So the Symingtons issued an elegant press release on their website and Taylor Fladgate used Facebook..
..which I can't find
There does seem to be a Canadian called Taylor Fladgate with an FB page though!
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- 16:14 Tue 23 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 2022 Declarations
- Replies: 12
- Views: 662
- 11:27 Thu 11 Apr 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Thursday 11th April - Decanting Experiment plus some drinkers
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2381
Re: Thursday 11th April - Decanting Experiment plus some drinkers
Will be on parade a little after 1pm..
- 15:45 Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25152
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Kopke and Burmester decanted - looking good..
- 17:00 Thu 21 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25152
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Confirmed - usual food order
- 05:54 Sun 10 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Postponed: Port not frequently seen
- Replies: 18
- Views: 685
Re: Tue 9th Apr 2024, B&F, Port not frequently seen
Count me in - will bring a bottle that has not had a tasting note posted for fifteen years.
- 10:53 Fri 08 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Is 30yo VP darker than it used to be?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1546
Re: Is 30yo VP darker than it used to be?
Great thread, David's candour is always very refreshing
- 05:27 Thu 07 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
OK - May 23rd it is. Red room booked.
I gather a new menu is being launched this spring, so hold fire on choices until we can see what they now are.
I gather a new menu is being launched this spring, so hold fire on choices until we can see what they now are.
- 14:18 Thu 29 Feb 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
Have checked with the B&F, Thurs May 2nd or Thurs May 23rd are both free. As later dates seem problematic until the end of June, let's go for one of these two.
May 2nd has two down and one sub par - how does the 23rd pan out as an alternative?
May 2nd has two down and one sub par - how does the 23rd pan out as an alternative?
- 12:43 Thu 15 Feb 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
Two down and one jet-lagged..
Hmm.. - defer to June?
Hmm.. - defer to June?
- 15:32 Mon 12 Feb 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
I doubt there's any week that will suit everyone, and only Charles seems to have a problem with w/c 29th April.
Unless there's crying and gnashing of teeth in the next 24hrs, I propose to email the B&F to see if the Red Room is free on Tues April 30th.
Unless there's crying and gnashing of teeth in the next 24hrs, I propose to email the B&F to see if the Red Room is free on Tues April 30th.
- 04:57 Wed 24 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
OK - April 25th is looking difficult - would a week later work better for people?
- 10:00 Tue 23 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
Need to set a date for this. Trying to avoid school hols, bank holiday weeks and other events, how does Thursday April 25th suit people?
- 06:28 Tue 23 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Thoughts on LBVs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 93580
Re: Thoughts on LBVs
I feel like this was the same with more recent Sandeman LBVs that I've tried - massive tannic beasts that really need time to age rather than being blended for drinking on release. My purchase strategy for LBVs is focused on those I think will age the best. Warre currently gets top billing by virtu...
- 16:10 Mon 15 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Thoughts on LBVs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 93580
Re: Thoughts on LBVs
Unfiltered LBV’s can be very delicious and can generally age nicely for a couple decades. I do find they tend to start losing their luster after about 20-25 yrs. They’re still good but they tend not to have the complexity to carry them into very old age. Of course there are exceptions, I’m speaking...
- 13:51 Wed 10 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
Yes please, although I might suggest smaller range of years and more producers? So maybe ditch the 2019 vintage and go for flights of eight? I am most interested in trying different producers - thus I would suggest restricting it to just the 17 and 18 vintages but with 10 'new' producers? This migh...
- 14:23 Tue 09 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
Yes please, although I might suggest smaller range of years and more producers? So maybe ditch the 2019 vintage and go for flights of eight? I am most interested in trying different producers - thus I would suggest restricting it to just the 17 and 18 vintages but with 10 'new' producers? This migh...
- 06:49 Tue 09 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Pointless Statistics
- Replies: 251
- Views: 215222
Re: Pointless Statistics
Average age of VP in my cellar is currently 36 years, 10 months, 7 days, 13 hours and 32 minutesThe average age of the Port is 39 years and 292 days (compared with 34 years and 185 days
I have 389 bottles of VP that are older than I am and 1080 bottles that are over 50 years old
- 04:23 Tue 09 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
Re: LBV - The Young Turks
So maybe ditch the 2019 vintage and go for flights of eight?Yes please, although I might suggest smaller range of years and more producers?
- 09:34 Mon 08 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
- Replies: 48
- Views: 91179
May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
Date: Thursday May 23rd 2024 Venue: Boot and Flogger - Red room - booked The plan: To purchase two dozen different bottles of LBV from Portugal Vineyards and have them shipped directly to the B&F Four flights of six bottles, two flights from the 2017 vintage and two from the 2018 vintage Each fl...
- 13:20 Sat 06 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Thoughts on LBVs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 93580
Re: Thoughts on LBVs
Having said that I would love to hear what you're seeing as the relative unknowns (to the less informed UK consumer) that you think are unsung heroes of the LBV market. I'm thinking we should have a tasting event for aspiring LBV producers, from Barao de Vilar to Pacheca to Tecedeiras to Vista Aleg...
- 07:34 Sat 06 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Thoughts on LBVs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 93580
Thoughts on LBVs
There are at present around 100 different LBVs on the market, no fewer than 74 of them stocked by messrs Portugal Vineyards. Of those 74, only 19 have T stopper closures, suggesting most are age worthy wines, but few describe themselves as 'unfiltered'. The 19 however are almost all high volume bran...
- 06:20 Sat 06 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Pointless Statistics
- Replies: 251
- Views: 215222
Re: Pointless Statistics
Nearly twenty years ago now, I has this little idea.. ..that it would be fun to create a port cellar that could yield a centenarian bottle of VP every year in perpetuity - There's been a bit of mission creep since then.. :roll: With the 1924's now turning 100 I now have over 100 bottles (107 to be p...
- 16:43 Wed 13 Dec 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 333616
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
Steaks collected, Burton's 14oz fillet as usual.
- 16:28 Thu 07 Dec 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 333616
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
And this year's cheeses will be:
Village Maid - Maida Vale - ale washed soft cheese
Sparkenhoe - Red Leicester
Northampton Blue - a soft creamy blue cheese
Isle of Mull Cheddar - fairly soft and full flavoured
Village Maid - Maida Vale - ale washed soft cheese
Sparkenhoe - Red Leicester
Northampton Blue - a soft creamy blue cheese
Isle of Mull Cheddar - fairly soft and full flavoured
- 17:10 Mon 04 Dec 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 333616
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
My bottle selected - suitably ancient, vintage and bottler known, shipper a mystery.
Will prepare the usual fare - Salmon, fillet steaks and chips, vanilla ice cream with gravy, assorted British cheeses and a few mince pies.
Will prepare the usual fare - Salmon, fillet steaks and chips, vanilla ice cream with gravy, assorted British cheeses and a few mince pies.