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There are a number of books and texts which identify the ownership of various quintas and port shippers. It would be a useful reference post to collect all of the odd references together into a single - and continually updated - item. Alves de Sousa - ships under the name "Alves de Sousa";...

OK. Given that I appear to have killed this thread off, I will revert back to my orginal question and fend off DRT's attempts to ask searching questions next time he and I share a glass or two of port. So my original question is: "What is the port-rerlated book which I am currently reading?&quo...

There are many things that I like about living in Oman. Being able to sit outside at nearly midnight reading this post is just one of them. But there are a couple of things that are not so great. And not being able to attend the TPF Christmas offline is certainly one of the things I dread most. Don...

angeleyes wrote:Thought I'd use an impressive name! (even though rubies are fairly interchangable). Didn't get to drink as the builders stole it; was more bothered about the expensive Madeira they took

Tell us what happened?

On October 26, 2009, a bottle of Morgan 1977 was opened and found to be mildly corked

But you can ask as many questions as you want before making your next guess

I've just taken advantage of Sainsbury's 25% sale. 3 bottles of Taylor 2003 LBV, 2 bottles of Crasto 2001 and 1 bottle of Grahams Crusted b2002

DRT wrote:

AHB wrote:

DRT wrote:Or, better still, Magnums

Comments of a nature likely to increase the difficulty of organising the tasting will be completely ignored.

I was being helpfull

No. You weren't.

DRT wrote:I think the answer is 1. The reason why I think that 2 and 3 are incorrect is that I think 1 is the correct answer.

That's cheating. You have to play the game or this will be a very short quiz and you'll be asking the question again soon.

I'd be happy to try Gordon's Bar as an offline venue. Jacob - do you want to choose a date and a theme and start things rolling?

I have just ordered, for Selwyn College , 72 of the INAO glasses from Winebox . Cost each: £1.15+VAT = £1.32¼ ≈ $2.19. Possibly the cheapest source anywhere. They also sell, for a mere £9.73+VAT, storage boxes: Glass Storage Crate - Height 190mm (35 cells) . Have you seen these glasses yet? I woul...

Could I request that Chief Admin 1 and TN List Admin Snr co-ordinate between them the required processes to update the TN indices please?

Since no-one has yet suggested an answer, I have decided to change the question. This is one which Derek and Tom have already had a go at, but which is a bit of fun anyway. There follows three statements about me. Two are false and one is true. You task, should you choose to accept it, is to decide ...

DRT wrote:Or, better still, Magnums

Comments of a nature likely to increase the difficulty of organising the tasting will be completely ignored.

Whenever AHB wishes to grace us with his presence, we shall have a vesuvio vertical. I deeply regret that this is likely to be sometime later, rather than sooner. There is a possibility that I will need to visit Columbus OH once or twice in 2010, but dates (and real need) are yet to be decided. How...

My weekends tend to be dedicated to family duties and Saturday tastings do not work well for me. As the lead organiser for the event, I am seizing executive powers and changing the date to be Friday October 15th 2010 at the Crusting Pipe, London. In the meantime, could those who have volunteered the...

Cookie wrote:I thought I had confirmed already but....I'm in!!

I believe that you are Tom's +1

I hope so as I have just had confirmation from another couple - which means the table is full with 14 people.

55mm, somewhere in Wales or another optional part of the British Isles that is also within the UK

October was rather a modestly busy port acquiring month for me - what volume of port did I acquire? (To the nearest 1cl.) 11,925? DRT is up Maybe I am a simple fellow of ascetic nature, but for the Wiseman household acquiring 159 bottles = 13¼ cases in one month would be more than ‟modestly busy”...

DRT wrote:11,925?

DRT is up

Steve, I've sent you a private message. You can pick it up by clicking on the link in the top right corner of the page where it says "1 new message"

Sorry, got distracted by other things.

The answer lies between 11,700 and 12,300

Given the overwhelming positive response to this tasting, if there is a substantial number of extra people who would like to attend - say at least another 10 - then I would be quite prepared to organise a larger tasting and have 2 bottles of each wine to pour.

Alex

jdaw1 wrote:25 cases: 225L?

Less / fewer than this

KillerB wrote:10800cl

Pretty close, but a little on the low side.