None of us here have anything other than a minor, passing interest in an obscure red wine from a tiny part of a small country on the western fringes of Europe.
That is what I have consistently told my wife, and myself. I can stop any time I want to.
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- 20:20 Sun 07 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Existential dilemma
- Replies: 5
- Views: 304
- 19:29 Fri 05 Apr 2024
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: Non Festive Drinking
- Replies: 119
- Views: 27376
Re: Non Festive Drinking
We decided to open red wine to go with our salmon steaks this evening.
By golly, this is astonishingly good mature claret at its absolute peak of perfection. Full of fruit, gentle of grip and hauntingly long.
- 14:56 Thu 04 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: The Big Fortified Tasting 2024 - Volunteers Welcome
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2454
Re: The Big Fortified Tasting 2024 - Volunteers Welcome
Anyone who thinks they have volunteered but hasn't had an email from me, please let me know.
Anyone who has had an email from me, but hasn't replied, please reply so I know you're still able to help.
Anyone who has had an email from me, but hasn't replied, please reply so I know you're still able to help.
- 23:30 Wed 03 Apr 2024
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages
- Replies: 85
- Views: 108710
Re: The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages
Belated congratulations to Zak and Iona on the birth of their twins in February. I’m told that mother, father and children are all well, if rather tired.
- 23:27 Wed 03 Apr 2024
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Port and the Ashes
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19196
Re: Port and the Ashes
It may not be the Ashes, but Croft 1977 is a wonderful Port to sip whilst watching (highlights of) the last couple of matches of the IPL.
- 22:50 Wed 03 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1977 Croft
- Replies: 1
- Views: 157
1977 Croft
IMG_6905.jpeg Croft 1977, decanted 4.5 hours. This is a Port in a lovely place at the moment. Glowing, polished ruby in colour and so expressive on the nose! The nose brings sweet cherry fruit, layered with mace and allspice, and so much more. Tobacco, aniseed and dried cranberry on the palate - br...
- 22:47 Wed 03 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1111
Re: 1957 Graham
This is the highest resolution I can post here.
But whatever the bottle is — you have a bargain!
- 22:41 Wed 03 Apr 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Thursday 11th April - Decanting Experiment plus some drinkers
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2365
Re: Thursday 11th April - Decanting Experiment plus some drinkers
It’s looking unlikely that I will be able to attend.
If I can, it will be a last minute decision — in which case I will order on the day.
If I can, it will be a last minute decision — in which case I will order on the day.
- 22:09 Sat 30 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for sale by retailer
- Replies: 1539
- Views: 884180
Re: Port for sale by retailer
Waitrose is having their “buy 6 bottles and get 25% off” sale.
So I’ve just bought my summer supply of Kopke 10YO White and Kopke 2010 White Colheita.
So I’ve just bought my summer supply of Kopke 10YO White and Kopke 2010 White Colheita.
- 21:51 Sat 30 Mar 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1109
Re: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
No, I never got round to it. I did pull the SW94 halves though.jdaw1 wrote: ↑17:26 Fri 29 Mar 2024 From the 1994 horizontal in 2019:Did you?Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑15:57 Thu 20 Jun 2019I have a couple of cases of the Martinez. I think I'll pull one out next year for drinking over the next few years.
- 17:46 Thu 28 Mar 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1109
Re: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Many thanks to Julian and Alex for organisation and to Martin for placemat printing. Great to see everyone, and enjoy your company! The scoring sheet quite correctly shows Vesuvio wiping the floor. Thanks to Anthony Symington for a fabulous magnum of the stuff. Overall, I was really quite disappoin...
- 16:21 Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
- Replies: 4
- Views: 842
Re: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
I’ve just realised I posted this in the “Other Wines” forum and not in “Other Fortified Wines”.
Now corrected.
Now corrected.
- 10:27 Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25004
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.
I’ll aim to be at the B&F around 17.00 but might be half an hour earlier.
I’ll aim to be at the B&F around 17.00 but might be half an hour earlier.
- 22:29 Mon 25 Mar 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
- Replies: 4
- Views: 842
A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
Bottle line up.jpg On 29th February 2024, Jörg Lewerenz – the owner of Quinta da Corrieira in the Carcavelos wine region of Portugal – organised a remarkable tasting of a selection of 9 wines curated to show the historic and modern interpretations of this region. The history of Carcavelos is a long...
- 20:17 Mon 25 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25004
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Julian would probably object. He hates us having too much Port.
Me, I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller.
Me, I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller.
- 00:41 Fri 22 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 631
Re: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
I'll be in London between the 21st and the 24th. I'm attending the BFT, but other thanrr that I'm free. I’m not usually good company that close to the BFT. It gets pretty all-consuming for the week when it’s on. Sorry. More than reasonable, it's a big event! And we did see each other a couple of we...
- 00:36 Fri 22 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 631
- 08:03 Thu 21 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25004
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
I’ve not heard from Tom for a while. Try calling him?jdaw1 wrote: ↑09:20 Wed 20 Mar 2024 The food order has been updated, with Mike’s corrections (though pls check again).
Only THRA is missing: WhatsApp and texts and messages here unanswered. Has anybody heard from him?
- 08:00 Thu 21 Mar 2024
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: London in May
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24259
Re: London in May
Coming in to the UK the duty free limit is 12 x 75cl of Port per adult. In theory, if you have more than that you need to use the red channel and declare the excess. The only time since Brexit that I tried to use the red channel I waited about 10 minutes for someone to appear before giving up and wa...
- 08:00 Wed 20 Mar 2024
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: London in May
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24259
Re: London in May
From time to time, we’ve had annual passes from Historic Royal Palaces and so have visited the Tower of London several times, with and without children. If you’re into history, it’s definitely worth a visit. We were last there a couple of years ago. There’s a gun salute every day at 1pm, which is a ...
- 20:54 Tue 19 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25004
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Alex/Julian - to confirm, Christopher is adopting the T94 from me. What's the guidance/preference for decanting? Unless there's an objection I'll decant the Cr & T the evening before, leave in the decanter for a couple of hours, and then put back in the bottle and Vac-u-Vin. No decanting guidel...
- 14:07 Tue 19 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25004
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Our guest would like:
“Potted Devon crab & Chicken breast
If we’re doing puddings am happy to share cheese if anyone would like or the brownie.
If no one is doing pudding then I’m happy without”
Feel free to add veg and / fries.
“Potted Devon crab & Chicken breast
If we’re doing puddings am happy to share cheese if anyone would like or the brownie.
If no one is doing pudding then I’m happy without”
Feel free to add veg and / fries.
- 20:59 Mon 18 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 631
Re: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
Given the BFT, I don’t know - but I’m definitely a possibly.
- 20:57 Mon 18 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25004
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Christopher would like ham hock starter, then the same main as me.
- 21:04 Sun 17 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25004
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
No starter. Main of sirloin steak (m-r) with fries and green beans / shallots.