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- 16:27 Fri 02 Jun 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: On the posting of tasting notes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3069
Re: On the posting of tasting notes
I thoroughly agree that the posting of tasting notes should be encouraged. I think I should however challenge the veracity of: It used to be that most of a tasting’s attendees would post tasting notes. Gradually, it became fewer. And then, at about the start of the pandemic, we gave up. While it mig...
- 12:35 Tue 23 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2021 Graham Stone Terraces
- Replies: 0
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2021 Graham Stone Terraces
A small group of us were lucky enough to taste the 2021 Graham Stone Terraces while standing on Stone Terraces themselves at Malvedos on a lovely day during a visit to the property which fortuitously happened to the day of the release. The port was extremely fresh, full of layers and layers of soft ...
- 14:53 Fri 12 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Ferreira Vertical Sept 2023
- Replies: 39
- Views: 46895
Re: Ferreira Vertical Sept 2023
Looking at dates which might work for this tasting - how would the first week of October fit into people's diaries? That is, week commencing Monday 2nd October? That gives us a 2 week gap from the 1966 horizontal. Or the week before half term, that would be week commencing Monday 16th October. If w...
- 09:24 Wed 10 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
- Replies: 146
- Views: 494120
Re: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
That makes fourteen (please check whether correctly done — if fifteen, the fourteenth will be waitlisted). You’ve missed Phil, Simon and Harry (who wasn’t sure so said make first on waitlist if full). I suspect we were not included because all three of us qualified our availability ("yes, prob...
- 13:27 Tue 09 May 2023
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Time for a TN sort?
- Replies: 448
- Views: 309656
Re: Time for a TN sort?
Some of the "jump to" links don't work - D, L, X, Y & Z. LXYZ don't have any associated notes (so possibly might expect to jump to the nearest letter?), but D does. You're correct that L, X, Y Z don't work as there is no tasting note starting with those letters. Ideally I would sugges...
- 17:18 Fri 05 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1955 Horizontal 13th June
- Replies: 44
- Views: 49424
Re: 1955 Horizontal 13th June
I would love to join you. In terms of 55s not listed I could provide either or both of Offley Boa Vista '55 (though I think Charles has that covered) and Theinpont '55 (unknown shipper, most likely Butler Nephew; I would tong to find out, if opening that one).
- 09:05 Fri 05 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 31278
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Yes please.
Currently to hand qLR and RO, and in storage F, G, W, V.
Also Q94c and G94c, though either or both might be drunk this summer.
Currently to hand qLR and RO, and in storage F, G, W, V.
Also Q94c and G94c, though either or both might be drunk this summer.
- 09:04 Fri 05 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
- Replies: 146
- Views: 494120
Re: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
yes please - I think; tend to try and go away one week in May avoiding travelling on bank holiday weekends, so will have to see how plans go.
- 09:03 Fri 05 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1966s, Tue 12 Sep 2023
- Replies: 118
- Views: 786980
Re: 1966s, Tue 12 Sep 2023
Yes please. F, S or W.
- 08:30 Wed 03 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Croft vertical, Tue 07 Nov 2023
- Replies: 138
- Views: 555741
Re: Croft vertical, Tue 14 Nov 2023
Have 55, 60, 70. Will PM costs. Without your proposal I would have suggested <=87 or <=94 depending on whether we have any further older vintages; but I certainly have no problem with (either of) your proposal(s).
- 08:20 Sat 29 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Croft vertical, Tue 07 Nov 2023
- Replies: 138
- Views: 555741
Re: Croft vertical, Tue 14 Nov 2023
Yes please.
- 07:34 Fri 28 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Taking a 1963 port to a restaurant?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13113
Re: Taking a 1963 port to a restaurant?
Hi Steve - To get the best from the wine I would recommend at least a four hour decant, and it would not suffer from eight hour if that were needed. I would suggest pulling the cork first thing in the morning, and just leaving the open bottle to stand. Then decant at lunchtime (probably decant into ...
- 11:03 Wed 26 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port Vintages, Second Edition
- Replies: 189
- Views: 100835
Re: Port Vintages, Second Edition
Thank you for letting us know. I simply couldn't recall having ordered anything from them since and I was racking my brains. After much anguish and prayer I had reached the conclusion that I should simply wait and see what turned up... Ditto - I guess most/all of us! I decided not to click on the l...
- 13:04 Mon 24 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 92
- Views: 196002
Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - date tbc
An excellent idea, I would certainly be up for it.
- 10:13 Mon 24 Apr 2023
- Forum: Reference
- Topic: Port brand abbreviations
- Replies: 346
- Views: 276465
Re: Port brand abbreviations
While on the letter P, can we grab Pe for Petre’s Port? We have tasting notes for 3 vintages in the index and I’m sure there are at least another couple of vintages about. No objection. Fine by me also. FYI, the VPID includes photos of 75, 80, 82 and 90 for Petre's brand, while the tasting note ind...
- 22:29 Sat 22 Apr 2023
- Forum: Reference
- Topic: Port brand abbreviations
- Replies: 346
- Views: 276465
Re: Port brand abbreviations
Works for me.
- 12:59 Thu 20 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Wagners Port
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2738
Re: Wagners Port
I spotted that one. Clearly a variation on this particular version of the Dow 1963 label: http://www.vintageport.info/vpid/images/labels/IMG_5445.JPG It's a nicely created label, very similar to the original in style, and the replacement of the tag line "OWNERS OF THE FINEST VINEYARDS IN PORTUG...
- 09:03 Thu 20 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7109
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
In further agreement, that looks like someone has just put an foil from elsewhere over the top of the F63, rather than an indication of bottler. Hopefully this is a normal bottle of F63, whose original capsule has been damaged/removed and the owner has put this over for protection; the label looks g...
- 14:45 Wed 19 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 3rd May 2023: Port Fit For a King’s Coronation
- Replies: 27
- Views: 48803
Re: Wed 3rd May 2023: Port Fit For a King’s Coronation
I would hope that all of your children will have a birthday this year!Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:15 Wed 19 Apr 2023I can’t attend the tasting because one of my children has a birthday this year.
- 08:23 Wed 19 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Mon 24th April - Bring a Bottle
- Replies: 73
- Views: 81540
Re: Mon 24th April - Bring a Bottle
Lightweight! I am ≈164.87212707% for this dinner❢ I am so for this dinner, that I am irrationally for this dinner❗ It seems like Julian's been on the ecstasy again; we might need to get to the root of it. Perhaps the power of a couple of imaginary pies might restore his one-ness, even if it leaves ...
- 07:38 Tue 18 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7109
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
Nice link for the information.
You can attach photos to posts on the forum, though they are subject to size restrictions - I usually have to resize them first.
Happy to receive by email also; will PM you my address.
You can attach photos to posts on the forum, though they are subject to size restrictions - I usually have to resize them first.
Happy to receive by email also; will PM you my address.
- 09:02 Mon 17 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7109
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
btw, can we get a few pics of the bottle/capsule to look at, for interest?
- 09:01 Mon 17 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7109
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
The main unanswered question would be whether the business was still trading in 1963 - in which case an Old Reading Abbey port being F63 would be possible, or whether a forger has picked an old/defunct wine merchant and just used their name to create counterfeit bottles. Hopefully the former, but it...
- 10:24 Sun 16 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7109
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
Butler and Sons were a wine and spirits merchant with premises in Reading who used the brand "Old Reading Abbey" as a BOB (Buyer's Own Brand) for whisky in the early 1900s, and could perhaps have used it for port also.
- 10:33 Tue 11 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21359
Re: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (not for now).
Following further discussion at the recent WC tasting, the idea for a TH vertical has been put on hold given the very limited number of bottles that people have available; other potential ways to extend the tasting (such as expanding to any Hunt/Roope, adding other Brands of similar era [e.g. Consta...