Port and Roaring Forties Cheese

Port and Roaring Forties Cheese – Episode #326

October 3, 2007

Gary tastes some Vintage Port from Portugal and tastes it along with his favorite Blue Cheese the classic and elegant Roaring Forties.

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“Love port. Nice episode. Mighty tempted to pick up some of the Dow ‘…” by Phredd
“mike tyson’s punch-out by far. I always hated glass joe and don flami…” by Chris Lotz
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Wines tasted in this episode:

1983 Warre’s Vintage PortVintage Port
1980 Graham’s PortVintage Port
1994 Dow’s PortVintage Port

Cheese mentioned in todays episode.

Roaring Forties Blue

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October 4, 2007

Broccolirabe
NQOTD: nothing can match Super Mario !!!!
October 4, 2007

johnyaction
QOTD – Track and Field
October 4, 2007

stewart l
I love ports-I’ve got this one in my cellar. I’ll save this for when I retire.
QOD-the original Mario
October 4, 2007

mudshark
QOTD: Excitebike. That game was bad ass. And by the way, cheer up Gary! At least you have the good fortune of being able to watch football on a regular basis. I live in a country where the game has not caught on, so it is not broadcast with any frequency whatsoever. Which could actually be any country outside of the US.
October 4, 2007

chris
I love ports, have had a number of Graham’s from 1985 and 1983 along with some Taylor from 1970. Just need to decant them usually quite a bid of sediment. Once decanted I have had it for up to a week after opening, it did not seem to oxidize as quickly as other red wines.
October 4, 2007

Piercarlo
qotd: excitebike, hands down
October 4, 2007

John
Does port keep in the bottle or is it an open and drink thing like wine?
October 4, 2007

Tom T.
Why why why is it when you love a wine it gets sold out so damn fast before I can grab some.
Great episode, thanks. I don’t think I ever played Nintendo games. I’m a Playstation guy.
October 4, 2007

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
Gary, you rock! Can’t afford any of today’s wines, but am looking forward to trying some ports soon.

QOTD: TETRIS, hands down on any system. Although, I do enjoy the Mario games they’re always my second faves.
October 4, 2007

Deano
Gary cool episode i wish i was rollin so i could afford a bottle of port. Hope you are having a good time in london.

QOTD:
-EXCITEBIKE FTW!!!
October 4, 2007

ws0x9
QOD = Super Mario Brothers

Come on, its why we bought Nintendo.
October 4, 2007

Acousticdoc
2nd That: Legend of Zelda Baby!!
October 4, 2007

BEETZ
QOD – The Legend of Zelda
ALL of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 4, 2007

Andy
QOTD— Donkey Kong RULES
Cheers G
October 4, 2007

Andrew
GARY YOU MAKE ME HAPPY – GO AUSTRALIA

I have to agree that King Island Dairy Co, who make ‘Roaring 40s’, produce some of Australiaâ€™s best commercial cheese; as well as absolutely awesome yogurt. Though King Island doesn’t have any wineries (though I suppose it is halfway between the Mornington Peninsula on the mainland and the Tamar Valley in Tasmania) it is definitely worth a visit. Apart from fantastic cheese on King Island you’ll also get some of the best steak and crawfish in the World.

I’m a big fan of port style wines for their moorish sweetness, aging potential and general appeal. When purchasing in Australia imports tend to be too expensive, but there are some absolutely world class fortifieds produced in Victoria’s Rutherglen area, which could possibly even go better with a fine hunk of Australia blue.

QOTD: The original handheld ‘lifeboat’ game I had when I was about five.

Keep up the superb and enjoy the UK.

Andrew
October 4, 2007

Greg R.
QOTD: Double Dribble!!!

Bring Sniffy sniff back!! You dropped a tasty taste…but no sniffy sniff! COME ON!
October 4, 2007

J Crazy
QOTD: Super Contra, and who doesn’t love punching the shizznickle out of the French guy in Mike Tyson’s Punch Out??? I love France and French people don’t get me wrong, but the facial expression when you upper cut him is classic. And I could play Spyhunter forever even though the arcade version kicked much more serious ass.

I love port, porto, portatiliano…however you say it.
October 4, 2007

Raffi
Nintendo Ice Hockey. We spent a lot of time packed in my dorm room freshman year (1989-1990) playing Nintendo Ice Hockey.
October 4, 2007

voltron
QOTD either mario cart or a boy and his blob
October 4, 2007

jason
great to see an episode on port/ porto. i was in lisbon a few years ago, and well, that is all there is. the lady at the port store said the white porto is for the tourists. anyhow, i walked home with a bottle of Burmester 1994, colheita. i recently just drank it with friends and the robe was just a lot more ” aged” than the ones you just drank. it was a real amber, mahogany orange like color. almost like an old sauterne. wuz up?
i have to disagree with the blue cheese. we had it with some roquefort and it just did not jive. granted the flavor profile was leaning towards roasted nuts, candied fruit, caramel; i wished that we had some almond cake with it and maybe even some fresh whipped cream. the cheese was not bad, but a dry cake would have been better.

QOTD: i have a few, “mike tyson’s punch out”,” transylvania?”, “T & C surf” and even just some classic super mario.
October 4, 2007

Ryan D
QotD: Used to love Nintendo Ice Hockey.
October 4, 2007

Fishamble
Thanks for doing port. I was helped to start appreciating sherry and port not so long ago. Loads to learn as well as tastes fantastic. And they’re relatively good value.

QOTD: Never had a nintendo.
October 4, 2007

John Witherspoon (J DUB)
MMM PORT – the other night after dinner at Melting Pot here in RIchmond they had a Port flight Taylor Flagdate 10,20,30,40 year old. GOOD STUFF!

QOTD: I would have to say Rad Racer, Excite Bike, and Castlevania – in that order

J DUB
October 4, 2007

Matt H.
Best nintendo game ever in almost all regards is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TIme. A little new for a lot of old school nintendophiles but it revolutionized the videogame industry. Seriously, it practically saved the ill-conceived n64. But if you’re referring to NES games, I’d have to say Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!. It is the epitome of old school gaming. Of course Chrono Trigger is a tremendous answer, greatest RPG ever made.
Oh yeah, I like wine too. Tonight it’s Les Clossiers Chateauneuf du Pape 2004. Got it for five bucks, take that Chuck!
October 4, 2007

YoungDave
QOTD: This might hurt, Gary, but I was hands-down a SEGA kid! That’s right, and I’ll stick to that position. However, my favorite game was also available on Super Nintendo, and as I’m a bit younger and got into video games a little later in the game, Mortal Kombat II is it. All the special moves, codes, and “fatalities” started a whole new level of game playing.