I opened a bottle of Smith Woodhouse 1983 Saturday. These bottles have two capsules and a selo, in the following order:
Outer capsule: Thick Black tin/aluminum
Selo
Inner Capsule: Thin yellow aluminum wrapper.
On the Inner Capsule there was written in dark gray penciled letter "A" with no corresponding indentation on the Selo, outer capsule, or cork. Other bottles from this case have been opened, this is the first such mark I have noted.
The scarlet letter
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SushiNorth
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The scarlet letter
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JoshDrinksPort
Port wine should perhaps be added -- A Trollope
Port wine should perhaps be added -- A Trollope
Re: The scarlet letter
maybe it was used to mark the ones with lead poisoning =)
Disclosure: Distributor of Quevedo wines and Quinta do Gomariz
Re: The scarlet letter
Vesuvio Capela, Noval Nacional, Smith Woodhouse ‘A’?
DId it taste better? Did it cost more?
DId it taste better? Did it cost more?
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SushiNorth
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Re: The scarlet letter
Thankfully it did not cost more, but I must say it actually tasted a little better than the others. This one had a moment where it evolved to well balanced, usually i find they remain a bit to spirity and sharp.jdaw1 wrote:Vesuvio Capela, Noval Nacional, Smith Woodhouse ‘A’?
DId it taste better? Did it cost more?
JoshDrinksPort
Port wine should perhaps be added -- A Trollope
Port wine should perhaps be added -- A Trollope