Friday 5th December 2025
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    Pass the port (#1,113)

    Photo: Jon Sullivan @ Wikipedia.
    Photo: Jon Sullivan @ Wikipedia. (Public domain)

    No grand dinner or banquet would be complete without the serving of a good quality vintage port. The port decanter is passed around the table by the diners, who help themselves before passing it on. As with all such traditions, there are various points of etiquette that you are supposed to know, including: which way should you pass the port?

    1. The port should make its way round the whole table before...what?

    2. Why might a Hoggit decanter be used for the port?

    3. So, which way should you pass the port?

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