A little port quiz
- Alex Bridgeman
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A little port quiz
Arising through a fortuitous combination of good weather and good growing conditions and the existence of historic precedence, this port event occurred only three times in the whole of the 20th century.
What was the event?
Ask a question, and I will (attempt) to answer.
I've tried to make my question not too easy but also not too difficult.
What was the event?
Ask a question, and I will (attempt) to answer.
I've tried to make my question not too easy but also not too difficult.
Last edited by Alex Bridgeman on 15:03 Thu 01 May 2008, edited 1 time in total.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: A little port quiz
Julian missed a greengrocer's apostropheAHB wrote:Arising through a fortuitous combination of good weather and good growing conditions and the existence of historic precendence, this port event occurred only three times in the whole of the 20th century.
What was the event?
Ask a question, and I will (attempt) to answer.
I've tried to make my question not too easy but also not too difficult.
Port is basically a red drink
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Re: A little port quiz
wines declared during great wars??AHB wrote:Arising through a fortuitous combination of good weather and good growing conditions and the existence of historic precedence, this port event occurred only three times in the whole of the 20th century.
What was the event?
Ask a question, and I will (attempt) to answer.
I've tried to make my question not too easy but also not too difficult.
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18XX and 19XX both widely declared?
18XX and 19XX both widely declared? (Assuming that “existence of historic precedence† meant to say “precedent†.)
Re: 18XX and 19XX both widely declared?
This might need a slight alteration: years the same distance into a pedant’s nineteenth and twentieth centuries both widely declared. (Thus including the 1900/2000 pair.)jdaw1 wrote:18XX and 19XX both widely declared? (Assuming that “existence of historic precedence† meant to say “precedent†.)
My books are in boxes, but from memory I believe including ’63 and ’75. As well as the ’00, of course.
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- Alex Bridgeman
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- Alex Bridgeman
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Again, 2 out of 3 - but bear in mind that this is purely arbitrary and was decided solely on my whim whilst in a sozzled state.Derek T. wrote:1847 & 1947
1863 & 1963
1870 & 1970
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
As my books are in boxes, I don’t feel disgraced
As my books are in boxes, I don’t feel disgraced by that outcome.
Re: As my books are in boxes, I don’t feel disgraced
Agreed. But perhaps Magnus Magnusson should feel disgraced for asking a question that doesn't have an answerjdaw1 wrote:As my books are in boxes, I don’t feel disgraced by that outcome.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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No. The question is valid, but you simply have to identify the criteria that seemed important to me at the time that I made the question up and from there you have to deduce the three years that would have been considered to be the ones that fit said criteria.Derek T. wrote:Does that mean that the entire basis of the question is invalid in that you used the words "only happened 3 times"?AHB wrote: bear in mind that this is purely arbitrary and was decided solely on my whim whilst in a sozzled state.
And Julian retains the "looking-smug" rights until such time as someone identifies the three years in my mind.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.