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What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 16:49 Fri 24 Apr 2009
by benread
I am hosting dinner for 4 friends tomorrow. The two gentleman are confirmed port drinkers, albeit infrequent. Not so sure about the ladies. I want to give them two contrasting but complimentary bottles. Which two?
Dinner:
Potted cheshire cheese
Beef wellington
White chocolate mouse
Cheese
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 17:14 Fri 24 Apr 2009
by Axel P
Take the Colheita 98 as aperitiv (slightly chilled) and the Corte 87 for the desert. If you need anything else with it, take the 94 Colheita, although I experienced quite some differences on the bottling dates. The 03 bottling is by far not that good than later bottlings.
Hope everything goes well
Axel
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 00:06 Sat 25 Apr 2009
by Alex Bridgeman
I've suggested going for the Niepoort colheita and the Gonzales VP so that your guests have a contrast in style to choose from.
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 06:33 Sat 25 Apr 2009
by g-man
the wifey here prefers colheitas as she thinks other ports have too much of the cough syrup taste.
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 13:16 Sat 25 Apr 2009
by jdaw1
benread wrote:Beef wellington
Oh joy!
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 20:31 Sat 25 Apr 2009
by Alex Bridgeman
And so what has been opened for the guests?
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 18:14 Sun 26 Apr 2009
by benread
Thank you all for your advice! I opened the Gonzelez 85 and the Corte 87. Only the boys were drinking so I have the Corte 87 to drink in the next few days!
We also have some Beef Wellington left as well!
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 19:30 Sun 26 Apr 2009
by jdaw1
So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 23:34 Sun 26 Apr 2009
by DRT
jdaw1 wrote:So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?
Or perhaps you could change your name to Ben Mugabe?
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 04:44 Mon 27 Apr 2009
by benread
jdaw1 wrote:So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?
I do have an Irish wife!
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 05:15 Mon 27 Apr 2009
by jdaw1
benread wrote:jdaw1 wrote:So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?
I do have an Irish wife!
Are you suggesting that is a necessary qualification, or a sufficient one?
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 07:57 Mon 27 Apr 2009
by benread
jdaw1 wrote:benread wrote:jdaw1 wrote:So you ignored the vote and did what you wanted to do? Have you considered a job for the Irish government, running their next Lisbon referendum?
I do have an Irish wife!
Are you suggesting that is a necessary qualification, or a sufficient one?
Just an excuse for making my own decision based on valued input and not being bound contractually to a vote!
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 18:56 Mon 27 Apr 2009
by Axel P
benread wrote:I do have an Irish wife!
North or South?
Axel
Re: What port to drink with friends tomorrow?
Posted: 20:17 Mon 27 Apr 2009
by benread
Axel P wrote:benread wrote:I do have an Irish wife!
North or South?
Axel
North - Belfast.