Port wine tasting at BU

September 21, 9:38 PMBoston Wine ExaminerJulia Timakhovich

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You may know port as that strong dessert wine that is best drunk when it comes out of dusty bottles deep in the cellar somewhere, and carries the classification "vintage". Or perhaps you drink inexpensive, younger port on a regular basis (as you should). Or order it, on occasion, at a restaurant when you get dessert and feel rich. But it’s never enough to understand a style of wine.

By is its very nature, port wine has a dilemma.This fortified wine is Portugal’s most famous export—a wine long celebrated by the British and loved the world over for its potency, flavor, and variety.

But at the same time, it is difficult to buy just to experiment with. You wouldn’t normally share a bottle with dinner or order it as a social drink. And it’s not economical to spend money on multiple bottles of something you tend to drink in small quantities, usually with sweets. Vintage or not, good port is not so cheap as to be tasted and left neglected in the fridge for months at a time.

This week, Boston University comes to the rescue. On Thursday, September 24, 2009, it is hosting a tasting of over 50 ports in collaboration with Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP) at the Elizabeth Bishop Wine Center. This means that in addition to trying delicious wines, you will get the insights of experts who are from the region and thus know everything about their product.

It’s a $25 two-hour taste excursion. Just a little more than you’d pay for a decent glass of one kind at a restaurant. Judge for yourself.

To register, click here:

Porto Wine Tasting
September 24, 2009 (Thu)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Gallery 808
808 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-9852