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When I was added to the list, Alex suggested I bring something as I was the person not paired on the list. I have 2 choices for interesting, depending on how interesting people want to be. Any preferences? The most ‘interesting’ is not a port but a 1990 Domaine Hillside Classico from Azerbaijan. On ...

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Could I get the pumpkin and also some fries/chips.
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Michael

Hi I have been reading The Port Forum for a couple of years now. I have made the odd post over the last year but that is it. I was recently lucky enough to be added to the Quevedo tasting next month so thought it was time to introduce myself. I have been a fan of port for many years and made several...

Hi Alex. Thank you for your message and looking forward to the tasting already. I have replied to your message and think it has sent but let me know if you do not receive it.

Would it be possible to add me as a reserve for this tasting. I am a big fan of Quevedo ports and this looks really interesting. Thanks.

After port, English wine is what I am most interested in right now. Living in Kent, I am naturally biased towards the Kent vineyards. There are certainly plenty of very boring, poorly produced, over priced cookie cutter wines out there but some really interesting ones too. The ones I really like for...

The Taylor’s VVOP will be presented in a bespoke decanter and an elegant luxury wooden case. Only 3,000 bottles have been produced, and will be made available in specialist retailers with an RSP of £750.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/ ... awny-port/

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Last year I acquired a few bits and pieces of paper that I find interesting (not sure my wife does!). This included 2 x Allnutt prices lists from 1893 (prices for port, sherry, burgundy, claret and brandy). These are not easy to share so I have taken the first page, split into 2 and pasted below. In...

Thank you for your replies. I followed the method a couple of times. Whilst I did get a cleaner cork, so I can see this method would work, the missing number remained hidden on this occasion. I have a second bottle of this port and have pasted images here in case anyone can shed any light on this. T...

Not sure if this helps but this is the only one I have (apart from a black capsuled BBR bottle with Dow 1960 handwritten on it)

Last night I opened a bottle of very enjoyable port that I had been told was likely to be a bottle of Graham. The cork however revealed it to be Cockburn Vintage 19?7. I have read on this forum that by applying bleach to a cork it may be possible to clean some of the staining from the cork. Could so...

I have been meaning to share this for a while in case anyone is considering this trip but time flies sometimes! In September my wife and I spent a week in the Douro, staying at Quinta da Gricha and The Vintage House. A real highlight for us was a day trip to Quinta do Vesuvio (see visit.quintadovesu...

I finally managed to persuade someone to visit this bar with me yesterday. It is annual review time so I said we could discuss his performance here. Suffice to say we spent 80% of the time discussing port. I think I did a good sales job for the Symington family as I know he has already ordered the 1...

I have had a go at taking a couple of photos. Hope these help. Not as easy as i thought it would be to take good and clear photos.

Thank you for all your replies. I have another bottle of this (in the queue for sometime in 2022) and it does not look like the 1925 bottle. It is green and I can see fairly clearly through it. My instinct is it is a 1950s/1960s bottle although more of a gut feel than anything else. I have scrolled ...

Hi. I am a port fan and have been reading The Port Forum for a while now. I have learnt so much so thanks. I try to answer my questions by searching the forum but could not resolve this one so thought I would ask if anyone had any further info. I recently bought an unlabelled bottle of port in an au...