QOTD – Dragon Warrior

I LOVE ports, I have a lot cellaring, but in the meantime I do enjoy some nice crusted ports and LBVs to pass the time while my VPs mature. I do find that decanting them for 24 hours is the way to go. It really does soften them and takes the sting out of the high ABV.

SUPER Tecmo Bowl (by far #1), Ninja Gaiden series, Castlevania series. Those were/are my favs.

Mikey T’s Punch Out…. No doubt!

I have not had Porto in a while. I’m going to have to pick some up.

Great episode, ports are exciting and confusing!

QOTD: Bubble Bobble

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but I scored some really cheap ‘port’ about a year ago just to have some fun with, and boy was it terrible. The first bottle was corked, and the next bottle wasn’t much better. On a side note my room mate at the time drank the corked cheapo port and didn’t bat an eye. The discount put it down to about the price of ‘2 buck chuck’ and the hefty alcohol content of port made for some good times…

Is this sort of markdown and clearance typical of the port industry? A bad batch just gets sold on the cheap to college kids looking to get drunk?

Great episode, ports are exciting and confusing!

QOTD: Bubble Bobble

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but I scored some really cheap ‘port’ about a year ago just to have some fun with, and boy was it terrible. The first bottle was corked, and the next bottle wasn’t much better. On a side note my room mate at the time drank the corked cheapo port and didn’t bat an eye. The discount put it down to about the price of ‘2 buck chuck’ and the hefty alcohol content of port made for some good times…

Is this sort of markdown and clearance typical of the port industry? A bad batch just gets sold on the cheap to college kids looking to get drunk?

Nice episode. I’m shocked but excited to hear there’s value in vintage port. Now I just need to get a better paying job 🙂

QOTD: Can’t pick just one… Super Mario Bros. 1, Zelda 1, Punch Out & Tecmo Bowl are near the top of the list.

Classic pairing show, its hard to impress upon people how enjoyable port and cheese are if they’ve never tried. Pure luxury, and Roaring Forties is killer stuff.

QOTD: Metroid without a doubt on and on, getting lost in the repetitive stages. Oh the memories

QOTD:Super Mario Bros. Had to lie to my parents regularly about homework to go next door and play!
Port – have always had the prune juice meets nyquil experience, but believe it was due to piss poor selection based on zero knowledge. Thanks for a little port education.

QOTD:Super Mario Bros. Had to lie to my parents regularly about homework to go next door and play!
Port – have always had the prune juice meets nyquil experience, but believe it was due to piss poor selection based on zero knowledge. Thanks for a little port education.

QOTD- Gotta be Mario Bros

Strange you did this topic today. I just got a bottle of 1983 Vintage Port from Cachao from my Grandmothers house that just sold and wondered about the year. Glad to hear it was a pretty good one. Will crack this open at the end of my career as well.

By the way, the camera and the new lighting (sorry, professional camera man here) are awesome. You and the “set” look great. Very nice job.

QOTD: how could you not love the Legend of Zelda….all time greats

QOTD: tooooo many to mention. Of all time though Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Great show today I wish I had 90 bones to buy that Dow’s

QOTD: Mario Kart is my favorite Nintendo game, I am pretty terrible at video games.

Long time lurker. Had to answer the QOTD — no contest, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out

Long time lurker. Had to answer the QOTD — no contest, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out

QOTD: I love my Wii! Does that count? It’s made by Nintendo!

Gary,

You make it sound like part of the reason Port is so expensive is that it is cellared. Ports are released by the producer relatively early, and mostly cellared by the consumer. The best marketing strategy imaginable.

Hey, my comments are finally showing up! They’ve been disappearing into the ether all week. I thought maybe WLTV had it out for me or something.

QOD: Raiders of the Lost Ark, for the Atari 2600. Hey, it was the shiznit in 1982 and I never had a Nintendo.

Aussie blue cheese? So I’m thinking it ships okay.

If I really wanted to, I’ve got a few episodes’ worth of comments to catch up on, but I don’t want Gary e-yelling at me.

Here’s to #10 bringing home the bacon this weekend.

-E

mmmmmmmm. Port.

I have also found that an open bottle of port will last a long time too. Been sipping from a bottle that I opened in March, and it there has been no loss in quality.

QOTD: I had a lot of laughs getting the snot kicked out of me by my (at the time) young son in James Bond. My favorite game was Mario Golf though. That was a game that a non-video gamer could do OK at without looking really bad.

Mike

Remarkable episode, Gary. I LOVE port!!! Thanks so much for openning such remarkable bottles for today’s show (for us). I appreciate that. I wonder what Mr. Sasha thinks about you openning such appreciable and rare bottles. QOTD: The Legend of Zelda and the Ocarina of Time!! I went through the whole journey, prodly.

Love ports! Thanks for the show. I will be putting one away for my newborn daughter’s future big days! Anyone got a shotgun I couls borrow?

QOTD: Donkey Kong – of course! It takes me back to the days spending hours at 7-11 with one quarter. Ah, thegood ‘ol days.

Guy (a.k.a. GlaM)

I have been waiting for an episode on Port. Now one for Sherry. Next time explain some of the differences in the types – Tawny, etc.

It would help to do some affordable ones also. Not that these are not, I just don’t spend that much on them.

Too old for Nintendo. My girls had a Sonic – Hedgehog. Great fun!!

QOTD: MMMMMMM SMASH BROS MELEE!!!!! I love sports games, FIFA, Madden, etc.

Great Show Gary!! haven’t tried vintage port yet, but I can’t stand the alcohol of regular port…

QOTD: Gotta be Tecmo Bowl. Good to see you in a more rockin’ mood.

I LOVE PORTs..
QOTD: BIG BRAIN for NINTENDO DS..amusing and a exercises well your grey cells 🙂
Cheers