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Glenn E.

Unfortunately I can't make it to the tasting as I have to be here on Saturday to host our Port Club meeting. It's an old Ferreira, but not an SQVP. There's a small strip label on the otherwise blank front that says it is a "Rich and Very Fine Old Tawny" which, since it is year dated, makes...

Glenn E.

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑20:56 Thu 12 Mar 2026 a Mystery Port.

Suitably mysterious Port?

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Glenn E.

My point being that depending on the cooking being done and the temperatures involved it's not the "basically immediate" evaporation that I had been led to believe it was when I was first learning to cook. Oh, no of course not. For that you need to light it on fire. Which is much more fun...

Glenn E.

I was originally a chemist, though that did not make it through college (where I switched from Chemistry and German to Math and Computer Science, a completely logical change). My now fully-mature-and-ready-for-drinking-and-probably-on-the-decline knowledge of chemistry agrees with Miguel and Alex. A...

Glenn E.

Christopher wrote: ↑22:23 Wed 11 Mar 2026 The Capela has arrived

I am jealous. None of my Capelas in any of the vintages came is such a lovely 3-bottle wood box.

Glenn E.

2017 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela has a similar booklet, albeit the cover is red.

Which implies that I should probably double-check all of these super cuvees that I own. Unfortunately I don't have the time to do that right at this moment.

Glenn E.

A single bottle box of Graham Stone Terraces 2011 contained a small booklet. I have similar booklets from 2015 and 2016. I have not been able to confirm 2017 or 2021, but I suspect both exist. (My storage of these wood boxes is... haphazard.) Text from 2015 first page: We believe that the 2015 Ston...

Glenn E.

Was buying some antique metal boxes and saw this and at €4.50 will make excellent gravy. Anyone familiar with this? IIRC it's a fine 10 Year Old Tawny. Gilbert's was once independent, but passed through the hands of Amorim (yes, the cork company) before now being owned by Sogevinus. I have a vague ...

Glenn E.

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.

Glenn E.

Sadly, they're only slightly interested in Port because it played a significant part in the book, and my wife's aunt is a member and so thought that I could give them a slightly deeper dive. In the book, Port is all about connections, and well I'm a connection, so it seems fitting. Also, I'm all out...

Glenn E.

I have been invited to a book club in order to teach them about Port. Their most recent book, Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, mentions Port in significant ways. In no small part because the protagonist, Theo, is from the Douro valley. Here is a summary that they provided for me so that I could have so...

Glenn E.

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...

Glenn E.

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?

As Miguel said, there are ways. Start by using fewer carrots.

Glenn E.

Bacchus Vini is an excellent wine bar on the Porto side right next to the bridge. Maria Fonseca is the owner/operator, and she is very knowledgeable and takes very good care of us every time we visit. She's more likely to have a large selection tawny Ports than ruby Ports, but does normally have bot...

Glenn E.

Steak sauce. Port, cream, au juis, minced onion and garlic, whatever herbs you prefer.

Glenn E.

That's one of the best articles I've read about the Douro in a while! Thanks for the link.

Glenn E.

If you like a walk, I highly recommend heading up to the top of Arthur's Seat, if the weather allows. The views are truly fantastic and it's not a tricky walk if you regularly hike in the US. That was on our list, but didn't make the cut. The weather was colder than we'd expected, and I failed to b...

Glenn E.

I have finally returned to Seattle and have access to my computer. I agree with all of the above sentiments - this was a wonderful evening filled with good friends and good Port! Thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to the next one!

Glenn E.

We were able to pack efficiently, which made it possible to use my small VinGarde Valise as my suitcase, which allowed extra space to carry bottles. Ergo, I am bringing a bottle for dessert. It is brown sticky stuff.

Glenn E.

I currently have 18 GST11. That might be enough to last until 2051. I open one for a vertical every time Graham's declares a new GST. So far that has averaged one vintage every 3 years. 11, 15, 16, 17, and 21 since 2011. Though a potential 2024 declaration, which seems likely, won't be known for ano...

Glenn E.

I also have a PDF of Diario da Republica no. 243 from 12/2017 which may be slightly more current. I would attach it, but PDFs do not appear to be allowed as attachments.

Glenn E.

114 rows, of which 47 end in "B", 66 end in "N", and 1 which has no suffix ("Cidadelhe"). (cut & paste into a spreadsheet, then create a helper column that contains "=right(A1,1)" and sort the spreadsheet by that column.) Alvarelhao Branco B Arinto B Avess...

Glenn E.

The first Warrior is a 375 ml bottle so not even worth a tenner.

Glenn E.

I should be available, sign me up!

Glenn E.

I'm online!

Glenn E.

The regular meeting(s) that I had that used to interfere with these is no more, so I should be available straight through. Since we start at 11:00 am my time I'll need lunch in the middle, but that's easy enough.

Smaller producers? Hmm... I'll have to dig around in my fridges tonight...

Glenn E.

I have a restaurant suggestion for you - it's an Italian restaurant called Divino . Nice menu with a great wine list - but a very limited selection of fortified wines. However, the Head Sommelier (Troy) is a fortified wine lover despite the fact that not many of his customers are. If you turned up ...

Glenn E.

Glenn, if you want anything other than meat as your main course, please say so. I don't understand the question. ;-) But having said that, could I add peppercorn sauce and fries, please? (It appears that they have both fries and chips, and if I'm understanding the difference correctly the "fri...

Glenn E.

We've added the underground tour to our list!

Unfortunately on this trip we don't really have time to rent a car to drive around, so we'll save that. Kari wants to go see the Falkirk Wheel on that future trip.

Glenn E.

Bourbon market will be good for someone major to add acquisitions. Do you mean acquire bottles, or do you mean acquire companies and accompanying distilleries? On first read I assumed you mean the latter, but Glenn seems to have assumed the former. I assume both. There's been quite a spike in vario...

Glenn E.

After the Fonseca vertical on Feb 10, my wife and I are taking the train up to Edinburgh for a few days. She loves planning trips so has already planned many things for us to do, but I thought I'd ask here in case there is something we truly can't miss that might not be on various lists of the "...

Glenn E.

For dinner I would like:

Davy's Chopped Sausages (normally a side, please serve as appetizer along with others' soups and salads)
Prime 10 oz Ribeye (medium rare)
Welsh rarebit (extra cheesy if such a thing exists and Julian isn't being... cheesy... with his order)

Glenn E.

Bourbon market will be good for someone major to add acquisitions. A lot of producers in a dire situation. I've been thinking the same thing, and wondering when we'll start to see prices dropping in the market. I'm not a huge fan of bourbon, but there are a couple that I like to have around and I'd...

Glenn E.

I can second Dishoom. We've eaten there on a couple of trips and have always enjoyed both the food and the atmosphere.

Glenn E.

Those colors! The RP and WC look 10 years younger than the rest.

Glenn E.

I am one of those who disagree. If I buy a bottle at retail prices, I expect to pay a premium compared to buying at auction or in a private sale. That premium is the retailer’s risk premium for the possibility of the product not being fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. Some of the risk sh...

Glenn E.

Either 9 or 10 works for me. Like Julian, I have a slight preference for the extra hour available on Tuesdays.

Glenn E.

There wasn't any paperwork to speak of - they were bottles listed on their website, but since I had a couple of questions we proceeded by email.

Glenn E.

I've reached out to Farr Vintners to ask about their corked wine policy. I'll update when I hear back. The purchase was very recent, so I've simply replied to that email chain. That will firmly establish the purchase record, as the invoice is in that same thread. I heard back from Farr Vintners thi...

Glenn E.

Interesting to hear that it might be retreating to sulk for a bit. I've had a couple of bottles that were very nearly as impressive as the 1994, but those have been spread out over the last decade. I've been known to wonder out loud if it might be the 2nd best vintage that Vesuvio has produced.

Glenn E.

I've reached out to Farr Vintners to ask about their corked wine policy. I'll update when I hear back.

The purchase was very recent, so I've simply replied to that email chain. That will firmly establish the purchase record, as the invoice is in that same thread.

Glenn E.

1875 D'Oliveiras Malvasia 1 of 4 purchased from Farr Vintners in London, and of course now I'm worried that the other 3 will be corked as well. Anyone think it's worth trying to return this bottle to them? I could bring it back in February when I come for the Fonseca tasting. I just seems weird for ...

Glenn E.

There may be some desire to move this tasting - either to the day before or the day after. I invite thoughts (especially from Glenn - we’re holding it on a day he’s available, and if that’s just the 10th that’s just the 10th). We leave Seattle on Friday night, Feb 6, arrive in London on Saturday af...

Glenn E.

A 2008 DR Colheita Branco on New Year's Eve. I will be sad when I run out of these, they're fabulous. I now only have 3 left.

Glenn E.

We used to play with mercury in high school chemistry class. Not for long, and we probably weren't supposed to play with it, but we did. We weren't allowed to play with the lithium, but our teacher did in order to demonstrate for us why we weren't allowed to have access to it. We did a lot of things...

Glenn E.

Oldest colheita: Kopke 1937 But you’ve written about old Madeira that you have a glass of every birthday. Now where is that post… That would be the D'Oliveiras 1875 Malvasia Family Reserve. I just purchased 4 more bottles of that, but it is not my oldest. The Kopke is incorrect, though an excellent...

Glenn E.

winesecretary wrote: ↑07:16 Wed 17 Dec 2025 1834 Malmsey, Barbeito?

Correct! Your question.

Glenn E.

@ Glenn E. - would be lovely if you could make it. If you can make it, I will disinvite my guest, who will understand being turfed out for someone who has travelled 5,000 miles for the evening, but you are top of the reserves for now. Tickets purchased and I can now confirm attendance. Kari will be...

Glenn E.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑18:33 Thu 18 Dec 2025
Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:26 Thu 18 Dec 2025Yes they are way over my head now!
If you know accurately how far over your head, then you must be very ignorant about where the conversation is going.

I'm not capable of accurately measuring how far things go over my head.

Glenn E.

Maybe this is just funny to me, but I believe JDAW was talking about thermometers to measure the temperature and humidity of a room, not a piece of meat that's being cooked :lol: :lol: Ha! Given the rest of the discussion, I think you are correct! My thermapen does read air temperature reasonably a...

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