SCHOOL OF PORT: Port Vintages in the 21st Century with Adam Odor

It's almost Christmas and it isn’t only Love but Port is All around us!

Vintage Port, a truly special wine with a perfect balance of fruitiness, spiciness and sweetness, has been a staple on festive tables for centuries. With the first quarter of this century now behind us, it's a great time to explore some of the vintages and see which ones are ready for our tables this Christmas.

Join us this evening as Adam from School of Port returns and he will guide us through the evolution of Port in the bottle, highlighting what makes vintage Port so age-worthy and complex, yet immensely enjoyable even in its youth. He'll also bring a few excellent examples to help us find our sweet spot in the age range:

• Quinta do Vesuvio 2022
• Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos 2018
• Cockburn's 2017
• Warre's 2003
• Dow's 1994
• Plus: a surprise port!

School of Port is an educational initiative for wine professionals and wine lovers, created in 2020 by the port-mad people at Symington Family Estate to share the wonders of port and the Douro. They are the first port (sorry, pun intended) of call for anyone who wants to learn essential port knowledge and navigate more confidently around this complex wine category with relevant knowledge straight from the source: a family that is involved in making and selling port wine for 5 generations. Thousands of people have already enjoyed the short videos, interviews, expert Q&A’s, video courses and exams, all available on their website for free: https://schoolofport.com

Adam Odor is a London-based certified port wine educator, who got his WSET Levels 2 and 3 from WLWS under the tutelage of Jimmy. He worked with Davy’s and Majestic in the past and he runs tastings and masterclasses, working as an ambassador for School of Port in the UK.