A Virtual Offline in Paris & Wokingham

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A Virtual Offline in Paris & Wokingham

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On Friday evening, September 11th 2009, DRT eventually arrived in the 19th Arrondisement of Paris and was greeted by a glass of port presented by JDAW and a carefully arranged computer with a familiar face greeting him via Skype as he walked in the front door.

So far, tasted has been Older, Younger, Sercial Solera 1870 and Lomelino Bual 1869 in Paris and Tesco 1994, Kopke 1994, Fonseca Guimaraens 1988 and Lomelino Bual 1869 (Wokingham).
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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‘Older’ being Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo 1997, and ‘younger’ being Quinta do Vale D. Maria 1999.

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This evening's line-up for JDAW and I consisted of:

Quinta do Vale Dona Maria 1999
Quinta do Nova 1997
Graham 1980
Smith Woodhouse Madalena 1988
Bual 1869
Sercial 1870

We decided to keep it light given that I didn't arrive in Paris until around 11pm.

JDAW has now gone to bed, and it's only 03:30. This confirms what we have all been thinking: JDAW is a lightweight! :roll:
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I look forward to reading the proper DRT tasting notes on two ports which no-one else on TPF has ever tasted. I'm sure they will appear soon...
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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AHB wrote:I look forward to reading the proper DRT tasting notes on two ports which no-one else on TPF has ever tasted. I'm sure they will appear soon...
One of them is here.
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Day 2:

Dow 1960
Croft 1963
Dow 1977

Plus the remains of Graham 80, Madalena 88 and Nova 97. Tayolro 80, Graham and Croft 77 and 4 bottles of 1964 VP are in reserve in case of emergencies.
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DRT wrote:(...) and 4 bottles of 1964 VP are in reserve in case of emergencies.
Glenn will love you for that! :wink:

Julian, you seem to be doing a good job at catching up for all you've been missing since you live in Paris.
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DRT wrote:and 4 bottles of 1964 VP are in reserve in case of emergencies.
:shock: I'm doomed, they'll never make it with those two around!
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The 1964s are safe. Despite our best attempts we were unable to consume more than 6 bottles between 2 in 12 hours. Pathetic.

We have some Dow, Croft and Graham 77 to keep us amused over lunch today 88)
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Sunday breakfast Derek declined port, having been a mite worse for wear the previous evening.
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DRT wrote:Despite our best attempts we were unable to consume more than 6 bottles between 2 in 12 hours.
jdaw1 wrote:Sunday breakfast Derek declined port, having been a mite worse for wear the previous evening.
Apparently the France effect is both dramatic and immediate. Do we need to send in a rescue team?
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So is there any Vintage Port left in France, or did you guys drink the nations supply already :?:
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A bottle of Taylor 1980, one of Graham 1980 that I forgot to mention to Derek, these two being the entire battalion assigned to the defence of Glenn’s cellar of 1964s (all four of them).
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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=29396#p29396]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:In Paris last weekend DRT and I discussed two new ideas.
  • The first was a single-shipper single-year bottler comparison, now being discussed in Comparing the bottlers.
  • The second was the problem of ink-jet printers, the ink smudging if wetted even slightly. Derek suggested printing to the ‘underside of’ acetate, therefore in reverse. Controls (especially MirrorPagesNonDecanterLabelGlasses) have been added to the software, producing output as in this example. Comment welcomed.
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jdaw1 wrote:The second was the problem of ink-jet printers, the ink smudging if wetted even slightly.
For which my suggestion (used in practice) was simply to spray the ink-jet printed pages with an artist's fixer. Such sprays are commonly used to prevent watercolour and pastels from smudging or running when made wet. Commonly available in shops which supply artist's materials.
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AHB wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:The second was the problem of ink-jet printers, the ink smudging if wetted even slightly.
For which my suggestion (used in practice) was simply to spray the ink-jet printed pages with an artist's fixer. Such sprays are commonly used to prevent watercolour and pastels from smudging or running when made wet. Commonly available in shops which supply artist's materials.
One would think that the simplest and most desirable solution would be to not spill the Port on the placemats in the first place. :wink:
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Glenn E. wrote:
AHB wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:The second was the problem of ink-jet printers, the ink smudging if wetted even slightly.
For which my suggestion (used in practice) was simply to spray the ink-jet printed pages with an artist's fixer. Such sprays are commonly used to prevent watercolour and pastels from smudging or running when made wet. Commonly available in shops which supply artist's materials.
One would think that the simplest and most desirable solution would be to not spill the Port on the placemats in the first place. :wink:
Or make the placemats in the same checkered pattern as your shirt, so you don't notice the stains.
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