London, May 14th: 1978 Horizontal & 1985 vs. 1987

[jdaw1]

Placemats: Axel, who is your +1? Who is the Sogrape VIP? Who made the Eira Velha? Will there be a Dow Bomfim 1987? I know not the shipper ‟tbd”: more clues please.

Current plan is that each flight of twelve glasses will be on two A4 pages, holding (wait for it) six each (applaud now!). Objections? Are there any of the placemats in the list of examples that you like enough to want to use as a template?

[Axel P]

Julian, thanks for the initiative. I am only online for a couple of minutes but will pass on info in a bit. VIP Sogrape is Vasco Magalhaes or alternatively the UK importer of Sogrape. Will get info soon.

Axel

[jdaw1]

OK! OK! Husband can go. AND he can go to the tasting on the 14th May. I have no idea which one that is. I just know he wants to go to a tasting on the 14th and the 19th. (I'm so good to my hubby.)

Have fun boys!

SCP-DFF

[DRT]

Apologies to everyone but I will be unable to attend as I now need to be in Edinburgh on 14th May.

My bottle of FG87 will be donated to the line-up and will be given to another attendee between now and the date of the tasting.

Derek

[Axel P]

Currently updated

[Deleted_User_1]

It appears my name has slipped from the list but my contribution remains...would you like me to post it or bring it?

[Axel P]

Recently updated.

Axel

[jdaw1]

Second flight: 1985 vs. 1987
1. Noval Nacional by Fund (1987 brought by Julian, 1985 by Axel)
2. Fonseca (both brought by Julian)
3. Warre (1985 by Dirk (?), 1987 by Wolfgang)
4. Niepoort (1985 by Axel, 1987 by Chris, half only)
5. Graham, Dow, Taylor (Tom, Ben)
6. Delaforce (Cookie and Chris Doty to adopt from Wolfgang)

Item 5 is slightly puzzling, being of a different type to the others. For placemats’ sake please clarify.

[jdaw1]

Nine people: decanter labels, or pre-pour sheets?

My recommendation: both. A decent sample should be pre-poured. For many people that will be drinking enough, and spare. For the others, top-ups become possible.

And I do have F85, but not F87. Who is bringing the F87?

[jdaw1]

First draft of placemats, with some gaps (G|D|T? Happy with assumption of pre-pouring?), and need for ordinary checking.

[Axel P]

And I do have F85, but not F87. Who is bringing the F87?

Derek told me that he was supplying it to you.

thanks for your effort. I will check the placemats soon.

Axel

[jdaw1]

Email says that we are without Ray. So that’s twenty-two bottles for eight people. For eight people not including Derek.

Hence there is likely to be much wastage. Possible remedies include: cancel or postpone the 1978 session; cancel or postpone the 1985 versus 1987 session; cancel or postpone both.

Nonetheless, updated draft of placemats, with the same gaps. (The making of this draft revealed two separate bugs in the software fixed and a need for an enhancement of functionality not yet done.)

[Axel P]

Due to the many disabilities to attend I would suggest to skip the second part and head on to a solely 78 tasting, which will reduce the costs as well. If you wish you can bring an additional bottle that you would like to share. I will do so since I got a hand on a bottle of the Casa do Douro Colheitas of 1963 which were discussed at the forum (viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3603).

Please post if these proceedings do suit you. We will not seperate the tasting but will taste all bottles after dinner which will start at 7 pm.

Axel

[jdaw1]

So now you want a ’78 tasting, and a bring-a-bottle tasting. That makes 10+8 = 18 bottles between 8 people. In one session. Are you sure?

[Axel P]

The idea was that everyone who wants to bring an additional bottle, can do so. The other plan would be to stick solely to 78s. What would you prefer, Julian? Are you really concerned about too much port? I never thought Id hear you say that.

Axel

[jdaw1]

We’re all good people, wishing to play by the rules. If there is a bring-a-bottle tasting, who would want to be seen to drink and not provide? So everybody will bring.

If that is what you want to happen, then so be it. If not, then do not take half a step there because it will carry you the whole distance.

My advice is that ten to twelve 1978s will be plenty for eight people.

[Chris Doty]

A '78 horizontal sounds good to me, but I'll likely need to source a bottle.

[WS1]

Axel,

Julian is right, we should not openly cause confusion. If we were to leave it as you said all would turn up with another bt. Therefore we stick only to the 1978 Port tasting. I have contacted two people I know and I hope we can boost the attendance again. With regards to the Colheita let us find another occasion.

regards

WS1

[Axel P]

Ok, ok, lets keep it to the 78s then. You will receive a pm soon with the details. Chris, please ask Tom if you can adopt one from him.

Axel

[jdaw1]

You will receive a pm soon with the details.

Please post in thread.

Updated draft of placemats.

[Axel P]

So it will be a tasting of the 78s only. Everybody who was scared can now sign in again.

The following ports will be tasted:

Noval Nacional (brought by Wolfgang)
Noval (brought by Tom, Julian, do you care to adopt this?)
Dow Bomfim (brought by Axel)
Ferreira (brought by Wolfgang)
Niepoort (brougth by Andreas)
Fonseca Guimaraens (brought by Tom)
Croft da Roeda (brought by Tom)
Taylors Vargellas (brought by Ben)
Eira Velha (brought by Tom, Chris Doty )
Hutcheson (brought by Axel, can be adopted, otherwise by fund)

Dinner will start at 7pm, all ports are to be brought to the club until 5pm or being already decanted. Julian, could you please update the placemats again. Thanks

Axel

[jdaw1]

Julian, could you please update the placemats again. Thanks

Help me: what has changed?

[Axel P]

My fault. Everything is fine already. Thanks.

Axel

[Axel P]

Miguel just offered to send his Crasto 78 for the tasting. Many thanks.

Jdaw, would you please be so kind to ammend.

thanks

Axel

[jdaw1]

Updated draft of placemats.

• +Crasto.

Axel: please check thoroughly: ports; people; headers everything.