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Ahhh, now I have you. Loud and Clear. The sandy oases of Belgium

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You are in Belgium right now??? Where? Do tell! I have some wine you need to drink. I think. Probably. Reesling or something like that, and some Sugarrebe.

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Granted, this probably should go under a different headliner, but the theme is relevant: Niepoort decided to forego their renowned dry wines 'Batuta' and 'Charme' bottlings for 2006 as well. Apparently quality was a bit evasive in 2006, something I detected amongst many Douro wines at ProWein a few ...

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Pink. I think.

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g-man...Rolling Stones does rate music, but I think it's with stars or something, no? Not the 100-point system so frequently in use amongst the wine cognescenti. I don't know how exactly they arrive at their scores and find a great deal of them to be flat-out wrong, but hey, that's the subjective na...

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Sorry :oops: A sensitive subject for me, this scoring business. I wish I could get to the point a bit quicker like you Derek. I wholeheartedly agree with the comment you made about notes that are incredibly descriptive and precise. While being interesting and very helpful--I myself attempt to write ...

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Now. NOW. Here's the rub: The world of wine aficionados is inundated with those for whom points are of utmost importance. I don't think this is inherently a bad thing. For many of us, the greatest ports we've ever drank are extremely high scorers, mostly 95+. Certainly we're not searching out these ...

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This issue is probably the most perplexing aspect of wine appreciation, for me at least. I think that when considering (high) quality wine, we're primarily evaluating it as a work of art, perhaps only slightly more than as a work of science. I think this is collectively a safe assumption. With that ...

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To the Roots! I raise a toast to you both and thank you so much for sharing your lives, your wine and both your homes with Mandy and me over the last four years. It's sad to think you will be so far away for the next four, but I suppose things won't be too entirely different than they are now, aside...

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It all makes sense now, the glorious heat all year round in Oman...and it's not its proximity to the equator. It's quite apparent from the picture that Oman benefits from not one, but TWO suns: the one in the sky, and Ronnie's legs. Somebody get me my Blu Blockuhs

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Am I the only one who's noticed Ronnie's bottle quality index name-thingy...Niepoort Paint 1994. Genius. Hopefully tomorrow this becomes Niepoort Saint 1994, and not Niepoort Taint 1994, if y'all know what I mean.

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Still searching...still in.

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You must look for the higher prices in different places to discover what are the real good wines. While I agree with AHB and Conky, you can't help but ackowledge that soooooooo many people believe THIS lie that's it's quite impossible to classify it as 'deception', especially when every endorses it...

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Take a whole-wheat hot dog bun and toast both sides (does not have to be done at the same time; this works better if toasted separately). Take some high cocoa percentage milk chocolate and melt it on one side of the toasted hot dog bun. Sprinkle chili powder on top of the melted chocolate. On the ot...

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Pinot Noir. I'd forgotten this nut-kicker came in at a smashing 15% alcohol. In the glass, the nose was closed for business upwards of two hours. I've never experienced something so muted before (actually, a 1997 Leoville Las Cases never emerged after three days in a decanter. Fail.). Vigorous swirl...

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This wine is beautiful in the way a bonfire is beautiful-the smell, the sparks flying, embers burning, the heat, the atmosphere. This was exuberant, youthful wine that, with air, continued to take on more and more nuances...and became hotter and hotter on the finish. All the fruit is there in spades...

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Thanks for all the good info guys!!!

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Ronnie, if you still have your e-mail saved, can you send it to my house? ezatc123@yahoo.com I won't be at work until next Wednesday. I have a good, good friend from high school coming with his wife to visit us for a little less than a week. Cologne, Bingen, Heidelberg, the eastern stuff really, at ...

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Perfect. Thank you!

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Ronnie, Where are you at right now? Are you still in Dutchland? Or long since departed? Sucks that the SB was lackluster, but maybe we should have expected that. I have never had opportunity to try a Cloudy Bay SB, but based on reports here and abroad, this is something I'll have to put on the 'Must...

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Admin, I have a message lingering in my Outbox as opposed to my Sentbox. This message is rather important and I'm curious as to the status of a message in the Outbox: Has it actually been sent, or is it waiting to be sent? Shall I just cut and paste the same message to a New Post and get on with it,...

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It's as good as done. If I find a sick deal, I'll pass that info as well. And will provide the best TNs I can.

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It is nevertheless officially considered a 'Nation' though, is it not? On top of being considered as a province somewhat more alienated than the others, and for obvious reasons.

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All this jolly Martinez talk is just a fat, sticky red seal on the 1994 Martinez purchase. LadySimon got paid today...hmm, what shall I do but attempt to acquire some?

And some '85 and '83 snuck on top it

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I'll bite...and add a bit of pre-

Port A: Royal Oporto 1963
Port B: Warre 1970
Port C: Martinez 1985
Port D: Borges 1963
Port E: Martinez 1983

Ahh. To err is human I suppose. Hope I'm close though; they were great TNs.

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Word on the street is the 'Rose 17%' is the M&S Pink Port PLUS a 17% dollup of experimental Zinfandel. That, or on a more speculative note, it's a 'Fine Ruby' that never quite made it to the requisite alcoholic strength, and thus was labeled 'Rose 17%', as in, 'No Other Rose On This Planet Will ...

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I don't know how Luc will respond--with fightin' words or who knows what. Certainly it will be borderline violent. But I can assure you Quebec is indeed a nation, as recognized by its House of Commons at least. Why it would have such an edifice in England is beyond me, unless the British House of Co...

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xl: Yes. UT: Do you propose we plan such a tasting? 37,5 vs. 75 vs. 150 vs. 300 (if avail). I would certainly petition to the allowance of larger formats if I knew without vagary that in nearly all instances large format bottlings far outpaced the qualities so consistently delivered by what's presen...

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...and the priciest, no? I do still taste it in my mouth every now and then. One of my first and greatest ProWein memories...and I didn't even drink it there. It was the only Port I remember tasting that didn't take the jackhammer to my tooth enamel. Do you remember the 2003 Taylor we ventured? That...

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Looking forward to hearing what the 5 Euro Wonder tastes like

. Gotta love those airline miles.

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I suppose that's what you mean by '...Spirits'. I should try reading words for once.

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I left that Concha Y Toro SB at the Roots' place...I wonder if they tasted it yet? I've heard good things about the Mulderbosch wines, especially their Syrah I think. Glad to hear the SB is a relative standout.

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Conky--lemon and ice with some of the blends isn't bad, so I've heard. Johnnie Rocker's, as the more hip crowd refers to it (I think), but I believe there may be a dollup of triple sec, spiced rum or some sugar cubes added...??? I suppose I'm really glad I don't know the exact mixture. KillerB--appr...

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Derek- I appreciate the offer of assistance! I'm not entirely a man as addicted to scotch as I am to Port, but occasionally I like to spring for a good dram. If it turns out these prices are a bit steep, I'd certainly be curious what they go for around the Edinburgh area. Heck, I'd be more curious a...

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I've intended to taste this single malt for some time now, but found it rather elusive in these parts. Turns out, it's available right around the corner at 64 Euro. Anyone had much experience with this particular bottling? And is it worth a buy at that price point? The same shop also carries Highlan...

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Can't add much more to this, but would emphasize even more strongly the youth of this wine. I really could not believe this had been in a bottle for nearly 30 years. If anyone ever sees '76 Fonseca G. lying around someplace, do yourself a favor and snag a case. And do the rest of us a favor-let us k...

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Ronnie-you forgot OUR WOTN: Peller Estates' Andrew Peller Cab Franc Icewine, VQA Niagara, Canada. Probably the best Cab Franc icewine in production today, and catching on I hear. P. Lurton at CB is contemplating making such a wine with his best Cab Franc in 2008. All because of this Peller icewine. ...

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2002 Andrew Peller Cab Franc Icewine, Peller Estates, VQA Niagara, Canada. Dreadful. In all respects. If someone had told me this were new age cough suppressant, I would have believed them steadfastly. 1999 Kreglinger Brut, Sparkling Wine of Tasmania, Australia. Quite a funny story to this, and no o...

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Ahh...the 'TSA'. Almost as big of a joke as the U.S.'s. What a bead, though; what a bead.

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Very, very interested. Friends (huz and wyfee) coming to visit from US for 6-8 days, potentially in April, potentially in May. If I had dates to give them, along with an opportunity like this, they might be down. 4 days split between the Douro and Deutschland doesn't seem like too bad a deal.

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Folks, the trailer is out. Check it:

Bottle Shock

Appears from a far off distance to have potential...

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...that said, for those folks further up river, whose elevage and assemblage takes place in-house without shipping, I can understand and wholly accept the practice of maturing Port in Inox. That's one of the beauties of steel: temperature control. I can imagine how hot it must get around Pinhao and ...

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I'm riding the proverbial fence on all this really, siding with Conky and UT concurrently: sad that such practices are employed-God forbid, widespread; heartened at the thought of more sterile winemaking. If a shipper has a particular style, let it also be considered a clean one. That's admirable. B...

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This whole thing smacks of mystery and intrigue. I suppose we'll just have to arrange a Portugal TPF Getaway and explore-investigate, rather-these mysteries in person. The following link , in particular the last three paragraphs, cleared up a lot of my questions regarding the application of steel in...

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I'm even worse off than I was before. I tried to beguile to allay my own worst fears-namely, that the cat may have suffered in its final hours. And to find out it most likely did; don't I appear the horse's ass at the moment. I'm so incredibly sorry bro; really, all joking aside, from the bottom of ...

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You needn't be reminded of marital proximity at the moment, good man, but better days await thee. Regarding Dries-well, I quite liked that pussy. What an utter shame she picked today of all days to join the Departed. Any day is but a day to soon really, at least when it comes to pets. I haven't the ...

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UT, Moses--couldn't agree more on both accounts. Truth in labeling, consistently cheap quality for the French. I envision this as the start of a new era in peaceful, coexistential blandness. But I really do think it's good the IVDP has stepped out at a rather early (no?) juncture and said, 'Hey, the...

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And with that one word post I made it to 'Cockburn's Ruby'. Seems almost illegal.

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Wilco.

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Had no friggin' idea. I knew of the wood-chip practice, but never in my life would have associated it with the Port industry. Granted, some larger-scale co-ops probably have to find some way of maxing margins, but I'd be curious to know if some of the more qualitatively renowned estates are engaging...

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