2024 - Past
- Thu 11 Jan - Wine Dinner (2004 Bordeaux @ 20) - Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
- Tue 6 Feb - Vesuvio Vertical @ Boot & Flogger [MSC]
- Tue 5 Mar - Aged LBVs @ Green Room, Boot & Flogger [NAC]
- Thu 11 Apr - Decanting Experiment @ Boot & Flogger [HTWH]
- Mon 11 Mar - Blind Fun @ Red Room, Boot & Flogger [CEM]
- Tue 26 Mar - 1994 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger [JDAW]
- Tue 23 Apr - The Big Fortified Tasting - London [AHB]
- Tue 14 May - Graham Vertical @ Boot & Flogger [JDAW]
- Thu 16 May - Taylor Single Harvest Tawnies @ B&F [NAC]
- Thu 23 May - LBV - The Young Turks @ Red Room, Boot & Flogger [THRA]
- Tue 11 Jun - 1977 Horizontal @ B&F? [MSC]
- Tue 23 Jul - 60/63/66 @ B&F? [MSC]
- Early Sep - Delaforce Vertical @ B&F? [TC]
- Tue 1 Oct - 50 Year Old Tawnies @ B&F [MC]
- Tue 8 Oct - Old v New & Undisturbed @ B&F [NAC]
- Nov tbc - 2003 Horizontal @ B&F? [GEAG]
- TBC '24Q3/4? - Taylor Vargellas [NAC]
- Late? 24 - Wine Dinner (2004s, but not Bordeaux) probably @ B&F [NAC]
- Jan 2025 - Wine Dinner (2005 Bordeaux @ 20) - probably B&F [NAC] (note - SCD pre-booked)
- 2025 tbc - 2003 Horizontal [tbc]
- 2025 - 1975s @ 50 - probably B&F [tbc]
- 2025 - 1945s @ 80 - tbc - [NAC?]
- Jan 2026 - Wine Dinner (2006 Bordeaux @ 20) - probably B&F [NAC]
- Jan 2027 - Wine Dinner (2007 Bordeaux @ 20) - probably B&F [NAC]
The following were proposed/planned for 2023 but were not scheduled (organisers noted):
- TBC - Six Grapes Tasting [AHB] - was incorporated into another event
- TBC - Ruby Port Tasting [GEAG]
- TBC - Ferreira Vertical [TC]
- Ports not on tasting notes index [GEAG]
- 1970 horizontal [MPM] - possibly 2030?
- 50 Year Old Tawnies (and potential friends) [MC]
Suggested/potential themes:
- 1972 horizontal / 1982 horizontal / combined? - 1972s was incorporated into another event
- 1955s @ 70 in 2025 [NAC]
- Tuke Holdsworth Vertical [PW] - abandoned for the moment
- Other...
Previous Events
2021
- Thu 10 Jun - Virtual Tasting #11, No Theme
- Thu 17 Jun - Virtual Tasting #12, Quevedo or other Colheita themed (following VWP Quevedo Colheita Tasting)
- Thu 08 Jul - Virtual Tasting #13, following Port.Club tasting, so Churchill?
- Wed 21 Jul - Virtual Tasting #XX, Theme tbc Didn't happen...
- Thu 26 Aug - Virtual Tasting #14, Theme tbc
- Mon 31 Aug - Jaboulet & Port Wine Dinner @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
- Wed 08 Sep - VE Day Dinner @ 67 Pall Mall, Lutyen's Room [NAC]
- Wed 22 Sep - Virtual Tasting #15, Theme tbc
- Wed 06 Oct - Warre 350 Vertical @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
- Wed 20 Oct - 1980 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [GEAG]
- Thu 28 Oct - Virtual Tasting #16, Theme tbc
- Wed 11 Nov - VWP/Quevedo Blend Your Own Vintage Port (virtual)
- Tue 16 Nov - 1994 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room? [JDAW/AHB]
- Thu 18 Nov- VWP Kopke Tasting Experience (virtual)
- Wed 24 Nov - Virtual Tasting #17, Theme tbc Didn’t happen…
- Thu 25 Nov - Nickolls & Perks / Symington 1991 Tasting (virtual)
- Fri 26 Nov - Portweinmesse @ Leverkusen, Germany [AxelP]
- Thu 2 Dec - VWP/Quevedo Garrafeira vs Colheita (virtual)
- Tue 7 Dec - "Possibly Past It" Bordeaux & Burgundy Wine Dinner @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
- Fri 10 Dec - Nickolls & Perks Tasting (virtual)
- Wed 15 Dec - Opening a Quevedo closure experiment @ Davy’s at Plantation Place [AHB] Postponed - moved to 14/5/22
- Thu 16 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends, White Horse Inn [AHB]
- Wed 22 - Virtual Tasting #17, Festive
- Mon 10 Jan - 2022 Virtual #1, theme tbc
- Thu 20 Jan - 1997 at 25 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] Postponed - new date tbc
- Thu 20 Jan - Bring-a-bottle @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
- Wed 2 Feb - BBR Vertical @ BBR [IDJ]
- Thu 10 Feb - 2022 Virtual #2, theme tbc
- Wed 16 Feb - Warre Private Cellar vs “Normal” Bottlings @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] Postponed - new date tbc
- Wed 16 Feb - A Cellar Reduction Party @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
- Tue 1 Mar - Churchill Tasting @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
- Tue 8 Mar - 2022 Virtual #3, theme tbc
- Wed 16 Mar - 1985 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room, 1800 for 1830 start [GEAG]
- Wed 6 Apr - 1992 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
- Wed 13 Apr - 2022 Virtual #4, theme tbc
- Tue 26 Apr - Emergency - "Bring a Bottle" @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
- Tue 10 May - Quinta de la Rosa Vintage & LBV Vertical @ Boot & Flogger [TC] - CANCELLED
- Wed 11 May - Opening a Quevedo closure experiment @ Davy’s at Plantation Place [AHB] - CANCELLED
- Tue 17 May - White Aged Ports @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NW]
- Tue 24 May - 1997 at 25 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
- Tue 14 Jun - Portuguese Wines Dinner [HTWH] - POSTPONED
- Thu 23 Jun - Aged LBVs @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] - POSTPONED
- Mon 25 Jul - Bring a Port from 1960-1970 [AHB]
- Wed 17 Aug - Emergency 1970-1985 [JDAW]
- Tue 30 Aug - Emergency [JDAW]
- Tue 20 Sep - Crusted @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [JDAW]
- Tue 11 Oct - Warre Private Cellar etc [NAC] - POSTPONED
- Tues 11 Oct - Bring A Bottle @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [CPR]
- Wed 2 Nov - Terra Feita vertical @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room? [GEAG]
- Fri 4 Nov - Portwinemesse 2022 @ Leverkusen [AxelP]
- Tue 8 Nov - A Disagreement or Controversy or Misunderstanding [JDAW] - POSTPONED
- Wed 30 Nov - The Software's 20th Anniversary @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
- Wed 14 Dec - The Quevedo Closure Experiment @ Lutyen's Room, 67 Pall Mall [AHB]
- Thu 15 Dec - The Port Forum Christmas Tasting [AHB]
- Tue 03 Jan - Emergency @ Boot & Flogger [JDAW]
- Tue 17 Jan - Emergency @ Boot & Flogger [JDAW]
- Tue 07 Feb - 1st TPF Annual Awards Ceremony @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [ZDR]
- Thu 23 Feb - Warre Private Cellar & Other Late Releases vs “Normal” Bottlings @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
- Tue 28 Feb - Decanting Experiment @ Boot & Flogger [JDAW]
- Feb 23 - A Disagreement or Controversy or Misunderstanding [JDAW] Postponed or cancelled?
- Tue 28 Mar - Warre Quinta da Cavadinha @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
- Thu 30 Mar - An Online Tasting with Friends (virtual) [AHB]
- Mon 24 Apr - Bring A Bottle @ Boot & Flogger [AHB]
- Wed 3 May - [Port Fit For a King’s Coronation @ Boot & Flogger [JDAW]
- Mon 8 May - Emergency @ Boot & Flogger [IDJ] Cancelled
- Thu 25 May - 1983@40 @ Boot & Flogger [THRA]
- Tue 13 Jun - 1955 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger [CEM]
- Tue 18 Jul - 63@60 - Bring a Bottle @ Boot & Flogger [MSC]
- Tue 12 Sep - 1966 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger [NAC]
- Fri 22 Sep - O-PORT-UNIDADE treading Party 22nd September @ Niepoort, Vale Mendiz, Portugal [AxelP]
- Tue 10 Oct - 1993s @ 30 @ Boot & Flogger [ZDR]
- Tue 7 Nov - Croft Vertical @ Boot & Flogger [JDAW]
- Mon 4 Dec - 2003 Wine Dinner - Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
- Thu 14 Dec - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends [AHB]
- Thu 28 Dec - Bring A Bottle Or Two [JDAW]