"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> jmcquown wrote:
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>> Tawny port very occasionally makes its way into my cabinet as a nice
>> evening
>> drink (neat). It's one of the few sweet wines I care for.
>
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> It's not exactly wine. It is a fortified wine. They lace it with brandy
> and
> the high alcohol content stops the fermentation process. It has a longer
> shelf life than regular wines, but be sure to store it upright because
> that
> high alcohol content will eat the cork. Good port should be consumed in
> one
> sitting.

What do you mean by 'being consumed in one sitting"? One glass or one whole
bottle? LOL! My stomach is jiggling from reading this. Do you know how
many drinks are in one bottle? I don't. That would take a lot of
living-room seats; better have another bottle handy. Would you consider
Grahams Maldevos 1996 a good port for that one-sitting? Or lesser quality
for that?


Funny you should mention it, I have three bottles of Kirkland' s left of 10
year Tawny Port (opened one last night)
http://www.costcoconnection.com/conn...texterity&pg=4
20% alcohol. Thanks for the tip. I looked to see that I had stood them up,
and they were; I'll remember to do that.

I've tasted several Tawny Ports the last year or so, and none I like as well
as the Kirkland's.

Dee Dee