vintage port

collocation in English

meaningsofvintageandport

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vintage
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪn.tɪdʒ/us
/ˈvɪn.t̬ɪdʒ/
produced in the past, and typical of the period in which it ...
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port
noun
uk
/pɔːt/us
/pɔːrt/
a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the ...
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(Definition ofvintageandportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The house invented the style of late-bottledvintageport.
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In recent times, there has also been an increase in the production and marketing of single quintavintageportas high-end wines.
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However, these solids are undesirable when port is consumed, and thusvintageporttypically requires a period of settling before decanting and pouring.
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The tradition known best is, of course, the heavy vintage ports which are very remarkable wines, but which represent only a small part of the trade.
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Particularly fine vintage ports can continue to gain complexity and drink wonderfully for many decades after they were bottled.
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We are speaking of these accidents as if they were avintageport, or something of that description.
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Why should wines at 1 part per million still be allowed, butvintageportleft out?
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Clause 4 provides thatvintageportmay be bottled for home consumption in a bonded warehouse.
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In that respect at least he resembles a finevintageport.
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The port trade flourished, and it was notvintageportdrunk by gouty old colonels but good port drunk in public houses.
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This is on all-fours with the law that applies to spirits and tovintageport.
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There is also competition betweenvintageportand brandy drunk after a meal.
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However, even if he is not genuinevintageport, at least throughout his term of office he was port type.
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He negotiated the route across the cellar to the bins ofvintageportwithout mishap.
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He has talked aboutvintageport.
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Perhaps he was thinking ofvintageport.
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I do not know aboutvintageport.
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Much of the complex character of agedvintageportcomes from the continued slow decomposition of grape solids in each bottle.
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A tawny port has already incorporated oxidation into its flavor profile so it will last much longer than avintageport.
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In 1936, a member donated 48 bottles ofvintageportfor consumption at the annual dinner.
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