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Welcome Chris...

Sounds like you had a good start...

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Well, lets just say that here in the south we generally consider the people in the coastal provinces a little thrifty or even stingy. I can't imagine this was always the case because in the 17th century (which we call "de gouden eeuw" meaning "the golden century") it were those p...

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Remember he's a Scotsman, so the conversation may go along the lines of "So my share is £50? So that's £40? £30 right? when do you want the £20 paid?" :D Alan :D That reputation is not limited to Scots only... You don't have expressions like "a Dutch treat" or "to go Dutch&...

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I just bought these... http://www.wineware.co.uk/images/products/main/blind-tasting.jpg Rather than various decanters being carried from the four corners of the land to Wokingham should I just bring these and we use the original bottles instead? Derek How are these going to conceal differences in h...

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Welcome JacobH! Good to greet another new member!

In addition to what was already said, is that you can often get half-bottles (375 ml) of VPs which are a obviously bit lighter on the wallet.

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Question to those who regularly post on

: is it really noticeable that this is a commercial site? In other words: do certain products seem to attract above average attention which can be attributed to e.g. being mentioned more often than other products (read: sponsor vs. non-sponsor-products)?

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Somewhere in the the statistitcs in 'Who is Online' it says: Most users ever online was 156 on Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:55 am I never paid much attention to it, but I was checking out :ftlop: the other day to see what all the fuss was about and I noticed this Most users ever online was 124 on Mon Jun 25,...

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Is it an event that needs to be organized?

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I serve them at cellar temperature, can be a bit cooler but don't take it down to 0K like you normally have it in the US. I like pilsner and some other blond beers best at around 4-6C (39-43F). I prefer the darker ones a little less cold, say 8-10C (46-50F). Often the brewer will advise an optimum ...

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Decant +24 Tannins have mellowed slightly, other than that, not much change.

I can't say that I'm impressed with this LBV. Is it still too young or is this one as good as it gets?

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Not me, I voted for the Warre's LBV 1995, always exciting to try something you don't know yet...

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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=13669#13669]Here[/url]AHB wrote:I will find out in 8 hours and 12 minutes and 38 seconds...

I'd say a countdown this precise also qualifies...

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Vista Alegre LBV 1996, bottled in 2002. "Traditional" and "unfiltered" are both to be found on the label. This port is in a dark brown (not black) bottle and has a cork. Bought for Ã¢”šÂ¬ 14,50. I managed to snap the cork in two pieces while extracting it from the bottle. The oth...

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I must say that - so far - I have had no bad experiences with BOBs produced by the Symingtons. Some of them even surpirised me. I can't say that of most of the BOBs by other shippers I've tried so far.
There's one more comparison I'm planning: a Warre's Warrior vs. Conqueror Special Reserve...

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Nice to hear that their aged tawnies are good, I like that style a lot. I'll definitly be trying some of those in the near future...but first the 1996 LBV. Only two days to work for us this week because of two bank holidays right in the middle of the week (Queen's Day and Ascension Day) and most peo...

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benread wrote:As an aside, can anyone tell me which house is responsible for the QDC - it was not mentioned on the bottle.

After reading some on this site I think the answer to be Castelinho Vinhos.

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I don't remember the episode as a whole, just some specific details: - the actor Donald Pleasance and his way of speech; - wine storage (cellar??) with turned-off climate control in very hot weather to make sure tied-up half-brother dies during the weekend; - spoiling all the wine in the storage in ...

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Three years in a row!!! :shock: :crying: I grew up in a family that doesn't take sweet wines serious: something to turn your back on as soon as you've acquired a taste for dry wines... So no port-tradition where I come from... Luckily I don't take for granted what other people say and like to find o...

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Yesterday I went to an off-license that happens to be very near where I live to see what ports they have for sale... I noticed a brand I hadn't heard of before: Vista Alegre by Vallegre (Quinta da Vista Alegre, PinhÃƒ£o). The off-licence was selling four or five LBVs of this brand, the oldest being ...

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Today, just out of the blue, I was thinking about a Columbo-episode featuring Donald Pleasance which I saw once, maybe twice, when I was a teenager (many years ago). In that episode Pleasance played a wine connoisseur who murdered his half-brother (plot summary here) . Even though it's the only epsi...

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I wrote:Right now I find it hard to say which I like better. I will be tasting both in the days to come and find out...

A few days later:
On their own they were both very good aged tawnies, but when tasted side by side, I preferred the Conqueror over the Otima on every occasion.

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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 Ã¢”šÂ¬7 and the Warrior for Ã¢”šÂ¬9 over here. I'...

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Casal dos Jordes Anyone ever heard of this ??? I have talket with the owner/winemaker - he`s a serious great, old man and he makes a top nice product. Yes, I have. Casal dos JordÃƒÂµes. It's made from organically grown grapes and bottled in the Douro region (SÃƒ£o JoÃƒ£o de Pesqueira). So far I've ...

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uncle tom wrote:..did Derek tell you he overslept on my sofa and missed his flight?

Oh yes, he did. As a result his rank and avatar were changed to something more appropriate...

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Derek T. wrote:Could Jdaw please create a suitable emoticon to sum up this level of stupidity?

A suggestion:

it may have been caused by this:

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That's an interesting point of view. But I wonder if a filtered port that has already undergone a lot of oxidative aging in barrels during many many years will still age perceptibly in the bottle. Personally I don't think a few years of difference between bottles will be noticeable, but I don't know...

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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 did...

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A warm welcome to Ben! Hope you'll be participating in this forum soon!

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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?

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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...

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Hip hip hurrah for ADV!

Happy birthday to you and have a nice party!

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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

)...

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After reading all this I think I will have to do another 1:1 comparison in the near future. I'm quite sure I can find another Otima 10yot bottled in 2006 at the back of the shelf where I found the one I have now. One would expect a supermarket to use the FIFO system, but when it comes to stuff that'...

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In this post I compared two different 10yots by the same shipper. One of them was bottled in 2006, the other in 2007. Because we're talking about blended ports I didn't think it really made a lot of difference...but is that really the case? Are there actually any noticeable differences between (e.g...

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An interesting thing is that there's also a 10yo Tawny from Conqueror, if that's as good as the Warre's Otima 10 then it must be really good value for money... I see another comparison coming... :wink: That comparison is now 88). Warre's Otima 10yot (Ã¢”šÂ¬12/50cl) vs Conqueror 10yot (Ã¢”šÂ¬12/75cl...

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Axel P wrote:Please check the hompepage: http://www.quintasearadordens.pa-net.pt/

There is no way one knows everything about Port.

I did and learned another thing: Special Reserve Tawny. Never knew it existed, but they make it...

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Axel P wrote:I dont want to spoil my last bit of hope imagining that some nasty british-american feet, who were not washed a lot during this tour beforehand left their mark in the wine as well

Why else would people prefer VPs made from foot trodden grapes over mechanically trodden grapes?

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Welcome Mr. Vodo (just in case it's pronounced like Frodo)! I hope you'll have a good time on this forum!

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I've tried several combinations of some blue cheeses (Stilton, Roquefort) and Dutch cheeses (Gouda, and blue) and port. But IMHO most of the ports I tried so far seemed to combine better with not to sweet chocolate than cheese...

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I'm "hiding" in the Southern parts of the NL. Unfortunately, I have to pass. For me a full working week means Monday-Friday. The trip to Utrecht would simply take too long to leave any useful time before having to return home again.

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If I find somewhere to buy this whilst I'm in Utrecht then I will give it a go. I quite like the filtered LBV but it is no match for the unfiltered. You will be looking for a supermarket by the name "Albert Heijn", then. But that shouldn't be very hard, they're strewn across this country ...

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Here I compared this with a Conqueror LBV 2001.

I'm enjoying it right now. The one I'm tasting seems to be a bit more fruity and I didn't notice the heat (but I must say I didn't start until decant +2). Right now (decant + 3.5) it's indeed very enjoyable.

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A question by uncle tom in this thread made me curious about similarities between different brands of the same shipper, and more specifically between a famous brand and a buyers own brand (BOB). In the same thread I (a little off-topic) compared two standard tawnies of the same shipper that turned o...

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I've seen the term "bricking" being used several times now. What does it mean? Is it a reference to a "brick colour" and if so, what colour would that be? The colour of the old-fashioned rustbrown/reddish bricks?

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Right now I have two 2001 Late Bottled Vintages which were both bottled in 2007 by the Symingtons. One is a buyer's own brand and one a famous brand. I also have two identical decanters (ideal for 1:1 comparisons). When they're both empty (probably soon

), I'm planning another comparison...

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Congratulations!
Don't sneak in the port, just bring it!

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I happen to have a Tawny of the same supermarket-brand which I'm planning to compare 1:1 to the Offley Tawny in the near future. As promised a while ago: right now I'm comparing two standard Tawnies bottled by Sogrape Vinhos to find out whether they are the same, alike or completely different. On o...

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According to the referred theory, there would be a negativ correlation between VP and LBV in former years. Is there such a predominant correlation? Or are there too much variables as market politics? What's you guys experience/opinion? I'd agree with the negative correlation because if I were a shi...

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Have been into port for about 6 months. Slowly learning. Welcome! Nice to welcome someone relatively new to port. Like you, I've only just discovered port, and yes, the learning curve can be slow at times, but rewarding nevertheless... Hopefully, this forum will add something to your port experience!

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Well Im not really sure if a 20-40.000 liter vat, which is averagely 25 years in service really leaves a tastable mark on a wine, but I leave it open to discussion. Axel That's probably the reason why LBVs are aged in huge vats instead of in small wooden casks. To be somewhat VP-like, the ageing ca...

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