EP 326 Port and Roaring Forties Cheese

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

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.

If you’d like additional help with the above item or would just like to know a little bit more, please email Justin Novello ( justin@winelibrary.com ).

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Catalina Topanga Harvey

Yummmm Port! But come on man, what’s with the subdued intro?! QOTD: not sure of the name but it was a baseball game that I would sit on the couch and be the ‘announcer’ while my cousins played

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  • Great… older Ports. I am there with you, they are values!

    NOW that you are on a role, WHAT ABOUT MADEIRA?

    QOTD: Super Mario, Duck Hunt and Gyromyte (darn, that is old!)

  • Great… older Ports. I am there with you, they are values!

    NOW that you are on a role, WHAT ABOUT MADEIRA?

    QOTD: Super Mario, Duck Hunt and Gyromyte (darn, that is old!)

  • Ports are always yummy….I’m going to search out that cheese!! As for Nintendo…it’s a toss up between the Legend of Zelda or Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out.

  • Ports are always yummy….I’m going to search out that cheese!! As for Nintendo…it’s a toss up between the Legend of Zelda or Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out.

  • matthews

    super mario bros 3, one of the best games ever made.

  • matthews

    super mario bros 3, one of the best games ever made.

  • KenP

    QOTD: Nintendo might as well be the Japanese word for ‘watching grass grow’ for all I care. Great ep, nevertheless!

  • Adam

    Stryder.

  • KenP

    QOTD: Nintendo might as well be the Japanese word for ‘watching grass grow’ for all I care. Great ep, nevertheless!

  • Adam

    Stryder.

  • Jon

    QOTD: Contra, and anything with the Powerglove (if you didn’t get electrocuted…)

  • Jon

    QOTD: Contra, and anything with the Powerglove (if you didn’t get electrocuted…)

  • Sgtvino

    I love Port. I am looking into getting a few bottles of the 2003 vintage. I just need to figure out where I can cellar them as I will be moving frequently.
    QOTD: You put it up there…TECMO BOWL!!!!!! Be the RAIDERS, give the ball to Tim Brown or Bo Jackson and beat your opponent 77-0. Loved it.

  • Sgtvino

    I love Port. I am looking into getting a few bottles of the 2003 vintage. I just need to figure out where I can cellar them as I will be moving frequently.
    QOTD: You put it up there…TECMO BOWL!!!!!! Be the RAIDERS, give the ball to Tim Brown or Bo Jackson and beat your opponent 77-0. Loved it.

  • Augustus

    Thanks for doing a Port show – and a good one at that. I’m just starting to come around to dessert wines. Though still not a huge fan of Port, I have started to appreciate well made late harvest juice. I just balk at the sweetness.

    QOTD: I have to go OG Nintendo on this question and it’s a no brainer….Tecmo Bowl FOR SURE! Although….I also loved the Mega Man games.

  • Augustus

    Thanks for doing a Port show – and a good one at that. I’m just starting to come around to dessert wines. Though still not a huge fan of Port, I have started to appreciate well made late harvest juice. I just balk at the sweetness.

    QOTD: I have to go OG Nintendo on this question and it’s a no brainer….Tecmo Bowl FOR SURE! Although….I also loved the Mega Man games.

  • Hey, how many of those SF Vaynerglasses do you have?

    I’m gonna need to get my hands on some of that Roaring Forties Blue!

    QOTD: Fav. Nintendo game of all-time (all systems) is Super Metroid, w/ Zelda (A Link to the Past) and Final Fantasy 3 being tied for second. My favorite NES game is Super Mario 2 (the one with the toad and the princess). This is a really tough question though. I was addicted to Contra for months.

  • Hey, how many of those SF Vaynerglasses do you have?

    I’m gonna need to get my hands on some of that Roaring Forties Blue!

    QOTD: Fav. Nintendo game of all-time (all systems) is Super Metroid, w/ Zelda (A Link to the Past) and Final Fantasy 3 being tied for second. My favorite NES game is Super Mario 2 (the one with the toad and the princess). This is a really tough question though. I was addicted to Contra for months.

  • The Doc

    QOTD – Eventhough it was on the show, with out a doubt TecmoBowl, enough said.

  • K MAN

    QOTD:

    Wii: Mario Party 8
    Gamecube: Mario Kart Double Dash
    N64: Goldeneye 64
    Super Nintendo: Super Mario All Stars
    Nintendo: Duckhunt
    Game Boy: Super Mario Six Golden Coins

  • The Doc

    QOTD – Eventhough it was on the show, with out a doubt TecmoBowl, enough said.

  • K MAN

    QOTD:

    Wii: Mario Party 8
    Gamecube: Mario Kart Double Dash
    N64: Goldeneye 64
    Super Nintendo: Super Mario All Stars
    Nintendo: Duckhunt
    Game Boy: Super Mario Six Golden Coins

  • QOTD: I have a almost pathetic devotion to Megaman, but I have to give it up to Mario 3.

  • QOTD: I have a almost pathetic devotion to Megaman, but I have to give it up to Mario 3.

  • Jeremy L

    by far……my favorite nintendo game is Baseball Stars! Rygar is pretty sick too.

  • Jeremy L

    by far……my favorite nintendo game is Baseball Stars! Rygar is pretty sick too.

  • Dodger Blue

    I’m not a really big fan of port but I love roaring forties too. It became one of our(me & my wife) favorite blue cheese.
    QOTD: Hmm….I think I have to pick two. One is Final Fantasy 3 and the other one is Dragon Quest 4. I really wanted to pick baseball game but I never satiesfied with any baseball game in nintendo era.

  • Dodger Blue

    I’m not a really big fan of port but I love roaring forties too. It became one of our(me & my wife) favorite blue cheese.
    QOTD: Hmm….I think I have to pick two. One is Final Fantasy 3 and the other one is Dragon Quest 4. I really wanted to pick baseball game but I never satiesfied with any baseball game in nintendo era.

  • Nag

    Super Mario. Super Mario. Super Mario. And a little bit of Contra.

  • Nag

    Super Mario. Super Mario. Super Mario. And a little bit of Contra.

  • Terry

    NES Legend of Zelda I
    SNES Final Fantasy 3 (FF 6)
    N64 Zelda OoT
    Gamecube Resident Evil 4
    Wii toss up between Wii sports and Zelda

    Gary I love the show, I don’t drink much wine, but I find your shows entertaining.

    Hope to see you try some NC one day.

  • michael

    QOTD Super Mario Bro’s!

  • Terry

    NES Legend of Zelda I
    SNES Final Fantasy 3 (FF 6)
    N64 Zelda OoT
    Gamecube Resident Evil 4
    Wii toss up between Wii sports and Zelda

    Gary I love the show, I don’t drink much wine, but I find your shows entertaining.

    Hope to see you try some NC one day.

  • michael

    QOTD Super Mario Bro’s!

  • Withnail

    QOTD: Probably Super Mario 64. Never been a big Nintendo guy; just gravitated to other systems.

    UQOTD: 1977 Fonseca. Not the oldest Port I’ve tasted (had a ’63 Dow), but simply the best.

  • Withnail

    QOTD: Probably Super Mario 64. Never been a big Nintendo guy; just gravitated to other systems.

    UQOTD: 1977 Fonseca. Not the oldest Port I’ve tasted (had a ’63 Dow), but simply the best.

  • vibemore

    Who doesn’t love the Tecmo Bowl??? My fav for sure…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0

  • vibemore

    Who doesn’t love the Tecmo Bowl??? My fav for sure…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0

  • Mr. Ambassador

    Learned a few things watching today’s episode and would really like to sample the Australian cheese you’ve mentioned.

    QOTD – I’m a bit more “old-school” having grown-up in the Atari (2600) generation but I did play with my little sister’s Nintendo on rare occasion; I think there was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Game we played quite often…

  • Mr. Ambassador

    Learned a few things watching today’s episode and would really like to sample the Australian cheese you’ve mentioned.

    QOTD – I’m a bit more “old-school” having grown-up in the Atari (2600) generation but I did play with my little sister’s Nintendo on rare occasion; I think there was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Game we played quite often…

  • wallace

    love the whole idea of ports… got a few from my daughters birth year 2003 tucked away, but otherwise not a super huge fan of them now. .. i can’t wait to see how i feel about them 20 years from now.

    qod;
    gotto be one of the 007 bond shooters… goldeneye.

  • wallace

    love the whole idea of ports… got a few from my daughters birth year 2003 tucked away, but otherwise not a super huge fan of them now. .. i can’t wait to see how i feel about them 20 years from now.

    qod;
    gotto be one of the 007 bond shooters… goldeneye.

  • wallace

    love the whole idea of ports… got a few from my daughters birth year 2003 tucked away, but otherwise not a super huge fan of them now. .. i can’t wait to see how i feel about them 20 years from now.

    qod;
    gotto be one of the 007 bond shooters… goldeneye.

  • wallace

    love the whole idea of ports… got a few from my daughters birth year 2003 tucked away, but otherwise not a super huge fan of them now. .. i can’t wait to see how i feel about them 20 years from now.

    qod;
    gotto be one of the 007 bond shooters… goldeneye.

  • DUCK HUNT

  • DUCK HUNT

  • Medo

    Great EP Gary! Had a good “Port” from Allesverloren / South Africa in the last month .. Maybe you check this out!

    QOTD: Mario Cart!

  • Medo

    Great EP Gary! Had a good “Port” from Allesverloren / South Africa in the last month .. Maybe you check this out!

    QOTD: Mario Cart!

  • Kojip

    QOTD: Solomon’s Key holds a special place in my heart but I’m going to have to go new school and say Super Mario Bros. 3 since I couldn’t put it down until I beat it. Don’t forget to love that dog you tried to shoot everytime you lost in Duck Hunt.

    Thank you, this is why I come here. Not to say you’re my song and dance boy but you are. So dance! Think I’m going to place my first WL order since I’ve realized that, while I can find good wine, I can’t find a lot of good wine around here. Different bottles every time, right? Thanks!

  • Kojip

    QOTD: Solomon’s Key holds a special place in my heart but I’m going to have to go new school and say Super Mario Bros. 3 since I couldn’t put it down until I beat it. Don’t forget to love that dog you tried to shoot everytime you lost in Duck Hunt.

    Thank you, this is why I come here. Not to say you’re my song and dance boy but you are. So dance! Think I’m going to place my first WL order since I’ve realized that, while I can find good wine, I can’t find a lot of good wine around here. Different bottles every time, right? Thanks!

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