I agree entirely with Tim. Granted, you can stand a bottle of vintage port upright so that all the sediment is deposted at the bottom of the bottle, open carefully and pour. I much prefer to decant so that when the last is poured into my glass or that of our guests, not even a particle of sediment is exchanged. And although fifty years have passed since I last saw Tim, I hope that I will have an opportunity to share a glass of decanted port with him. Well done Tim.
You don't need to decant vintage port. Aeration of a wine containing 18% etoh isn't needed. Ports have extensive sediment. If carefully kept upright, and handled gently the sediment doesn't need to leave the bottle. I uncork, and pour a glass, carefully. On the next night, and the night after we carefully pour. Don't waste port by decanting and straining. We have a stock of 1963 port, one of the great vintages of the 20th century, much older than the somnelier is working with.
Why didn't he use an ah-so, I can't believe he used a corkscrew THEN a coat hanger on that nice bottle.
ForcedToSignUp 2 months ago
After he washed the bottle with water, what did he rinse out the bottle with?
Fiffization 7 months ago
Visit the web site The Goodall Family Of Artists and all will be revealed. Heading off to the UK this morning for a couple of weeks.
Cheers Richard
Wilmot1550 8 months ago
@Wilmot1550
Fifty years! Who are you!?
timsc47 8 months ago
I agree entirely with Tim. Granted, you can stand a bottle of vintage port upright so that all the sediment is deposted at the bottom of the bottle, open carefully and pour. I much prefer to decant so that when the last is poured into my glass or that of our guests, not even a particle of sediment is exchanged. And although fifty years have passed since I last saw Tim, I hope that I will have an opportunity to share a glass of decanted port with him. Well done Tim.
Wilmot1550 8 months ago
You don't need to decant vintage port. Aeration of a wine containing 18% etoh isn't needed. Ports have extensive sediment. If carefully kept upright, and handled gently the sediment doesn't need to leave the bottle. I uncork, and pour a glass, carefully. On the next night, and the night after we carefully pour. Don't waste port by decanting and straining. We have a stock of 1963 port, one of the great vintages of the 20th century, much older than the somnelier is working with.
keh6444 1 year ago
Wrong!!
With highly heated 'port tongs' you heat the neck of the bottle, drizzle water on it, break the neck off and decant - done!
picklehead7 2 years ago
sketchley special! Brilliant!! Thanks!!!
c1sumus1c 3 years ago