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Please could somebody else cope with the food order?

In Sussex I had 1994s from only one non-RP producer. A bottle is now with me in London. Do I reveal the shipper?

jdaw1 wrote: ↑

13:22 Sat 16 Mar 2019

I will come back re what Broadbent Ports we need.

We have 2000; 2003; 2007; 2011; 2015. BB might supply some others.

Our theme could be Victorian Port, or even Victorian Portuguese wine, but either theme might be a struggle for some. So perhaps “Port fit for a Queen”, again . Or suggest other themes. One possible theme could be the Messias Quinta do Cachão vertical , which needs a new date. (If that, its list of ...

Is certain that this won’t be on Thursday 23 May 2019: Victoria’s 200th?

People are reminded of the blinding technique used on 3^rd June 2014, which “could be done by ≈‘1¼’ people only one of whom has any expertise or competence”.

Would a Ramos Pinto 1994 be useful? I have others — will report back on Sunday, so should be able to bring more than one.

DRT wrote: ↑

00:08 Wed 20 Mar 2019

JDAW texted me to say yes please.

Indeed, yes please.

PhilW wrote: ↑

15:01 Mon 18 Mar 2019

An idea for another slightly different tasting: "Battle of the blends"

Could we invite shippers to submit bottles? For a competition that we should describe as ‘playful’?

Placemat style? Like that of the 1966 tasting of June 2013 , or April 2014 , or February 2016 ? I vote ’14, then ’13, then ’16. May I request September 2008 , please? September 2008, or January 2008? Assuming the latter. The placemats of 28 th January 2008 are bad: ugliness is always bad; there is ...

Placemat style? Like that of the 1966 tasting of June 2013, or April 2014, or February 2016?

I vote ’14, then ’13, then ’16.

Please could the organiser update the top page with the attendees who now can / can't make the new date Axel out; Tony in. provide instructions on what Ports should be brought by attendees? We need some mature Port, say one bottle between two. How should this be arranged? I will come back re what B...

A friend from the Port trade is going to be in the area at another event on the night of this tasting and intends joining us after dinner. I am therefore taking an executive decision to break the normal "14 Max" rule and we will be pouring 15 glasses from each bottle. You might wish to specify whet...

AHB wrote: ↑

21:22 Sun 10 Mar 2019

Have we confirmed that this tasting will now be taking place on 1 May 2019?

Yes. BB emailed me on Friday.

Please confirm that you are right-handed. I'm a lefty. Sorry, my presumption was because I had forgotten the clue (in a Bayesian sense): I'm doing a PhD in quantum computation with trapped ions at the University of Sussex. Long and short of it, manipulate individual atoms to make the next generatio...

Thank you for posting here, and eloquently with pictures. Please say where in the world you are — or, more importantly, where the bottles are.

Draft of the placemats updated.

Derek: pls check.

Updated and made more elaborate.

Alert. Marks & Spencer 2007 (made by Taylor Fladgate, new corks as if hiding a pukker brand) have been, four times out of five, excellent. And £18. Marks & Spencer 20Y tawny is good and £12. Then they gave me voucher a £5 off my next visit if I spent £30+, so the next three cost £31. Marks & Spencer...

akzy wrote: ↑

17:35 Sat 09 Mar 2019

Could you change my initials to ZDR? Thanks.

Done. Please confirm that you are right-handed.

flash_uk wrote: ↑

12:40 Sat 09 Mar 2019

Small edit needed - the G63 is saying Graham 60 on the circle. Did you intentionally omit initials on the circles ?

G63: oops, thank you. Initials were fixed in version of 11:50.

And thank you for checking.

And changed to be a mixture of 6- and 5-pointed stars.

Draft of the placemats added to first post.

Edit: improved. But still awaiting choices from CMAG and CPR.

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Thank you.

WS1 wrote: ↑

18:39 Thu 07 Mar 2019

If there is still space I would like to attend too. Just to add some Germanic touch!

What Germanic? You’re one of us.