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?
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tell me about port
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Posted 5 months ago #
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Any taylors or tawny in that price range should see you right.
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tawny
*spit*
Must be Ruby. Must be LBV. Must be old. Must be served with stinky cheese.
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Must be Ruby. Must be LBV. Must be old.
Must be between £10 & £20.
*spit*
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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.
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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)Posted 5 months ago # -
"tell me about port"
I would do but I can never remember what happened after I drink it.
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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=13821Posted 5 months ago # -
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?Posted 5 months ago # -
http://wineintro.com/types/port.html This may help.
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For value, I rate Warre's Otima
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..and £9.99 from majestic. nice one
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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.
Posted 5 months ago # -
"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.
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..and £9.99 from majestic. nice one
BargainPosted 5 months ago # -
If you mix it with blue wikd it tastes like vimto.....
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If you mix it with blue wikd it tastes like vomit.....
Fixed your typo.
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Only after five pints of it..
Posted 5 months ago # -
I like Ferreira port - never had a bad bottle. Seemed to be what the Portuguese people I met recommended.
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If you mix it withblue wikdittastes like vomit.....Fixed your typo.
Fixed yours
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