Port is a wine that has been fortified by the addition of brandy during fermentation. There are two general types of port: wood-aged ports and bottle-aged ports. Wood ports are matured in wooden casks and are ready to drink upon release. Bottle-aged ports, on the other hand, are designed to mature in bottle.

The following are wood ports:

Ruby - the least expensive and simplest. Taste is sweet, simple, and warming.

Tawny - spends a longer time in wood and so takes on a brownish hue. Has a soft, silky flavor.

Colheita - A tawny port from a single year.

Vintage character - Simply put, it is a ruby port of a higher quality

The following are bottled ports:

Late bottled vintage: made from a single year and bottled 4-6 years in wood. Bottled without filtration, so there is a sediment that will need decanting.

Some things to keep in mind about port:

• The best occasion to serve them is after dinner
• Good compliments to them are walnuts, pecans, dried fruits and Stilton (a blue cheese)
• Port should be consumed 1-2 days after opening

• Jonesy Tawny Port
  Averaging 46 years in age, this wine has a light to medium hue and is a bright melange of candied fruit with tones of maple syrup, earth, and hazelnuts.
• Taylor Fladgate 20 year Tawny Port
  This port has an amber shade and has subtle fruit nuances underlying nutty, caramel flavors and a long, balanced finish. It's excellent with foie gras, cheeses, nuts, and desserts with a combination of nuts, caramel, coffee and chocolate.