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Vulcan port was an alcoholic beverage produced on Vulcan, having a characteristic indigo blue color (reminiscent of Romulan ale).

In 2370, Quark had a particularly dusty bottle of Vulcan port amongst his personal stock, which was regarded as being a considerably expensive and very rare vintage given that it was three centuries old. From this bottle he poured Sakonna a glass, to which she declined. Quark thereafter found the taste disagreeable upon sampling it for himself. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")

A Vulcan brandy would also be mentioned in VOY: "Repression". The existence of Vulcan port would seem most curiously to contradict a previous statement set forth by Spock in "The Conscience of the King", where he noted: "My father's race was spared the dubious benefits of alcohol,". See the article on Alcohol for a more comprehensive discussion of the issue.

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-'''Vulcan port''' is an [[alcohol]]ic [[beverage]] produced on the [[planet]] [[Vulcan]]. In [[2370]], [[Quark]] offered [[Sakonna]] a glass of three centuries old, very rare, very expensive Vulcan port from his personal stock.  She declined the offer.
+'''Vulcan port''' was an [[alcohol]]ic [[beverage]] produced on {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}, having a characteristic indigo blue color (reminiscent of [[Romulan ale]]).
+In [[2370]], [[Quark]] had a particularly dusty bottle of Vulcan port amongst his personal stock, which was regarded as being a considerably expensive and very rare [[vintage]] given that it was three centuries old. From this bottle he poured [[Sakonna]] a glass, to which she declined. Quark thereafter found the taste disagreeable upon sampling it for himself. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
-Quark loathed the taste after he sampled it himself later. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
+{{bginfo|A [[Vulcan brandy]] would also be mentioned in {{VOY|Repression}}. The existence of Vulcan port would seem most curiously to contradict a previous statement set forth by [[Spock]] in {{e|The Conscience of the King}}, where he noted: "My [[Sarek|father]]'s race was spared the dubious benefits of alcohol,". See the article on [[Alcohol]] for a more comprehensive discussion of the issue.}}
-==Background==
-This statement seems to contradict a previous statement made by [[Spock]] in {{TOS|The Conscience of the King}}, where he notes: "''My father's race was spared the dubious benefits of alcohol,''" when offered a glass of [[Saurian brandy]] by Dr. [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]]. [[T'Pol]] also noted in {{ENT|Breaking the Ice}} that Vulcans don't drink wine, indicating that perhaps Vulcan port is for ceremonial or religious purposes only.
+== External link ==
-Technically, for a wine to be Port, it must be a fortified wine from the {{w|Douro Valley}} in the northern provinces of {{w|Portugal}} (see {{wikipedia|Port wine}}). While many other areas, such as Australia, South Africa, India, and the United States, produce wines like Port, they are imitations and not genuine Port.  Therefore, the term "Vulcan port" is a colloquialism, which suggests that the production of Vulcan port, and the production of Vulcan alcoholic beverages in general, are an imported practice not native to Vulcan culture. So, alcoholic beverages produced on Vulcan may be intended primarily for export, or the Vulcans' cultural aversion to alcohol may have dissolved by the events of ''Deep Space Nine''.
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+[[de:Vulkanischer Portwein]]
-==External link==
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 [[Category:Vulcan]]
-[[Category:Beverages]]
+[[Category:Alcoholic beverages]]