OH is getting a ship’s decanter for christmas (she mentioned she liked them) and we’ll be polishing off christmas dinner with a cheeseboard, so i thought some port might be a neat way to finish the feast and christen the present, so with a budget of around £10-£20 what’s good and what’s not in port?

Any taylors or tawny in that price range should see you right.

tawny

*spit*

Must be Ruby. Must be LBV. Must be old. Must be served with stinky cheese.

Must be Ruby. Must be LBV. Must be old.

Must be between £10 & £20.

*spit*

If you’re anywhere near an Aldi they have an LBV for £10 at the moment. It is bloody good as well, not vintage Port good but for a tenner it is spot on.

ok, plase excuse my ignorance, but can i have a basic guide to “tawny”, “ruby” and “lbv”
cheese will be strong, prob not stinky (old amsterdam, black bomber, decent brie)

“tell me about port”

I would do but I can never remember what happened after I drink it.

Yeha, you might get a bottle of Graham’s, Taylor’s or Fonseca LBV for under £20. Won’t be very old though but should still be good if a little bitey.

OP there is good advice about decanting here if it helps:
http://www.thevintageportsite.com/view.php?id=13821

bang on – that’s what i need to know – cheers
also according to wiki, it looks like unfiltered lbv is the one for me – again, any recommedations?

http://wineintro.com/types/port.html This may help.

For value, I rate Warre’s Otima

Taylors LBV 2005 according to Telegraph

..and £9.99 from majestic. nice one

Otima is good value, but it’s a tawny which may not be what you want for a traditional port n cheese affair (though it will go with cheese, it’ll be sweeter and less tannic)

How about this vintage port?

http://www.waitrosewine.com/230430674/Product.aspx

Does blow the budget by a few quid, but will be very nice. Otherwise, Grahams LBV is cheap and reasonable.

“It’s horrible on it’s own”

Edit..

No it isn’t that’s Rum I’m waffling on about.

Edit again.. I’m such a tit.

..and £9.99 from majestic. nice one

Bargain

If you mix it with blue wikd it tastes like vimto….. 😀

If you mix it with blue wikd it tastes like vomit…..

Fixed your typo.

Only after five pints of it..

I like Ferreira port – never had a bad bottle. Seemed to be what the Portuguese people I met recommended.

If you mix it with blue wikd it tastes like vomit…..

Fixed your typo.

Fixed yours