Which fairly modern ports are you least stocked up with
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Which fairly modern ports are you least stocked up with
With me it is the 55's and the 94's much to my shame
- uncle tom
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The big desert in my cellar is the 34/35 split vintage - I am painfully short of both.
My stocks of '55 have recently been bolstered by Sotheby's (3 bottles of Taylor) but still well short of where I would like overall.
My stock of '94's is reasonable, but notably lacking the top Symington brands - Dow, Graham & Warre.
I've bid and lost many times on Dow, and a a couple of times on Graham.
Warre '94 seems to be a bit of a rarity though..
Tom
My stocks of '55 have recently been bolstered by Sotheby's (3 bottles of Taylor) but still well short of where I would like overall.
My stock of '94's is reasonable, but notably lacking the top Symington brands - Dow, Graham & Warre.
I've bid and lost many times on Dow, and a a couple of times on Graham.
Warre '94 seems to be a bit of a rarity though..
Tom
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I don't have many young ports (other than more Morgan 91 than a man could ever need ) mainly because I consider them to be over-priced and not worth the cost of cellaring.
If there is a gaping hole in my cellar it is the 1980's, excluding 1985. I only have 5 bottles from the 1980's that are not from 1985. But 40% of those are Noval Nacional's
Derek
PS: 1955 is not a modern vintage by any stretch of the imagination
If there is a gaping hole in my cellar it is the 1980's, excluding 1985. I only have 5 bottles from the 1980's that are not from 1985. But 40% of those are Noval Nacional's
Derek
PS: 1955 is not a modern vintage by any stretch of the imagination
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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That's my problem, I don't have any!Jay P wrote:If you have even one '27, I'm on my way to IL!
A few years ago it used to be fairly easy to get 1927 Cockburn, a great wine, for about $400 a bottle. Now it's tough to find any 1927 for under $1000. Ah well, the search continues. Jay, if I get one, I'll give you a call so you can come by.
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My word!!!
You guys intrigued me, so I hopped on WineSearcher. There's a handful of 27 Cockburns and Crofts. They start at around £350 ($700), and they are all UK sources. The last one is an American source which slips in at a whopping £987!!!
Does anyone feel like explaining why there's such a huge price hike in Port prices in the U.S. ? This type of difference is quite common.
I thought American buyers would be as ruthless as UK Merchants and demand the best possible prices. Or could it be that the old stuff has always been here, and is just pitched at what people are wiling to pay, whereas the States has to find it first and buy it in. Remarkable Differential, whatever the reason.
Alan
You guys intrigued me, so I hopped on WineSearcher. There's a handful of 27 Cockburns and Crofts. They start at around £350 ($700), and they are all UK sources. The last one is an American source which slips in at a whopping £987!!!
Does anyone feel like explaining why there's such a huge price hike in Port prices in the U.S. ? This type of difference is quite common.
I thought American buyers would be as ruthless as UK Merchants and demand the best possible prices. Or could it be that the old stuff has always been here, and is just pitched at what people are wiling to pay, whereas the States has to find it first and buy it in. Remarkable Differential, whatever the reason.
Alan
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Alan,
There always seems to be one or two stores in the US that think because it is older they can sell it for outrageous prices. Then again, there is always a rich sucker that will pay it. The sad thing is I've seen older ports that have leaked and are still selling for way high prices. Capitalism at its best I guess
There always seems to be one or two stores in the US that think because it is older they can sell it for outrageous prices. Then again, there is always a rich sucker that will pay it. The sad thing is I've seen older ports that have leaked and are still selling for way high prices. Capitalism at its best I guess
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Actually, no.there is always a rich sucker that will pay it
Common in the US and not unknown here, is the practice of listing a rare and unusual bottle that you happen to own at a ludicrous price, with no serious expectation of selling it.
It makes your other stock appear more reasonably priced, and makes you look like one of the big boys..
"reputable wine merchant" is a great oxymoron!
Tom
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I've sometimes thought about doing what Tom has said happens with some wine merchants. I have one or two rare-ish bottles of port and I have occasionally toyed with the idea of offering them to a broker at a ridiculous price. Priced so that I don't want to sell them but if I was offered as much money as I was asking then it would be ridiculous not to accept. I would rationalise it to say "If I was offered that much money for a bottle of Croft '45 then I could afford to buy a case of Fonseca '66 instead". No-one who had the time or the knowledge to do the research would pay £1200 for a bottle of Croft '45 but there might be people around who just want a bottle in a hurry and don't care what it costs.
I've never got round to actually doing it though. I wonder what would happen...
Alex
I've never got round to actually doing it though. I wonder what would happen...
Alex
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That's a large part of the rationale behind outfits like everywine and vintagewinegifts - relying on people being too lazy to shop around.but there might be people around who just want a bottle in a hurry and don't care what it costs
Tom
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