{"id":6967,"date":"2026-06-13T02:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T02:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/?post_type=embm_beer&#038;p=6967"},"modified":"2026-06-13T02:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T02:30:57","slug":"sandeman-founders-reserve-ruby-porto","status":"publish","type":"embm_beer","link":"https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/index.php\/beers\/sandeman-founders-reserve-ruby-porto\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandeman &#8211; Founder&#8217;s Reserve Ruby Porto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6968\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6968\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-1240x1653.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-508x677.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.davedrinksbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PSX_20260612_221804-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandeman.com\/port-wine\/ruby\/porto-founders-reserve-2020\/\">Sandeman Founder&#8217;s Reserve Ruby Porto<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Flashlight shows a deep purple tinted ruby color, smells of Cabernet Sauvignon, stone fruit, and alcohol. 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