Meyer Family Port 500ml - 2 Pack
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PRODUCT: 2 Meyer Family Port 500ml
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mmmmm ..... Port.


As in any Port in a storm ... or any other time!


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Meyer Family Port 500ml - 2 Pack
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"I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the next day you should be reminded of the splendid occasion the night before." -- George Mikes


"I only drink fortified wines during bad weather. Snowstorm, hurricane, tornado--I'm not particular, as long as it's bad. After all, any storm for a Port." -- Paul S. Winalski

This would have been a great offering to have received the golden rat ticket.

mmm I love port, wish I had the money for this.

Any idea if this is Ruby or Tawny?

Tawny? Ruby?

Is this stuff actually any good? I've seen it up on InVino a couple times, but it's always struck me as a bit sketchy. Waiting for Rat reports!

What is Port Wine? Is it sweet? Rich? Is it thin like water or thick like a milk or somewhere in between?

ddbernst wrote:Any idea if this is Ruby or Tawny?

Neither, since it is made from Old Vine Zin.

Should be sweet and dark.

zener wrote:What is Port Wine? Is it sweet? Rich? Is it thin like water or thick like a milk or somewhere in between?

Port is a dessert wine, sweeter than dry reds with higher alcohol content, and also more full bodied.

http://www.askmen.com/fine_living/wine_and_dine_archive/9_wine_dine.html

zener wrote:What is Port Wine? Is it sweet? Rich? Is it thin like water or thick like a milk or somewhere in between?

Here's a link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine

I ordered a case of Pellegrini last Thursday and it still hasn't shipped, I'm starting to go crazy because it's been more than five days.

Is Zinfandel a traditional grape for 'Port'?

Just an FYI, legit Oporto from Portugal must be labeled as 'Oporto.' The older vintage stuff is killer, and the LBV is good too on a lower budget.

So how many vintages is this from if the average barrel time is 5 years?

Is this the California equivalent of an 8-year Tawny Port?

Okay back to my sour beer.

zener wrote:What is Port Wine? Is it sweet? Rich? Is it thin like water or thick like a milk or somewhere in between?

PortWine wiki and ZinPort listings.


Zin ports tend to be sweeter than normal ports, and IMO in between the water and milk. Thicker than a normal port.

So more of an after-dinner dessert wine.

Wine Spectator has a rating for a web only 2008 release:

http://www.winespectator.com/wine/detail/source/search/note_id/239111

MEYER FAMILY
Port California NV

Score: 84

Release Price: $35/500ml

Country: California

Region: Other California

Issue: Web Only - 2008



Direct berry jam, spice, cocoa butter and nut notes have a dried mushroom edge, with a sweet-tasting finish. Drink now. 5,800 cases made. –MW

Is this capable of aging for any significant amount of time?

Why do they bother calling this Port instead of desert wine?

$50 almost buys a 750ml vintage port...

wcheney wrote:Here's a link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine

I ordered a case of Pellegrini last Thursday and it still hasn't shipped, I'm starting to go crazy because it's been more than five days.

Oh it takes a while. Be patient - it always arrives. Always worth the wait for Wine Woots.

wcheney wrote:Here's a link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine

I ordered a case of Pellegrini last Thursday and it still hasn't shipped, I'm starting to go crazy because it's been more than five days.

Summer shipping. safe, slow.

lassow wrote:Is this capable of aging for any significant amount of time?

Yes, ports are very age-worthy. I would assume 10 - 15 years at least, but I'd like to hear from the winery.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Neither, since it is made from Old Vine Zin.

Should be sweet and dark.

My experience with California Zin Ports is that they're far more like Rubys than Tawnys in taste profile, aroma, etc.

lassow wrote:Why do they bother calling this Port instead of desert wine?

Probably because
a) Port refers to a particular STYLE of desert wine vis a vis how it's made
and
b) because it's a far more recognizable name that'll allow people to immediately grok its overall style rather than the use of a broad term like "desert wine."

My guess is this is going to be one of those sugary california type ports that are not that great. But i bought it anyway with the hope that woot will having port on here more often.

speedoo wrote:Yes, ports are very age-worthy. I would assume 10 - 15 years at least, but I'd like to hear from the winery.

Usually only single-vintage and LBV ports are cellar worthy, single-vintage often cellar for 20+ years before even thinking of opening.

In for two. Now if WD can some how swing a Prager Port deal here. I'd be in for 3 and 3 more as a gift...FOR ME!! Muuuhhaa hhha aahaha!

lassow wrote:Why do they bother calling this Port instead of desert wine?

Becauses Port is not strictly a "dessert" wine. It is a fortified wine. A good fortified wine will be suitable for any part of a meal (historically, they were consumed with or before).

Fortified wine will have a higher residual sugar (a faulty term actually, since the additive isn't part of the original juice) than table wines due to the way it's made, and will also have a higher alcohol content (for the same reason) which adds to the perception of sweetness. However a good well-made Port should be balanced enough that the overall sweetness effect isn't much greater than a big red table wine. Also if there's noticeable tannin (sometimes there is), that can take away from the perceived sweetness.

But, bottom line, they aren't strictly for dessert. That's a phenom brought about by the relatively recent obsession with dryness in wines.

iByron

In for one. Which was a really tough call, I think I clicked back and forth between one, two, and three close to a dozen times, but in the end the reality that I've never tried anything from MF won out, though at this price point I'm pretty sure I'll regret only getting the one...

In for 1..
There is NOTHING like a good Port with chocolate cake..

How long will a bottle like this keep once it has been opened?

Back when I ran Folie a Deux, we used to loan them our bottling equipment to bottle this wine. So they always gave us a few bottles. The wine was great. It's one of the best examples of Zinfandel fortified wine in California.

North316 wrote:How long will a bottle like this keep once it has been opened?

From talking to my local sommelier, a week or two should be no big deal, and quite often as long as a month, but beyond that it gets dicier.

(Not that I'm an expert on such things, but so far it seems reasonable advice.)

8:15 a.m. CDT and the map is lit up - nice! We're probably on the way to another sellout.

ScottHarveyWines wrote:Back when I ran Folie a Deux, we used to loan them our bottling equipment to bottle this wine. So they always gave us a few bottles. The wine was great. It's one of the best examples of Zinfandel fortified wine in California.

I was just about to close up wine.woot for the weekend and go about my business worry free about spending money on more wine this weekend and then I read this comment.....apparently I have to ponder this some more.

JanFP wrote:8:15 a.m. CDT and the map is lit up - nice! We're probably on the way to another sellout.

Maybe, but according to the tracker built into google chrome we still stand at 100%. I know there is no bar up on the woot page, but I would assume the logic is there and is just hidden, allowing these trackers to tap into that. It accurately predicted the sellout yesterday and the tempranillo case a few weeks ago so I trust the numbers.

LSlipetz wrote:Maybe, but according to the tracker built into google chrome we still stand at 100%. I know there is no bar up on the woot page, but I would assume the logic is there and is just hidden, allowing these trackers to tap into that. It accurately predicted the sellout yesterday and the tempranillo case a few weeks ago so I trust the numbers.

I'd like to hear more about this tracker..

jaredmac11 wrote:I'd like to hear more about this tracker..

Yes, me too.

jaredmac11 wrote:I'd like to hear more about this tracker..

Its just an add on for Google Chrome. Go to the store and search for woot. It just adds a nice little button in the toolbar to check all the woot products for the day. It just shows the products at the 10% marks so right now we know that the port here on Wine woot is somewhere between 91% and 100%.