Delaforce vertical, Tue 24 April 2012

[jdaw1]

The date is now likely to be one of Mon 23rd April 2012, Tue 24th April 2012, Wed 25th April 2012.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Aprl 23rd always seems an appropriate date for a port tasting.

[DRT]

Aprl 23rd always seems an appropriate date for a port tasting.

Absolutely. It is an appropriate day to celebrate the life of one of our countries great heros, King Alexander I of Scotland.

[jdaw1]

Apostrophe crime.

[DRT]

{sackclothandashes}

[jdaw1]

Gentlemen,

Delaforce plans are being gently firmed, and the week of 23rd April should be bright in your diaries. Indeed, we will soon have agreement on a date, and hence a first draft of the placemats.

In the first few posts of the Delaforce thread you are listed as a candidate provider of bottles. Some time before mid-January please would you send me a list of what you would be willing to provide, and at what cost?

Thank you.

Julian W.

If anybody with bottles was not a recipient of that email, please accept this slight apology, and act as if you were.

[jdaw1]

Next question: the venue? Has anybody a better plan than the RAF Club?

[griff]

I sadly will have to bow out as I will be at a conference that week. A shame!

cheers

Carl

[jdaw1]

I sadly will have to bow out as I will be at a conference that week. A shame!

Sorry, I hadn’t noticed. (Is it a bad guess?)

[jdaw1]

It seems that between us we have about nineteen moderate-cost vintages ≥1960, a 1935, and possible access, not certain, to two others ≤1950.

We ‘need’ bottles of:
• Delaforce 1870, ’73, ’75, ’78, ’81, ’84, ’87, ’90, ’94, ’96, 1900, ’04, ’08, ’12, ’17, ’19, ’20, ’27, ’44, ’45, ’47, ’50, ’55, ’58, and ’75.
• Delaforce Quinta da Corte 1978, ’95, ’97, 2001, and ’04.

1975 widely available on Wine-Searcher. The wrong seventy-five: should we even bother? And what is our enthusiasm level for 1958 at £95?

[jdaw1]

Since I seem to be chief organiser, I need some ground rules. Urgent matters are urgent and I can decide. Non-urgent matter I post here. After a week without clear-cut dissent, I can decide.

[DRT]

Since I seem to be chief organiser, I need some ground rules. Urgent matters are urgent and I can decide. Non-urgent matter I post here. After a week without clear-cut dissent, I can decide.

Those are good rules. Perhaps they should be explained a little more clearly and added here?

[Alex Bridgeman]

1975 widely available on Wine-Searcher. The wrong seventy-five: should we even bother? And what is our enthusiasm level for 1958 at £95?

1975 - no we shouldn't bother.

No enthusiasm for a 1958 at £95 - vastly overpriced.

[jdaw1]

We have a date: Tuesday 24th April 2012.

Thread title and the first post have been amended.

Also needed is some guidance from the team on how completeist this should be. The last half-century is satisfactorily covered. Earlier vintages are likely to be more damaging to the team wallet. On a range from ‘We Are ThePortForum’ to ‘Do Not Be Silly’, my preference is something like ‘A Few If Fair Value’. Dissent? A better objective?

[DRT]

A Few If Fair Value

Works for me.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Date is in my diary and currently is my only commitment that day.

‘Do Not Be Silly’

This is how I vote. I would rather have a smaller tasting that is within reach of a wider range of potential participants. My preference would be to keep costs as low as is reasonable and use port from attendees' stocks so that attendees contribute a bottle and some cash.

[jdaw1]

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Next question: the venue? Has anybody a better plan than the RAF Club?

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[Andy Velebil]

I have a bottle of 1997 Corte, so add that in the list (Keeping my fingers crossed I can make it of course).

As for the other recent questions by Julian, I'll defer to what everyone else wishes since I don't know my travels plans fully yet.

[Axel P]

Jdaw,

perfect, put the date in. Shall I ask for the club or do you want to do this elsewhere?

Axel

[jdaw1]

Shall I ask for the club or do you want to do this elsewhere?

I am asking others whether they have a better plan, If no better plan is suggested by next Wednesday, the 4th of January, then I’ll ask you to book the RAF Club.

I have a bottle of 1997 Corte, so add that in the list (Keeping my fingers crossed I can make it of course).

Noted. By when will we know whether you are in or out?

[Andy Velebil]

As soon as I know

Sometime in early to mid January I should know my work schedule and have a firm yes or no then.

[jdaw1]

Sometime in early to mid January

Splendid. Indeed, end-February would have been ample notice.

[Christopher]

Hi Julian
Can you please add me to the reserve list for this tasting.
Many thanks

[jdaw1]

Hi Julian
Can you please add me to the reserve list for this tasting.
Many thanks

There are seats. So you were added to the ‟reserve list”, and immediately promoted to the list of attendees.

[WS1]

We have a date: Tuesday 24th April 2012.

Thread title and the first post have been amended. ...

fine by me

regards

WS1