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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑16:19 Fri 15 May 2026 I guess I'm the only one going to Porto in June this year. That's slightly surprising...

Well, I didn't say anything, for obvious reasons

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^^ I'm not sure that, in years of lower bottling numbers (but still a 'classic' year, no SQVP shenanigans), they're leaving out from the final blend any stone terraces grapes. The grapes are too good for that. I'll try to ask around, though, could be an interesting conversation.

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^^ My thoughts exactly, re: proving anything for or against. I think the only thing that is safe to say is that, on any given year, the 'regular' VP without premium grapes is, in all likelihood, inferior to what it would've been had you used the premium grapes in the blend.

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This is something that has been bothering me for a few years, now, but I haven't discussed it with anyone else yet. Correct me if my thinking isn't quite on point, but to me the logic seems inescapable. Let's take Graham as an example. Before the appearance of The Stone Terraces VP, the grapes from ...

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"Crusting" = "in the process of becoming crusted"?

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I vary between a Riedel Vinum Port glass if I’m drinking or a Spiegelau Discovery 430ml white wine glass if I’m tasting at home so pour size is irrelevant. I adore the latter, they are so light — but also so fragile because of their delicacy. Did you mean Definition? I'm unfamiliar with their Disco...

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Andy Velebil wrote: ↑02:30 Fri 01 May 2026 Most of the port industry has moved on from the smaller “port glasses” and are now using more of a small white wine glass.

Yes, I'm in the "small white wine glass" camp.

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I'm listening.

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The RP is fantastic, I ripped through my only case of 6 in five or six years, after this bottle there will be only one left.

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Oh G77, what a wonderful choice.

I have some Ramos Pinto 1982 lined up for tomorrow, and for Easter Sunday I'll probably open another 1980 Warre, the last one I opened was drinking very very well.

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Maria Tita, who many of you would know from her time working with Blackett, São Leonardo, Quinta das Lamelas and running the Avepod wine bar has opened a new Port themed wine bar and has invited us all to visit when we are next in town. The bar is OportunO and can be found at 207-209 Rua do Comérci...

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^^ Good stuff.

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Justin K wrote: ↑22:12 Wed 25 Mar 2026
MigSU wrote: ↑18:57 Wed 25 Mar 2026 Did it really say "sham" on the cork?

What a ridiculous price, btw. Amazing.
Autocorrect gone mad, should read ‘aham’!

Yeah, I figured

Congratulations on the price, what a steal.

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Did it really say "sham" on the cork?

What a ridiculous price, btw. Amazing.

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Are we supposed to ignore the very neat and tidy wine cellar?

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That looks great!

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑18:06 Sun 22 Mar 2026 I think it was bottled in 1976...

Correct!

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Classy. Can't wait to get my hands on them!

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Genius.

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Also I'm now wondering how easy it would be to measure the remaining alcohol content in the various things I enjoy cooking (there's about to be some tawny port added to my risotto because I don't have any sherry in the house) without investing in a home chemistry lab and hours of my time to learn h...

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mcoulson wrote: ↑12:32 Sun 15 Mar 2026
That's a shocking example of wanton disregard for the better things in life ... Are you at the BFT ?

Alas, I can't make it this year. I tried but just can't make the scheduling work.

The Mk3 looks great!

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Here we have a cork sans cork rest. As you can see, it runs the risk of rolling and thus falling off the table.

(Editted for grammar and word repetition)

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What was this

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Mike J. W. wrote: ↑21:41 Sat 14 Mar 2026
I always thought "The Book" aka "The Book of Books" referred to the bible? Not that I ever cracked one of them open, mind you.

Well, we're in TPF, and so 'The Book' is "Port Vintages - The Chronicle of Vintage Ports, from the Beginning".

(No disrespect to anyone)

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jdaw1 wrote: ↑09:04 Sat 14 Mar 2026
mcoulson wrote: ↑08:58 Sat 14 Mar 2026Dow 1842 cork from the bottle
Yea! Page 101 of the book (2nd ed) indeed has D42. Phew.

Not sure that I would have modelled the Mark 2 with a 2013 cork though.

I would kindly request that you capitalise "the book" ("The Book").

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Crucial question: does the Mk2 also come with TPF branding?

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Can't cook with them as I don't drink - i said that at the start!!!!! As for deleting, according to the FAQs, I can't delete my message once I have had a reply! So it seems that I am stumped! I am unlikely to return to this forum ,if an administrator happens to catch these comments, I hereby give m...

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I love this place. This is so pointless yet so appropriate. Great work, they look good.

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Warre Trad. 2007
Warre Trad. 2008
Warre Trad. 2009
Quevedo 2011
Offley 2015
Quinta da Romaneira 2015
Valriz 2015
Messias 2016
Niepoort 2016
Quinta do Noval Unfiltered 2016
Sandeman 2016
Duorum 2017
Graham 2017
Niepoort 2017
Quevedo 2017
Fonseca 2018
Niepoort 2018
Churchill 2019
Niepoort 2019

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I own Churchill's b.2014, Niepoort Bioma Vinha Velha 2014, Niepoort 2015 and 2021, and Quevedo 2020.

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I also own Casa do Douro 1964 and Kopke 2000.
As for white colheitas there's a Casa do Douro 1964 white and the 1963 Lágrima (the regular 63 has already been listed by Alex), and Kopke 2003/2005/2007/2011, all white.

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Had this the other day.

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The best bolognese ragu I have ever had was made with Fonseca 1966. As Miguel said, there are ways. Start by using fewer carrots. Uh? Carrots in a bolognese ragu? You have a different recipe to my grandmother’s! Yeah, carrots are pretty standard in bolognese. Not that the one I make is true italian...

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Can't cook with them as I don't drink - i said that at the start!!!!! As for deleting, according to the FAQs, I can't delete my message once I have had a reply! So it seems that I am stumped! I am unlikely to return to this forum ,if an administrator happens to catch these comments, I hereby give m...

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Mike J. W. wrote: ↑17:44 Wed 25 Feb 2026 The only place that is selling the 2014 Bomfim in the US per Winesearcher is selling it for the ridiculous price of $181.

Good god.

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑23:43 Mon 09 Mar 2026 Churchill, Niepoort and Quevedo are showing 2024 cask samples at the bft.

Do you know if Churchill's is a full declaration or Quinta da Gricha?
(Although I think they sometimes release both)

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Is this still on? I need to make arrangements if it is.

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I am waiting for the time that someone in the Douro goes completely rogue and makes a Vinho Fortificado de Portugal which falls outside the scope of the IVDP. Almost as if it was a family reserve which hadn't been registered and recorded... AFAIK, you can't, all wine spirit (aguardente) in the Dour...

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Thanks for the heads up, it's on Sogrape's website as well (just checked). Good call from them, it was a good year for their properties, especially in the Douro Superior.

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I am waiting for the time that someone in the Douro goes completely rogue and makes a Vinho Fortificado de Portugal which falls outside the scope of the IVDP. Almost as if it was a family reserve which hadn't been registered and recorded... AFAIK, you can't, all wine spirit (aguardente) in the Dour...

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Yes, that's the one! In that document, there are 64 Tinto and 46 Branco that are authorized for Port. Plus an additional 1 Tinto and 4 Branco that are only authorized for Douro wines. Also note that Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, are only allowed in Douro DOC sparkling wine, not in DOC st...

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Yes, that's the one! In that document, there are 64 Tinto and 46 Branco that are authorized for Port. Plus an additional 1 Tinto and 4 Branco that are only authorized for Douro wines. Also note that Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, are only allowed in Douro DOC sparkling wine, not in DOC st...

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richmills wrote: ↑12:52 Tue 03 Mar 2026 I'm intrigued by the suggestions to use it in a bolognese. Wouldn't that make it far too sweet?

There be ways.

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Sounds like an excellent bottle of Port.
It happens to be my brother's birth year, so I'll be keeping an eye on this.

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I was looking at a Bonhams affiliate's auction in Denmark and came across this Port. I've never heard of it before. Has anyone ever tried it or heard of it? It's a 1935 bottling. Pimpernel Vintage Port.png I've never seen this before either. Upon closer inspection of the bottom part of the label, &...

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I honestly think the business model for vintage Port has to change so that less is made, a lot less is released 2 years after harvest and most of the production is held back, matured by the producers and sold 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 years after the harvest. Not a bad model per se, but it presents a p...

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Thanks! I only have two of these, so was hesitant to open one.

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Do you think it has any legs? Or should we drink up?

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Can I please be added?

I can bring the following:

Churchill's
Croft
Fonseca
Graham's
Messias
Quinta do Crasto
Sandeman
Vieira de Sousa

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^^ Ooh, that sounds tasty.

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