Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Taylor Fladgate, Vintage Port, Red, Portugal, 1980

A Wednesday lunch at the Porto British Factory House, a tradition since the 18th century.

And then comes the Treasurer’s Port, with strong cheese, as usual: today, the superb Taylor Fladgate, Vintage Port, Red, Portugal, 1980, celebrating the new coming to office of Adrian Bridge, in the good table company of Joe Álvares Ribeiro, Paul Symington and David Guimaraens, amongst a full long table of good people.

What can I say: it’s only words, I miss the words, my palate is plentiful, colourblind, starbound: cheers to the late David Bowie. As far as I can remember, he was at the Porto British Factory House with us, in our glasses, today.

Luis Miguel Novais