samboy Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Hi gang. I don't drink at all but a few of my friends have been talking about Port recently which has made me fancy a bottle. So can anyone recommend a decent one as i don't want to buy a bottle of poison. Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 If you are not a Port drinker, try to find a "Late Bottled Vintage" it will be a good starting position and is cheaper than true Vintage Port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 I have just gone looking and found a Thomas Peatling 1985, opened it and decanted it through a coffee filter paper and it is breathing while the cheese warms up. Thank you for reminding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 34 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I have just gone looking and found a Thomas Peatling 1985, opened it and decanted it through a coffee filter paper and it is breathing while the cheese warms up. Thank you for reminding me. any relation to Peatling&caldron....wine merchants ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Thos Peatling of Bury St. Edmunds and yes I do believe the two names went together at one stage. Tastes very nice, but my typing will slip soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 3 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Thos Peatling of Bury St. Edmunds and yes I do believe the two names went together at one stage. Tastes very nice, but my tuiping will shlip spoon. What do you mean, soon ? 🤷♂️🫡😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Ehsdkjhsdkjasdhkakakakaka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Can someone pop round to check on TC ?! I think he's just fallen out of his chair 🙄🤪🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red carp Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 If you are not a port drinker I can recommend you getting a box of paracetamol first 🤯🤯🤯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Still here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Just now, TIGHTCHOKE said: Still here, but now sitting on the floor 👍 Phew,,,, 🤦♂️😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 I recon were talking about different ports , but when I was single the best port I went in was Alderney in the Channel Isles , it's a long story so I won't bother to bore you with all the details but I met a girl there when I was in the ships rowing team and we went back to the clubhouse after beating the local rowing team , got yarning to this girl and was only on friendship terms for the five days we were there , we got on like a house on fire and I am sure if we were both local then my life might had gone in a different direction , something we will never know although I was very happy who I ended up with . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 8 hours ago, marsh man said: I recon were talking about different ports , but when I was single the best port I went in was Alderney in the Channel Isles , it's a long story so I won't bother to bore you with all the details but I met a girl there when I was in the ships rowing team and we went back to the clubhouse after beating the local rowing team , got yarning to this girl and was only on friendship terms for the five days we were there , we got on like a house on fire and I am sure if we were both local then my life might had gone in a different direction , something we will never know although I was very happy who I ended up with . MM You're not on about a good port, you're remembering a long lost love that met you in a port for 5 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 any port in a storm .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 8 minutes ago, ditchman said: any port in a storm .... Oh no, much better to drink the good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 45 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Oh no, much better to drink the good ones. i was referring to Marshmans port romance..........come on keep up at the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, ditchman said: i was referring to Marshmans port romance..........come on keep up at the back Come on keep up with the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: You're not on about a good port, you're remembering a long lost love that met you in a port for 5 days. I agree T C there is a vast difference but my port drinking days are long over and on a late New Years Eve I was looking back rather than looking ahead and the word port brought back a happy memory , port seem the staple diet on our shoot days as it go around our meeting place very freely , I give it a miss and just make a start on my large coffee flask , hope you are not going up to Yorkshire today with the strong winds and heavy rain forecast , I have had a few days like that and the enjoyment nowadays in non existent but you cannot control the weather , touch wood we haven't had a bad days weather shoot this season , hopefully it can last out for another month . Already been out this morning and the wind is near gale force with rain expected within a couple of hours , then it should dry out and I might be tempted to see if I can get my first duck in 2025 . All The Best For This New Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted Wednesday at 19:53 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 19:53 I shared a very nice bottle of Taylor’s 1988 vintage with family the day after Boxing Day. Not sure that shoot day port will ever taste the same again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGGIE Posted Wednesday at 22:24 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 22:24 Dows Quinta Do Bomfim Vintage Port. Lovely drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehb102 Posted Thursday at 12:47 Report Share Posted Thursday at 12:47 If you have a Waitrose near you the Old Boys fortified wine is a very good Australian version of port. Dedent stuff in half bottles, it's the only wine we buy by the half dozen. I learned to like port after trying really good port. A bottle of Cockburn's just won't get drunk here. Something special will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Thursday at 13:00 Report Share Posted Thursday at 13:00 Well you should have said...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted Thursday at 13:21 Report Share Posted Thursday at 13:21 26 minutes ago, ehb102 said: I learned to like port after trying really good port. A bottle of Cockburn's just won't get drunk here. I was lucky enough to be 'encouraged' to buy port 'at opening' and lay it down, starting with 1970 being my first vintage. I still have what I estimate to be a 'more than adequate' supply of good vintage port (all bought at opening) to probably last out my remaining years. 1970s are gone now, but I still have some 1977s and later vintages. Nothing to beat it sitting down with friends after a nice dinner. However, for a glass (or more realistically steel beaker) of something after a day out in the field a bottle of rather more basic port that can handle being shaken around in the LandRover etc. can very much still be enjoyed (in my view). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Thursday at 13:58 Report Share Posted Thursday at 13:58 35 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: I was lucky enough to be 'encouraged' to buy port 'at opening' and lay it down, starting with 1970 being my first vintage. I still have what I estimate to be a 'more than adequate' supply of good vintage port (all bought at opening) to probably last out my remaining years. 1970s are gone now, but I still have some 1977s and later vintages. Nothing to beat it sitting down with friends after a nice dinner. However, for a glass (or more realistically steel beaker) of something after a day out in the field a bottle of rather more basic port that can handle being shaken around in the LandRover etc. can very much still be enjoyed (in my view). I have a tawny from 1944 and then 1963, 1966 TRUE Vintages and so on, just not getting the special occasions required to justify their opening these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted Thursday at 14:18 Report Share Posted Thursday at 14:18 10 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I have a tawny from 1944 and then 1963, 1966 TRUE Vintages and so on, just not getting the special occasions required to justify their opening these days. Indeed - which is why I'm quite happy to drink something much more modest and mundane unless the occasion justifies something special. Something like Warre's Warrior at around £15 a bottle is a good compromise for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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