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Tickets are available, £105 this year. I've bought one.

I'm quite surprised no one has replied to this. Normally there is a little interest. Am I to be the sole TPFer at this?

No you won't be the only one - I have tickets as well

I'll be coming as well - bringing my dad along with me.

Forgot to reply, I’m booked in too.

I also have a ticket, although I am not certain that I will be able to make it to the tasting.

I understand that tickets for Thursday (ie. tomorrow) are still available - or at least they were yesterday.

The wines on show are:

• Quinta de la Rosa White Port (and tonic)
• Berry Brothers & Rudd Finest St James's Reserve Ruby Port by Quinta de la Rosa
• 2015 Berry Bros. & Rudd Late Bottled Vintage Port by Quinta de la Rosa
• 2016 Berry Bros. & Rudd Vintage Port by Symington Family Estates
• 2016 Cockburn’s Vintage Port
• 2016 Graham's Vintage Port
• 2004 Quinta de la Rosa Vintage Port
• 2003 Taylor’s Vintage Port
• 2000 Taylor's Vintage Port
• 1997 Taylor's Vintage Port
• 1994 Fonseca Vintage Port
• 1994 Cockburn's Vintage Port
• 1994 Warre's Vintage Port
• 1992 Taylor's Vintage Port
• 1985 Warre's Vintage Port
• 1983 Graham’s Vintage Port
• 1977 Graham's Vintage Port
• 1977 Gould Campbell Vintage Port
• 1975 Graham’s Vintage Port
• 1970 Taylor's Vintage Port
• Berry Bros. & Rudd William Pickering Tawny Port by Quinta do Noval
• Quinta de la Rosa Tawny Port (presumably a tawny with indication of age)
• 1994 Graham’s Single Harvest Tawny Port
• 1963 Graham’s Single Harvest Tawny Port

Thanks for the list Alex. Quite a few nice ones on there.

How was it?!

The usual format for the port walk. I thought the ports from the ’70s were unspectacular, the T70 being the better of the lot, but all were lacking some sparkle. T92 was very nice, the second time to taste this in a month, it has a certain jammy taste which might lead me to question if it will last the distance, though this wine could easily close up again an emerge with more power. My favourite of the evening was T00. Also the T03 shows promise. Finally, the 2004 de la Rosa was also very pleasant to drink.

I (and my dad) had a really good time. I agree that the 70's on show were nothing to write home about. My personal highlight was the G83 with some lovely forest fruit notes. The T92 was a very nice Port, but was tipped to the best Taylor of the night (TOTN?) by the T03. The W94 was the best of the 94 range but I was generally dissapointed by all of them. As an honourable mention the QdlR15 was a thing of beauty.

I was surprised by how much I liked both the 2015 and the 2004 la Rosa Porta.