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Port Suggestions?
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Archimark1 Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Apr 7 2004, 3:27 PM EST
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I wonder if any of you fine folks could suggest a good type or brand of Port wine for beginners?

I have heard that some types are very good with cigars, and more importantly, my wife is interested in buying some. With two young kids at home, I have to take any chance that I get to let the wife get me drunk and take advantage of me!

Neither one of us is very experienced with wine (I am a homebrew man) so something on the easy-to-drink side would be fine. And no, Thunderbird is not Port...

Thanks Folks!!
xibbumbero Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Apr 7 2004, 5:09 PM EST
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Yeah but add a little grape juice to the T-Bird and Voila..."Poormans Port".
Actually any port made by Warre's is XLNT. X
Lowman Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 5:24 AM EST
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Clocktower...

an Australian Tawny... mmmmmm... About $10 a bottle...

Low
jdobson Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 8:24 AM EST
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All Australian tawnies are good and cheap.

If you like the ruby instead of tawny, Warre's Warrior is a staple of mine. If you are rich, don't drink anything less than 20 years :)
Archimark1 Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 10:09 AM EST
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Australian you say!!!

(Rich in friends, but that is about it..)

Thanks for the advice Low, lots of good things come from Australia, like my Mum!! I will be looking for that this weekend!!
Archimark1 Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 10:09 AM EST
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Oh, how ungrateful, thank you too JD!!
xibbumbero Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 12:03 PM EST
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Guess I'm chopped liver,LOL. X
RDC Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 12:06 PM EST
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I have only had Fonseca Bin 27, Very Good ~$25, depending on bottle size.
Archimark1 Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 1:28 PM EST
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You are right X, my humble apologies, I will mix in some grape juice... No really thank you too, you are about the fourth person to mention Warre's, I have to think there is something to it.

Was I a rude **** to anyone else? While I am apologizing, I need to apologize in advance for the person on the drive home tonight who is going to cut me off in traffic, I will give you the finger, but I won't really mean it... (Sacramento traffic, sigh..)
xibbumbero Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Apr 8 2004, 4:46 PM EST
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Thanx Archimark,I feel much better now,LOL. X
CanyonDVM Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Apr 9 2004, 1:24 PM EST
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KWV from S Africa is a very good ruby that you should be able to buy for about $10. Light weight but good buy for warm evenings. I agree there are several good Aussie buy's, just try them. Also Quady make a nice zin port that should be around $14 and at that is a good buy. If you really want to tuin your life, the first port my wife tasted was a '66 Graham's. She now thinks they all should taste like that.
BIG RED Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Apr 9 2004, 1:39 PM EST
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Try sandman tawny inexspensive but good around $11.00 a bottle, or try taylor vintage tawny port for the same price :).
Archimark1 Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Apr 9 2004, 2:43 PM EST
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Just got paid today, and good god do I need a drink!! Thank you all for the great suggestions!!
donutboy2000 Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Apr 9 2004, 7:25 PM EST
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Hardys Whiskers Blake Port

Yalumba Antique Tawny Port
eleltea Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Apr 10 2004, 5:18 AM EST
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Wait until there's a thunderstorm, then just drink the cheapest port you can find.

You know the old saying . . .
Archimark1 Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Apr 13 2004, 8:11 PM EST
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It is like traffic slowing down at a car wreck, you just have to look, in this case, I have to finish the joke, as much as I don't want to.....

Any Port in a Storm.....

GGRROOOAAAANNN!!!!
drjothen Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Apr 13 2004, 8:17 PM EST
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Archmark, don't screw with the cheap stuff! The Vintage years are soo much better!

1994 Broadbent
1995 Dow
2000 Any of them!

Enjoy!

DRJ
Lazygardner Offline
#18 Posted: Wed, Apr 14 2004, 9:18 AM EST
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Try Hildalgo's amontillado while you're at it. While it's techically a Spanish sherry, it stands up to cigar smoke like a port and has much more nuance. LG
bassdude Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Apr 14 2004, 11:01 AM EST
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I use either port 80 or 8010.
Sonny_LSU Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Apr 14 2004, 2:05 PM EST
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20 y/o Fladgate Tawny
Lowman Offline
#21 Posted: Wed, Apr 14 2004, 2:13 PM EST
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It's been a friggin' week !!!!

Did you ever buy a bottle???

If so, what did you buy and how was it???

You're killin' me here...

Low
donutboy2000 Offline
#22 Posted: Wed, Apr 14 2004, 3:58 PM EST
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$100+/bottle Port for a beginner? LOL
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