WMT (Unofficial) 2014 Port Wine Contest

[4score]

I have received three entries from Joeswine today
Coffee port 2010 tweaked kit
Caramel port 2010 tweaked kit
Peach port 2009

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I thought Kit wines were excluded....no?

 

[Duster]

home made port or port style wines[/B] (no kits). Send in your best

Now the question is does a kit that has been tweaked from its original still classify as a kit?


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[Runningwolf]

We said no kits in this one. This was to be creativity from the beginning, not throwing A1 sauce on a steak someone else cooked.

 

[ffemt128]

We said no kits in this one. This was to be creativity from the beginning, not throwing A1 sauce on a steak someone else cooked.

Nice analogy Dan.....

 

[JohnT]

I have not yet sent my entry. I do not know if I will get a chance this weekend. When was the deadline again????

 

[dangerdave]

Dan is correct. No kits, no tweaked kits, no any kits this go around. We can do a kit competition at some point, if we want. I thought that I had communicated this adequately. Joe and I even exchanged a few PM's where I re-explained this to him and assured him that only one bottle needed to be sent to each judge. I type fairly precisely, so I was pretty sure I had made it all clear. Now, I am not so sure.

Duster, for all our sakes, consider Joe's Peach Port to be his entry, since the other two are made from kits. I guess the other two were bribes!---which is completely within the rules, I might add. And that makes you a lucky man. I've had Joe's Coffee Port. It is very good!

JohnT, the semi-flexable giudelines for entry target shipments arriving by the end of this month-ish. I haven't sent mine out yet either, so don't sweat it. Mine will likely go out some time this week. Our esteemed judges, I'm sure, will not commence their judging until they have received a sample from all those who wish to partisapate---within reason, that is.

 

[4score]

I've been using the excuse that's it's been too hot, but it's cooled off a little so I need to just find the time now.

 

[Runningwolf]

Ok, we're up and running!

This competition will be for home made port or port style wines (no kits). Send in your best (if you like) and we'll see how we all stack up. The one condition to entry is the winners (1st and 2nd place) agree to share their recipe with us all.

Sounds very clear to me!

 

[GreginND]

I've been waiting for some bottles but my winery friend who supplies me has had some issues this spring. I'll try to get mine out the door soon. I think we have until the end of the month, right? I'll do my best.



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[GreginND]

I actually have two ports. Is it allowed to submit more than one entry? If so I will do that.


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[dangerdave]

I'd prefer not to be beaten too badly, Greg, so let's stick with one entry each. Some of us are pretty new to port making, and our wines are still a bit young. I would like to think---for his sake---that my 2013 Dragon Port couldn't hold a candle to Joe's 2005 Peach Port. Or any port more than a few years old. I am interested, none-the-less, to see how mine holds up in competition.

And, like I keep saying, it's a chance to get some pointers from the winners.

 

[GreginND]

Ok, I'll just send one. My first port I called "PGP" - "Pretty Good Port". The second is "EBP". Guess what that stands for. It's still in the carboy and has been for a while. Let's just say it is a Tawny port.

 

[dangerdave]

"Embarrassingly Bad Port"?

 

[Runningwolf]

Ok, I'll just send one. My first port I called "PGP" - "Pretty Good Port". The second is "EBP". Guess what that stands for. It's still in the carboy and has been for a while. Let's just say it is a Tawny port.

Greg hang onto that Tawny Port. I have some I deliberately oxidized a bit. I hate it but there are some folks that love them. I hope you don't have too much.

 

[GreginND]

Even better port. I love tawnys.


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[dangerdave]

Even better port. I love tawnys.

I bet it is, Greg. <I was just joshin'>

 

[GreginND]

I have a couple of bottles ready to go. It should go out on Mon or Tue.

 

[Runningwolf]

I bet it is, Greg. <I was just joshin'>

Greg, I'm not joshing. Save the postage and judges their pallet. I'm sure your port is not ready yet and it may ruin their pallet for the rest of the contest. You know, as a friend I'm just looking out for your better interest.

 

[4score]

I have a couple bottles of the port ready to send. Now I just need to acquire packaging! Hope to get out sometime this week.

 

[dangerdave]

We've had some problems with Duster's address coming from the shippers. He has assurred me that the address given is the address prefered by the local post office, but I think shippers may prefer the actual street address instead of the postal reference.

36 Golden Way Drive

36 EMS T14 Lane