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- 12:32 Mon 21 Jun 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuesday 7th September - Dow Vertical at TCP
- Replies: 96
- Views: 42594
Re: Autumn / Winter Spectacular
Roy has given me his dates for his visit to the UK in early October and I will start to organise the 55@55 tasting just as soon as I have finished working out how my cellar will change over the next 25 years as I drnk from it and the wines I don't drink mature another year - damn you Uncle Tom, you ...
- 11:39 Sat 19 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Roll of honour?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 947
Re: Roll of honour?
This is a subject which is quite close to my heart and one which - if I had the time, which I don't at the moment - I would actively collect data. As it is, I have been recording bottles which I open which were bottled in the UK and have been noting which wines have been bottled by which UK merchant...
- 11:31 Sat 19 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Different bottles for Fonseca 1970?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1601
Re: Different bottles for Fonseca 1970?
I don't have many F70 bottles at home, but from what I remember, I have seen real mixture of glass for the bottlings ranging from black glass through to very pale green. Many of these are probably UK bottled as they did not carry sellos but there was no indication of this on the label. Perhaps this ...
- 23:09 Thu 17 Jun 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 15 July 2010 - Blind Tasting of 1970 vintage port
- Replies: 33
- Views: 20233
Re: July Offline
Tuesdays and Thursdays in July which have not already been excluded are: Tu 6 July - good for AHB Tu 13 July - good for AHB Th 15 July - AHB already in London that day Tu 20 July - good for AHB Tu 27 July - good for AHB My preference would be to go for the 15th since I already have to be in London f...
- 23:55 Wed 16 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Age profile of my port
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3333
Re: Age profile of my port
So Alex, if you have the same profile for drinking centenarian bottles as me (but doubling the quantity..) I reckon that you need a total of 1324 17yr + bottles, of which 500 need to be over 40yrs old, and 100 of them over 80yrs old. Tom I can't argue with the maths - but I never said that I had th...
- 22:39 Tue 15 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Age profile of my port
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3333
Re: Age profile of my port
Thanks for the data. These sorts of snapshots are interesting, but will understate the amount of older wines you buy, as these are the bottles you actually drink over time. So, while only 8% of your cellar may currently be comprised of 1980-1989 VP, that decade might represent ~25% of your port pur...
- 23:37 Mon 14 Jun 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 15 July 2010 - Blind Tasting of 1970 vintage port
- Replies: 33
- Views: 20233
15 July 2010 - Blind Tasting of 1970 vintage port
Do we have a London offline planned yet for July? I know it's getting a bit hot for port by then, but I'd be interested. If we can find a date that works, would anyone else be interested?
- 22:06 Sun 13 Jun 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: June Offline 21th June- Crusting pipe- 1982 horicontal
- Replies: 50
- Views: 26909
Re: June Offline 21th June- Crusting pipe- 1982 horicontal
Everything sounds fine to me. Could you give us a rough idea of the cost of adopting a bottle, please.
- 19:09 Sat 12 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2103
- Views: 886513
Re: Latest buy
2004 Quinta de Romaneira I actually know very little about this house, but when I read AHB's note and saw the price ($20), I jumped on six as cellar defenders. Thank you AHB and TPF for helping me score what should be an excellent value. Purple and opaque. Very open blueberry nose. Sweet and fruity...
- 09:32 Sat 12 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Age profile of my port
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3333
Age profile of my port
Every now and then, usually when I can't drink from my cellar for some reason, I like to look at some of the statistics for the bottles that I have to enjoy in the future. This time, I was curious to know what sort of age profile the bottles had since I have in mind that I am trying to buy port from...
- 23:24 Tue 08 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port Wine Lovers' Purchasing Behaviour
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3504
Re: Port Wine Lovers' Purchasing Behaviour
I got the dancing girls and the free port! Thanks Gustavo!
- 14:10 Sun 06 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Earliest foil capsules
- Replies: 1
- Views: 673
Re: Earliest foil capsules
There is a reference in the Barchester Chronicles to one of the characters in the mid- late 19th century reaching for "the bottle with the green foil" meaning a bottle of Taylor port.
- 14:08 Sun 06 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2103
- Views: 886513
Re: Latest buy
An excellent result. I think the Bell at Christmas would be the perfect time to open one of these.
- 00:54 Sat 05 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Corked & Cling Film
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4871
Re: Corked & Cling Film
There are two types of Cling Film - polyethylene only or a mix of PVC and polyethylene. From what I understand, this effect of removing TCA requires the pure polyethylene variety for the full effect.
- 00:36 Sat 05 Jun 2010
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: A hello from Australia
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6275
Re: A hello from Australia
Carl
Welcome to the Port Forum and thank you for your posts. Delighted you decided to make the jump from reader to poster.
Best wishes
Alex B
Welcome to the Port Forum and thank you for your posts. Delighted you decided to make the jump from reader to poster.
Best wishes
Alex B
- 21:51 Thu 03 Jun 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: BBR Wine World Cup
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6190
Re: BBR Wine World Cup
While I'm all in favour of having a chance of winning a case of wine worth over £1700, I fear that you need to know something about football to have a chance.
Now if only they had run a similar competition for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Now if only they had run a similar competition for the Twenty20 World Cup.
- 07:54 Thu 03 Jun 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Summer offline in The Netherlands - 9 July 2010
- Replies: 92
- Views: 50577
Re: Summer offline in The Netherlands - 9 July 2010
So they weren't next to the Vesuvio 1994 then?KillerB wrote:1986 and 1988 have been extracted from their coffins
- 18:52 Wed 02 Jun 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: A weekend in Porto (28 - 31 May 2010)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1938
Re: A weekend in Porto (28 - 31 May 2010)
Ben
I'm pleased to hear your trip went well. Do we have any new converts to the Joy of Port as a result of what sounds to have been a terrific trip?
Alex
I'm pleased to hear your trip went well. Do we have any new converts to the Joy of Port as a result of what sounds to have been a terrific trip?
Alex
- 20:09 Tue 01 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1863 Ferreira
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2869
Re: 1863 Ferreira vintage port
... did the label say Vintage Port or Garrafeira, because I had this two years ago with Luis Scottomajor, but named Garafeira, since it was bottled in Oporto later than the 2-3 years. Axel It was a bottling by Companhia Agricola, Successora de Dona Antonia A Ferreira and was labelled Garrafeira 1863.
- 14:56 Tue 01 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vote for Oscar!!!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4480
Re: Vote for Oscar!!!!
Voting is now closed. I didn't manage to get my vote in on time
- 14:54 Tue 01 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Is '92 the most over-hyped vintage?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16077
Re: Is '92 the most over-hyped vintage?
There are good reasons that the perceived rule of thumb in the UK for several generations has been that you do not drink vintage port until it reaches the age of maturity - 21at the time the rule became widely accepted. While there may have been exceptions, most vintages show poorly compared to thei...
- 14:30 Tue 01 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Closet treasures. Really?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2816
Re: Closet treasures. Really?
It's funny, because I just was renovating this old cellar on my property here in Virginia and I found some dusty old bottles. The front is engraved "Laffite 1787" and in smaller letters "Th. J". Any idea what this is worth? You should find yourself a good attorney and sue the gu...
- 14:25 Tue 01 Jun 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 2008 Single Quinta Vintage Port Taylor Fladgate
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3983
Re: 2008 Single Quinta Vintage Port Taylor Fladgate
Does anybody have any early views on this vintage? I'm always a bit dubious about buying port so early on, but I quite like the fact that TFP are doing mixed cases. WS1 - may you tell us where those prices are from? BBR have yet to release anything. Derek and I have some samples to work through. I ...
- 14:18 Tue 01 Jun 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuesday 7th September - Dow Vertical at TCP
- Replies: 96
- Views: 42594
Tuesday 7th September - Dow Vertical at TCP
So far, at least as my memory tells me, we only have two tasting events planned for the autumn / winter season. These being the "55 @ 55" - which I will start to organise properly when Roy lets me know whether or not he is organising a second week of his harvest tour - and the Christmas Of...
- 18:31 Sun 30 May 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Who Needs To Detox?
- Replies: 242
- Views: 65613
Re: Who Needs To Detox?
I can proudly say that I have joined in this exercise frenzy and have done my bit to match Derek's mountain walking, Glenn's marathon sprinting and Andy's cycling from Los Angeles to Seattle for a port tasting. This afternoon I went to Henley, had tea in Raymond Blanc's spledid tea shop and strolled...