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Great. Can't wait!

Room for another?

Sounds like a plan to me.

21st works for me.

I'm wide-open on the weekends this month. Weeknights are a little more challenging, but later in the month I should be able to make something work.

Sounds great. I would definitely like to join the NYC tasting.

Mark me down for D85. Thx.

I'd definitely be interested in joining the tasting if there is room.

G-man, could you point me to a retailer or two in Manhattan or Brooklyn that stocks your port. I'd like to check it out. Thanks.

I hopefully have successfully attached two pictures of my newly purchased and previously purchased Dow 85. Thanks.

Thanks for the reassurance and allowing me to feel good about my purchase. Happy New Year to you both!

This afternoon I came across a bottle of Dow's 1985 vintage port at a local wine store for $58 - what seems to me to be a great price. It was the last bottle on the shelf and while they were searching for more downstairs (it was in fact the last one), I noticed that the bottle appeared brand new, es...

The Dow's came from Brooklyn Wine Exchange on Court Street, but is no longer in stock. The Cockburn's came from Montague Wine and Spirits in Brooklyn Heights.

Thanks for the warm welcomes. I certainly hope I'll be able join some offline tastings. While I wouldn't put too much weight on my opinion, I would in fact buy the Cockburns 20 yr again. My tawny experience is limited though. I preferred a 20 yr Dow's I had previously, but found the Cockburn's signi...

I've been enjoying the forum for the past few weeks and thought it was time to officially register. Over the past couple of years I have enjoyed the occasional glass of port after dinner, but my aha moment came at a dinner earlier this year after which I shared in a bottle of Fonseca '85. I realized...