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Have you ever had Port?

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conjur

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I bought a bottle for the 1st time the other day and tried it last night.

It was a Noval Ruby Porto. Had a nice taste...a touch of fruit and seemed like a somewhat woody taste, too. But, wow, it was a lot stronger tasting than I was expecting.


Looking for recommendations.

🙂
 
It's strong because it's supposed to be at room temperature, so more of the flavor hits your tongue. I'm big on wines, but not a big port fan. It's popular in Italy though; lots of Italians like it with thier pasta dishes.
 
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: isasir
Cockburn's Port is the best.
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Noted.

I saw some $100 bottles of 20 year-old port but I thought....nah...I'll try a $10 bottle first.
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Yup, the Cockburn's I picked up was about $10. Easily my favorite port. I believe I've had Noval as well. It is pretty sweet though, so I can only have it every few months.
 
Agreed. Inexpensive bottles of port can actually be quite good.

Much like wine, better to start small while building a palate.
 
I had some 40 YO bottle of port at a wine loving friends place. It had so much sediment in it that he had to strain it out. It was way too sweet for my liking. I could only take small sips at a time.
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I had some 40 YO bottle of port at a wine loving friends place. It had so much sediment in it that he had to strain it out. It was way too sweet for my liking. I could only take small sips at a time.
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That's how this Ruby Porto was.


Minus the sediment. 😉
 
I sampled 5 different flavors when I was in Portugal 1-1.5 months ago. I liked a couple of them - I forget the names - a sweet one, and a coffee flavored one.
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I had some 40 YO bottle of port at a wine loving friends place. It had so much sediment in it that he had to strain it out. It was way too sweet for my liking. I could only take small sips at a time.
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You are only SUPPOSED to sip port.

AFAIK, it's more served as an after-dinner or 'desert' drink, it's not something you'd eat food with.
 
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