- +DRTâ‚‚, the bottle having been donated by RMW.
Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Updated draft of the placemats.
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Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Ah, good to see that bottle will serve a good cause.jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats.
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Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Just decanted my bottle - smells absolutely beautiful, full of ripe blackcurrants.
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: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
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?jdaw1 wrote:Who is to print the placemats? Ideally it will be somebody with access to some of Ryman’s 2×8 A4 sheets of labels.
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Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
I don't have the labels you mention, but have scissors and sellotape - I'll print and bring on standard A4 unless anyone else posts to the contrary.
Phil.
Phil.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Thank you. (FYI, £6.29 per set of 25 sheets, and very useful.)
Any better offers?
Any better offers?
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Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
This looks like a very interesting tasting, is it toolate to participate? Family just getting back from Summer holiday, Do not want to muck up the tasting sheets and looks like there are some half bottles
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
You can be in. Bring a bottle from the Nineteen Nineties.
If you have more than one bottle, email the Tasting Director (that’s me, jdaw1@!) a list so that a bottle can be selected that best fits what others are bringing.
If you have more than one bottle, email the Tasting Director (that’s me, jdaw1@!) a list so that a bottle can be selected that best fits what others are bringing.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Updated draft of the placemats.
- +CMAG, who is soon to send me his list of nineteen nineties VPs.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Phil - have you printed yet?
I have labels, and can print those tomorrow. If you have already printed the other pages, i won't re-print.
I have labels, and can print those tomorrow. If you have already printed the other pages, i won't re-print.
Rob C.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
The extra person compels a re-print.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats.
- +CMAG, who is soon to send me his list of nineteen nineties VPs.
Fantastic - good to hear you can make it.
One question - do we need WS1 to re-consider his half bottles? (split between 8, plus angels' share...). Wofgang - i am perfectly happy with smaller portions - but might be worth considering if you haven't yet decanted.
Rob C.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
If Wolfgang does re-arrange his contribution, the placemats will shrink back to two sheet of glasses per person. If possible please delay printing until tomorrow.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Hi Rob,
I am afraid it is too late to do that; have already deposited the ports at work and would not want to change since all 90s pot start to have fine sediment which can compromse their taste. Since there are halves i thought about opening them ~3:30PM and decanting them ~5:30PM. Would have anyway problems with other 90s port at home. With 8 people it should be still OK for halves anyway. Since I know the wines anyway I am happy to wait until you had your guess
regards
WS1
I am afraid it is too late to do that; have already deposited the ports at work and would not want to change since all 90s pot start to have fine sediment which can compromse their taste. Since there are halves i thought about opening them ~3:30PM and decanting them ~5:30PM. Would have anyway problems with other 90s port at home. With 8 people it should be still OK for halves anyway. Since I know the wines anyway I am happy to wait until you had your guess
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
No worries - i too think 8 will be fine but thought i should mentionWS1 wrote:Hi Rob,
I am afraid it is too late to do that; have already deposited the ports at work and would not want to change since all 90s pot start to have fine sediment which can compromse their taste. Since there are halves i thought about opening them ~3:30PM and decanting them ~5:30PM. Would have anyway problems with other 90s port at home. With 8 people it should be still OK for halves anyway. Since I know the wines anyway I am happy to wait until you had your guess
regards
WS1
cheers
Rob
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Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Updated draft of the placemats.
- Rearranged for aesthetics, and to allow easier addition of unexpected bonus glasses.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Should the "total" field in the guess recorder be a column corresponding to the wines (as currently drafted) or a row at the bottom to correspond to the drinkers? (or perhaps both, giving two totals - best guesser, most guessed)jdaw1 wrote:Also good. Please scan and upload the sheet it’s OK, you will all be rubbish, as would I if I were there and comment on the technology.AHB wrote:I like the idea. A way to record guesses for posterity. I'm happy to try this out on 8th August.
Rob C.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
A very good question. Currently it is a vote-recorder sheet, with changed title. An extra row is indeed needed, and I can kludge it in right now.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Updated draft of the placemats.
Note to self: there could be array parameters VoteRecorderRowTotalTitles and VoteRecorderColTotalTitles. The numbers of total rows and columns would be the length of these arrays, titled with their contents. Of course, the arrays themselves could depend on VoteRecorderSheetNum, so compelling a row in the ‘What is it?’ page but not in the ‘WOTN’ page. But that forces users doing an obvious thing to write code, which isn’t nice. Maybe these could be double-depth arrays, the outer array being of the same length as GlassesClusteredOnVoteRecorders. More complicated, but spares the ordinary user from code.
Later note to self: it’s complicated because there is too much flexibility only one total column or row is needed, so no need for the extra arrays depths that allow multiple. Instead have a non-array single piece of text, VoteRecorderTotalRowTitle and VoteRecorderTotalColTitle, both probably being (Total). Then have two arrays of booleans, of the same length as GlassesClusteredOnVoteRecorders, called VoteRecorderShowTotalRow and VoteRecorderShowTotalCol. That better captures what I actually want to do, with less needless excess.
- Kludged improvement to ‟What is it?” sheet. Comment on this would be welcomed.
Note to self: there could be array parameters VoteRecorderRowTotalTitles and VoteRecorderColTotalTitles. The numbers of total rows and columns would be the length of these arrays, titled with their contents. Of course, the arrays themselves could depend on VoteRecorderSheetNum, so compelling a row in the ‘What is it?’ page but not in the ‘WOTN’ page. But that forces users doing an obvious thing to write code, which isn’t nice. Maybe these could be double-depth arrays, the outer array being of the same length as GlassesClusteredOnVoteRecorders. More complicated, but spares the ordinary user from code.
Later note to self: it’s complicated because there is too much flexibility only one total column or row is needed, so no need for the extra arrays depths that allow multiple. Instead have a non-array single piece of text, VoteRecorderTotalRowTitle and VoteRecorderTotalColTitle, both probably being (Total). Then have two arrays of booleans, of the same length as GlassesClusteredOnVoteRecorders, called VoteRecorderShowTotalRow and VoteRecorderShowTotalCol. That better captures what I actually want to do, with less needless excess.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
‟What time does it start?”, asks DRT.
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
[quote="RAYC"]Theme: VP from the 1990s
Location: Steak Exchange
Time/Date: Monday 8th August, 6.30 p.m.
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Location: Steak Exchange
Time/Date: Monday 8th August, 6.30 p.m.
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Rob C.
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Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Ignore what RAYC says; it starts at 4:30.jdaw1 wrote:‟What time does it start?”, asks DRT.
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: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
??? Does this mean you will be finsished with the ports when I arrive by 6:30 PM ish?AHB wrote:Ignore what RAYC says; it starts at 4:30.jdaw1 wrote:‟What time does it start?”, asks DRT.
just decanted the halves and put them in the fridge to cool down a bit.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Re: Monday 8th August Tasting - Port from the 90s
Finished with the first session? Of course.WS1 wrote:??? Does this mean you will be finsished with the ports when I arrive by 6:30 PM ish?
But not finished with all the ports: you and others are bringing the second session.