Vintage Port is the most famous ruby Port, although it's made in the smallest amounts.

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And yet a great vintage Port is one of the most civilized means of ending an evening.

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Late-bottled vintage Ports have some of the character of a vintage Port but are much cheaper, and are meant to be consumed young.

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As a wine writer, over the years I have sampled all sorts of cigar combinations, from sparkling wine to vintage port and Californian Merlot.

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Even a very small glass of Vintage Port seems to last forever as each tiny little sip coats and warms first the mouth, then the throat and then envelops you like an embrace.

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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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