I'm Warre's Warrior

[10Anos]

With this post I reach the rank of Warre's Warrior! The first one I actually know by experience (well...apart from the cheap ruby )...

[Alex Bridgeman]

While I love the signature, I'm not sure that a Warre's Warrior can be accurately described as a newbie any more!

[10Anos]

I happened to run into that signature while I had already achieved the rank Fonseca Bin 27 but I liked it so much that I decided to use it...

But when is someone no longer a newbie? I don't think that rank based on the number of posts alone is really a reliable measure, if you know what I mean. And this person would definitely not be viewed as a newbie, even though he made fewer posts than I...

The newbie signature reflects my limited experience with port (a few months now). In that respect I'm really a newbie. And I'm still a VP-virgin, I just recently bought my first VP: half-bottle of Q d Bomfim 1998.

[10Anos]

Was wondering, when do you call someone experienced when it comes to port? If you had to guess, how many different ports have you guys had the pleasure of tasting?

[Alex Bridgeman]

There are a number of names for people who have drunk lots of port, most of them rather uncomplimentary. The ones that I prefer are "port-head" or "portophile".

How many ports have I tasted in my lifetime - no idea. But I can say that so far this year I have tasted 95 different bottles of port, last year it was 157 and the year before was 153.

Alex

[ac-fast]

Right now I drinking Warres Warrior

[Conky]

I'm on Warres LBV 96. I opened it drunk a few nights ago, and wish I hadn't, as I've only two more bottles left. Its lovely, as always, but when its gone, its gone!

[Alex Bridgeman]

If you're drinking the Warre's Warrior right now, then come join in the virtual offline over here and tell us what you think of it.

I quite like the Warre's Warrior, in my experience it's one of the ruby ports that improves with decanting.

Alex

[10Anos]

I quite like the Warre's Warrior, in my experience it's one of the ruby ports that improves with decanting.

When I tried the Warrior for the first time (and only time, so far) I remember being pleasantly surprised. It does indeed do justice to its reputation of being one of the better rubies. I didn't have a decanter at the time and the Warrior was good enough to be gone rather quickly .

I also remember that I found Warre's Heritage Ruby disappointing.

[KillerB]

I quite like the Warre's Warrior, in my experience it's one of the ruby ports that improves with decanting.

When I tried the Warrior for the first time (and only time, so far) I remember being pleasantly surprised. It does indeed do justice to its reputation of being one of the better rubies. I didn't have a decanter at the time and the Warrior was good enough to be gone rather quickly .

I also remember that I found Warre's Heritage Ruby disappointing.

I think of Heritage as adequate, especially when it comes at £5 per bottle. I may even have suggested that it was better than the Warrior but it could have been an adrenaline rush caused by having a drinkable ruby for a fiver.

[Conky]

I'm not keen on either. Wish I was, because they are both a lovely price.

[ac-fast]

OH big site .... Oh TPF site

Transform me into a Warres warrior


Bang.. and wupti

[10Anos]

I think of Heritage as adequate, especially when it comes at £5 per bottle. I may even have suggested that it was better than the Warrior but it could have been an adrenaline rush caused by having a drinkable ruby for a fiver.

The Heritage sells for ┚¬7 and the Warrior for ┚¬9 over here. I'd rather spend the extra ┚¬2 and buy the Warrior (both are on offer for ┚¬2 less once in a while).