Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
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Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
I recently secured (but have not yet collected) a case of Delaforce '58
This is a rare beastie - I've never tried it before and nor, it seems, have many others..
So end of next week or early the week after, I thought it might be fun to have a casual sighted offline in London of VPs you don't often see..
Date: Oct 15th
Venue: The Bunghole
Attending:
THRA
WS +2
JDAW
RAYC
AHB
This is a rare beastie - I've never tried it before and nor, it seems, have many others..
So end of next week or early the week after, I thought it might be fun to have a casual sighted offline in London of VPs you don't often see..
Date: Oct 15th
Venue: The Bunghole
Attending:
THRA
WS +2
JDAW
RAYC
AHB
Last edited by uncle tom on 09:32 Mon 15 Oct 2012, edited 7 times in total.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Hi Tom,
I am interested, but cannot do the 10th to 14th of October due to driving back to Germany. Again am off 19th to 23rd of October for driving back.
regards
WS1
I am interested, but cannot do the 10th to 14th of October due to driving back to Germany. Again am off 19th to 23rd of October for driving back.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
I can do early next week but not Thursday or Friday.
I can do Monday or Wednesday the following week.
I can do Monday or Wednesday the following week.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
How does Monday 8th suit?
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Regrettably if it were Monday 8th I will not be there. That said, other dates that week little more likely!
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Hi Tom,
Monday the 8th looks good to me; sadly cannot do any other day of the week.
regards
WS1
Monday the 8th looks good to me; sadly cannot do any other day of the week.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Any day from Mon 1st to Wed 17th, yes please, with light-drinking guest (my port-liking mother-in-law).
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
I can't do Monday 8th.
Could we do Monday 15th instead?
Could we do Monday 15th instead?
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
who, on her daughter’s recommendation, wants to try The Bung Hole food. Please can it be the usual venue?jdaw1 wrote:(my port-liking mother-in-law)
Works for me.AHB wrote:Could we do Monday 15th instead?
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Hi,
Monday 15th of October is OK for me. Since I guess nobody has tried Croft da Roeda 1970 yet I will bring this round. What a we do the comparison to a Croft 1970?
A bit a geeky tasting idea but should be fun.
regards
WS1
Monday 15th of October is OK for me. Since I guess nobody has tried Croft da Roeda 1970 yet I will bring this round. What a we do the comparison to a Croft 1970?
A bit a geeky tasting idea but should be fun.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Are we agreed on the 15th then?
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
I might be bringing the bottle that is the subject of the thread ‟Who gave me the Burgundy and the Port?”.
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Hopefully, since this is the only one of the days that everyone (including me!) seems to be able to make.uncle tom wrote:Are we agreed on the 15th then?
Are we declaring what we bring in advance or just declaring on the day?
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: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
AHB wrote:Are we declaring what we bring in advance or just declaring on the day?
Declare for the placemats (first draft thereof, missing many ports).uncle tom wrote:sighted
Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
I can't make the 15th as I will be out of the country but please proceed without me.
Have fun!
Have fun!
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
For some time we’ve been meaning to do a 1927 horizontal. Would this be an opportune moment?
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
jdaw1 wrote:For some time we’ve been meaning to do a 1927 horizontal. Would this be an opportune moment?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
DRT wrote:
Perhaps we should wait for Derek’s return from foreign climes.
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Given a theme of port not often seen, I shall bring my only bottle of Bomfim 1979.
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: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Should not Cynthia receive credit for the BBR 70 if she is the donator?jdaw1 wrote:AHB wrote:Are we declaring what we bring in advance or just declaring on the day?Declare for the placemats (first draft thereof, missing many ports).uncle tom wrote:sighted
Mine will be RO58. As it cost me approximately the same as an undiscounted LBV and is quite possibly undrinkable, i shall have a look for something else that we haven't had at a tasting recently and post a list of options. Before i do so, how strictly do we want to stick to the initial theme ("VPs you don't often see"), or how much do we just want nice port?
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
OK, date fixed as Oct 15th.
Can someone PM me the contact details for TBH and I'll check to see if 'our' room is free..
Can someone PM me the contact details for TBH and I'll check to see if 'our' room is free..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
uncle tom wrote:the contact details for TBH
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=46772#p46772]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Location: The Bunghole, 57 High Holborn, London WC1V 6DT, tel 020 7831 8365.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
There’s very little nice port that I often see. Even, for example, Fonseca 1985 is not something that I often see. Indeed, far too infrequently.RAYC wrote:how strictly do we want to stick to the initial theme ("VPs you don't often see"), or how much do we just want nice port?
However, as information for assessing quantities, my special guest is not a heavy drinker. I’ll be impressed if she clears half a bottle.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Updated draft of the placemats, still missing at least one Port.