New York, Saturday 29th March 2008

[jdaw1]

Righty-ho. So the scores on the doors are now as follows.

People:

• JDAW;
• Perhaps Mrs Jdaw1, aka MAW;
• JG;
• FF;
• JES;
• ED;
• 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 Ferreira (JDAW).

(With adoptions yet to be determined.)

Placemats updated.

[g-man]

Righty-ho. So the scores on the doors are now as follows.

People:

• JDAW;
• Perhaps Mrs Jdaw1, aka MAW;
• JG;
• FF;
• JES;
• ED;
• 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 Ferreira (JDAW).

(With adoptions yet to be determined.)

Placemats updated.

hey different dave on spectator will also be joining us.

[jdaw1]

hey different dave on spectator will also be joining us.

Do you mean this differentdave (who expressed interest here)? Please have him sign up to TPF, say hello, introduce himself, and reveal his initials.

[g-man]

hey different dave on spectator will also be joining us.

Do you mean this differentdave (who expressed interest here)? Please have him sign up to TPF, say hello, introduce himself, and reveal his initials.

yes agreed =)

[hwangs]

Hello everyone! Hope all is swell. I'm going to have to pass on this one too because i'll be travelling. I really hope to join you for the fun one of these days!!!

[jfacciol]

What about taking Eric up on his offer of a Graham and withdrawing either the Ferreira or the Delaforce?

I, of course, vote for this change.

[jdaw1]

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).

[jdaw1]

What about taking Eric up on his offer of a Graham and withdrawing either the Ferreira or the Delaforce?

I, of course, vote for this change.

I want the Delaforce, so how about:

• 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).

(With adoptions yet to be determined.)

Placemats updated.

[differentdave]

Differentdave here
Meet G-Man at an open that bottle night function last weeekend.
Looking forward to attending, I will morethan likely source bottle.
I am more into the big reds but enjoy all varieties.

[g-man]

Differentdave here
Meet G-Man at an open that bottle night function last weeekend.
Looking forward to attending, I will morethan likely source bottle.
I am more into the big reds but enjoy all varieties.

If port wasn't considered a big red,

I'm giving up drinking! =)

[SushiNorth]

What about taking Eric up on his offer of a Graham and withdrawing either the Ferreira or the Delaforce?

Why the Graham rather than the Warres?

[jdaw1]

SushiNorth: do you strongly prefer the Warre?

[SushiNorth]

SushiNorth: do you strongly prefer the Warre?

Actually, I genuinely meant that as a question
I have one bottle of Warre77 stashed away, and while I'm curious to get a peak at how those are tasting, I also realize that I haven't any Grahams til 2000 so it would be equally fun to see how they age.

[jfacciol]

As a general matter, I prefer Graham to Warre. In addition, having the Graham will allow Eric to bring one of his bottles.

[jdaw1]

I'm in! I can make it for the 29th!

I would most likely adopt a bottle, as it looks like we've got the lineup covered, although I could contribute a Graham or a Warre.

[g-man]

I too prefer the graham's over the warres.

I remember the warre's not having as much finesse as the graham's.

James Suckling on spectator has the warres rated better though.

[SushiNorth]

Well then, it sounds like I'm going to get to see the Graham's side of things

[g-man]

might have two more port lovers joining us for this event.

my friend steve and his portugese friend.

[SushiNorth]

Apparently Dovetail is getting a lot of press, it's appeared two weeks in a row with writeups in TimeOut NY, and the latest one cited it has received several 3 star ratings, including from the NYT (which is a big deal). Apparently they are swamped. Do we have a reservation there, yet? And for what time?

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.

[g-man]

Apparently Dovetail is getting a lot of press, it's appeared two weeks in a row with writeups in TimeOut NY, and the latest one cited it has received several 3 star ratings, including from the NYT (which is a big deal). Apparently they are swamped. Do we have a reservation there, yet? And for what time?

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.

we'd have to wait for Julian to get back after the 15th to find out if so,

[jdaw1]

We have a reservtion. Table 60.

[SushiNorth]

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

[jfacciol]

Where are we on who is coming and bottles?

[jdaw1]

I’m away, so don’t have with me any notes other than what is in this thread and on the placemats. Reservation was, IIRC, 7pm.

[jdaw1]

Just called Dovetail, partly because I couldn’t recall the start time, but also to confirm. A quarter past six, 18:15 in that which the locals call Military Time, though Gladstone would have written 6¼pm, Saturday 29th March 2008, on table 60, at Dovetail, 103 West 77th Street, on the north-west corner of the intersection with Columbus.

Jay: should we each bring a box of glasses?