Organise events to meet up and drink Port.
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Alex Bridgeman
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by Alex Bridgeman » 16:12 Mon 13 Oct 2014
Henry Shotton (winemaker at Malvedos) will be in London and with some time to spare to join us for an offline.
If you'd like to participate, please say so here:
Venue:
The Boot & Flogger, 10-20 Redcross Way, London SE1 1TA, tel +44 20 7407 1184
(streetmap.co.uk, maps.google.co.uk, bing).
Date: now confirmed as Monday 2nd March
Theme: Bring a blind bottle of mature port to share with Henry that is not from the current portfolio of either TFP or SFE
Participants:
- AHB (c)
- Henry Shotton (c)
- Flash_uk (c)
- JDAW1 (c)
- CPR_1 (c)
- IDJ123 (c)
- djewesbury (c)
- Ben Read (c)
- DRT (c)
- Forest26
- JWEW (c)
Current
draft of the food order.
Current
draft of the placemats (and
parameters by which made).

Top Ports in 2019: Niepoort VV (1960s bottling) and Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017
Top Ports in 2020 (so far): Croft 1945 and Niepoort VV (1960s bottling)
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flash_uk
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by flash_uk » 17:30 Mon 13 Oct 2014
Yes please, I would like to come along. I like the three fives idea...could be fun picking shippers that show well on each of the 3 vintages. I seem to recall Cockburn 85 is not a champion...
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by jdaw1 » 18:05 Mon 13 Oct 2014
Subject to date, yes please.
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by CPR 1 » 21:49 Mon 13 Oct 2014
Yes please
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idj123
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by idj123 » 12:32 Tue 14 Oct 2014
Sounds good-put me down (so to speak)!
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by djewesbury » 14:06 Tue 14 Oct 2014
Yes, lovely.
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by benread » 20:16 Thu 16 Oct 2014
Alex. Very interested as Malvedos is one of my favourite SQVP. As an alternative idea (and I think you know why I suggest this!) how about 1986 v 1987?[SMILING FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES]
Ben
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Alex Bridgeman
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by Alex Bridgeman » 21:29 Thu 16 Oct 2014
benread wrote:Alex. Very interested as Malvedos is one of my favourite SQVP. As an alternative idea (and I think you know why I suggest this!) how about 1986 v 1987?[SMILING FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES]
Now that is quite an interesting idea. We have the Malvedos and Vargellas - what other pairs could we put together?
Top Ports in 2019: Niepoort VV (1960s bottling) and Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017
Top Ports in 2020 (so far): Croft 1945 and Niepoort VV (1960s bottling)
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by benread » 21:38 Thu 16 Oct 2014
I wonder if we could find any crusted or LBV pairings. Or are there any pairings that arise because of subsequent corporate mergers?
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by Axel P » 15:24 Tue 21 Oct 2014
I like Henry and I like the idea of the tasting. Depending on the date, yes please.
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by forest26 » 20:59 Tue 21 Oct 2014
Looks interesting..... Can I book a berth please
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by WS1 » 06:41 Wed 22 Oct 2014
same for me, depending on date yes please.
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
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by JWEW » 10:43 Wed 22 Oct 2014
Could I also book a place please, also depending on the date.
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by DRT » 17:02 Fri 24 Oct 2014
Yes please.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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by Axel P » 21:18 Sun 18 Jan 2015
How is that tasting developing, Alex as I would be needing to buy flight tickets soon?
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by djewesbury » 21:33 Sun 18 Jan 2015
Axel P wrote:How is that tasting developing, Alex as I would be needing to buy flight tickets soon?
Best
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Alex Bridgeman
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by Alex Bridgeman » 07:54 Mon 19 Jan 2015
Thank you for reminding me. I'll put some time into organising things.
Top Ports in 2019: Niepoort VV (1960s bottling) and Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017
Top Ports in 2020 (so far): Croft 1945 and Niepoort VV (1960s bottling)
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by Alex Bridgeman » 17:12 Thu 22 Jan 2015
Henry is currently trying to finalise his arrangements for his visit in March and has promised to confirm the date as soon as he can.
Top Ports in 2019: Niepoort VV (1960s bottling) and Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017
Top Ports in 2020 (so far): Croft 1945 and Niepoort VV (1960s bottling)
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by PhilW » 09:58 Wed 28 Jan 2015
Alex - please add me as a reserve; I know I will be very busy in March, but it would be good to meet up with Henry again if a spot were to become available and the date turns out to be possible.
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by Alex Bridgeman » 00:14 Sat 31 Jan 2015
Henry has now confirmed that he will be in London on the evening of Monday 2nd March.
I have amended the initial post. Now that we have confirmed the date please would you post to confirm that you are still able (and wish) to attend.
Thanks.
Top Ports in 2019: Niepoort VV (1960s bottling) and Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017
Top Ports in 2020 (so far): Croft 1945 and Niepoort VV (1960s bottling)
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by djewesbury » 00:18 Sat 31 Jan 2015
AHB wrote:Henry has now confirmed that he will be in London on the evening of Monday 2nd March.
I have amended the initial post. Now that we have confirmed the date please would you post to confirm that you are still able (and wish) to attend.
Thanks.
Great. Yes, please confirm me. If anything comes up I'll let you know straight away but for now this is a priority for me!
Are we still thinking of the Bung Hole? Or will that be revised?
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by DRT » 00:31 Sat 31 Jan 2015
Yes please.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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by djewesbury » 00:40 Sat 31 Jan 2015
Flight booked.
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by idj123 » 00:52 Sat 31 Jan 2015
Yes, still in.