotel when I thought up the title - happy for it to extend to anywhere with a wine listjdaw1 wrote: Good thread idea, which might slightly extend to bars.
Derek
A random hotel in Woolacombe Bay, Devon (sorry, can't remember the name).
Warre's Otima 10 yr old - £3.50 per glass
Also on the shelf at the same price were Taylor's 10 yr old and Taylor's LBV 2001.
All of these went well with Candy-floss
Derek
Warre's Otima 10 yr old - £3.50 per glass
Also on the shelf at the same price were Taylor's 10 yr old and Taylor's LBV 2001.
All of these went well with Candy-floss
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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WOW, those are some wild prices Derek
Alan, I would have asked them to open a fresh bottle for me...since it "Doesn't effect it" anyways Just shows how little people know about our favorite beverage...wait, if that keeps prices down then I'm all for them not knowing too much8┚¬ or £5.50 for a glass of 94 Niepoort. Staff no idea when it was opened, because as they pointed out 'it doesn't effect it' Rolling Eyes
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OK - here I am in London for yet another week of Hotel life
Tonight I had the pleasure of dining (not staying) at The Goring, just around the corner from HRH's London aparments. Very nice grub, slightly stingy on the portion sizes.
When the cheese arrived I was overcome with emotion and decided that the only solution was to have some port. I had 2 choices:
Derek
Tonight I had the pleasure of dining (not staying) at The Goring, just around the corner from HRH's London aparments. Very nice grub, slightly stingy on the portion sizes.
When the cheese arrived I was overcome with emotion and decided that the only solution was to have some port. I had 2 choices:
- Cockburn's LBV 2000 @ £8 per glass or
- Warres Quinta da Cavadinha 1989 @ £9 per glass
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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I'm in the Hilton Am Tucherpark in Munich, who have a very limited offer of port but one on which I can survive for a couple of days. Their offer is:
Ramos Pinto 20 year old tawny (rather tasty) - EUR 9,50
Ramos Pinto Tawny (not to be drunk when the 20 year old is on offer) - EUR 7,50
Sandeman Ruby (not to be drunk) - EUR 7,50
All served in a nicely shaped port / ISO glass filled to the widest part of the glass, so a decent tasting pour.
Expensive, but a couple of glasses on the company helps to wash the steak down.
Alex
Ramos Pinto 20 year old tawny (rather tasty) - EUR 9,50
Ramos Pinto Tawny (not to be drunk when the 20 year old is on offer) - EUR 7,50
Sandeman Ruby (not to be drunk) - EUR 7,50
All served in a nicely shaped port / ISO glass filled to the widest part of the glass, so a decent tasting pour.
Expensive, but a couple of glasses on the company helps to wash the steak down.
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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That's not too bad for a hotel.
LadyR and I once had dinner in a restaurant where they had the 10YO Ramos Pinto for 7 euro a glass. After we asked if there wasn't anything else they came up with a bottle of 30YO Ramos Pinto. They didn't have it listed in the computer, so they offered it for the same price. We didn't complain.
LadyR and I once had dinner in a restaurant where they had the 10YO Ramos Pinto for 7 euro a glass. After we asked if there wasn't anything else they came up with a bottle of 30YO Ramos Pinto. They didn't have it listed in the computer, so they offered it for the same price. We didn't complain.
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Don't knock the Burmester '63 Vintage Port. I had one of these a few years back now (5 or 6) and it was very pleasant. I've also had the Burmester '63 colheita but I'm not a great colheita fan and didn't enjoy it as much as the vintage port.
I'll offer you EUR 3,20 for the bottle...
I'll offer you EUR 3,20 for the bottle...
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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The Don Restaurant, St Swithins Lane, London
This is a restaurant now established in the old bottling factory of the Sandeman company in London. I've eaten there and the food is very good and the range of ports on offer is very impressive.
However, you may spot why Derek and I did not go there tonight as we originally planned ...
Prices are per bottle
Sandeman 1927 £750
Sandeman 1935 £670
Sandeman 1947 £650
Sandeman 1960 £190
Sandeman 1963 £265
Sandeman 1966 £190
Sandeman 1970 £150
Cockburn 1927 £900
Smith Woodhouse 1947 £390
Dow 1950 £320
Graham 1960 £185
Fonseca 1960 £220
Taylor 1963 £425
Graham 1970 £240
Fonseca 1970 £260
Fonseca 1975 £110
Graham 1975 £100
Graham 1983 £115
Croft 1985 £95
Fonseca 1985 £145
Taylor 1985 £140
Warre 1985 £125
Alex
However, you may spot why Derek and I did not go there tonight as we originally planned ...
Prices are per bottle
Sandeman 1927 £750
Sandeman 1935 £670
Sandeman 1947 £650
Sandeman 1960 £190
Sandeman 1963 £265
Sandeman 1966 £190
Sandeman 1970 £150
Cockburn 1927 £900
Smith Woodhouse 1947 £390
Dow 1950 £320
Graham 1960 £185
Fonseca 1960 £220
Taylor 1963 £425
Graham 1970 £240
Fonseca 1970 £260
Fonseca 1975 £110
Graham 1975 £100
Graham 1983 £115
Croft 1985 £95
Fonseca 1985 £145
Taylor 1985 £140
Warre 1985 £125
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: The Don Restaurant, St Swithins Lane, London
That doesn't sound too bad.AHB wrote:This is a restaurant now established in the old bottling factory of the Sandeman company in London.
Prices are per bottle
Sandeman 1970 £150
Graham 1960 £185
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Grill 23 - Boston, MA
Famous Steakhouse, even better one the company card or per diem.
Cockburn 1997 $160.00 USD
Grahams 30 Year $150.00
Grahams LBV 2000 $70.00
Quinta Noval Colheita 1937 $650.00
Quinta Noval Colheita 1941 $625.00
Quinta Noval Colheita 1976 $250.00
Quinta Noval Silval 2000 $125.00
Quinta Noval 20 Year $115.00
Taylor 1997 $450.00
Warre Nimrod $85.00
Warre Otima 10 375ml $55.00
Warre Otima 20 375ml $75.00
Cockburn 1997 $160.00 USD
Grahams 30 Year $150.00
Grahams LBV 2000 $70.00
Quinta Noval Colheita 1937 $650.00
Quinta Noval Colheita 1941 $625.00
Quinta Noval Colheita 1976 $250.00
Quinta Noval Silval 2000 $125.00
Quinta Noval 20 Year $115.00
Taylor 1997 $450.00
Warre Nimrod $85.00
Warre Otima 10 375ml $55.00
Warre Otima 20 375ml $75.00
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Re: The Don Restaurant, St Swithins Lane, London
The prices may not sound too bad until you put them into the context of the UK retail market - Sandeman 1970 can be purchased retail for £40 and Graham 1960 for £71. Paying £110 for the privilege of drinking one of these wines in that particular restaurant was just more than we felt we could justify - especially when the Crusting Pipe in Covent Garden were able to provide us with the bottle of Grahams 1983 for £46 and the bottle of Skeffington 1994 for £30 (and a bottle of Taylor 1963 for £146 that we didn't open and I took home!).mosesbotbol wrote:That doesn't sound too bad.AHB wrote:This is a restaurant now established in the old bottling factory of the Sandeman company in London.
Prices are per bottle
Sandeman 1970 £150
Graham 1960 £185
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.