Posted: 10/20/2007 12:43:04 AM EDT
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Seeing as some people know about wine here then someone answer me this. Years ago i tried an 82 Port. It was the greatest wine ever. Sweet, but not too sweet. No bad aftertaste or some weird taste like with most wines. I have never tasted anything like it since.  where can i find a sweet port?  will it go well with pie? 
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question is too general. All ports are sweet. They all have residual sugar from fermentation. I suggest that you go buy a few bottles and taste. Or go to you local wine shop and taste. Or go to your local wine bar and ask for a "flight of ports", usually 5 different ports that you drink in a specific order. If you see a bottle that says "Vintage Port" on it. Buy it. I also like Ruby and Tawny ports...its all good but Vintage is the BEST. ("Vintage" is when the big wigs in Portugal declare it a good year, not necessarily how old it it) |
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not all the ones ive tried where sweet. hell only the first was sweet. the rest have been abominations to god. i opened em up and there was nothing sweet about it. acrid, bad aftertaste, and i kept trying with others, but i failed. so i gave up. i thought it had something to do with them being tawny ports. and what about decanting, would that have made a difference? |
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Comparing White, Ruby and Tawny Ports is like comparing Canadian Whisky, Irish Whiskey and Scotch. They're very different. I'd pick up a white or ruby next time and see if that's what you're looking for. And make sure the bottle doesn't say "dry". You might also try Madeira. |
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If it was years ago and an '82, it wasn't even ready to drink yet. Port can age for a long time. The '63 and '70 vintages are just now ready to drink, and can age longer, if desired. Try a '63 Croft or Fonseca or a '70 Taylor. $200 or so is about right. BTW, it sounds high, but if you ask for a glass of '63 Fonseca at a restaurant, they'll bring you a 4 oz. glass and charge you $40 for it. So, it's almost a bargain at $200/bottle. |