Dirk Niepoort even likes his tawny port with a slice of foie gras.

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The most improbable outcome of all this jostling goodness is what actually happens in a great tawny port: an ethereal, seamless mesh of nuances.

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Tawny Port is gaining in popularity, according to the retailers and restaurateurs I spoke with. (In fact, the U.S. is the largest market for 20-year-old tawny "by a factor of four, " according to IVDP.) Bear Dalton, head wine buyer for Spec's, the Houston-based chain, sells a lot of Port, especially tawny even when (winter) temperatures soar into the 80s.

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One reason may be that unlike an open bottle of vintage Port, which has to be consumed within a few days, a tawny can be sipped a little at a time over many weeks.

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