Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 08:49 Mon 29 Mar 2010

Could I be penciled in, please? Though I'm afraid I'm in KillerB, Keytohiway's category, so I will defer to them if not enough bottles can be found...

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:33 Mon 29 Mar 2010

JGH added to the list

SCP-DFF · Post by **SCP-DFF** » 16:43 Wed 31 Mar 2010

OK! OK! Husband can go. AND he can go to the tasting on the 14th May. I have no idea which one that is. I just know he wants to go to a tasting on the 14th and the 19th. (I'm so good to my hubby.)

Have fun boys!

SCP-DFF

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:44 Wed 31 Mar 2010

SCP-DFF wrote:(I'm so good to my hubby.)

Yes, you are. He is a very lucky man!

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:21 Wed 31 Mar 2010

Ahh, you’re not understanding the important part of the message.

SCP-DFF wrote:Have fun boys!

By this the Supreme Commander means that our tastings should be as complete as possible. And we wouldn’t want to fail the Supreme Commander!

Therefore we want, at least (for there might be more 1960s):

Others that probably but not certainly were declared include:

Barros;
Borges & IrmÃ£o;
Cálem Quinta da Foz;
Constantino;
Feuerheerd;
González Byass;
Morgan;
Niepoort;
Quinta de la Rosa;
Royal Oporto.

benread · Post by **benread** » 06:31 Thu 01 Apr 2010

jdaw1 wrote:Ahh, you’re not understanding the important part of the message.
SCP-DFF wrote:Have fun boys!
By this the Supreme Commander means that our tastings should be as complete as possible. And we wouldn’t want to fail the Supreme Commander!

Therefore we want, at least (for there might be more 1960s):
Burmester;
Cálem;
Cockburn;
Croft;
Delaforce;
Dow;
Ferreira;
Fonseca;
Graham;
Kopke;
Krohn;
Martinez (Harvey);
Messias Quinta do CachÃ£o;
Quinta do Noval;
Quinta do Noval Nacional;
Offley Boa Vista;
Osborne;
Poças;
Quarles Harris;
Ramos-Pinto;
Robertson Rebello Valente;
Sandeman;
Quinta do Sibio;
Smith Woodhouse;
Taylor;
Tuke Holdsworth;
Warre.
Others that probably but not certainly were declared include:
Barros;
Borges & IrmÃ£o;
Cálem Quinta da Foz;
Constantino;
Feuerheerd;
González Byass;
Morgan;
Niepoort;
Quinta de la Rosa;
Royal Oporto.

Did Hutcheson not make a 1960?

SCP-DFF · Post by **SCP-DFF** » 09:05 Fri 02 Apr 2010

Hutcheson???

Look, when I, Supreme Commander, orders you boys "to have fun", it does indeed mean to make the most of this tasting. But even if Hutcheson ever did declare in 1960 or any other year for that matter, you're not allowed to have Hutcheson. Period.

Carry on.

SCP-DFF

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 10:41 Fri 02 Apr 2010

Yes Ma'am. Will do.

(such a relief to have common sense prevail!)

Post by **DRT** » 11:24 Fri 02 Apr 2010

But that means it might not be complete

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 16:47 Fri 02 Apr 2010

True. But look at your footnote - the first duty of port is to be red. Whn was the last time you saw a Hutcheson that was red AND more than ten years old?

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:45 Fri 02 Apr 2010

Hutcheson: the 1975 of ports.

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 12:21 Tue 06 Apr 2010

I have:

Cockburn
Croft
Delaforce
Dow
Fonseca
Gonzalez Byass
Noval
Sandeman
Sibio (Q.)
Taylor
Warre

The most significant absentee is Graham. Smith Woodhouse and Calem would also be very welcome.

Tom

Tom

Post by **DRT** » 23:52 Tue 06 Apr 2010

Can I book a provisional +2, please?

Post by **DRT** » 18:47 Wed 07 Apr 2010

DRT wrote:Can I book a provisional +2, please?

I am delighted to tell you that our good friends Gustavo Devesas and Raul Alex have booked theor flights and will be joining us for this tasting. I have added them to the list of attendees and the list of people who are looking to adopt bottles.

Derek

raul_alex · Post by **raul_alex** » 21:08 Wed 07 Apr 2010

It is with an imense pleasure and HONOUR that i'm going to be in this tasting!

raul_alex · Post by **raul_alex** » 21:18 Wed 07 Apr 2010

Just a small question, can you tell me which bottles are already confirmed in the tasting? I supose a Vesuvio 94 is not enough

Joking!

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:22 Wed 07 Apr 2010

At this stage we are juggling. Say what you have, and it will go in the mix with what others have. Somebody will suggest that person A bring bottle α, person B bring β, etc. Please, what 1960s do you have (that you might be willing to contribute)?

raul_alex · Post by **raul_alex** » 21:39 Wed 07 Apr 2010

i'm trying to sort out some bottles with my friend Gustavo. I'll get back to you soon.. Cheers!

Post by **DRT** » 22:19 Sat 10 Apr 2010

Gustavo and Raul have adopted Ferreira 1960 and Quinta do Rei 1960 to contribute to the line-up.

oscar quevedo · Post by **oscar quevedo** » 09:53 Tue 20 Apr 2010

I'll bring a bottle of Noval 1960. This will be a great experience. I'm looking forward for that!!

Post by **DRT** » 12:13 Tue 20 Apr 2010

Dominic Symington has very kindly donated a Warre 1960 to this tasting, which I will bring with me.

Derek

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:24 Mon 03 May 2010

Time to start on the placemats. Does anybody actually know what bottles we have?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:44 Mon 03 May 2010

Not at the moment since Tom will be offering some bottles for adoption. I'll try and check with Tom tomorrow.

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:11 Mon 03 May 2010

A venue is also needed. The Bowler?

Post by **DRT** » 02:18 Tue 04 May 2010

jdaw1 wrote:A venue is also needed. The Bowler?

Works for me.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 06:08 Tue 04 May 2010

DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:A venue is also needed. The Bowler?
Works for me.

Happy to try the Bowler. Could you contact them and make the reservation? And post the details?

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:43 Tue 04 May 2010

Rob Wood, manager of The Bowler (32 Bowling Green Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0BJ, map, +44 20 7837 8340), has accepted our reservation for 14 people, from 18:30, on Wednesday 19th May 2010. He says there will be â‰¥230 glasses for us.

Updated placemats.

Location added.

(Edited at request of AHB.)

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:58 Tue 04 May 2010

Ports: we need a policy decision. Is this a near-complete 1960; or is this a one-bottle-each 1960?

This is a school night. We have a reservation from 6½pm. So, unless there is a manifest consensus to the contrary, and that consensus materialises by the end of this week, I declare this to be a one-bottle-each 1960.

In which case, who is bringing what?

JDAW + DBM: Fonseca and Sandeman, DBM adopting the latter.
DRT: Cockburn.
AHB: Ferreira. GustavoD and RaulA: also Ferriera. •••Problem!•••
GustavoD and RaulA: Quinta do Rei.
BMHR: Dow
CSD: Croft
RLC: Martinez
OQ: Quinta do Noval
DMS (in absentia) : Warre.
ARK, THRA, Giles: not yet decided. •••Problem!•••

Post by **DRT** » 18:14 Tue 04 May 2010

jdaw1 wrote:AHB: Ferreira. GustavoD and RaulA: also Ferriera. •••Problem!•••
GustavoD and RaulA: Quinta do Rei.

GustavoD and RaulA have adopted the Quinta do Rei and Ferreira from AHB so AHB will be bringing something else. I don't know what.

keytohwy · Post by **keytohwy** » 18:47 Tue 04 May 2010

I'm still looking to adopt. It'd be easier than brining something from San Francisco, but I'm still prepared to do that if necessary.

keytohwy

Post by **jdaw1** » 19:14 Tue 04 May 2010

keytohwy wrote:I'm still looking to adopt. It'd be easier than brining something from San Francisco, but I'm still prepared to do that if necessary.

DBM: you have adopted my Sandeman. Post edited.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 20:07 Tue 04 May 2010

jdaw1 wrote:Ports: we need a policy decision. Is this a near-complete 1960; or is this a one-bottle-each 1960?

This is a school night. We have a reservation from 6½pm. So, unless there is a manifest consensus to the contrary, and that consensus materialises by the end of this week, I declare this to be a one-bottle-each 1960.

In which case, who is bringing what?

JDAW + DBM: Fonseca and Sandeman, DBM adopting the latter.
DRT: Cockburn.
AHB: Ferreira. GustavoD and RaulA: also Ferriera. •••Problem!•••
GustavoD and RaulA: Quinta do Rei.
BMHR: Dow
CSD: Croft
RLC: Martinez
OQ: Quinta do Noval
DMS (in absentia) : Warre.
ARK, THRA, Giles: not yet decided. •••Problem!•••

The majority of these problems have been solved in the background. Any remaining outstanding problems will also be solved in the background. Those of you on the list in pencil or looking to adopt and who have not yet been allocated a bottle should expect an email from me shortly. At Tom's request - whose birthday we are celebrating - this is an informal offline and not a formal and "as complete as possible" tasting.

The post following this one will give details of the costs you should anticipate for the event, and how the event will be run including a request for the way in which you should prepare your bottle.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:31 Tue 04 May 2010

I defer to AHB’s planning, some of which I was previously unaware.

The previous post’s reference to ‟The post following this one” means one after this one, not necessarily immediately after.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:10 Tue 04 May 2010

Latest update on arrangements:

Attending:
1) THRA - the demi-centenarian
2) AHB
3) Oscar Quevedo
4) DRT
5) Chris Doty
6) RLC
7) KillerB
8) Keytohiway (DBM)
9) JDAW
10) Giles Wigoder
11) * spare seat
12) Gustavo Devesas
13) Raul Alex
14) * spare seat

* - due to a withdrawl, there is a vacancy should anyone want to attend or bring a guest.

The Wines:
THRA offering for adoption Gonzalez Byass or Sibio
Dow
Taylor
Noval
Cockburn
Croft
Delaforce
Martinez
Sandeman
Fonseca
Ferreira
Quinta do Rei
Warre (courtesy of Dominic Symington)
Graham

More details on timings and venue will follow tomorrow.

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 14:21 Wed 05 May 2010

With regret, I'm afraid that I will have to pull out of this tasting.

If there are any excess costs because of this, please let me know.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 07:31 Mon 10 May 2010

The venue for the tasting is The Bowler, 32 Bowling Green Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0BJ, +44 20 7837 8340.

We have a reservation from 18:30. I suggest that we aim to arrive for a 7pm start.

We'll start with dinner and follow that with the offline, no doubt we will drink some of the ports with the food.

Please bring £40-50 in cash with you to settle what is my best estimate of each person's share of the likely food bill, plus service, corkage and the shared cost of the Graham 1960 that we will be drinking. Those of you adopting bottles should also bring additional cash to cover the cost of the bottle you are adopting.

Please bring your bottle of port double decanted (or decanted into a decanter, if you really want to). I will provide labels for any bottles which are brought along without labels so that there is no confusion between unlabelled bottles. If, for any reason you are not able to decant your bottle in advance then please tell me as soon as you can so that we might be able to make alternative arrangements (even if it is only to bring a funnel and filter paper along on the night).

Please post any questions you might have.

Alex

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 16:43 Tue 11 May 2010

The last two seats at the offline have now been taken, by a London based friend of Gustavo and our occasional port companion Nicos Neocleous.

keytohwy · Post by **keytohwy** » 21:47 Sun 16 May 2010

Getting really nervous about the damned volcano. I'm still in San Francisco, hoping to fly out tomorrow night. Flights tonight are cancelled...

Fingers crossed,
keytohwy

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 22:08 Sun 16 May 2010

keytohwy wrote:Getting really nervous about the damned volcano. I'm still in San Francisco, hoping to fly out tomorrow night. Flights tonight are cancelled...

Fingers crossed,
keytohwy

The latest forecast says that even tomorrow, Heathrow and Manchester are likely to be operating and certainly by Tuesday the main UK airports will all be fully open again.

Hope to see you Wednesday night.

keytohwy · Post by **keytohwy** » 22:10 Sun 16 May 2010

AHB wrote:
keytohwy wrote:Getting really nervous about the damned volcano. I'm still in San Francisco, hoping to fly out tomorrow night. Flights tonight are cancelled...

Fingers crossed,
keytohwy
The latest forecast says that even tomorrow, Heathrow and Manchester are likely to be operating and certainly by Tuesday the main UK airports will all be fully open again.

Hope to see you Wednesday night.

Good good. You folks make those calls...keep the flights moving

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 06:17 Mon 17 May 2010

Latest update: Heathrow airspace was closed between 1am and 7am, but is expected to reopen at 7am and is not expected to close again in the near future. Flights in and out of Heathrow may have to follow an unusual routing.

On the positive side, I have to meet a flight from Dallas that left last night and it is in the air, expected to arrive about 2 hours late.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 20:08 Mon 17 May 2010

AHB wrote:
On the positive side, I have to meet a flight from Dallas that left last night and it is in the air

Is your new job mid air refueling pilot?

keytohwy · Post by **keytohwy** » 07:39 Wed 19 May 2010

Whew!! I made it!

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

I'm in Woodley/Reading if anyone is coming from out this way, I'd love to meet up on the train, unless there is a better method for getting into town. Email me at keytohwy at gmail.

See you all soon!

Keytohwy

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:52 Wed 19 May 2010

Well done so far.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:10 Wed 19 May 2010

Unfortunately, we have had a last minute drop out. If anyone can be a last minute attendee, you would be very welcome.

Chris Doty · Post by **Chris Doty** » 09:34 Wed 19 May 2010

Would someone like to offer a decanting time suggestion for my 1960 Croft?

Chris Doty · Post by **Chris Doty** » 11:32 Wed 19 May 2010

Also -- I have a colleague who has expressed an interest in the vacant spot, provided he can adopt a bottle.

Is this ok?

keytohwy · Post by **keytohwy** » 12:17 Wed 19 May 2010

It sounds as if I could fill it as well, if Chris cannot. I'll check back here, or someone email me? Keytohwy at gmail.

Post by **jdaw1** » 14:06 Wed 19 May 2010

Links:

raul_alex · Post by **raul_alex** » 20:48 Thu 20 May 2010

Guys, I want to thank you for one of the most amazing nights and moments I've had in my life! The wine was perfect (i really loved that DOW 60 and the NACIONAL 60) but the company was also great!
Thanks a million for counting me in and I hope that we can repeat this very soon!
Thanks to everyone!

Best regards!

Cheers to you guys!

Raul