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- 09:16 Tue 10 Oct 2017
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Thu 30 Nov 2017, Sandemans and 1970s (for the Placemat Software’s 15th anniversary)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 73006
Re: Thu 30 Nov 2017, Sandemans and 1970s (for the Placemat Software’s 15th anniversary)
Hello all, I hope you're well. Long time no post, and tbh I'd rather not have to. But, Mrs Gh and I have moved to the seaside (well, Bournemouth), and the logistics of getting ourselves up to the Big Smoke for Port on a Thursday evening are [is "logistics" plural?] beyond us for the time b...
- 23:44 Thu 17 Mar 2016
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Thu 30 Nov 2017, Sandemans and 1970s (for the Placemat Software’s 15th anniversary)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 73006
Re: Thu 30 Nov 2017: Sandemans and 1970s
Good news, Mr W. It took some organisation, but I have managed to reschedule my haircut (to the week before), so I am now free for this event and would certainly like to attend. The undoubtedly even better news is Mrs Gh is also Up for the Cup (of port). Presumably we will have to arrange childcare,...
- 22:23 Fri 22 Jan 2016
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Corkscrew recommendations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6490
Re: Corkscrew recommendations
Hi all, Thank-you for your advice. Seems the Durand is the fella. Derek, the AhSo has arrived safely, thank-you. If only I had a decent excuse to open a nice bottle of vintage port. Hang on, it's my birthday (well, almost). And I don't really need an excuse anyway, of course. I'll post how I get on ...
- 17:36 Sun 03 Jan 2016
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7431
1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional
[Having to get the title right here rather spoils the surprise in the story but never mind. Editor, please could you tidy as you see fit, and move stuff around as necessary - I hope folk will find the entry interesting and useful...] My family and I were invited by a long-term friend and known port-...
- 22:20 Sat 02 Jan 2016
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Corkscrew recommendations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6490
Corkscrew recommendations
Hi all, Long time, no chat, I know, but hello again everyone. I hope you are all well. And I wonder, would you be willing to pontificate on corkscrews for me...? I had some port with friends yesterday, of which more soon, for tis exciting, but we had trouble with his corkscrew, which fundamentally w...
- 21:11 Sun 30 Jun 2013
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1967 Taylor Vargellas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3724
1967 Taylor Vargellas
Hello all, Long time, no speak, but here I am, prompted to check in by a fabulous bottle of TV67 cracked last night, and the guidance I received from TPF postings before opening it. Mrs Gh and I had a university friend of mine and his family to stay. Last time I visited him, he opened a bottle of Wa...
- 17:45 Fri 14 Sep 2012
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuesday 18th September
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27741
Re: Tuesday 18th September
Hello, you crazy cats. Sorry I can't make this one, but I will be particularly interested to hear what you think. Keep me posted, eh?
Ghandi
Ghandi
- 13:56 Mon 04 Apr 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Wine Fridge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6766
Wine Fridge
Hello all, In anticipation of meeting many of you tonight, I'd like to nudge your grey cells into a matter that's been bothering me of late, and seek your combined wisdom... In a truly careless design failure recently, I allowed the pump for the underfloor heating of the Ghandih residence's new exte...
- 22:36 Sun 03 Apr 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
- Replies: 153
- Views: 60151
Dress code
Dear all, Jolly excited about the forthcoming tasting - what with Fonseca having surpassed Taylor as my fave port, and there being quite a bit of Fonseca on the menu tomorrow. I haven't been able to find dress instructions for the event, which is slightly surprising, given the attention to detail an...
- 23:42 Tue 21 Dec 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Taylor and Cheese, December 2010
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4246
Re: Taylor and Cheese, December 2010
Dear Port Forum Although you may be fooled into thinking this is Ghandhih here, you'd be wrong. This is in fact his wife - yes SCP-DFO. I feel compelled to post a reply to this thread. I'm sorry it is not in my own name, but I can't find either my login or password - I will rectify this! Apologies i...
- 23:15 Tue 21 Dec 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 11 October 2011 - Dow, Fonseca, Graham and Taylor
- Replies: 95
- Views: 50692
Re: 11 October 2011 - Dow, Fonseca, Graham and Taylor
...and, having made Mrs G aware of the tasting, she has expressed keenness and excitement - could we reserve her a slot, too? I believe she has her own log in, but has forgotten her login and password. If any admin folk could help us get over that particular snag, we would be very grateful. Ghandhih
- 10:57 Tue 21 Dec 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 11 October 2011 - Dow, Fonseca, Graham and Taylor
- Replies: 95
- Views: 50692
Re: 11 October 2011 - Dow, Fonseca, Graham and Taylor
Hello Alex,
This sounds right up my street, and no mistake. As you observe, I may even be able to supply a bottle, which would be an exciting new step for me, rather than having to rely on others' generosity. Please could I reserve a place in the 2nd XIV?
Ghandih
This sounds right up my street, and no mistake. As you observe, I may even be able to supply a bottle, which would be an exciting new step for me, rather than having to rely on others' generosity. Please could I reserve a place in the 2nd XIV?
Ghandih
- 09:52 Sun 28 Feb 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 55 @ 55
- Replies: 46
- Views: 17704
Re: 55 @ 55
Hello all, I could have sworn that I had registered an interest in this previously. Is it possible that I did and it got lost, or am I simply wrong? It's been known to happen. Please could I hop on the list, at any rate? I've whizzed through the postings and couldn't find a date - presumably this sh...
- 23:45 Tue 15 Dec 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: December 17th - TPF Christmas 2009 Offline
- Replies: 105
- Views: 43582
Re: December 17th - TPF Christmas 2009 Offline
Friends, I'm at the Saffron Hotel, and hoping to join in on team transport home. I think I'll be arriving sufficiently late by train to merit walking directly to The Bell, so would appreciate it if someone could do the key honours for me (by which I mean collect them and bring them along for me). I'...
- 15:12 Wed 09 Dec 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: December 17th - TPF Christmas 2009 Offline
- Replies: 105
- Views: 43582
Re: December 17th - TPF Christmas 2009 Offline
I have no amendments to make to the placemats, but I can confirm that I'm sinister. After a far bit of shennanigans, I've got the pass card stamped by Mrs Gh, so I am hereby defo on for it, and getting excited, as I am wont to do. While I admit it's not large cow lumps, I am chuffed to report that I...
- 17:49 Tue 03 Nov 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: October 2011 - A Diagonal Repeated
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14289
Re: October 2010 - A Diagonal Repeated
Dear all,
This looks fairly and squarely in my favourite tasting window, so please could I request a seat at the table? And port, obviously.
Ghandih
This looks fairly and squarely in my favourite tasting window, so please could I request a seat at the table? And port, obviously.
Ghandih
- 22:15 Tue 13 Oct 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Fladgate v Symington - time and place TBC
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9082
Re: Taylor Fladgate v Symington - London - 13th Nov 09
Hello esteemed friends, It seems to me that we need to start moving this forward, even though I am unable to position myself in the vanguard that this posting suggests would befit me [blame the kids]. Therefore, I am hoping to nudge debate towards some conclusion on what we are going to do. The firs...
- 17:09 Tue 29 Sep 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Warres Vertical October 2nd
- Replies: 57
- Views: 45334
Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd
Dear all, I am very pleased to say that I have got the nod to come along on Friday, and have (I hope) made the necessary bank transfer to smooth the way. I'm also rather chuffed to mention that I have become a dad for the second time; Alexandra (Lexie) Susan Claire Ghandhi was born at 04:15 on the 2...
- 21:21 Tue 08 Sep 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Warres Vertical October 2nd
- Replies: 57
- Views: 45334
Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd
Friends, Many thanks for the invitation. I would be delighted to attend. My wife is likely to be "with child" for no more than two more weeks, which will make things a little hectic at home, but I hope that, with careful timing of my request, I will be able to get my card stamped. Ghandih
- 12:15 Sun 09 Aug 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Fladgate v Symington - time and place TBC
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9082
Re: Taylor Fladgate v Symington - London - 13th Nov 09
All, The original idea in the other thread was to try to figure out which is the best shipper. It seems two approaches have been proposed - to ask TF and S to bring along their champions, or to bring the generally-accepted best years (63, 66, 70, 77) of Taylor/Fonseca/Croft versus Graham/Dow/Warre. ...
- 14:09 Thu 18 Jun 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: A Taylor vertical, quite large
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10376
Re: A Taylor vertical, quite large
Hello all, Taylor was, until Fonseca hove into view at the F-Plan tasting, my favouritest port, so I would very much like to be on the list of eager attendees. I also have more Taylor than any other port, having been given several bottles of T85 as wedding presents. However, we did promise we'd drin...
- 22:11 Wed 17 Jun 2009
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: The Leakers, Wokingham, Thursday 11 June 2009
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10099
Re: The Leakers, Wokingham, Thursday 11 June 2009
Dear all, As ever, a rather tardy note from me, to echo the round of thanks to Alex for a fab evening, wonderful ports, cheeses and a triffic barbecue too. I have a few photos but no idea how to upload them - any advice would be appreciated (assuming you'd like to see, for instance, how we got the b...
- 21:14 Wed 17 Jun 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Martinez vertical?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8277
Re: Martinez vertical?
Hi Conky, all, How is this working? There hasn't been an invitation or anything, but I'd rather like to join in the potential event, if I might, subject to availability and what-not. I thoroughly enjoyed my previous outing to The North, and got home without catching Scurvy, so I'm prepared to risk i...
- 13:30 Mon 08 Jun 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: December 17th - TPF Christmas 2009 Offline
- Replies: 105
- Views: 43582
Re: TPF Christmas 2009 Offline
Hello everyone, Could I also express interest in attending? Sounds like a fine occasion, as ever. Ghandih PS As usual I don't know where to suggest this, so I'm just leaving it hanging in a post scriptum in the hope someone will notice and cope: could I request that someone with The Power adjusts th...
- 13:25 Mon 08 Jun 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: So, err, what's the best shipper, eh?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 25411
Re: So, err, what's the best shipper, eh?
Umm. Has the split happened? I'm trying to keep occasional tabs on my baby, even though it's gone off and found a career of its own...