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> >"Ricardo Ferreira" > wrote in
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> >>
> >> "Hunt" > escreveu na mensagem
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> >>> In article >,
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> >>> >My father is going to England for a business trip. Are there any
> >>> >liquors
> >> I
> >>> >should ask him to pick up for me? (I live in the U.S., so I'd be
> >>> >looking
> >> to
> >>> >list things ... uniquely English?)
> >>>
> >>> I'd suggest that he look into the Ports. Though obviously not English
> >>> in origin, were it not for Britain, Port would not exist, as it does
> >>> today.
> >> He
> >>> will also be exposed to Ports that are just not available outside
> >>> England,
> >> or
> >>> Oporto. Both in the retail outlets, or in duty free, there should be
> >> wonderful
> >>> wines available. If you are in the US, the selection will exceed all
> >>> but
> >> the
> >>> best Web sellers, and offer some wonderful wines.
> >>>
> >>> Hunt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> That is indeed a good ideia. Also please remember that real Ports are
> >> only those comming from Porto (Oporto) in Portugal.
> >>
> >> In the US he risks buying a Californian Port for mistake...
> >
> >Any particular brands you'd suggest?
>
> That depends almost solely on what is available in your area of residence.
You
> might want to do a quick check of available brands and then point your
father
> toward ones that are NOT available to you, as the cost is likely greater
in
> UK. However, vintage years, and bottlers that are unavailable would be
worth
> the price. I usually look for older Taylor Fladgate, Fonseca, Dow, Croft,
> Grahams, and a few more of the upper tiers of producers (though these
> producers newer offerings are available to me). Then there are tons of
lower
> tier producers, that don't see much distribution in the US. Also, many of
> the more popular producers offer a wider range of single quinta (basically
> single vineyard) Ports, that also don't get wide distribution in US. These
are
> often produced in years that the house does not declare a "vintage,"
though
> believe that with certain limitations, their single quinta Ports are
worthy of
> a separate vintage (very simplified example). I'd not go for any Tawnys,
> unless you can find a rare producer, that is just not in US, though I love
> Tawnys as a rule. Same for the "branded" "Boardroom," "Special Ruby," etc.
>
> Let me know what you have access to, and I'll be glad to give you a list
of
> some houses, that I have acquired in London, or its environs.
>
> Hunt
>
If possible I'd also suggest to try a Lagrima. It's not a brand it's a
type. Several brands present Lagrima ports. Generally they have an image
of Christ on the label. The word Lágrima means tear. It is said to be such
a specialty (very sweet) that they started calling it the "Tears of Christ".
I think it's always white.
Ricardo
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