What is the differnence between a Tawny Port and Port???

Answer 1

Tawny Port is a type of Port. You have White port, Tawny port, LBV (Late Bottled Vintage) Port and then Vintage port available to purchase. Tawny ports are a blend of different years and are generally a light brown, honey colour. White port is white in colour and then LBV and Vintage are different shades of Red. Only Vintage ports are from a specific year and the other three are a blend of different years.

Finally, in order to be called Port, it has to be from Portugal. Anything else has to be called "Port Style Wine".

Answer 2

A port wine can be made from many different grapes, but it will always be produced in Portugal- wines can only be called "ports" if they are from Portugal. Ports will be full-flavored, dark red, and all the grapes that go into the wine were harvested during the same year.
Tawny is usually a blended wine. Often, red and white wines are blended, so the end result is a much lighter colored wine. You can tell a tawny port from a port wine instantly- the lighter of the two will always be the tawny.
Tawny ports are usually a little lighter bodied and flavored. I recommend them to people who are not used to drinking port wines- they tend to be a little easier to swallow. Both go well with deserts, but ports are great with chocolate and heavy, syrupy deserts, and tawnys are better for frutier deserts, like tarts, or puddings.

Answer 3

Tawny Port is usally non vintage so its a blend of ports from many years .

Its aged for much longer which gives it its twany brown old character

On the nose you should pick up more almound, caramel,toffe aromas

On the palate its generally a more sweeter taste with less fruit and more desert nut flavors

its ying in yang of say ruby port which should be young and fruit driven