Nice FB page.
Though you may have to up your port consumption if you want to retain that claim now that I am on island!!
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- 16:11 Fri 23 Oct 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port & wine websites and blogs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10629
- 08:49 Sat 17 Oct 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port & wine websites and blogs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10629
Re: Port & wine websites and blogs
Vintageport.se is fantastic Richard Mayson's site has some good TNs from interesting tastings (both private and trade) I think DRT still maintains an archive of infoportwine.com - a great port website that was run by Herman Gerdingh, a Dutch port enthusiast, until illness a few years ago For wine, I...
- 15:16 Wed 14 Oct 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21482
Re: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
Boot and Flogger, 4.30pm
AHB and I will be there, at least
AHB and I will be there, at least
- 14:10 Wed 14 Oct 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21482
Re: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
Hadn't got round to thinking about that....
Would be happy to ring ahead and get El vino to decant something.
Not sure where would allow us to bring our own bottle without eating
Would be happy to ring ahead and get El vino to decant something.
Not sure where would allow us to bring our own bottle without eating
- 13:08 Wed 14 Oct 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21482
Re: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
I could meet for an early drink at 5.30....I have a couple of good candidate bottles. I have a separate dinner at 7.00 prompt on Grey's Inn Road so would need to depart in time to get thereAHB wrote:
Anyone else want to join us tonight?
- 12:19 Wed 14 Oct 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21482
Re: No port in Bangalore - thankfully, I'm in London.
Have sent a message to your gmail re Friday.
I am booked tonight / tomorrow, though could conceivably meet for an earlŷ glass or two somewhere....
I am booked tonight / tomorrow, though could conceivably meet for an earlŷ glass or two somewhere....
- 01:21 Sun 04 Oct 2015
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Dow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6744
Re: 1970 Dow
Snugness?jdaw1 wrote:D70. Nearly-mature red, 50% opaque. Full and big, but quite dry. Actually, too dry. The size pushed me to 1970, the dryness to Dow, and—snugness!—that is what it was. Actually the taste was drier than Dow 1970.
- 01:15 Sun 04 Oct 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Can you recommend a port glass?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21321
Re: Can you recommend a port glass?
Surprised no one has mentioned Zalto yet, which are fantastic across the range and an experience in themselves. For port, I prefer the general "white wine" glass to the sweet / fortified-specific glass. My favourite, no doubt. The Riedel Sommelier port are also fantastic, and the vinum por...
- 22:42 Thu 01 Oct 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Which is the best 1991?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13306
Re: What is the best 1991?
Taylor Vargellas, if you can find / afford it, is far and away the best I've had from 1991 (and one of the best I've had from the entire decade) In terms of a value for money port that is drinking nicely now / medium term, I think de la Rosa is a very nice 91. I saw Seckfords had some recently at £2...
- 17:57 Wed 30 Sep 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vegan Port?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21612
Re: Vegan Port?
We do make some Port for vegans and some that are for vegetarians. Much of the Marks and Spencer is for vegetarian in that they use egg albumem rather than pig gelatin. At the moment the M&S port range only has vintage, Late Bottled vintage and Pink for vegans. For Taylor, Fonseca and Croft all...
- 21:26 Mon 28 Sep 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vegan Port?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21612
Re: Vegan Port?
The problem from the perspective of a strict vegan (and in some cases a strict vegetarian) is that the fining process often involves the use of fish bladder / egg white / cattle connective tissue. And often even ports labelled as "unfiltered" will still undergo light fining. But I'm not aw...
- 09:32 Sun 06 Sep 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
- Replies: 190
- Views: 105336
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
My bottle will be a Cockburn 1963, which WS1 will kindly decant and bring to the tasting.
- 23:16 Sun 30 Aug 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
- Replies: 190
- Views: 105336
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
- beetroot salad starter - sirloin rare for main I hope to be on time but may be 30 mins late (flight arrives at Heathrow 16.30). In terms of port, I need to speak to Wolfgang to see whether i have any nice bottles lurking in his cellar (and whether he would be willing to open / decant / bring for m...
- 23:09 Sun 30 Aug 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Smith Woodhouse 1977
- Replies: 45
- Views: 15368
Re: Smith Woodhouse 1977
plus they seem to have a method of re-polishing the bottles to make them look pristine.DRT wrote:The Symingtons regularly re-cork older vintages before releasing. That is what you had.
- 23:36 Wed 05 Aug 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
- Replies: 190
- Views: 105336
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
i'll bring something appropriate to be advised!
do you mind if i have a week to work it out? supplies in my flat are low so it will require a trip to Big Yellow
do you mind if i have a week to work it out? supplies in my flat are low so it will require a trip to Big Yellow
- 19:18 Wed 05 Aug 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
- Replies: 190
- Views: 105336
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
The stars have aligned and I'm in the country on this date.
Please may I be added to the list or the appropriate place in the queue for the list?
Please may I be added to the list or the appropriate place in the queue for the list?
- 11:45 Sat 25 Jul 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Theft at BBR
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6536
Theft at BBR
Yikes
Let's hope that the Noval Nacional 11 was not on Level B!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pagne.html
Let's hope that the Noval Nacional 11 was not on Level B!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pagne.html
- 17:58 Fri 10 Jul 2015
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: It's just not cricket
- Replies: 2378
- Views: 420012
Re: It's just not cricket
Not an entirely sensitive / appropriate comment given what else happened that week....!jdaw1 wrote:I recall my Argentine boss’s boss saying that “England having a good week — Olympics, and this ash thing”.
- 17:47 Fri 10 Jul 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for sale by retailer
- Replies: 1539
- Views: 893440
Re: Port for sale by retailer
Here's another recent "old stock" release by TFP which may be of interest to some on this board... The old stencilled bottle has been tarted up with a new front / back label which gives it a slightly strange look (in my opinion), but there seems to be a nice wooden presentation box Krohn 1...
- 14:43 Fri 10 Jul 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: International Launch of Taylor’s Rare Aged Tawny Port
- Replies: 59
- Views: 25091
Re: International Launch of Taylor’s Rare Aged Tawny Port
To less fanfare than the 1964 last year, the Taylor 1965 single harvest port seems to have been released and available in shops. Given that it is a year of significance for a particular group of my friends who are Singaporean, I have purchased quite heavily (but I won't know until August how it tast...
- 13:53 Fri 10 Jul 2015
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
- Replies: 190
- Views: 105336
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
If we are to have an event about Her Majesty , ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen , but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions. I had understood the official position of the Palace is that this date was not a date to...
- 14:02 Thu 09 Jul 2015
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1977 Cockburn
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10047
Re: 1977 Cockburn
Its an issue/problem I think the Symingtons have negotiated before, with the pre-Symington Malvedos originally being labelled as "crusted"
- 00:18 Tue 23 Jun 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Berry Brothers Vintage Ports
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10260
Re: Berry Brothers Vintage Ports
I tried to look at the breakdown for other Symington VP's and most don't list them. :( ) The Vintage Port Site seemed to me to be pretty good for this - i certainly thought there was enough detail to infer that the stated BBR blend did not fit the profile of any of the main brands. Quarles Harris i...
- 16:31 Mon 22 Jun 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Berry Brothers Vintage Ports
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10260
Re: Berry Brothers Vintage Ports
So it would appear not to be the same as the Graham blend then, or (from a very brief look) as any of the other blends they have released under brand.
- 14:11 Mon 22 Jun 2015
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for sale by retailer
- Replies: 1539
- Views: 893440
Re: Port for sale by retailer
BBR have released their own selection 2011 at £168IB per half dozen. 276 x 6-packs available.
I didn't see this at the time of the other 2011 releases, but perhaps I overlooked it.
http://www.bbr.com/products-20122-2011- ... ntage-port
I didn't see this at the time of the other 2011 releases, but perhaps I overlooked it.
http://www.bbr.com/products-20122-2011- ... ntage-port