Where to buy Port in Cornwall

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Alex Bridgeman
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Where to buy Port in Cornwall

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Wadebridge Wines used to be my go to shop when in Cornwall to buy Port to drink while on holiday. Sadly, with the change in ownership a few years ago, the shop no longer offers the same impressive choice or range.

Does anyone have any suggestions where else I should try when in Cornwall for my Port fix?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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I find this shop to be reliable and accessible from almost anywhere in the UK in the event of the type of emergency you describe.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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DRT wrote: 22:11 Mon 26 Aug 2019 I find this shop to be reliable and accessible from almost anywhere in the UK in the event of the type of emergency you describe.
But that hardly helps the local economy!
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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AHB wrote: 08:52 Tue 27 Aug 2019
DRT wrote: 22:11 Mon 26 Aug 2019 I find this shop to be reliable and accessible from almost anywhere in the UK in the event of the type of emergency you describe.
But that hardly helps the local economy!
It helps the people who work in the local distribution centre and the driver of the delivery van 88)
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Where to buy Port in Cornwall

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DRT wrote: 13:16 Tue 27 Aug 2019
AHB wrote: 08:52 Tue 27 Aug 2019
DRT wrote: 22:11 Mon 26 Aug 2019 I find this shop to be reliable and accessible from almost anywhere in the UK in the event of the type of emergency you describe.
But that hardly helps the local economy!
It helps the people who work in the local distribution centre and the driver of the delivery van 88)
But I like being able to pick up the bottles and talk to the people who are selling them to me.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Where to buy Port in Cornwall

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AHB wrote: 21:57 Tue 27 Aug 2019
DRT wrote: 13:16 Tue 27 Aug 2019
AHB wrote: 08:52 Tue 27 Aug 2019
DRT wrote: 22:11 Mon 26 Aug 2019 I find this shop to be reliable and accessible from almost anywhere in the UK in the event of the type of emergency you describe.
But that hardly helps the local economy!
It helps the people who work in the local distribution centre and the driver of the delivery van 88)
But I like being able to pick up the bottles and talk to the people who are selling them to me.
You can't pick up the bottles, but you can speak to the sales assistant, Alexa.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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DRT wrote: 22:28 Tue 27 Aug 2019You can't pick up the bottles, but you can speak to the sales assistant, Alexa.
> "Alexa, buy a bottle of Dow 1996 vintage port"
< "Did you say 'buy eight bottles of Dow 1896 vintage port, available at £2000 each"
> "What?! No!"
< "Purchase confirmed"
> "Uh-oh..."
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