The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages
- Old Bridge
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Ps. If her personality should change, then we'll see what is left.
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Foolish advice, based on an elementary type error.
What sort of personality do you want her to have? start with: “I’ve bought a case of Port for you, but it’s yours only if it matches your personality.” Then she will become the personality that matches the Port.
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That surely is provided she gets introduced to VP at an early age?
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A foolish conclusion based on a flawed assumption.
The obvious answer is to by her both.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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DRT and jdaw1, who both can see into the future, tell me which port will be the best in 21 to 50 years.DRT wrote: ↑23:28 Sun 26 Mar 2017A foolish conclusion based on a flawed assumption.
The obvious answer is to by her both.
- Alex Bridgeman
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You're going to have a splendid choice for 2015, but I would recommend Noval or Cockburn so staying with the big names that will be very recognisable should either granddaughter decide to sell their port in the years to come rather than to drink it.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Thank you for the advice.
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Given the tasting notes (alas I am not a recipient of tasting samples, and with the lack of a BFT this year cannot therefore comment directly), I would have gone for the Vesuvio from 2015 for this purpose, given the combination of tasting note comments and presentation packaging.
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For the grandson, 2013, I bought 6 bottles of Quinta do Vesuvio, but the Norwegian Wine Monopoly (allways capital letters, in reverence) sent me single bottles. I contacted the importer about the possibility of getting a wooden case for them, and this september he emailed that he had it. When I went to Oslo to collect, he very generously also gave me a glass of Graham's Single Harvest Tawny 1972, and a lift into city centre. No charge for any of it.
That is a good way to build customer relations.
That is a good way to build customer relations.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Belated congratulations to Zak and Iona on the birth of their twins in February. I’m told that mother, father and children are all well, if rather tired.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Didn't realise this was a thing - many thanks for the kind message Alex. Very pleased to annouce the birth of my twins, Otilia and Sasha. Both babies are doing very well and mum has recovered brilliantly. If you're wondering why I have been cancelling all my tasting appearances, you now know.