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I bought this Graham's Port poster several years ago and finally got around to getting framed and hung. It's from the 1980's



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Are we supposed to ignore the very neat and tidy wine cellar?

Good temperature: 56°F ≈ 13°C.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:19 Wed 25 Mar 2026 Good temperature: 56°F ≈ 13°C.

The cellar never gets to 70°F and the highest temperature happens around Oct. I keep it humidified most of the year as well. The summer doesn't need additional humidification.

^^ Good stuff.

Picture is very nice .. cellar is excellent ... Only issue I can find is your clearly running out of port and wine as I can find at least 9 empty slots in the picture.

I would advise buying more port immediately to avoid a disaster !!

mcoulson wrote: ↑08:10 Thu 26 Mar 2026 Picture is very nice .. cellar is excellent ... Only issue I can find is your clearly running out of port and wine as I can find at least 9 empty slots in the picture.

I would advise buying more port immediately to avoid a disaster !!

It's hard to keep up. My wife drinks as much port as me. In 2025 we drank around 75 bottles. Been concentrating on good cellar defenders. Just bought a case of 2020 Niepoort LBV $21 each and 2011 Warre LBV for $22. The other defender is the Maynard's 20 Tawny for around $31

mosesbotbol wrote: ↑11:50 Thu 26 Mar 2026

mcoulson wrote: ↑08:10 Thu 26 Mar 2026 Picture is very nice .. cellar is excellent ... Only issue I can find is your clearly running out of port and wine as I can find at least 9 empty slots in the picture.

I would advise buying more port immediately to avoid a disaster !!

It's hard to keep up. My wife drinks as much port as me. In 2025 we drank around 75 bottles. Been concentrating on good cellar defenders. Just bought a case of 2020 Niepoort LBV $21 each and 2011 Warre LBV for $22. The other defender is the Maynard's 20 Tawny for around $31

Moses? Where are you finding the Niepoort and Warre's at those prices?

On the approved TPF model, the correct amount of port to own is an amount that your descendants unto the fourth generation will not be able to get through at the same rate. So, for your 75 bottles a year, somewhere around 9,000 will see you through.

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑18:44 Thu 26 Mar 2026Moses? Where are you finding the Niepoort and Warre's at those prices?

The Niepoort at Saratoga Wine and Warre at my local Total Wine.

winesecretary wrote: ↑20:51 Thu 26 Mar 2026On the approved TPF model, the correct amount of port to own is an amount that your descendants unto the fourth generation will not be able to get through at the same rate. So, for your 75 bottles a year, somewhere around 9,000 will see you through.

Him
+ 3 children (let’s assume per generation).
+ 9 grandchildren
+ 27 great-grandchildren
+ 81 great-great-grandchildren.

Hence 1+3+9+27+81 = 121 people. Assume a baseline of 75 bottles a year, assume from twenty to eighty is 61 years.

Hence the basic cellar requirement is 121 × 75 × 61 = 553,575 bottles. Plus backups.