JDAW (1947 Barros; also 1952 Barros; also Vintage Character, Quinta do Infantado, bottled October 1996).
Looks good. Indeed, looks so good that I have asked my cellar keepers to bring my four bottles in to Manhattan. (And if needed I have another O&O to hand.)
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Bring your wife to the tasting, telling her that you just want to stop by to say 'hi' and then you can go on to your other activities.
We'll supply her with enough Port that she won't be able to contradict you the next morning when you tell her that you did, in fact, go on to your other activity! And we'll provide you with 7 witnesses who will all swear that you did, in fact, leave the tasting earlier than the rest of us though none of us can recall at precisely what time you left.
Or become terribly ill. So ill that you are unable to go to the other function with the wife and instead will just stay at home and watch television. Then, perhaps three minutes after she leaves, start to feel better and decide go out ‟just for one, for medical purposes only, with some friends”.
To make it plausible the following day you can feign a headache and extreme tiredness.
jdaw1 wrote:Or become terribly ill. So ill that you are unable to go to the other function with the wife and instead will just stay at home and watch television. Then, perhaps three minutes after she leaves, start to feel better and decide go out ‟just for one, for medical purposes only, with some friends”.
To make it plausible the following day you can feign a headache and extreme tiredness.
yea you just gotta remember to brush the teeth before you hit the sack =)
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looking at the pale color of my bottle,
I'm scared and would rather pop and pour.
Tho, i don't know how that's going to work with decanting out sediments if the only time I get is before I head to work.
I was going to bring a funnel and coffee filters to the restaurant.
Disclosure: Distributor of Quevedo wines and Quinta do Gomariz
In my brief experience so far, I have found that pop & pour tends to work pretty well for my palate, especially as the Port gets older. It is particularly true for tawnies, and though none of these qualify some of them may be old enough that it holds true anyway.
I'm sure I'll be happy with whatever the more experienced among us determine is correct enough for our purposes.
I will be teaching downtown that evening until about 9:30 PM but if you are likely to still be at the restaurant up through 10PM, I would love to pop in with a dessert Port and to say hello and have a taste together. (I will look at the list so I don't duplicate anyone's). (Luckily I am on the #2 and 3 line so it won't take long to get to the restaurant)
John in NYC
"Burgundy makes you think of silly things: Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them."-Brillat-Savarin
Jay: I used to have two types of INAO/ISO3591 glass. Some with the rolled edge, and some with a thinner edge. They became muddled one tasting, and then my muddled set became muddled with your two boxes of rolled-edges. If you have the time and enthusiasm, please could I recover my (slightly-better) thinner-edge glasses put all of them in the box you’re bringing, and I’ll keep those and part with rollers. Thank you.
Another bottle I forgot: idiot! But don’t get too excited.
The front label wrote:Porto
Vintage Character
Meio Seco
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Quinta do Infantado
The back label wrote:This high quality Porto was made from Organically grown grapes, respecting both ecological cycles and the environment. After a completely natural maturation in casks, 7.000 bottles were Estate Bottled on October 1996, without filtering nor fining.
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Bottle No. 6655
I used to have two types of INAO/ISO3591 glass. Some with the rolled edge, and some with a thinner edge. They became muddled one tasting, and then my muddled set became muddled with your two boxes of rolled-edges. If you have the time and enthusiasm, please could I recover my (slightly-better) thinner-edge glasses put all of them in the box you’re bringing, and I’ll keep those and part with rollers.
Ah, homework. I will certainly try to separate the glasses if I can detect the difference.