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Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 10:35 Wed 22 Jul 2009
by Axel P
How about we will have a Pink Port side tasting before the meal on Oct 2nd. I could supply the Quevedo and would ask other participants to bring one, too. I guess, a Pink tasting hasnt been organised yet and it wont justify the effort for a single tasting anyway.

Comments, please

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 10:39 Wed 22 Jul 2009
by jdaw1
I’d rather save my palate for the Warre. But happy to bring Cruz Pink from France, if others want it.

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 12:40 Wed 22 Jul 2009
by Axel P
Julian, good point. Maybe before the meal only and then we d start with the real stuff?

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 09:18 Sun 26 Jul 2009
by DRT
Axel P wrote:How about we will have a Pink Port side tasting before the meal on Oct 2nd. I could supply the Quevedo and would ask other participants to bring one, too. I guess, a Pink tasting hasnt been organised yet and it wont justify the effort for a single tasting anyway.

Comments, please

Axel
I think I could live without a Pink Port tasting.

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 10:04 Sun 26 Jul 2009
by Axel P
Ok, then we skip the pink stuff.

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 08:43 Mon 03 Aug 2009
by Axel P
Emails with Wolfgangs account will come soon and we added 91 and 94. We left 97 out as being to young to be enjoyed.

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 21:45 Tue 04 Aug 2009
by WS1
Yep, but we still also need to check if we can get the Warre 1950. It maybe a bit academic (supposed according to uncle Tom not so good) but nevertherless.

Will update all shortly.

regards

WS1

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 21:07 Wed 05 Aug 2009
by uncle tom
supposed according to uncle Tom not so good
Not personally tasted, but Broadbent's comment is a classic: "smell and taste of asbestos filter pads"

Not a strong year, and one of MB's most damning notes ever - but I would like to include it if we could find a bottle - it might just surprise.. :D

Tom

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 03:40 Fri 07 Aug 2009
by marc j.
Well, I'm not sure about the appeal of the "smell and taste of asbestos filter pads' - but if an opening does present itself for this tasting, I'd be more than willing to fly over the pond to participate. I've always been interested in doing a Warre's vertical...

Marc

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 10:50 Fri 28 Aug 2009
by jdaw1
Andy V is unable to attend. As his replacement I would very much like to invite a witty port lover from the wine trade would that be OK?

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 21:44 Mon 31 Aug 2009
by jdaw1
Nobody has disagreed with my suggestion in the previous post. Failing cogent objection by Wednesday, an invitation will be issued.

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 19:41 Tue 01 Sep 2009
by uncle tom
Nobody has disagreed with my suggestion in the previous post. Failing cogent objection by Wednesday, an invitation will be issued.
Ghandhi is noted as being wait listed on the first post - best check with Wolfgang or Axel first, as they are taking care of the attendance list.

Tom

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 22:29 Tue 01 Sep 2009
by jdaw1
My posts, in the thread organising this tasting, were intended to ‟check with Wolfgang or Axel”. Gandi PM’d.

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 20:14 Thu 03 Sep 2009
by Axel P
Andy and Maggie will not be able to make it, so Ghandi and Hermann (not in the forum yet = Axel +1) will join.

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 16:48 Fri 04 Sep 2009
by Axel P
Unfortunately Maggie and Andy are out, so Alex and a friend of mine will be in: Hermann.

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 21:21 Tue 08 Sep 2009
by Ghandih
Friends,

Many thanks for the invitation. I would be delighted to attend. My wife is likely to be "with child" for no more than two more weeks, which will make things a little hectic at home, but I hope that, with careful timing of my request, I will be able to get my card stamped.

Ghandih

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 22:49 Tue 08 Sep 2009
by jdaw1
Ghandih wrote:My wife is likely to be "with child" for no more than two more weeks
Modern technology eh? Moore’s law and all that. When I was young it used to take nine months. Don’t know how they do it, like.

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 10:33 Wed 09 Sep 2009
by Axel P
Ghandih,

please pm to WS1, since he is doing the finances.

Best

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 15:56 Thu 10 Sep 2009
by Axel P
Julian, could I please trouble you for placemats for the Warre Tasting?

Thanks

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 16:03 Thu 10 Sep 2009
by jdaw1
Sure please post or update a list of who is coming.

Can you print and transport A3?

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 19:23 Thu 10 Sep 2009
by jdaw1
Names: I have:
  1. Julian W.;
  2. Alex B.;
  3. Derek T.;
  4. Ben R.;
  5. Simon G. ” ;
  6. Christopher G.;
  7. Jacob H.;
  8. Tom A.;
  9. Dirk B.;
  10. Alex K.;
  11. Axel P.;
  12. Hermann ?.;
  13. Wolfgang S.;
  14. Enrico M.
Missing a detail about Hermann. Other than that, updated. (Note for Jacob H.: Optima-Bold, AmazeItalic, AmerettoCondensedBold.)

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 19:39 Thu 10 Sep 2009
by Axel P
Thanks, Julian,

Hermann is just Hermann, no middle intials whatsoever. I will ask Wolfgang to get the stuff printed since I will be arriving with the plane.

Axel

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 19:51 Thu 10 Sep 2009
by jdaw1
Updated by the addition of Hermann Stoeckmann.

Printing:
The Manual wrote:The day before the tasting print the mats using a toner printer.
  • Ensure that ‟No automatic page scaling” (or equivalent) is checked in the print dialogue box. (Automatic page scaling can be very wrong, scaling to invisible and irrelevant artefacts in the PDF.)
  • On some Konica Minolta printers, and perhaps others, checking ‟Choose paper size by PDF page size” means the output is very small, a mirror image, and on paper of the wrong size. This is not good. On other printers this setting can be useful experiment as necessary.
  • Print single-sided obviously duplex wouldn’t work.
  • Use toner not ink, as a single drop of wine or water causes ink to smudge.
  • Print onto brilliant white paper of the correct size. In the US prefer 96 bright paper to the slightly-yellow 92.

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 23:36 Thu 10 Sep 2009
by JacobH
Axel P wrote:I will ask Wolfgang to get the stuff printed since I will be arriving with the plane.
Axel and Wolfgang, if you don’t have access to a A3 laser printer then I’d be happy to arrange the printing as we have one at work.

Julian; is it just me, or is the spacing in the Optima numbers really uneven? Perhaps manually reduce the spacing between 5 and 2, 5 and 5, 7 and 0, and 7 and 5?

Re: Warres Vertical October 2nd

Posted: 23:51 Thu 10 Sep 2009
by jdaw1
JacobH wrote:Julian; is it just me, or is the spacing in the Optima numbers really uneven? Perhaps manually reduce the spacing between 5 and 2, 5 and 5, 7 and 0, and 7 and 5?
Oh, I thought that was my renderer. Will try a different typeface for you. Suggestions sans-serif, stylish, not ornate?