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Why has Warre been missed off the list?

I have 30 glasses, not 12, so we have enough glasses even if we include the Warre 88)
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Indeed the Warre needs to be added as ARK has confirmed he will be bringing it in addition to the Dow.

Is anyone willing to share the cost of the Graham if we can persuade JDAW to break one out of his cellar? (I would offer mine, but I only have the one.)

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I can bring 1980 Taylor, Graham, OBV.

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I can bring 1980 Taylor, Graham, OBV. But my OBVs came from Uncle Tom, so if he’s coming perhaps he should bring OBV?
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AHB wrote:Is anyone willing to share the cost of the Graham if we can persuade JDAW to break one out of his cellar? (I would offer mine, but I only have the one.)
I think we should confirm the attendees and the list of available wines first and then decide whether or not bottle sharing or financial re-balancing is required.

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No financial rebalancing required on my behalf for 1980s.

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No financial rebalancing required on my behalf for 1980s.
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jdaw1 wrote:No financial rebalancing required on my behalf for 1980s.
Ditto for the bottle I have offered.
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Im happy, too!

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It seems we have agreement on:
  • the line-up
  • the confirmed attendees
  • the supply of glasses
  • the supply of decanters
  • there is no financial re-balancing requirement for the wines assuming the list of attendees remains the same as it is now
We still need to agree:
  • what to do about wines and finances if additional attendees confirm
  • what to do about food
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Please could I be told which bottles …

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Derek T. wrote:It seems we have agreement on:
  • the line-up
Please could I be told, definitively, which bottles my father needs to put aside?
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jdaw1 wrote:
Derek T. wrote:It seems we have agreement on:
  • the line-up
Please could I be told, definitively, which bottles my father needs to put aside?
From the above discussion I believe it to be Graham, Offley and Taylor.

Offley may or may not be adopted or replaced by Uncle Tom if he joins us but at this stage the only Offley we have access to is yours.

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The latest event summary update:

When: Tuesday May 20, 2008 at 7pm
Where: Wokingham â€‟ exact address to be supplied by PM
What: A 1980 Horizontal
Tasting Mats: Drafted, but needing revision to acommodate new attendees.
Who: Confirmed:
  • AHB, whose house it is and who will be working from home on the 21st
    AP, who has bagsied an air matress
    ARK, who has bagsied a blow-up mattress on the floor
    DRT, who has bagsied the sofa.
    JDAW, who has bagsied the bed
    WS, who has to work the following day and so has to leave before things get too carried away
Possible: Confirmed non-attendees: Bottle Options: We’ve now abandoned the pretence of bringing only one bottle each. I believe that the current view of who brings what is: My maths is not as well developed as either Julian's or Al-K's but I believe that current numbers of people and bottles will require 10 decanters and 60 glasses. I have 3 decanters and 18 glasses, Al-K has 3 decanters and 12 glasses, DRT has 4 decanters and 30 glasses. If THRA attends, we will need a further 10 glasses - can anyone oblige?

I am now planning to travel to Sussex between now and May 20, in order to collect port and/or glasses as this has now been established as being helpful.

JDAW - please request that your father sets aside the bottles above with your initials indicated. If we open your Offley then we will ensure that some financial rebalancing takes place to reflect the fact that you will have provided three bottles. If THRA is able to confirm attendance then we will return your bottle unopened (assuming that THRA provides the Offley).
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Alex,

Do you have an oversion to Warre 1980? :wink:

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Derek T. wrote:Alex,

Do you have an oversion to Warre 1980? :wink:

Derek
Yes - I find it totally unmemorable.

However, it now appears on the list.

Anyone coming to the tasting got another decanter?
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AHB wrote: Anyone coming to the tasting got another decanter?
I do.
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That's great. Thanks.
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Attendee Update:

Uncle Tom has asked me to upgrade his attendee status from Possible to Porbable.

In the now likely event that Tom joins us he has confirmed that he would be happy to provide an Offley Boa Vista, thereby allowing Jdaw to keep his.

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Sticky Fingers wrote:Porbable
:?
Port is basically a red drink
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KillerB wrote:
Sticky Fingers wrote:Porbable
:?
It's a new word meaning "Port lover's attendance at an off-line is probable"

It's not listed in Wiki yet cos it's just been invented.

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Summary post here now updated to reflect Tom's porbable participation.

That leaves us with a need for a further 10 glasses. Can anyone help?

DRT and I have been exchanging emails on the subject of food. What is proposed is that I will buy a bit of dead cow from Costco and burn that at about 7:45pm, with a view to serving at 8pm. Deep frying of potatoes will be outsourced to the local chippy and will be collected shortly before the cow is burnt so that the two will be ready at roughly the same time.

Anyone who wants mustard had better be prepared to bring it with them as our jar of mustard is probably about as old as the ports that we will be drinking. Anyone who drinks beer had better bring that with them as we do not have beer in the house (cider, wine and port only).

Anyone who is vegetarian, vegan, celiac, nut allergic or otherwise intolerant had better tell me sooner rather than later although we will almost certainly have a selection of washed leaves and fresh roots available.
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Dead cow, not burnt

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AHB wrote:What is proposed is that I will buy a bit of dead cow from Costco and burn that
Please, minimal burning for me. Briefly show it a picture of an unlit match.
AHB wrote:Anyone who is vegetarian, vegan, celiac, nut allergic or otherwise intolerant had better tell me sooner rather than later although we will almost certainly have a selection of washed leaves and fresh roots available.
Does thoroughly disliking green leaves count as an “allergy†?
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jdaw1 wrote:Does thoroughly disliking green leaves count as an “allergy†?
Probably not an allergy, but almost certainly an intolerance.
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You could count the 6 glasses that I will bring for Derek.

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Sorry that I cannot bring anything else as I will continue travels the next day to the other island.
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‘Blinded’ Tasting Mats

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‘Blinded’ Tasting Mats: drafted. I’ve assumed everyone to be right-handed.
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jdaw1 wrote:‘Blinded’ Tasting Mats: drafted. I’ve assumed everyone to be right-handed.
I think the second language used is Portuguese. Should it be German?
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Derek T. wrote:I think the second language used is Portuguese. Should it be German?
German and Braille added.
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