When I was in college in Florida (this would have been in 1989 or 1990) I found two bottles of 1980s Warre's Vintage Port in the discount bin at the local ABC Liquor. I don't remember the price, but it was criminally low. I bought both bottles.
At first, I didn't care for them well. They lived under my bed or in a closet. They moved a lot. But, eventually, they moved into a temperature-controlled Eurocave here in Italy, where I live. I found some rusty port tongs for sale for around €20 (probably the same amount I paid for both bottles) in an outdoor market and I used them to open the first bottle around 2012. It was delicious, with a long finish. It was still vibrant, with a balsamic hint. The color was deep and clean. I used the tongs at dinner parties to open non-port wines for fun, but eventually they broke and the hinge and couldn't easily be repaired, so I threw them out.
Now I want to open the second bottle (see the photo) but I can't find port tongs for sale at any kind of decent price. Does anyone have any suggestions?
For 15 years, Athan Zafirov has traveled the vineyards around the world and worked with some of the greatest chefs including Francois Duc and Alan Brown.
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