Hello from Cologne
Posted: 22:10 Wed 25 Sep 2013
Hi everybody,
as a newcomer to port (and to this forum) I would like to say hello to everybody.
My name is Andre, I'm 36 years old and live in Cologne, Germany.
I tasted my first Port wine three or four years ago. I was always interested in wine (and I'm still interest in wine besides port), so I just put a bottle of Delaforce Ruby in my basket while shopping in my local supermarket (there is not really a port culture in Germany as there is in the UK) . Since then, I'm constantly "drinking my way up", Reserve, LBV, Crusted and now SQVPs. In November I will attend Axel's Cockburn tasting in Leverkusen (that will be my first vertical tasting in Port). In general, I'm more of a "Ruby" person, although I like a good Tawny too.
I went to Porto in Feb. 2012 to visit the lodges and attend the Essencia do Vinho. In August this year I returned to Porto for a week (great new Graham's Lodge by the way) and then went to Pinhao for another week. I stayed a Quinta de la Rosa, visited Quinta do Panascal, Quinta do Seixo, Quinta do Noval and Quinta do Napoles (Niepoort). Right now I'm learning Portuguese as I found out that English is not so well understood in Portugal.
Next year I will go back to Porto to attend the Essencia do Vinho (28.2. to 2.3.2014).
That's why I registered here to find some people who will be at the Essencia, too.
Best wishes from the Rhineland
Andre
as a newcomer to port (and to this forum) I would like to say hello to everybody.
My name is Andre, I'm 36 years old and live in Cologne, Germany.
I tasted my first Port wine three or four years ago. I was always interested in wine (and I'm still interest in wine besides port), so I just put a bottle of Delaforce Ruby in my basket while shopping in my local supermarket (there is not really a port culture in Germany as there is in the UK) . Since then, I'm constantly "drinking my way up", Reserve, LBV, Crusted and now SQVPs. In November I will attend Axel's Cockburn tasting in Leverkusen (that will be my first vertical tasting in Port). In general, I'm more of a "Ruby" person, although I like a good Tawny too.
I went to Porto in Feb. 2012 to visit the lodges and attend the Essencia do Vinho. In August this year I returned to Porto for a week (great new Graham's Lodge by the way) and then went to Pinhao for another week. I stayed a Quinta de la Rosa, visited Quinta do Panascal, Quinta do Seixo, Quinta do Noval and Quinta do Napoles (Niepoort). Right now I'm learning Portuguese as I found out that English is not so well understood in Portugal.
Next year I will go back to Porto to attend the Essencia do Vinho (28.2. to 2.3.2014).
That's why I registered here to find some people who will be at the Essencia, too.
Best wishes from the Rhineland
Andre