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Glenn E.

Sadly, I am unable to attend. My gateway Port was literally the first Port that I ever tasted - a Porto Rocha 20 Year Old Tawny Port. It was given to me for my 40th birthday in 2004, by one of my several friends who had been trying for years to find something that I liked to drink. Other than "...

Glenn E.

I have heard great things about this White Colheita! It seems like it might be a suitable replacement for my old favorite, the DR 2008 White Colheita.

Glenn E.

Like Andy, I've tasted The Stone Terraces head-to-head with Graham every time GST has been released. And I have not noticed any drop-off in quality of the regular Graham. In fact, some of those have been among the best (young) Graham's Vintage Ports that I've ever tasted. But I asked this question e...

Glenn E.

Yes please!

Glenn E.

I agree with George - something nicely mature, but not yet old. You could also try something younger that is on the drier side for VP. If there is sufficient salt on the roast pork and cracklings, then a sweeter VP does also work. I need the meat to be on the saltier side if I'm going to pair it wit...

Glenn E.

Interesting that none of the top 4 Ports received votes from more than 5 people, and the next 3 only received votes from 3, 5, and 4 people. Votes seemed to have been spread around a lot more than usual. Bottle variation seems to affect these particular Ports fairly significantly, so that may be at ...

Glenn E.

When would these typically get released into the market? Summer? Fall? If past experience holds true, it will be close to another year before we see them in the US. UK/EU will get them as others have described above, but it then takes a solid 8-9 months for them to reach the US, plus whatever time ...

Glenn E.

I use Riedel Vinums at home for personal use, and have 3x 36-ct boxes of INAO Tasting Glasses (aka the "Marjorie Lumm" glass) to use for tastings. Despite in-the-trade trend to drift away from these glasses, and the equivalent Alvaro Siza glasses square-stemmed, I still prefer the size and...

Glenn E.

I opened a 2011 Capela in July of 2025 and it was not corked. It was out-classed by the regular 2011 Vesuvio opened with it, though. My scores were 93+ and 95 respectively.

This was for Port Club, so there were plenty of people present who could have detected TCA had it been a bad bottle.

Glenn E.

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Glenn E.

I, too, have prepared for #3. It proved rather difficult, as most VP that I own that is 15 years old or younger is scheduled for some specific event. The only options that I could find were 3 x 2011 Fonseca and a 2013 Quevedo Vale D'Agodinho (375 ml), which I opened.

Glenn E.

Will anyone be offering in halves, a chap said, in vain hope? Fladgate said that Croft, Fonseca, and Taylor would be offered in halves and magnums, but neither Sentinels nor Skeffington. There was no representative of Symington, nor Noval. I will be attending a similar event in San Francisco 1 week...

Glenn E.

Received, thank you!

Themes that have been proposed:

1. White Port
2. Port with a date that ends in '6' but not 1966
3. VP that is 15 years old or younger

Glenn E.

Yeah, that's roughly $34/bottle for the Skeffington. That's a great price in any vintage, but in a vintage that's shaping up to be a true classic? Amazing. That's a pretty crazy low price for the Sentinels, too. I know it's not meant to compete with Nacional or even Stone Terraces, but £204 per 6 is...

Glenn E.

The Stone Terraces was the deserved run-away winner out of the line-up. The Graham was so different from the Stone Terraces, and was the most evolved of the wines tasted - but that could be bottle variation rather than the wine itself. In addition to holding verticals with each new release of GST s...

Glenn E.

GST, F, and VM/V/Fr... what a finish for Ferreira! I'd have never guessed it could finish that high in this group of Ports.

Glenn E.

That is a spectacular lineup, have a great evening! I can't wait to hear how everything shows.

Glenn E.

And as Andy posted on FTLOP, so has Ferreira.

Glenn E.

NigelM wrote: ↑21:57 Wed 22 Apr 2026 Harry, do you have a Gulfstream G5 we can all pile in?

I think you're going to need a bigger jet.

Glenn E.

I picked up a case of V94, half a case of GST11, and a bottle of G35 (Whitwham's bottling) at the same Heritage auction. These are all ex-Don Schliff bottles. This officially puts me at 1% of the GST11 production run. 2.5 cases owned out of 250 produced. (I don't still have 2.5 cases... with these I...

Glenn E.

I'm definitely interested, but will have to coordinate travel around our 40th Anniversary trip to Tahiti!

Glenn E.

Yes, but which three old men?

Glenn E.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑12:54 Wed 08 Apr 2026 If it’s going to become a care home for elderly, male Port-lovers to rest their weary bones while consuming copious quantities of Port, I shall call it “Quinta dos Três Velhotes”.

Só três? Acho que você vai precisar de uma quinta maior.

Glenn E.

Ramos Pinto made an absolute blinder with their 1982. It’s a candidate for Port of the 1980s. I've never had the 1982 but have heard very good things about it. That said, Port of the 1980s seems a fair stretch given some of the competition. Then again, y'all seem to have gotten all of the lackluste...

Glenn E.

She was also one of the principles at LaDo, which is in the same place where AVEPOD used to be.

Awesome that she has her own shop now!

Glenn E.

Final observation though: you mention that all books are made in the same physical dimensions. I would assume this is also important, as different book dimensions would have different levels of waste (offcuts), which should also impact cost per unit? Yes, the physical dimensions would definitely af...

Glenn E.

A very good question because the answer is that no, not all paper is created equal, but in this particular case the books are all ordered with the same paper and in the same physical dimensions. So as much as is possible, it is the "same" paper each time. I can spend a great deal of time r...

Glenn E.

I have reduced the number of emails that I need to send to US Customs and Border Protection to a mere 284, all of which now need to be examined individually to determine suitability. Ugh. Too much for one day. Back to the weighted average cost of books. My initial attempt above gave 2 different answ...

Glenn E.

Yes, the cover itself would be more-or-less a fixed cost, but it should be captured by doing a weighted average. It disproportionately adds to the cost of a smaller book, yes, but that's reflected by the increased price that is calculated into the weighted average. We're pricing a book , not pages, ...

Glenn E.

What we pay for books varies by many things, but the main drivers are the number of pages (because more paper costs more money) and the quantity that we order (a larger order gives a volume discount). I was asked to figure out the average price we've paid for all books over the last few years. I cou...

Glenn E.

It is annoying only because I believe that I should know the answer, but my college Math major is rusty enough that I do not. I need to do a weighted average in 2 dimensions. cost averaging.jpg Horizontal axis lists quantity ordered. Vertical axis lists page count. Cells contain the price of a book ...

Glenn E.

Ever had that embarrassing situation at the Easy Jet gate while trying boarding your plane to Porto where the airline staff try to charge you an extra £500 because your hand luggage is 5 grams overweight? Yes, but it was British Airways and I was headed back to Seattle from Porto. Rather than payin...

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!

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