Port Tasting

Port is the wine most of us keep for the end of the year and understand the least. This evening puts that right. We will work through the styles in order, from bright, fruit-driven ruby and the fuller Late Bottled Vintage into the nutty, gently oxidised world of aged tawny, and on to the vintage bottlings that make Port worth cellaring. Tasted side by side, the differences are far clearer than any description on a back label.

Along the way we will cover how Port is made and why fortification changes everything, what the numbers on a tawny label actually mean, and how long an opened bottle will keep once Christmas is over. There will be something to nibble alongside the glasses, chosen to show each style at its best. Come as a devoted Port drinker or a complete newcomer, and either way expect to leave with a favourite.