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by AW77
22:56 Mon 19 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Where is everyone..?
Replies: 23
Views: 8470

Re: Where is everyone..?

djewesbury wrote:Hello André. Are you having anything or is this a dry evening?
As this is a weekday evening, it is dry as always.
by AW77
22:40 Mon 19 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Where is everyone..?
Replies: 23
Views: 8470

Re: Where is everyone..?

I'm not drinking F85 tonight either. So you're not alone. A sorrow shared is a sorrow halved. :)
by AW77
22:46 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: 2013 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Riesling Kabinett Feinherb
Replies: 1
Views: 1841

Re: 2013 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Riesling Kabinett Feinherb

I can't find a note that matches your description. So I simply concur with what you wrote.
by AW77
22:38 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: 2013 F Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Trocken
Replies: 1
Views: 1757

Re: 2013 F Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Trock

My notes say: 2013 Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling GG, nice nose, pleasantly light for a wine with 13% alcohol
by AW77
22:31 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1977 Warre
Replies: 3
Views: 2684

Re: 1977 Warre

smells of eucalyptus + a little bit of varnish, good body, some alcoholic heat, though
by AW77
22:28 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1970 Quarles Harris
Replies: 4
Views: 3099

Re: 1970 Quarles Harris

not bad at all, tastes almost younger than the '77s port on show
by AW77
22:26 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1977 Graham
Replies: 4
Views: 3432

Re: 1977 Graham

in the nose some heat and varnish, in the mouth younger than in the nose (like the F77), good
by AW77
22:19 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1970 Gould Campbell
Replies: 5
Views: 3193

Re: 1970 Gould Campbell

almost younger than the '77s ports on show, sweeter than the '70QH, not bad as well
by AW77
22:16 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1977 Fonseca
Replies: 5
Views: 3517

Re: 1977 Fonseca

quite light coloured, in the nose eucalyptus + some varnish (?), in the mouth still young (compared to the nose) and sweet, quite good, not so old as other 1977s ports I have tasted
by AW77
22:11 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1977 Smith Woodhouse
Replies: 4
Views: 2858

Re: 1977 Smith Woodhouse

My notes say: in the nose eucalyptus + tawny notes, rather lighter body, middling
by AW77
22:08 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1985 Taylor
Replies: 6
Views: 3331

Re: 1985 Taylor

My notes only say: eucalyptus in the nose, more full-bodied than the F85, better than the T85 we had at the tasting in September (when Glenn came over to London)
by AW77
16:55 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1984 Warre LBV
Replies: 1
Views: 1682

1984 Warre LBV

D+0h: lots and lots of deposit in the bottle and the tea filter I always use, smells mildly of raspberry, D+4h: ruby-red colour, smells of currant, raspberry, eucalyptus and in the background mildly of marzipan, medium body, nice acidity and smooth in the mouth, not that sweet (for a Warre almost &q...
by AW77
16:32 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: It's good when a plan comes together...
Replies: 31
Views: 31119

Re: It's good when a plan comes together...

PhilW wrote:
AW77 wrote:Phil, thanks for the interesting report. What's the diameter of the cork?
I didn't have a measure, but I would estimate approx. 32mm top diameter, 24mm bottom.
And what corkscrew did you use?
by AW77
02:20 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose
Replies: 9
Views: 3909

Re: NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose

There is a picture in my mind's eye: you two in bed wearing white nightshirts and nightcaps saluting the beholder with a glass of rose champagne. A kind of TPF Bed-In. :D
by AW77
01:18 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: It's good when a plan comes together...
Replies: 31
Views: 31119

Re: It's good when a plan comes together...

Phil, thanks for the interesting report. What's the diameter of the cork?
by AW77
19:36 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: 1997 Château Poujeaux
Replies: 5
Views: 3467

Re: 1997 Château Poujeaux

Their website is www.cilia.de . If you cannot get them online, I can send you some privately.
by AW77
16:38 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1790163

Re: One quiz at a time

I haven't seen the question yet, so just to help Derek... Is it an Ostrich? To help you catch up. This is the current question: I bought two half bottles on Friday. One was an LBV, but what was the other? All other guesses so far were wrong (such as another bottle of port, Champagne, Sherry). Any m...
by AW77
14:05 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: 1997 Château Poujeaux
Replies: 5
Views: 3467

1997 Château Poujeaux

D+0h: cork breaks when three quarters extracted, some deposit in the bottle and in the tea filter I always use, smells very intensively of blackberry, D+2,5h: purple red, smells of leather, smoke and raspberry, full body, raspberry, leather and smoke in the mouth, not fully dry, but with a tiny and ...
by AW77
13:22 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1790163

Re: One quiz at a time

DRT wrote:An Hare?
No, not an Hare. And by the way, no Haggis either.
Any more guesses?
by AW77
01:32 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Apostrophe crimes
Replies: 2072
Views: 676801

Re: Apostrophe crimes

No. But you use 'an' whenever there is a non-consonantal sound of any kind, just so that the sounds can run on: the letter L is simply pronounced 'ell' but that begins with an open-voiced sound, rather than something like a fricative or plosive (etc). It's just easier to say: "an-ell" rat...
by AW77
01:09 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Apostrophe crimes
Replies: 2072
Views: 676801

Re: Apostrophe crimes

DRT wrote:I think "an LBV" is correct. Presumably because of the vowel sound when you pronounce the first letter.
"An" sounds better for me, too (even do I'm not a native speaker). But is there really such a prominent vowel sound to justify this, such as "EeeLBV"?
by AW77
01:01 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1790163

Re: One quiz at a time

LGTrotter wrote:Another bottle of port, but vintage?
No port, not even from Portugal.
by AW77
01:00 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1790163

Re: One quiz at a time

DRT wrote:A rabbit?
Derek, why do I have feeling that you don't take this meaningless drivel seriously? No, it was not rabbit rilettes that I bought in a half bottle.
by AW77
00:57 Sat 17 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Apostrophe crimes
Replies: 2072
Views: 676801

Re: Apostrophe crimes

I wish to present as a supplicant to this thread, seeking the wisdom of the sage. One was a LBV Why do I automatically want to say an LBV, but if you were to say ' a late bottled vintage port' that would be correct. Is there some rule about abbreviations which produces this Pavlov type response in ...
by AW77
21:29 Fri 16 Jan 2015
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1790163

Re: One quiz at a time

No, not Champagne.