The TPF Third Christmas Offline
Posted: 23:03 Fri 19 Dec 2008
Yesterday saw the last TPF Offline of the year - and what a way to see out the old year! 9 Port lovers gathered around a table at the Bell in Wenden's Ambo and enjoyed a feast of fine fillet steak (including one vegetarian fillet steak) and a wonderful cheese plate.
But the main reason for the Offline were the ports. As has become traditional, the theme for the offline was "The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends" - an excuse to open one or two of the odd bottles lying around in the cellar whose labels have fallen off. This year, the line up was superb, and was:
Many thanks to Tom for organising the offline and to all our absent friends - all of whom are invited to the next Christmas Offline.
Merry Christmas to all.
Alex
But the main reason for the Offline were the ports. As has become traditional, the theme for the offline was "The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends" - an excuse to open one or two of the odd bottles lying around in the cellar whose labels have fallen off. This year, the line up was superb, and was:
- Clipper White Port, believed to have been in the bottle for about 30 years
- No 1 Fine Port, from a bottle with a neck label reading Calem 1933 but appearing to be a white colheita
- Quinta da Roeda 1987, to wash down the steak
- Fonseca Guimaraens 1972
- Martinez 196?, believed to be 1967
- Quinta do Noval 1966 - a leftover from Tom's decanting activities
- Warre 1963
- Croft 1960
- Dow 1955
- Taylor 1955
- Smith Woodhouse 1947
- Ferriera 1945
- 1908 from an unknown shipper, bottled by Schofield
- Croft 1904 from half bottle
- and a believed Warre 1900, although the branding on the cork is very faint
Many thanks to Tom for organising the offline and to all our absent friends - all of whom are invited to the next Christmas Offline.
Merry Christmas to all.
Alex