The TPF First Anniversary Virtual Offline
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- Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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- Location: Berkshire, UK
I shall decline the gracious offer of a tasting mat for fear of being ridiculed by my dear wife and children as I sit alone with my PC, my tasting mat, my lone glass and my decanter.
I shall struggle by with nothing more than my trusty tasting notes spreadsheet.
Alex
I shall struggle by with nothing more than my trusty tasting notes spreadsheet.
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Right mouse button: save file it to your hard disk …
No, 'fraid not. I have now tried this on two different PCs thereby eliminating, or at least significantly reducing, the possibility that the problem is at this end.jdaw1 wrote:Right mouse button: save file to your hard disk and double-click it. Does that work?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
My placemats have become traditional for TPF tastings
Placemats for JDAW; BMHR (v2 with “2001†); DRT (v3 with simpler-technology mountain); and the Roots.
That’s half the point.AHB wrote:I shall decline the gracious offer of a tasting mat for fear of being ridiculed by my dear wife and children as I sit alone with my PC, my tasting mat, my lone glass and my decanter.
Re: My placemats have become traditional for TPF tastings
Thank you.jdaw1 wrote: DRT (v4 with simpler-technology mountain and kerned “Ve†)
Can I please buy a gift for my good friend AHB? Please make me a Tasting Mat that I can give to him to ensure he doesn't feel left out on Friday evening when we are all sitting being ridiculed by our significant others. It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.
Thanks
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: My placemats have become traditional for TPF tastings
You can and you may. Do you know what your good friend will be drinking? Presumably he will be in Wokingham?DRT wrote:Can I please buy a gift for my good friend AHB? Please make me a Tasting Mat that I can give to him to ensure he doesn't feel left out on Friday evening when we are all sitting being ridiculed by our significant others. It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.
Re: My placemats have become traditional for TPF tastings
I believe he will be drinking Martinez 1985.jdaw1 wrote:You can and you may. Do you know what your good friend will be drinking? Presumably he will be in Wokingham?DRT wrote:Can I please buy a gift for my good friend AHB? Please make me a Tasting Mat that I can give to him to ensure he doesn't feel left out on Friday evening when we are all sitting being ridiculed by our significant others. It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
My placemats have become traditional for TPF tastings
Placemats for:
- JDAW;
- BMHR (v2 with “2001†);
- DRT (v4 with simpler-technology mountain and kerned “Ve†); and
- the Roots;
- DRT, on behalf of his friend.
No, different problem. My broadband died midst upload.
No, different problem. My broadband died midst upload. Should be OK now.
Great. Thanks.
AHB, please accept this gift from me and use it on Friday night. I will be deeply hurt and offended if you choose not to.
I'm sure you family will not think you are any more geeky than the man they know and love when they see you using it
Derek
AHB, please accept this gift from me and use it on Friday night. I will be deeply hurt and offended if you choose not to.
I'm sure you family will not think you are any more geeky than the man they know and love when they see you using it
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Alex, A word quietly in your ear. Private-like.
Alex,
A word quietly in your ear. Private-like. Derek has gone to great trouble and expense to acquire this fine gift for you. If you ignore it, he might be upset or unhappy. Please do consider the merits of using it.
Julian.
A word quietly in your ear. Private-like. Derek has gone to great trouble and expense to acquire this fine gift for you. If you ignore it, he might be upset or unhappy. Please do consider the merits of using it.
Julian.
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
- Posts: 14880
- Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
Re: My placemats have become traditional for TPF tastings
Cruel, cutting, but very amusing.DRT wrote:It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.
I shall use and teasure my gift from my very dear friends ... but please could I have something other than an horrific '60s wallpaper pattern filler in the lettering.DRT, formerly known as Derek T. wrote:I will be deeply hurt and offended if you choose not to.
Please?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: My placemats have become traditional for TPF tastings
Done. Placemats for:AHB wrote:something other than an horrific '60s wallpaper pattern filler in the lettering.
- JDAW;
- BMHR (v2 with “2001†);
- DRT (v4 with simpler-technology mountain and kerned “Ve†); and
- the Roots;
- DRT, on behalf of his friend (v2, change of fill pattern).
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
- Posts: 14880
- Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
- SushiNorth
- Martinez 1985
- Posts: 1341
- Joined: 07:45 Mon 18 Feb 2008
- Location: NJ & NY
From the NY june 20 anniversary offline, cause it's relevant:
jdaw1 wrote:Others: please comment.SushiNorth wrote:but any suggestions for me?
The Taylor 94 LBV is filtered. Most of the LBVs I've had have been young and pop-n-pour. Should it be decanted in advance? and for how long d'you think? (i'm hesitant to go over a couple hours with an lbv)
The Vargellas 88 half could be decanted anytime, and I found it reasonable at +8 last time. Happy to try longer if that would help it.
I have no experience of either of these wines but based on a hunch I would suggest 2 hours for the LBV and 4 hours for the V88.SushiNorth wrote:From the NY june 20 anniversary offline, cause it's relevant:jdaw1 wrote:Others: please comment.SushiNorth wrote:but any suggestions for me?
The Taylor 94 LBV is filtered. Most of the LBVs I've had have been young and pop-n-pour. Should it be decanted in advance? and for how long d'you think? (i'm hesitant to go over a couple hours with an lbv)
The Vargellas 88 half could be decanted anytime, and I found it reasonable at +8 last time. Happy to try longer if that would help it.
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- SushiNorth
- Martinez 1985
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- Location: NJ & NY
If it is the Warre's Unfiltered LBV 1994 you are talking about then that is a completely different animal to the Taylor LBV 1994. The two main differences are that firstly the Warre's is unfiltered and therefore still maturing in the bottle and secondly the Warre's (IMHO) is made from much better juice than the mass produced Taylor which was made for immediate consumption upon release.SushiNorth wrote:You can't say 2 for the LBV, it was your LBV '94 reviews that convinced me ADH's recommendation of 24 was a good guide! Now I'm gonna be all confused.DRT wrote: I have no experience of either of these wines but based on a hunch I would suggest 2 hours for the LBV and 4 hours for the V88.
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
I have started a Review Thread for this virtual off-line.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn