Comments on: P*rt Wine

By: dfvlee

dfvlee — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:35:11 +0000

Jefe – that’s awesome!

Add Claret to the banned US wine list as of 2006. We’re stoked we’re in the grandfathered club on that name.

By: Jeffery B Steele, Roxo Port Cellars

Jeffery B Steele, Roxo Port Cellars — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:50:34 +0000

We used the term “Metodo Portugues” to describe our new world ports. (We were after the 2006 agreement) TTB approved and so far the public has approved.

TTB ID 08175001000282

By: KSLaczko

KSLaczko — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:36:44 +0000

I’m currently drinking the fine Boplass Cape NV Tawny Port bought in South Africa in 2007, and inside S.A. an agreement with the E.U. allows the use of the “P” word until 2014 (but not for export http://www.sappa.co.za/name.htm).

This wine is made from Tinta Barocca and tastes a damn sight better than many true Ports I’ve drank.

….a Rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

By: El Jefe

El Jefe — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:50:38 +0000

We tried “Pour’t” to no avail… so we just said to heck with it and call it “Pig Stai”. Folks seem to like the name…;) – jeff stai, twisted oak winery

By: John Smith, Oakstone Winery

John Smith, Oakstone Winery — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:08:28 +0000

Here is our history of labels to avoid the ban on the use of the word “Port”.

TTB ID 08065001000199: TTB approved “Merlot Export” (they denied a repeat, saying the four letters p-o-r-t could not be in sequence in the name of any wine.)

TTB ID 07285001000134: TTB approved “Tempranillo Forté” (they denied a repeat, saying the word “strong” could not be on a label in ANY language.)

TTB ID 08365001000246: TTB approved “Malbec Red Dessert Wine Just Pour it”–no repeat attempt yet.

Boa Vista and Obscurity are dbas of Oakstone Winery.