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- 17:53 Sat 10 Feb 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Is 30yo VP darker than it used to be?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1776
Re: Is 30yo VP darker than it used to be?
Tricky question. It seems to me that the 80's and early 90's ports are taking longer to mature than those of the 60's and 70's, though this might just be an erroneous perception, I am not sure. If true, then it might be that the ports are not any darker at the same stage of maturity, but are aging m...
- 21:10 Wed 07 Feb 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1977's - June 11th 2024
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2052
Re: 1977's - June 11th 2024
Yes please.
- 13:45 Fri 26 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 26401
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Confirmed.Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:24 Thu 25 Jan 2024 I am about to run through the chain of posts and update the attendee list. Please could you confirm that you are still able to attend.
Would prefer not to open new case from storage if avoidable; have RO and qLR to hand, or happy to adopt.
- 10:58 Tue 09 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Pointless Statistics
- Replies: 251
- Views: 216283
Re: Pointless Statistics
At the of the start of 2024, my cellar comprises the following (2021 values in brackets for comparison): Port by type: 87% Vintage/SQVP (82%) 3% LBV (6%) 2% Crusted (3%) 8% Tawny/colheita/white (9%) Vintage port by shipper: The producers with highest representation for VP in my cellar are Warre, Fon...
- 15:10 Mon 08 Jan 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 1994 Declarations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6235
Re: 1994 Declarations
Morgan
Pousada
Rainha Santa
Quinta do Sagrado
Pousada
Rainha Santa
Quinta do Sagrado
- 14:42 Mon 08 Jan 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
- Replies: 139
- Views: 491749
Re: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
I confirm, but why am I on the reserve? Two days ago i was on the participant list?! Same foreign participants not wanted? I'm certain that's not true at all. It was this: I think that there might have been a snafu, and some acceptances were listed out of order. I will re-do my admin. The problem w...
- 12:59 Mon 25 Dec 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: This port is nicer than that one
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20810
Re: This port is nicer than that one
Hi Daniel, Merry Xmas, and glad the F70 is standing the test of time. If it's the bottling I think it is, I believe I have one left (though I don't remember seeing it for a long time...). Hope you have an enjoyable break with good food, wine and company. Cheers! Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk
- 22:29 Sat 23 Dec 2023
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Upgrade Issues
- Replies: 15
- Views: 77071
Re: Upgrade Issues
Proceed as follows: Stand up Make your way down to the cellar Open cellar, enter, and select a bottle of port Open the bottle and decant Fill glass Drink You missed the important final step: *Repeat as necessary (or select a larger bottle in the first place). Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk
- 18:54 Sun 10 Dec 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 334264
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
Looks good, thank you.jdaw1 wrote:/GlassesOnSheetsMaxPerTNSheet 8 def: done. Edit: note to self and others: /TastingNotes_NumVerticalSections 2 def.
(If you make any further changes, suggest we can lose the cork sheets as there isn't usually space for them at the Xmas tasting)
- 11:26 Sun 10 Dec 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 334264
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
Thank you. Please could the number of wines per column be even, so that if I fold twice (to A6) we don't have the lie item folded in half? I would be happy with 6/column, others might prefer 4.
- 09:58 Fri 08 Dec 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 334264
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
Alex has just let me know that he is currently unable to book a taxi.Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑09:33 Wed 06 Dec 2023 I am about to book a taxi to run from the Cricketer's Arms in Rickling Green to the White Horse Inn and back. Pick-up times being 17.30 and 23.59 respectively.
- 12:42 Wed 06 Dec 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Tesco
- Replies: 52
- Views: 23295
Re: 1994 Tesco
So, nearly ten years on I have a couple of bottles of this in my cellar. I last opened a bottle on my birthday in December 2013, so I figured 10 years on would be good to see the evolution. Has anyone had any of this since this thread, and if so is there any advice for decanting time? I'm planning ...
- 10:28 Wed 06 Dec 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 334264
- 11:42 Sat 02 Dec 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1972 Offley
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8307
Re: 1972 Offley
Interesting to hear how it held up/progressed under Vacuvin.
- 14:47 Thu 30 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 334264
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
WOTN voting sheets is a good call. What’s a “foldable tasting note sheet”? Is that a normal tasting note sheet which you have folded? The original idea was to allow a single sheet of A4 to be folded twice, to create a compact A6 sheet with four "pages" with sections for each wine, perhaps...
- 13:15 Wed 29 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
- Replies: 57
- Views: 334264
Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
If I recall correctly, Tom found the sticky labels a pain when it came to washing the glasses. I suggest people bring chalk pens so we can write on the bases. ⟹︎ I’m not making any unless clearly instructed otherwise. I would like foldable tasting note sheets, and WOTN scoring sheet. I may be alone...
- 11:34 Tue 28 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 90
- Views: 193496
- 08:35 Tue 28 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 90
- Views: 193496
Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
The Quevedo White was incorrectly described in the original list in the first post, but now updated. It’s actually the “Very Old…” so amendment required to placemats. To be fair, it depends whether you're looking at the box or the label. It is really "Quevedo 1970 white", but due to regul...
- 23:42 Tue 21 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 90
- Views: 193496
Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
Abbreviation reflects brand, which is how these were sold, hence correct.
- 19:49 Tue 21 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 90
- Views: 193496
- 23:20 Tue 14 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb
- Replies: 104
- Views: 259498
Re: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - ??th Feb
Now that's just greedy!winesecretary wrote:Both
- 15:18 Tue 14 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Standard Food Order
- Replies: 55
- Views: 112800
Re: The Standard Food Order
Update for my default order please:
- starter: Grilled pitta, lemon, coriander houmous
- main: Sirloin (medium-rare) with Béarnaise sauce, chips, and green beans
- starter: Grilled pitta, lemon, coriander houmous
- main: Sirloin (medium-rare) with Béarnaise sauce, chips, and green beans
- 17:36 Thu 09 Nov 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: "Port Edition" Durand coming soon - and UK purchase possibility
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9482
Re: "Port Edition" Durand coming soon - and UK purchase possibility
Info has now been sent by email to all those who expressed interest; if you haven't received an email from me on this by the end of the day, let me know.
- 21:39 Wed 08 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Playful consequences tasting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 23699
Re: Playful consequences tasting
I have a W77 tappit if/when you do.nac wrote:Wanted to do that with W77.
- 14:56 Wed 08 Nov 2023
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Croft, Tue 07 Nov 2023, at the B&F
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15491
Re: Croft, Tue 07 Nov 2023, at the B&F
A thoroughly enjoyable evening with excellent company; overall the wines showed well, though with some variations. - the ’27 was quite oxidised (as expected from previously-leaked bottle with light colour) - the ’45 was not singing as much as it can, though still showed well enough to garner my thre...