One quiz at a time

[DRT]

It is a mainstream shipper and a recognised vintage.

Croft 1994?

[jdaw1]

You leave me no choice other than to suggest Martinez 1963.

[DRT]

Sandeman 70?

[Alex Bridgeman]

Not Croft, not Martinez, not Sandeman; not 1970, not 1963, not 1994.

It is a lovely dark red in colour.

[jdaw1]

Fonseca 1966? (Year chosen by colour.)

[Alex Bridgeman]

Not Fonseca, not 1966. Would "dusty dark cherries" help?

[jdaw1]

I have a truly excellent question, but cannot guess an answer to Alex’s question.

So far:
• Not Warre, nor Gould Campbell, nor Cockburn, nor Croft, nor Martinez, nor Sandeman, nor Fonseca.
• Not 1960, nor 1963, nor 1966, nor 1967, nor 1970, nor 1977, nor 1994.

[Glenn E.]

Taylor 85?

[jdaw1]

Graham 1975?

[PhilW]

Taylor 83?

[jdaw1]

Dow 1980?

[Alex Bridgeman]

Since JDAW summarised, the correct shipper and the correct vintage have been guessed, but not linked together in the correct combination.

[DRT]

Taylor 1980?

[flash_uk]

Graham '80

[jdaw1]

Graham 1985.

(Remaining possibilities: T75, D75, G83, D83, D85.)

[Alex Bridgeman]

DRT is correct. One in fine form from the Imperial College cellar clearance in 2010.

[DRT]

I hereby use ancient powers to vest my turn to JDAW.

[jdaw1]

Thank you.

In which cellar (in a small way, a non-standard cellar), can be found the following Ports and no others: Cockburn 1878; Taylor 1896; Warre 1900; Fonseca 1908; Dow 1912; and “Royal Tawny” — the Dow 1912 being in a format inaccurately described as “(magnums)”.

[DRT]

Mine on my next birthday?

Thank you!

[Alex Bridgeman]

Is this a cellar which can be visited today and where those bottles can still be seen?

[flash_uk]

Is this cellar a grave, say of one of the Symingtons?

[jdaw1]

Mine on my next birthday?

Seems unlikely. But if so, I know of folks willing to help with quality control.

Is this a cellar which can be visited today and where those bottles can still be seen?

Yes, at least approximately.

Is this cellar a grave, say of one of the Symingtons?

No. (But a good hypothesis.)

[flash_uk]

Queen Mary's dollhouse.

[jdaw1]

Queen Mary's dollhouse.

Well done. (Everybody has quietly agreed not to notice that it wasn’t your turn.)

From Stewart-Wilson, Mary 1988,
Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, The Bodley Head, London

Readers might be interested in a slight problem. The history of Berry Bros claims that the Dolls’ house cellar contains Cockburn 1851. But this isn’t mentioned by Mary Stewart-Wilson. Who knows?

And is this a tasting theme? A fully mature Cockburn, a younger Taylor, a slightly younger Warre, a slightly younger Fonseca, and a magnum of a slightly younger Dow? And a tawny.

[flash_uk]

I cede my turn to Derek who is owed a question!