New York, Saturday 29th March 2008

[g-man]

People changes: out, wife; in, Anthony Heading, a drinking chum of mine for an edge more than two decades.

People:

• JDAW;
• AJRH;
• JG;
• FF;
• JES;
• ED;
• JL (the new woman in the life of jdaw1).

+

Different Dave

+ Sushi North

which makes 8 people.

[SushiNorth]

People:

• JES;

+ Sushi North

JES = SushiNorth

[jdaw1]

JES = SushiNorth

And he should know!

[g-man]

Final tally, speak or hold your peace.


People:

• JDAW;
• AJRH;
• JG;
• FF;
• JES;
• ED;
• DD;
• JL (the new woman in the life of jdaw1).

Bottles:

• 1977 Fonseca (JDAW);
• 1977 Taylor (FF);
• 1977 Dow (JG);
• 1977 Delaforce (FF);
• 1977 Niepoort (JDAW);
• 1977 Quinta do Cachão (JDAW);
• 1977 Smith Woodhouse (JES);
• 1977 Grahams (ED).

(With adoptions yet to be determined.)

Placemats updated.

Location: Dovetail,
103 West 77th Street, on the north-west corner of the intersection with Columbus.

Time: 18:15 GMT

When: Saturday 29th March 2008

Reservation: table 60: Under Julian who shall hopefull be there first.

We might have to trouble either Julian or Jay for glasses.

Bottle each, bring your drinking bladders chaps!

[jfacciol]

A belated reply to Julian's inquiry--yes, let's each bring a box of glasses.

Jeff, have we dropped Eric's Graham?

[jdaw1]

I also thought that the Graham’s was replacing the Ferreira.

[differentdave]

Sorry for long delay between posts, been busy with job/wife/construction/etc

I am looking foward to the dinner. If space becomes an issue and if someone else needs my spto, I would be willing to give it up, otherwise you guys (and girls) are stuck with me.
See you next Sat.

[jfacciol]

Do I gather correctly that we have two adoptions? If so, have they been worked out?

[g-man]

shall we tally up all the costs of the bottle and split it amongst the drinkers?

would we split between 7 or 8 drinkers julian?

[jdaw1]

Placemats updated.

See you next Sat.

Err, the Saturday after next. The last Saturday in March.

shall we tally up all the costs of the bottle and split it amongst the drinkers?

would we split between 7 or 8 drinkers julian?

We have one more bottle than the seven paying people, so adoptions would leave somebody a parent of two. Splitting therefore seems fairer, though more work in that costs need to be assigned. (How do we choose a cost for, say, Cachão 1977?) But nor do I object to splitting my three with Anthony; differentdave adopting from Jay; and that’s that. And less work. So let’s do that.

[jfacciol]

Julian, as ever, is the voice of reason. His proposal sounds fine with me. In my case, the Delaforce would be up for adoption.

[differentdave]

Julian,
Did not realize grammer and time/relatively police were out on patrol.
Happy to source a bottle, please let me know how much and I being the proper amount in cash (cash does include change) correct Jusk joking (of couse change counts as cash)

G-man shot me an email at differentdave @ yahoo dot com when you get a chance, thanks.

Will see you all in 9 days not this Saturday but the next Saturday.

[AHB]

DifferentDave

Julian is our resident grammar / relativity policeman - take a look at the thread in "Meaningless Drivel" called "Apostrophe Crimes". To date he has managed to restrain himself to only commenting on our misuse of that fine but much maligned symbol but I'm sure that his self restraint will fail one day.

Alex

[jdaw1]

We need to think about decanting times.

Bottles:

• 1977 Fonseca (JDAW);
• 1977 Taylor (FF);
• 1977 Dow (JG);
• 1977 Delaforce (FF);
• 1977 Niepoort (JDAW);
• 1977 Quinta do Cachão (JDAW);
• 1977 Smith Woodhouse (JES);
• 1977 Graham’s (ED).

Should we all aim for 2pm or thereabouts?

[SushiNorth]

So I've really rotten news.
Remember this stuff?

I ask the second question because something obligatory in westchester just appeared on the calendar for that afternoon, and I need to start calculating how to get to both it and the offline.

Cool -- i'm already arranging to slip out of the afternoon thing early, what time is the reservation for?

Yeah, well unfortunately I can't in good conscience get out of it and so I'm not going to be able to make the tasting this saturday. I apologize for the late notice, and I hope to see everyone at a future offline.
JES

[jdaw1]

I am trying to find last-minute replacements.

Jay: I can’t get any more 1977s delivered without an intervening weekend. If replacement people need a ’77, would you be willing to supply and have them pay you $?

[jfacciol]

Julian, 2 pm sounds fine for decanting.

I am a bit puzzled about your other post. I could supply another 1977 but do we need one as we have already lost one of our number?

[g-man]

Perhaps Julian really wants to drink 2 bottles per person?

we have 6 people and 7 bottles of port.

so we could have a replacement and still have a bottle each.

[jdaw1]

JES is out. His SW77 is out. Status quo is reasonable well balanced.

If extra person(s) were in, then they would need to bring something. In that case perhaps Jay could have done so for them.

But they’ve refused, so it doesn’t matter.

[SushiNorth]

JES is out. His SW77 is out.

I'm really sorry I'm missing this, too. I've been telling friends about it for two months and would much rather be drinking with you guys than the alternative event.

[jdaw1]

JES is out. His SW77 is out.

Placemats updated.

[jfacciol]

Two bottles for Julian? At the very least, I would think.

[jdaw1]

Links:

• Arrangements;
• Placemats;
• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1977 Taylor;
• 1977 Fonseca;
• 1977 Dow;
• 1977 Niepoort;
• 1977 Graham’s;
• 1977 Delaforce;
• 1977 Quinta do Cachão.

[DRT]

A nice looking line-up of ports. I hope you guys have a great evening and I look forward to reading the reviews and TNs.

Oh, and remember to toast abscent friends

Derek

[g-man]

A nice looking line-up of ports. I hope you guys have a great evening and I look forward to reading the reviews and TNs.

Oh, and remember to toast abscent friends

Derek

esp ones whose birthday's have passed recently!