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14 bottles of Tesco BOB 1994 vintage port, £13.50 with the 25% off. Seemed wrong to resist.

On opening the bottle a waft of treacle and soot. The colour is dark (very dark for a 1980), with little fade out at the rim. At about 3 to 6 hours after opening not much fruit or sweetness on the palate.The nose is a bit dumb. The first impression is of tannin and that slightly sooty quality. A big...

but I would say about 15 to 20 degrees from the horizontal is enough when uncorking/decapsuling to prevent spillage. Wow...i'm intrigued....i have never attempted to uncork at anything other than the vertical! (student days excepted) And would not feel confident of my prospects on some bottles give...

Warre 1980. I don't stand mine, I decant them from the supine position. Am I missing something? They seem to come cleaner off the crust. I don't think you are missing anything; at least I don't think you are if your method works for you. Personally, with the space I have to work in I find that stan...

Warre 1980. I don't stand mine, I decant them from the supine position. Am I missing something? They seem to come cleaner off the crust. Presumably you first have to stand it to remove the capsule and un-cork the bottle? Presuming your bottles have been resting nicely on their side, all that standi...

Warre 1980. I don't stand mine, I decant them from the supine position. Am I missing something? They seem to come cleaner off the crust.

DRT wrote; I really want to open my Cockburn 1847 on Friday but it would mean breaking into my last case. Opinion is divided on this year; Lord peter Wimsey thought it dead and Andre Simon thought it well and happy. As both notes are from the twenties you might want to have the blue nun on standby ...