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AHB wrote:If we would prefer to have A3 placemats, I could print these today.
Yes please.
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Also, Tom, would you like any help with the decanting before the evening starts?
The sooner we can get your bottles stood up to settle, the better, and I have half a decanter of Noval '66 to see us on our way..

The house is a bit of a disaster area at the moment - but that's par for the course.. :roll:

Tom

PS An old friend, Dave Binyon, who has a taste for life's finer things - will probaly be joining us.

Any more late entries??
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I've tried a few folks, but most are claiming prior engagements.

Never mind.

Tom - what time will you be up tomorrow? I shall be driving past your house on my way to Norwich at about 7am. I could call in and drop my bottles off to allow them to settle for a few hours before decanting if that early was not too early. I'll be finished in Norwich around 3pm so should be with you at about 4:30pm to help with the decanting.

Alex
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DRT wrote:
AHB wrote:If we would prefer to have A3 placemats, I could print these today.
Yes please.
Done - mats and labels on simplex A3, notes on simplex A4

I will bring with me emergency supplies of travel filter and coffee filter paper. I will also bring decanter label chains.

Anything else needed? Do I need to bring glasses?
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AHB wrote:Done - mats and labels on simplex A3, notes on simplex A4
How have you done this? The A3s were replaced with the A4. So have you just blown-up the A4? There won’t be table space for two A3s plus an A4 per person.
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jdaw1 wrote:
AHB wrote:Done - mats and labels on simplex A3, notes on simplex A4
How have you done this? The A3s were replaced with the A4. So have you just blown-up the A4? There won’t be table space for two A3s plus an A4 per person.
When I took a look at the pdf file, it appeared that there was a single page for glasses for each person and a single tasting notes page. Add in the decanter labels and this made 17 pages for 8 people. I did take the simple approach and printed the glasses mats on A3 and the tasting notes on A4. Net result, 1 sheet of A3 per person with 12 glass spaces and 1 sheet of A4 notes.

And here was me thinking that you had very kindly set it all up that way for me...
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OK. There was. But then there wasn’t.

If it worked for you, I shan’t complain.
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Richard Cramp - former wine buyer for Gilbey Vintners will be joining us

- now we are nine..

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a Merry xmas to all my fellow TPF members.

Will one of you guys have a wireless connection with Laptop?

If so I shall join you guys virtually.
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Jeff,

Sadly, you're a week too late. But there was no wireless connection available anyway.

Alex
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