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I'm sitting here at home and wishing I was out in the bush somewhere sitting in front of a campfire
sipping on a nice Port. ;D
Does anyone have a special Port they like to take camping with them?
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Any port in a storm . . . . .
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mmmmmmmmmm my favourite, Galway Pipe. But I will try nearly anything, Port I mean. :cheers:
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Reminds me of an old fisherman I had drinks with. Towards the end of our enjoyable evening [drinking] he brought out his flagon of port. I see there is no label on your nice port mate? I asked. We buy in BULK was his answer. Bulk? Do you buy in 20 Lt. lots? No mate me and me mate go 1/2's in a 44gal. drum. ;D ;D Brian PS He was in his mid 80's back then. :cheers:
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yes, I have a favourite...golden oak tawny port, left resting in an oak barrel from the Barossa valley! Very nice...only problem is it's on my friends yacht :'( :'(
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Here are a few:
Seppeltsfield No. 6 Tokay, No. 7 Tawny, No. 8 Muscat
Morris Black Label Tawny & Black Label Liquer Muscat
Bethany Old Quarry Tawny
The Morris Classic Range is also good, but I prefer the Black Label.
Peanut
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A favourite port of mine
"Brewers Droop"
Available from Yarran wines.
http://yarranwines.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=60 (http://yarranwines.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=60)
Try it, and if you like it, make sure you drop them an email to say someone recommended them.
Good folk running a good business. No affiliation etc etc BS BS BS over.
And it tastes good too ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D :cheers:
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My favourite,
The cheapest Tawny on the market with a splash of Brandy and Khalua to taste, stand in a wooden cask for a day, and attack.
In fact, I think I'll have one now.
Regards
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good old mudgee white port.....
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Seppeltsfield Solero DP63 Grand Muscat and the DP57 Grand Tokay.
Galway Pipe was nicer when it was made at Yalumba. They don't do any fortified wines anymore, sold the lot. Who remember's 4 Crown. I use to buy this in 20 litre containers many years ago when I worked there.
I used to work for Southcorp before the Foster's take-over.
Boy I miss my wine allowance, sob.
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Tear Arse Gully from Woods Point pub :cheers:
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Seppeltsfield Solero DP63 Grand Muscat and the DP57 Grand Tokay.
Galway Pipe was nicer when it was made at Yalumba. They don't do any fortified wines anymore, sold the lot. Who remember's 4 Crown. I use to buy this in 20 litre containers many years ago when I worked there.
I used to work for Southcorp before the Foster's take-over.
Boy I miss my wine allowance, sob.
I bought a bottle of Galway Pipe 22 years ago when my oldest was born. Still sitting in the pantry unopened with a couple of bottle of Para Port. One day
Wayne
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Usually what ever is cheap and in a cask it all tastes the sasme to me and I love it.
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I bought a Port Liquer when my first son was born and can't remember the name.
Would like to find it again. Some every nice sounding ones here. ;D
Might take a trip to Bottle Shop today and see if I can find some of them. ;D
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I bought a Port Liquer when my first son was born and can't remember the name.
Would like to find it again. Some every nice sounding ones here. ;D
Might take a trip to Bottle Shop today and see if I can find some of them. ;D
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My grandfather bought and cellared a port of my vintage with the intention I drink it at my 21st. I've never been a port drinker, so asked mum to do the honours. Maybe I should do the same for our kids....I might be a port drinker in the next 20 years :D
Lil :)
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I'll tackle most but absolute fav at the moment is Frogmore Creek N.V Ruby Pinot Noir Port
http://www.frogmorecreek.com.au/buy-wines/frogmore-creek/frogmore-creek-n-v-ruby-pinot-noir-port (http://www.frogmorecreek.com.au/buy-wines/frogmore-creek/frogmore-creek-n-v-ruby-pinot-noir-port) :cheers:
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There used to a winery in the main drag of Tanunda in the Barossa that specialized in nothing but fortified wines. My wife and I and some friends dropped in there many years ago. They had Chardonnay's, Shiraz, cab savignon fortifieds, you name it. They are falling out of favour in today's market in preference to table wines.
Grant Burge still has a fortified wine store in Tanunda, but I'm not sure it is the same one. I just checked out their web site, it's the same building, so may be the same.
Guess I'll just have to visit them again and report back here with some recommendations.
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Old caves rummy port from Stanthorpe. White chocolate port from the Echuca chocolate company by itself OR in the bedtime milo. Brown Brothers reserve.
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I bought a small keg made out of old staves from the monster kegs discarded by the Bundaberg Rum company way back in 1986. Played around with different ideas in the early days but for the last 20 years or so I have standardized on Morris cask port though this keg. After it sits in the cask for a week or so, it is right up there with Galway Pipe and the bottle of Para sitting in my cupboard.
As far as camping goes, we were staying at a park in Charleville and I had a bit of a camp oven cook up around the communal fire. Cooked an upside down pudding and shared it round and swapped pudding for port which was a pretty good deal I thought.
Now you guys have just given me an idea seeing we are heading off for a few weeks soon. I think I'll drain the keg before I go! If I refill it, it will have plenty of time to mature before we get back so I'll see you on the tracks!
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I'm not so keen on port, but I do love a good camp fire. I'm a Southern girl ... no ice, no mixer ... straight down the hatch.
Kit_e
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Brown Brothers Reserve for us.......
Cheers
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Brown Brothers Reserve for us.......
Cheers
Very nice drop, or Seppeltsfield Para Grand
:cheers: bubba
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Bullers reserve muscat in a 20lt tank with tap,
Put the tank on a chair, lay on the ground with mouth below tap outlet, it's all good :angel: :cheers:
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My guzzling port is Debortoli Premium Old and one of my special occasions is Hanwood Tawny. :cheers:
Foo
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I like any though in my aging years tend to go for Tokay's rather than ports although a fine muscat is nice too. Drinking Black Noble by De Bortoli atm and is very pleasant. One of the nicest ports I can remember was a white port from the Roma vineyards at, you guessed it, Roma Qld. Don't scoff as they win quite a few awards for their fortifieds. It's not listed on their website so not sure what the go is there. Penfolds Grandfather is very nice too but out of my price range now.
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Anything that can be begged, borrowed, or stolen.
Im not fussy, bottle, tap pack, cask, flagon.
Must be able to mix with bubbly in case SHMBO asks for a pink champagne, and most importantly, mix well with the Stones Green Ginger Wine in the other hand.
in case you ask, i do not have a problem, I am the problem, just ask SHMBO.
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Brew my own in a 14L French oak cask. :cheers:
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Had a mate over last night and he brought over a bottle of Bullers FIne Old Tawny Port.
A very nice drop too. ;D Sort of moreish. ;D
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From riversands at St George in Queensland ...
FGP
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The good wife and I both like a nice port, but the good stuff gets a bit pricey. Latest I've been tasting is 10 year old matured. $34 per half litre. Thanks to my fine wine manager wife.
Though my latest cold weqther tipple has been the honey Jack Daniels and expresso flavoured vodka.
Warms up the cockles nicely.!
Thanks also to my local fine wine manager.
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Enjoy a port around the fire often, from the local goon at Echuca ($10 for 2 lts) to grandfather.
Currently have a box of 6 from Cambells of Rutherglen, mixed port, muscat and desert wines.
Regards
Jas
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Here are a few:
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Bethany Old Quarry Tawny
x2,
I've got an oak keg full (well, not quite at the moment) of it at home, but I'm biased - My uncle owns Bethany Wines! :cup: :cheers:
Cheers!
Jono.
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Thumn estate liquor port, or galway pipe or any othing available at the point of purchase.
Just opened a bottle of Grant Burge aged tawny, not bad at all
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A customer of mine dropped me in a bottle of Rum Port yesterday.
Tried it out last night. Nice drop.
Reckons you can't buy it anymore. True or false? ???
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x2,
I've got an oak keg full (well, not quite at the moment) of it at home, but I'm biased - My uncle owns Bethany Wines! :cup: :cheers:
Cheers!
Jono.
With a family like that I think we could be best mates very easily :angel: :angel: :cheers: :cheers:
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A customer of mine dropped me in a bottle of Rum Port yesterday.
Tried it out last night. Nice drop.
Reckons you can't buy it anymore. True or false? ???
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Look up Draytons in the Hunter Valley
Wayne
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Got a bottle of Black Pearl Port at Yungaburra Markets.
Very nice drop. www.wildmountainscellars.com.au (http://www.wildmountainscellars.com.au)
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Got a lovely chocolate port at Echuca one day - goes down very well around the campfire
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Here are a few:
Seppeltsfield No. 6 Tokay, No. 7 Tawny, No. 8 Muscat
Morris Black Label Tawny & Black Label Liquer Muscat
Bethany Old Quarry Tawny
The Morris Classic Range is also good, but I prefer the Black Label.
Peanut
Yes, yes, yes for the Seppeltsfield range Peanut! Yum!!
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Seppeltsfield Solero DP63 Grand Muscat and the DP57 Grand Tokay.
Galway Pipe was nicer when it was made at Yalumba. They don't do any fortified wines anymore, sold the lot. Who remember's 4 Crown. I use to buy this in 20 litre containers many years ago when I worked there.
I used to work for Southcorp before the Foster's take-over.
Boy I miss my wine allowance, sob.
Same as my hubby Marschy... Oh, the mixed cases of some of the best Penfolds wines for $40! Oh, and some pretty rough stuff too. Good old Southcorp... That wine allowance was singlehandedly responsible for my taste for a good drop!
Cheers!
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Same as my hubby Marschy... Oh, the mixed cases of some of the best Penfolds wines for $40! Oh, and some pretty rough stuff too. Good old Southcorp... That wine allowance was singlehandedly responsible for my taste for a good drop!
Cheers!
From the Hunter? Your hubby would have worked for Rosemount? I started at Southcorp just after they bought Mr Oatley out and for a little while after he sold the lot of us out to Fosters. They should never have let him keep his shares.
At Magil the wine makers used to taste batches of wine, typically export stuff to make sure the batches were ok for shipping OS. You could usually tell they been doing it as their lips were stained purple from tasting so much wine. They used to take only a small sample from a bottle, then move onto the next bottle. This used to leave all these bottle left with a little bit taken out which they would give away to staff. If you were quick we used to pick up some really good bottles of just about anything for nothing. They did this about once a month to quarterly.
Best job I ever had, but did nothing for my sobriety.
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I read an article in the Herald Sun about 1994,could have been later its only a guess...It had a story about an 80 odd year old Cooper that did Barrels on the side...It showed he had fingers missing etc etc from work over the years...I cannot remember his name but know a mate picked up the barrel made of U.S oak on the way to Bendigo back then..Does anyone know who this bloke was,the barrel is stamped with numbers and its still in its raw state...
I don't drink a lot of it but after a year it comes out thick and you can smell the oak..Mates love it...
Oh beware of the waxed barrels too...
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Went to Dan Murphys yesterday and bought a cask of Golden Oak Australian Tawny Port for 10 bucks.
Very nice for a cask port. Look forward to giving it a good try out in a couple of weeks on our next weekend away ;D
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Had many cask of that and it is a good guzzling Port. ;D
Foo
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Thanks Foo, might go get another one just in case ;D
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I'll drink just about any port as long as there's a campfire involved. Dont mind the old doctor jurds jungle juice either :cup:
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You blokes missed one ingrediant to go with the campfire port session " A good Chocholate " ...A good Port and chocholate sitting by a good fire on a cold misty wet night... Aaaah the blurred and bleary eyed memories of the Macleay 1000 off road races .
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I think for price and quality Hardys, Tall Ship port wins hands down.
And White Tim Tams.
There is a song some where about it, sucking port through your Tim Tams.
But as for at home
Penfolds Bluestone (or just about any of them)
Bunjrgen Estate Vineyard near Bonah QLD
Mount Tamborine Chocolate Port....
All with a shot of Johnnie Blue, Silver or Gold
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Rod..................
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I use to buy port from a local winery that was either laced with bourbon or scotch.... Whenever i drunk it and woke up the next morning I never had any recollection of the night before!!!!
Swannie
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There's a few on here that I will have try.
Biggest problem is by the time the port comes out I'm to blind to know what I'm drinking.
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rodsswag,
Jen likes the sound of the Mount Tamborine Chocolate Port. ;D
Can you buy that at Dan Murphys, BWS etc?
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rodsswag,
Jen likes the sound of the Mount Tamborine Chocolate Port. ;D
Can you buy that at Dan Murphys, BWS etc?
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I have only seen it at Mount Tamborine...
Mt Tamborine Vineyard & Winery
128 Long Road "Gallery Walk"
Eagle Heights Qld 4271
Ph (07) 5545 3506
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Rod........
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Tear Arse Gully from Woods Point pub :cheers:
x 2 Good drop that 1 :cheers:
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My favourite,
The cheapest Tawny on the market with a splash of Brandy and Khalua to taste, stand in a wooden cask for a day, and attack.
In fact, I think I'll have one now.
Regards
This recipwhast to be the mostch unusol ting i've red ;D
Where did you ever get that one from, Brandy yep, but Kahlua, now that's original :cheers:
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This recipwhast to be the mostch unusol ting i've red ;D
Where did you ever get that one from, Brandy yep, but Kahlua, now that's original :cheers:
back in Uni days did this but instead of the Kahlua used to put in a small ammount of shaved chocolate.......let rest for a day if you can....then :cheers:
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Don't need a campfire, morning tea will do. :cheers:
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Like a drop of Tahbilk LBVP although haven't had any for a while. This stuff is shiraz fortified with brandy & aged in oak.
Wasn't aware that the Portuguese own the word port. This was on the Tahbilk site
"I can longer call this a Late Bottled Vintage Port because the Portuguese winegrowers believe that the word "Port" is theirs and theirs alone to use, and we and other nations agreed to that as part of the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT)."
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rodsswag,
Thanks for that mate. Will give them a call tomorrow. :cup:
Was going to try the Tim Tam trick too but no Tim Tams. ;DThere's a few on here that I will have try.
Biggest problem is by the time the port comes out I'm to blind to know what I'm drinking.
;D ;DDon't need a campfire, morning tea will do. :cheers:
;D ;DI use to buy port from a local winery that was either laced with bourbon or scotch.... Whenever i drunk it and woke up the next morning I never had any recollection of the night before!!!!
;D ;D
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rodsswag,
Thanks for that mate. Will give them a call tomorrow. :cup:
Was going to try the Tim Tam trick too but no Tim Tams. ;DThere's a few on here that I will have try.
Biggest problem is by the time the port comes out I'm to blind to know what I'm drinking.
;D ;DDon't need a campfire, morning tea will do. :cheers:
;D ;DI use to buy port from a local winery that was either laced with bourbon or scotch.... Whenever i drunk it and woke up the next morning I never had any recollection of the night before!!!!
;D ;D
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I like the white ones best, but I love white chocolate.
The new flavours are not as good as the plan ones.
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Rod........
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rodsswag,
Got the Tim Tams mate, so after dinner will give it a go. ;D
Got the white ones too. :cup:
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rodsswag,
Got the Tim Tams mate, so after dinner will give it a go. ;D
Got the white ones too. :cup:
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Niiiiiice
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Rod........
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mmmmmm just like angels crying on your tongue. :cup:
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Moonshine Madness made by Heritage Estate wines up MT tambourine We by the dozen to get 10% dis
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Penfolds Club Reserve is my choice of poison
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Anything with a dash of green ginger wine,don't knock it till you try it.
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Anything with a dash of green ginger wine,don't knock it till you try it.
This is some goooooood stuff on a clod night.......
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Rod........
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Yeh, I've had the dash or two of the green ginger wine and it goes down real easy. :cup:
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My wife and I went to Renmark on the June long weekend and dropped into Angoves. The number of people who walked out of the cellar door with Stones green ginger wine and the sparkling wine with stones, gold I think it was called, was amazing.
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My wife and I went to Renmark on the June long weekend and dropped into Angoves. The number of people who walked out of the cellar door with Stones green ginger wine and the sparkling wine with stones, gold I think it was called, was amazing.
Sparkling Wine with Stones? That's another brew ill have to check out.
Thanks Marschy. :cup:
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Camp fire Port l have seen a whole Swaggers camp destroyed by a billy of Maed . Brewed up on site as it to explosive to travel with . 1st it flattened the Women Folk then decimated the rest . A very slow day the next :cheers:
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Camp fire Port l have seen a whole Swaggers camp destroyed by a billy of Maed . Brewed up on site as it to explosive to travel with . 1st it flattened the Women Folk then decimated the rest . A very slow day the next :cheers:
:D ;D
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Port mmmmmmmmmm... I like a Tawny...if in the Ferguson Valley WA try the Red tail from King tree. I am hooked. :cup:
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Just a little bit off topic but a billy full of red cask wine( not port), 3 or 4 slices of orange, a spoonfull of brown sugar and a couple of cinnamon sticks,heat until very hot but NOT boiling remove from heat,stir a bit, serve in something with handles, sit on ground and sip gently :cup:
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Just a little bit off topic but a billy full of red cask wine( not port), 3 or 4 slices of orange, a spoonfull of brown sugar and a couple of cinnamon sticks,heat until very hot but NOT boiling remove from heat,stir a bit, serve in something with handles, sit on ground and sip gently :cup:
;D ;D
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Just mixed up half a glass of Stones and topped it up with Players Tawny Port. ;D ;D
Mmmmmmm not bad. ;D
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So long as it was the soul I don't mind what brand it is.
Though I have taken a liking to the ports from the Berry Farm in WA.
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Moonshine Madness made by Heritage Estate wines up MT tambourine We by the dozen to get 10% dis
Oh yeah, this be some good stuff for sure. Guzzling port no, settle in for a looooooooong session yes! ;D
Foo
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Enjoying some Renmano Premium Tawny Port at the moment. ;D
Foo
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Had a guy tell me he other day he drinks nothing but Debortoli Old Tawny. :D
Is it as good as he says it is? Any things worth a try I guess ;D
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Had a guy tell me he other day he drinks nothing but Debortoli Old Tawny. :D
Is it as good as he says it is? Any things worth a try I guess ;D
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I'm very new to "port" but had a few Debortoli's last weekend !:)
Not bad !
It took me 3 attempts to find it this week.
Am currently consuming my std drink & some Debortoli ! :)
Thinking about getting a little wooden cask to mellow some in at home!
Any suggestions on where to source from?
cheers
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jwb,
Me too mate ;D
I tried a few places up here but couldn't do any good.
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The good wife and I enjoyed this on our trip around Australia in 2003.
(http://jandcfritzlaff.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-Qrct9jW/0/Th/nooky-delight-l-Th.jpg)
I was from the Woody Nook winery in the Margaret River Region of WA.
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The good wife and I enjoyed this on our trip around Australia in 2003.
(http://jandcfritzlaff.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-Qrct9jW/0/Th/nooky-delight-l-Th.jpg)
I was from the Woody Nook winery in the Margaret River Region of WA.
I reckon with a name like that it would have sold heaps. :cup:
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I do like a nice Tawny port.
During the cold,wets nights that we are getting up here on the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland I can choose between the Galaway Pipe or the Penfolds Grandfather, (I have several bottles of each), but I do also enjoy one of the cheaper brands nearly as much and that is the Yalumba Directors Special Port.
I also have a bottle of the Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port, (was given a couple as a gift), very nice aged port, but not a tawny.
cheers duggie
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You've got good taste in port duggie. I've worked at each of the wineries on your list of favourite ports and they are top notch. Not sure that Yalumba own the Galway Pipe label anymore but they did when I worked there.
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The last time I had Galway Pipe, it tasted different to the stuff made in the 90s. ???
Foo
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I usually take De Bortoli Old Tawny fishing with me. But I haven't tried all that many different ones.
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Thirsty work this, reading all the posts on this forum. Now that I have lit the pot belly stove, I think I might go and enjoy a port or three. ;D ;D ;D
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Carn't go too wrong with the old tawny Brown Brothers
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Any port in a storm is a good port. ;D ;D
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Went down to the local bottle shop today for a look.
Not much to choose from so bought a bottle of Brown Brothers Tawny.
We are enjoying a sip or two at the moment.
Not a bad drop. ;D
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Jen bought me a bottle of Chateau Yaldara Liqueur Port home.
Just had to have a tiny taste. ;D
Yeh that's nice real nice. :cup:
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Well the time has come,
Just like Champagne, Moselle and Riesling you can no longer call Port, Port.
Disappointing isn't it, somehow fortified Shiraz doesn't do it for me.
Oh well went up river on the long weekend and enjoyed our Stones Mac (stones green ginger wine with whiskey flavouring plus the 18% alc kick)
Topped up into your beer is the best warming winter brew.
(In the interests of fair play and honesty I must own up and state I work for Angoves and do have the cellar door sales at work, my wine allowance is regularly in the negative .... By quite a lot .... Seriously :cheers:)
Jim ;D
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Carn't go too wrong with the old tawny Brown Brothers
I'm new to this port thing aswell, the oldman loved the stuff. But this is what I am drinking at the moment, really enjoying it :cheers:
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I can recommend Peter van Gynt in Mudgee. Great white port, old school winery which has that smell about it that you know it's going to be good. Back there in a couple of weeks to top up!
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I can highly recommend this after our weekend at Portland.
(http://www.dutschkewines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bg_old-codger.jpg)
VERY smooth... VERRY lethal :(
Im never drinking again.
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I can highly recommend this after our weekend at Portland.
(http://www.dutschkewines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bg_old-codger.jpg)
VERY smooth... VERRY lethal :(
Im never drinking again.
;D ;D ;D
Where did you get it mate?
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Directors Special. Keep it in the freezer (it won't freeze) makes cheap stuff sooooo smooth
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Dan Murphy's Karingal..
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Thanks mate :cup:
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Thanks mate :cup:
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Fixed the location, wasn't Duncans, but Dan's...
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Where can I buy small oak barrels so as I can mix up a few batches thanks
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Dan Murphy's Karingal..
Don't have it at my local dan's >:(. Oh well got BB again
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How to turn any port, good or crap, into a proper campfire port...!!
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=6858.msg100285#msg100285 (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=6858.msg100285#msg100285)
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I like to blend a good port (or Tokay or Muscat) with some reasonable cask port and let it sit for a while. If I am feeling daring I add some decent Brandy, particularly if it is too sweet.
Northern Victorian has some great fortified wine but some of its very expensive :'(
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Dan Murphys have it in Townsville, so I'll get a bottle or two next weekend :cup:
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Don't have it at my local dan's >:(. Oh well got BB again
want me to send you a bottle?
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How to turn any port, good or crap, into a proper campfire port...!!
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=6858.msg100285#msg100285 (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=6858.msg100285#msg100285)
It was definitely a warming drop that night. Slept like a baby too
GG
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want me to send you a bottle?
Thanks for the offer mate. I will have a bit of a scout around first :cheers:
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Morris Brothers Tawny. By the 2 Ltr. cask kept in the vegetable crisper (if it should last that long)
Ta
John
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'White Port' from Bethany Wines in the Barossa, extremely smooth & goes down very easily! Oh, and chocolate port from Echuca :)
Yummo, I think I need a drink - BBS :)
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Thanks for the offer mate. I will have a bit of a scout around first :cheers:
No problem :) Just means I'd have to buy myself another one ... and Im never drinking again after the Portland Weekend :'(
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I've never been a port drinker.
But after reading this thread, I new I had a bottle of port that I won in a raffle somewhere in the house.
After a good hour looking, I found it...
Penfolds Grandfather .
Bloody hell...... I think I'm addicted already ;D
So smooth and easy to drink.
I just checked out the price on Dan Murphy website..... Holy sh!t .... $80 a bottle.
Definitely have to find a nice cheaper variety that I like.
Might even go for an oak keg and try to blend a brew.
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Have a go at V O invalid Port , if your not you will be 1 very soon . :-* :cheers:
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I've never been a port drinker.
But after reading this thread, I new I had a bottle of port that I won in a raffle somewhere in the house.
After a good hour looking, I found it...
Penfolds Grandfather .
Bloody hell...... I think I'm addicted already ;D
So smooth and easy to drink.
I just checked out the price on Dan Murphy website..... Holy sh!t .... $80 a bottle.
Definitely have to find a nice cheaper variety that I like.
Might even go for an oak keg and try to blend a brew.
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That is a nice Port! :cup:
Foo
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I went looking through the local bottle shop after work yesterday for ANOTHER bottle of Port and beside the Port was Muscat. Is it much the same?
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I recently picked up a bottle of Sheepyard Flat Port from Grampians Estate. Interesting label, which claims the following, amongst other things:
"...full bodied blend of sheep dags, toe nail clippings and sheep dog's pee, meticulously strained through a jillaroo's undies...eradicates sheep lice, fly strike, nagging mothers in law and Collingwood Supporters...flushes radiators and strips paint...genetically modified and do not pass wind for 24 hours..."
Might be a good one for the next Knockwood GTG. :cheers:
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I went looking through the local bottle shop after work yesterday for ANOTHER bottle of Port and beside the Port was Muscat. Is it much the same?
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Port (now called Tawny) Muscat and Tokay are all fortified wines made in the same way. Flavours differ due to the use of different grapes and wine making techniques.
All are yummy :cheers:
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Port (now called Tawny) Muscat and Tokay are all fortified wines made in the same way. Flavours differ due to the use of different grapes and wine making techniques.
All are yummy :cheers:
Thanks mate :cup:
I'll go get some this afternoon. ;D
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Muscat and port are similar but different tastes
Try a half a glass of seppeltsfield number 8 muscat around the campfire before bed.
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I've never been a port drinker.
But after reading this thread, I new I had a bottle of port that I won in a raffle somewhere in the house.
After a good hour looking, I found it...
Penfolds Grandfather
Don't get used to it its $80 a bottle.
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_2167/penfolds-grandfather-tawny.jsp;jsessionid=DBCD68A92E1D5AAE57AB7FC2E1659788.ncdlmorasp1306?bmUID=kpJOFzu (https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_2167/penfolds-grandfather-tawny.jsp;jsessionid=DBCD68A92E1D5AAE57AB7FC2E1659788.ncdlmorasp1306?bmUID=kpJOFzu)
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I have 2 bottles of Grandfather port, can't bring myself to open them...
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Don't get used to it its $80 a bottle.
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_2167/penfolds-grandfather-tawny.jsp;jsessionid=DBCD68A92E1D5AAE57AB7FC2E1659788.ncdlmorasp1306?bmUID=kpJOFzu (https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_2167/penfolds-grandfather-tawny.jsp;jsessionid=DBCD68A92E1D5AAE57AB7FC2E1659788.ncdlmorasp1306?bmUID=kpJOFzu)
My birthday next week ;D. Might drop a hint. ;D ;D
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The father in law gave me a bottle of McWilliams Sweet Sherry he's had in his cupboard.
Gave it a nudge last night. ;D
Not bad!!! :cheers:
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The weathers starting to cool down so I was wondering if anyone has got any nice new port they could tell me about?
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St. Anne's Bluegrass :cheers:
I bought a small port barrel on my way to Darwin in 2010/11from Echuca. This is what I filled it with.
It is a very nice smooth drop, way to easy to drink.
I had a supposed "port connoisseur" try it and he reckoned it was the goods, right up there with the best.
If you come across it in Echuca or from the St Anne's vineyard in Moama NSW, give it a nudge, you won't be disappointed. ;)
I buy it in the 5 litre plastic bottle and then decanter it into the barrel. Purchase via mail order and have it sent to Darwin.
Cheers, Chris :cheers:
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The weathers starting to cool down so I was wondering if anyone has got any nice new port they could tell me about?
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Hoping you get it right before i pass through Sol....Otherwise ...Nooo Jerky.......lol >:D >:D
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St. Anne's Bluegrass :cheers:
I bought a small port barrel on my way to Darwin in 2010/11from Echuca. This is what I filled it with.
It is a very nice smooth drop, way to easy to drink.
I had a supposed "port connoisseur" try it and he reckoned it was the goods, right up there with the best.
If you come across it in Echuca or from the St Anne's vineyard in Moama NSW, give it a nudge, you won't be disappointed. ;)
I buy it in the 5 litre plastic bottle and then decanter it into the barrel. Purchase via mail order and have it sent to Darwin.
Cheers, Chris :cheers:
Chris,
gotta agree with this, its one of the good ones, I also like jacks barrel its a similar taste port to the bluegrass.
Matt
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For special occasions I like Hanwood Tawny and Samuals Tawny. For Guzzling, Golden Oak Tawny and Debortoli Tawny. :cheers:
Foo
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Thanks guys :cup: I'm off to the bottle shop tomorrow ;D
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Currently having a sip of Galway Pipe Grand Tawny but if I win tattslotto next week I might try this for a lazy $1400:
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_327022/seppelt-para-100-year-old-tawny-375ml (https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_327022/seppelt-para-100-year-old-tawny-375ml)
or this for $2500:
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_913781/seppelt-para-100-year-old-tawny-1891-375ml (https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_913781/seppelt-para-100-year-old-tawny-1891-375ml)
Mark.
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I think Nookeys Delight is the best but it's pricey, so we buy Thomson Brook Estate (Donnybrook WA) Fortified Red or White Decadence. Must say the Galafrey Tawny Port from Mount Barker WA is one of the original favourites though. When we lived in Busselton WA we had the pleasure of many weekend drives to visit the various wineries around the region.
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Woodstock in the Mclaren Vale (SA) do an "off the menu" port blend called "Jimmy's Port Barrel Blend" i buy it in 20l containers and use it to fill my 25l oak keg and as i take a glass or 2 from the keg i top it up from the container. Its also great over a good quality vanilla ice cream
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Ned Kelly white port seems to the flavour around camp with us at the moment :cheers:. Found it last year just out of Mildura at a Sunday market and it has kept the cold at bay ever since.
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Looks like a trip to Dan Murphy when we are in Cairns on Sunday.
I tried to get a few of the ones you guys mentioned in the last few days and nothing but blank looks when I asked for them ???
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For a clearer head next morning go for a Port. That's a drink made in Portugal, as opposed to an "Australian Port-finish style fortified wine". My theory is this - better spirit, better grape varieties, fewer distillation brain-destroyers. Bottle's gotta have a paper seal across the cork. Lots of Australian wineries are still making port out of stuff they can't do anything else with. Like Penfold's "Makes You Feel As If You've Been Hit Over The Head With A" Club Port.
And yes, I am a lah-di-dah poncy wine snob. When in camp I will ONLY drink my Cockburn's Tawny out of a PERFECTLY CLEAN Vegemite jar. Sorry, that's how it is.
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Quite happy sittin here drinkin me De Bort Port and from a cask. :cheers:
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I bought a bottle of Chateau Yaldara Liqueur Port this afternoon and it's not bad. ;D
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