Hi, I have three of them . 2x Hooper's Recolté 1937 and 1x Companhia Velha Royal Oporto 1944. The 1944 image is on my Facebook and is open to everyone. Of the Hooper's I had six and drunk allready four of them. Remarkebly good I have to say :P https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=807100422692891&...
My dear friends, As a noob I am still wondering what the difference is between an Recolté wine and a vintage wine. I have a few bottles which are marked with the indication Recolté. There are different opinions what this really is. Some say it's a colheita and others are saying it's a vintage. Btw, ...
Good on you Gerwin, I lost the 18x Ware's One minute before ending they came over me. Tried to get it anyway but when the price came up to €400,- I stopped. Bugger!!!
Have you tried it already? I know it's a 0.5 l but still worth it. I have two in my collection and really want to try the '63 too. I have tasted the '52 and that one is the top of whites in my humble opinion.
http://www.qtastaeufemia.com/Images/vinhos/Porto/LBV2007.jpg A 2007 LBV at €17 per bottle seems good, though I don’t know how good is the Quinta Santa Eufêmia . You have to try Quinta de Sta. Eufemia some time. It's a small house with remarkably good tawnies. The 30 and 40 years are really worth bu...
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Last Thursday I bought 6x Quinta de Sta. Eufemia LBV 2007 on auction for just over €100,~ including shipping. This week I try to purchase a lot of 18 different bottles of Ware's
Hi all, I am curious what kind of cellar management systems you are using. In the past I was using just a Excel sheet. Since I made my latest inventory I wanted to use something else. As a Dutchman I don't want to pay for expensive software :wink: So I did find this on the web : http://manageyourcel...
Hi, How I started with Port?? Well, when I was young we had always a bottle of el cheappo Sugar water in stock. One day a friend came by and wanted a glas of Port. When he tasted it, he said: This is no Port. So hold a moment, I'll be right back. ( He was living very nearby). He came back with a cou...
My name is Martin, 48 years old ( or young ) Portlover since the urly '90's. Have a small collection of Portwines (about 100 bottles) and still enjoying, collecting and learning about this great wine.