https://portdb.wine/blog/ Practical guides to choosing, keeping and serving Port. en-GB Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/blog/should-port-be-chilled/ https://portdb.wine/blog/should-port-be-chilled/ Should you chill Port? Compare serving temperatures for Tawny, Ruby, White and Rosé, with advice for LBV and Vintage and a home chilling example. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/blog/port-with-cheese/ https://portdb.wine/blog/port-with-cheese/ Find a Port for blue Stilton, aged Manchego or Brie, and choose one bottle for a mixed cheeseboard. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/blog/tawny-vs-ruby-port/ https://portdb.wine/blog/tawny-vs-ruby-port/ Compare Tawny and Ruby Port by flavour and food. Understand the age on a Tawny label, with two bottle examples and producer serving advice. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/blog/how-to-store-unopened-port/ https://portdb.wine/blog/how-to-store-unopened-port/ How to store unopened Port at home: temperature, upright or side storage, and producer instructions for Vintage, LBV and Tawny. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/blog/how-long-does-port-last-after-opening/ https://portdb.wine/blog/how-long-does-port-last-after-opening/ How long opened Vintage Port, LBV, Ruby and Tawny keep, why official advice differs, and how to look after the rest of the bottle. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/how-to-decant-vintage-port/ https://portdb.wine/how-to-decant-vintage-port/ How to decant Vintage Port without pouring the sediment: preparing the bottle, opening an old cork, choosing a decanting time and keeping any wine left over. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/how-to-open-old-port/ https://portdb.wine/how-to-open-old-port/ How to open old Port with a fragile cork: choosing a corkscrew, using a two-prong opener or Durand, and what to do if the cork breaks or falls in. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://portdb.wine/vintage-port-vs-lbv/ https://portdb.wine/vintage-port-vs-lbv/ Compare Vintage Port, filtered and unfiltered LBV, and single-quinta Vintage Port: how they age, what the label means and which bottles need decanting. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT