One quiz at a time

[Alex Bridgeman]

About time for another port question. Which shipper is the fourth most represented in my port collection?

Warre?

So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham

But who is number 4?

[DRT]

Morgan

[Alex Bridgeman]

So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan

But who is number 4?

[jdaw1]

Taylor?

[Alex Bridgeman]

So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7)
8)
9)
10) Taylor

But who is number 4?

[benread]

Fereira?

[Alex Bridgeman]

So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7)
8)
9)
10)
11) Taylor
12=)
12=)
14) Ferreira

But who is number 4?

Editorial decison taken which moves Taylor from 10 to 11.

[jdaw1]

Fonseca? (It’s in my blood.)

[Alex Bridgeman]

So far we have identified:
1)
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7)
8)
9)
10)
11) Taylor
12=)
12=)
14) Ferreira

But who is number 4?

[KillerB]

Noval

[jdaw1]

And let’s fill in the #1 slot: Vesuvio.

[benread]

Dow?

[Alex Bridgeman]

So far we have identified:
1) Vesuvio
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7) Dow
8)
9)
10) Noval
11) Taylor
12=)
12=)
14) Ferreira

Getting closer - but who is number 4?

[KillerB]

Gould Campbell

[jdaw1]

Smith Woodhouse?

[benread]

Croft?

[Alex Bridgeman]

So far we have identified:
1) Vesuvio
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Taylor
6) Graham
7) Morgan
8) Dow
9) Smith Woodhouse
10)
11) Noval
12=) Croft
12=)
14) Ferreira
15) Gould Campbell

Getting closer - but who is number 4?

Applying the same editorial logic which previously moved Taylor to 10th place has now moved Taylor to 5th place. (Taylor, as a shipper, includes any bottles of Vargellas single quinta ports that I own; Smith Woodhouse includes Madalena single quinta, etc.)

[KillerB]

Cruz - I know how fond of it you became

[jdaw1]

Nacional?

[KillerB]

Cockburn - ouch

[jdaw1]

Looking through my cellar stocks for inspiration: not Churchill. Not Delaforce. Neither Infantado nor Magalhães. Definitely not Poças Júnior nor Portal. Let’s hope not Royal Oporto. Also eliminating Quevedo.

Maybe Niepoort. Maybe Offley. Probably not Ramos-Pinto. Sandeman very plausible.

So if none of the previous guesses, Martinez!

[Glenn E.]

Always too late to guess my pick... first Taylor was taken, then Noval, then Croft, now Cockburn. I'm just too slow! (Morgan was also a good guess by DRT.)

So...

I'll take Niepoort, but somehow I doubt it is correct.

[jdaw1]

Sandeman?

[benread]

Berry brothers?

[Alex Bridgeman]

Ignoring Mr Wiseman's attempt to disguise several guesses into a single post, with the result that it only confused me, my list now becomes:

So far we have identified:
1) Vesuvio
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Taylor
6) Graham
7) Morgan
8) Dow
9) Smith Woodhouse
10) Cockburn
11) Noval
12=) Croft
12=)
14) Ferreira
15) Gould Campbell
16)
17) Sandeman
18) Niepoort
666) Cruz
Getting closer - but who is number 4?

Nacional was included in with Noval, using the same sort of editorial logic as resulted in Vargellas being included in with Taylor; demonstrating a sad lack of Nacional in my cellar compared with other wines given that Noval is only at number 11.

Berry's I tend to drink as soon as I get my hands on them. I have none in my collection.

And now having made everyone read through all of the waffle, I will give the credit to Julian. It is Martinez who is the fourth most represented shipper in my cellar. Slightly surprising to me, but there's been a fair amount come onto the market recently which is ready for drinking and has been well priced.

Missing from the list are "Unknown" at 12=, Gonzalez Byass at 16, Offley at 19 and Rebello Valente at 20.

Julian's up.