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Hello and welcome. You’ve come to the right place.

But please help us: where in the world are you? New Zealand or London: it makes a difference.

As people have said, a very good evening. Thank you Christopher.

DRT wrote: ↑

21:21 Fri 15 Feb 2019

The Red Witch Queen

Perhaps there are Port people who spend their lives noticing cute online damsels, but that isn’t the subject of this thread.

Alas, progress ≈ 0.

DRT wrote: is the theme "Bring your mother-in-law to a tasting"?

That's a great idea for Dirk: a wine called The Mother-in-Law.

Advertising: “Have Dinner with The Mother-in-Law”.

My sweet Port-loving mother-in-law is in town. She would very much like to attend one of these events of which she has heard so much. And, by Wednesday 20th February 2019, I’ll be very thirsty. So an emergency is hereby declared.

You know what to do. Do it.

This post to hold plans as and when agreed.

Date: Wednesday 20th February 2019.

Venue: the usual.

Theme: good idea.

People:

1. JDAW;
2. Y-MS.

You came to us seeking a higher bid than an excellent bid. Well, sure, the desire is understandable, even if rather unrealistic.

Instead you were given advice that was honest, excellent, and free. The correct response would have been a little polite gratitude. Only a little, but more than none.

DRT wrote: ↑

10:34 Sun 10 Feb 2019

jdaw1 wrote: ↑

19:07 Sat 09 Feb 2019

awaiting decisions from DRT.

What decisions have I to make?

Deadline for reconfirmations has passed. Who moves to and from the waitlist?

As and when there becomes a review thread, to it please add www.jdawiseman.com/2018/20181030_votes.png and www.jdawiseman.com/2018/20181030_guesses.png.

If you want to come to tastings, please do watch the Organising Tastings and Get-togethers section. Indeed, at the foot of that page is a link “Subscribe forum”.

Please do watch the Organising Tastings and Get-togethers section. Indeed, at the foot of that page is a link “Subscribe forum”.

I am not updating the list of ports as their availability will very much depend on who the 14 brave survivors are when we get to 2051. I’ve done the opposite: placemats updated with a fuller list of Port, but not yet of people — awaiting decisions from DRT. Indeed, eight pages of glasses suggests t...

PopulusTremula wrote: ↑

22:00 Fri 08 Feb 2019

Lux-ed received today. Execeptionally well wrapped, almost obsessively so (a good thing surely), in multiple layers of bubble wrap, zip loc bag, paper and what not. Book looks fab, sumptuous leather, gilt-edged paper - wonderful workmanship!

Four more being wrapped today.

Yes please.

PhilW wrote:- a bottle from the 69th page of JDAW's book (no, I haven't checked)

People can send me requests for Ports to be included on page 69 of the mini second edition.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑

00:30 Tue 05 Feb 2019

Quevedo (6L)

DRT is in charge, and needs to handle promotions and relegations. But allow my tuppence-worth: given the scale of the tasting, adding an Imperial would be a brave decision, minister.

Good effort to get the same tasting on the west side of the pond.

Geeks might be interested in the comp.lang.postscript thread Mathematical functions as a single Bézier cubic, as used in the Spirals feature (which, note to self, I need to document).

Oh dear. Perhaps I came across as bit too much like me.

Have a bottle of Taylor's Special Lodge Port Vintage Character 150cl This is in a Harrods presentation Box Could anyone guide me please as to what this is worth and where would I sell it “Vintage Character” is not a prestige Port. I expect that this bottle is worth less than the cost of posting it ...

Draft of placemats, only slightly mischievous, added to first post.

gomberg wrote: ↑

03:40 Mon 21 Jan 2019

I have gotten a bid for the whole thing at about 80% of retail.

Four-fifths of retail is a good bid, unlikely to be bettered here. I advise accepting, quickly.

I will reply accepting.

DaveRL wrote: ↑

18:42 Thu 17 Jan 2019

Anything fortified from Victoria Wine? Could be interesting

Vetoed.

Bartholomew Broadbent wrote:I apologize again that I had to cancel the Port tasting on March 14th.

Would you be interested in re-scheduling it to Wednesday, May 1st?

Does that work?

Hello. To help a possible purchaser (not me) please say where in the world are you and the bottle.