Ports

[Witchy]

does anyone like them.. i have tried them a couple times... but haven't really liked them very much...



"Port is a sweet fortified wine from the grapes growing on the deep valley walls sloping down to the Douro River in Portugal. Its name coming from Oporto, Port is made from up to about 40 grape varieties, most of which are red. After a brief fermentation to about 6% alcohol, the still fermenting grape must is poured off into larger containers holding spirit, which kills the yeast and stops fermentation. The young wine is then shipped from the vineyards to the Port houses in Oporto, where it stays in barrel for a year or two. At that time a "vintage" can be declared, and the Port bottled with a vintage designation. This Port virtually demands 15 or 20 years of bottle age. In order to have Port that is enjoyable at purchase or shortly after purchase, there are other "wood-aged" Ports, which have spend more time in cask. These can be young "Ruby" Ports, aged "Tawny" Ports (which will sometimes average up to 40 years in cask), and "Late Bottled Vintage" Ports. Port traditionally accompanies walnuts and stilton cheese"

[Buckwheat]

I love vintage ports. They are my fvorite wines followed very closely by Madieras.

[Evinissent Cum Guinness]

I'm also a fan, I really enjoy Tawny Ports and Vintage Ports, some favorites that I would recommend your trying (Witchy in particular, and anyone else in general) to get a good taste of the genre are the following pairings:

Fonseca Siroco (White Port) - enjoy with a light cheesecake.
Fonseca Vintage, Fonseca 20 and 40 year old Tawney, Quinta do Noval vintage and 20 year Tawney, and Seppelt "Old Trafford" Tawney (an Australian "port"). Try any of these along with apple cinnamon or s***e cakes for a delicious dessert, or with blue cheeses, figs, and almonds on a get-nothing-done-and-be-excessively-posh afternoon.

[raph8erxxx]

Originally Posted by Evinissent Cum Guinness

I'm also a fan, I really enjoy Tawny Ports and Vintage Ports, some favorites that I would recommend your trying (Witchy in particular, and anyone else in general) to get a good taste of the genre are the following pairings:

Fonseca Siroco (White Port) - enjoy with a light cheesecake.
Fonseca Vintage, Fonseca 20 and 40 year old Tawney, Quinta do Noval vintage and 20 year Tawney, and Seppelt "Old Trafford" Tawney (an Australian "port"). Try any of these along with apple cinnamon or s***e cakes for a delicious dessert, or with blue cheeses, figs, and almonds on a get-nothing-done-and-be-excessively-posh afternoon.

Im drinking a bottle of foseca 85 as we speak

[dropthebass]

ports are my favorite.
those with varying grapes can really be tasted, the longer they mature.