Help! Need recommendations for a decent port and a nice sherry

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DH has expressed a desire for some port this yaer. Neither of is have ever had it, so need some help in choosing a nice one.

I also want a nice sherry to try to soften up the in-laws.

Bumping for you and also cos I'd like to know. Dont' understand sherry or port despite being very experienced in many other varieties of alcoholic drinks

That should be don't obviously - I do know a thing or two about apostrophes!

thanks CP, was just about to do a sad face bump! There must be loads of mumsnetters who know about port and sherry - where are you all?

Taylor's is a good port

thanks paulaplumpbottom

any more for any more?

i am fairly partial to manzanilla sherry but chill chill chill none of that 'lukewarm oh dear granny has wet herself again' shite

croft original for a dry sherry adn harveys bristol cream for a cream sherry.

Am no expert that is what my parents have but they are quite choosy.

i get the m&s one in for christmas, you dont drink it till after your meal anyway by which point i am usually half pissed because of all the wine i have been drinking so i am not really sure about what it tastes like

kerryk
do you mean the M&S port?

harveys bristol cream and croft original were the 2 that I was trying to remember, they both used to be advertised quite alot when I was growing up. I just don't know, though, if they are "nice" or if I should get something else.

Croft Original is very very nice, especially when chilled....

thanks

I'll second taylors port. I think they do a vintage one which is a bit older...very very nice with cheese and crackers.....yum yum

thanks for that.

yes m&s port, think it is £6 a bottle, if you buy 6 though you get 10% of.

We have got some cockburns port and its very nice, haven't really tried any others though and dont know a lot about port.
My grandma will only drink harveys bristol cream sherry, its a sweet sherry- drinkable if there is nothing else in the house and you are desperate.

We have got some cockburns port and its very nice, haven't really tried any others though and dont know a lot about port.
My grandma will only drink harveys bristol cream sherry, its a sweet sherry- drinkable if there is nothing else in the house and you are desperate.