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Base of bottle (if anyone interested!)

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Capsule (which I have now just managed to chip post photo)

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1896 Collard of Canterbury bottling. Identified by neck tag only so has to be presumed Taylor.

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1924 Taylor.

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Wow this line up is something else! Mundane question but do we need to bring our own decanters or will Noble Rot provide these?

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Yes still good for this.

Bruschetta
Vegetarian bangers and mash

Thanks

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Thank you Martin for organising a very enjoyable evening. Once again I failed to identify that 2 glasses of port came from the same bottle

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Sorry to hear that George. I know you bought a bottle for this tasting. If you wanted, I am happy to buy this off of you.

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Hi
Confirming attendance thank you

Food order:
Butter bean bruschetta
Vegetarian bangers and mash

Looking forward to it.

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Hi all I have now updated the first message in this thread with the new confirmed date of Tuesday 13 January.

To keep things simple please could everyone confirm, re confirm etc and I will update the first message accordingly.

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In the meantime this is an impressive tasting……34 x 1995 ports.

https://www.vintageport.se/GreatTasting ... ?sort=name

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I have requested the B&F move this date to Tuesday 13 January. I will update the title etc once this is hopefully confirmed.

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Hi Alex could I take 6 bottles please

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Thanks all. January in general will work for me.

Before I go back to the Boot and Flogger, can I check if there is any preference between Tuesday 13 January and Tuesday 20 January? I have a slight preference for 13 January but only slight.

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I have attended this for the last 3 years. It is expensive but there is a good selection of ports to try and Charles has always been generous with his time. My only criticism is it would be good, given the time you are asked to arrive, if they actually kicked things off a little earlier to allow for...

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I have unfortunately had a work nightmare and now need to be overseas during this week. Apologies. So annoying! Anyway the options for this evening now are: 1 someone takes the evening over and runs it. Happy to still provide 2 bottles for the tasting. 2 I move it into next year and run in the first...

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Hi Martin. If you have any further cancellations I would definitely be interested in joining. Thank you.

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That is a great addition George. I am planning to buy two or so more in the next month or so (Ramos Pinto seems to be fairly common for example) but waiting to see if anyone else comes forward first with new bottles.

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Thank you Harry that is very kind. Yes please can we have both.

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Initial post now updated. Please let me know any updates or changes needed. I have put a couple of people as date tbc as it was not clear if they could make the actual date. Thanks

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I plan to update this thread with attendees and bottles at the weekend. If anyone needs to change/confirm anything or wants to be added, please can you do so today or tomorrow. Right now there looks to be plenty of spaces Thanks

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Yes please. I can confirm what I have once list settles.

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Wish I could make this as sounds great but away that week.

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Hi what is the thinking re decanting times? An early question I know but I need to work out some work logistics.

Also I have a bottle of NN I could bring at my cost. I know it has a poor reputation so may not be welcome! Let me know either way.

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Hi please can I have:
Herby butter bean bruschetta
Vegan burger
Welsh Rarebit
Thanks

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There are a number of tasting areas at the hotel, depending on what you have booked. You can taste on the terrace outside the Patamar wine shop, on the hotel terrace or in the very fine wine bar with its three associated private tasting rooms. We tasted in one of these rooms. The tasting we took con...

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We joined the museum and winery tour. The winery itself is very modern. Whilst the outside remains the original building from 1764, it has been completely renovated inside in the last 3 years at no small cost and consists of 32 concrete tanks. Like everything at the hotel, no detail is too small and...

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The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The breakfast, served inside the house, was a little limited in terms of variety but this was not an issue as there was plenty to eat. The evening meal, served once inside and once on the terrace, is far more lavish. The food quality is excellent, w...

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If you are brave enough, there is swimming pool together with sun loungers. It was quite cold but we braved it for a short, refreshing dip. The views are again stunning.

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I would thoroughly recommend the 4km walking trail around the property that takes you high above the hotel then down to the river and back up again. It will not be a surprise to read that, whilst there is some flat terrain, in general you are usually either going up or down! The views are stunning a...

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The hotel only has 11 rooms and feels like a country house. The rooms are traditional in style but modern where they need to be (plug sockets, showers etc). We had a room that opened out onto the terrace overlooking the Douro Valley. I would definitely ask from one of these rooms if I stayed again a...

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On arrival we were given a glass of the Quinta Nova 2024 Rose that had just been released. I am not a big rose drinker and this is at the lighter end of rose but I did find this very refreshing after the drive, especially sat on the terrace overlooking the Douro Valley in the sunshine. The rose is a...

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We recently spent 2 nights at the Quinta Nova hotel in the Douro as part of a 5 day trip to Porto and the Douro. The hotel is around 1 hour 40 minutes from Porto, the last 20 minutes being along the typical narrow and winding roads of the region. It is located high on a hill overlooking the Douro Va...

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Really looking forward to this. I will be there at about 530 ready to decant (thank you for arranging a decanter Neil). Starting with one of my favourite UK sparkling wines is a real bonus too.

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Given the age of these ports, and the likelihood some need pretty short decanting times, what is the thinking here? Just trying to plan where I need to be work wise!

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Sorry I cannot make this.

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I have now booked the Boot & Flogger Red Room for Tuesday 18 November. This was about the best gap I could find in a fairly hectic port diary (shout if I have messed it up at all!). Now we have a date I would appreciate it if people could confirm attendance (or not). Appreciate this might not be...

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: Checked on these and both ok. Will bring both on night in case one is not so good once opened.; IMG_8650.jpeg (82.12 KiB) Viewed 23067 times

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For food can I have the avocado starter and the vegan burger please

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jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:52 Wed 09 Apr 2025 Yes please. I have T70, TV70 (special case), T55, T85 in small and smaller. Maybe others: will check.

Would love to try the TV70

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I have most vintages but looking at list most covered already so happy to provide the 1948 (Raby).

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Yes please. Will share what I have at weekend.

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I definitely have Taylor and Fonseca but will confirm any others

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If I make the list I will confirm bottles Friday

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Yes please

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Thanks all. Definitely looks like there will be enough interest and bottles to make an evening of this. As I have never booked a room for Port Forum at B&F, is there a particular way to do this or person to contact? Also what is the name of the best room to book? Thanks.

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This tasting is booked for Tuesday 13 January. I think for now I will limit this to 12 attendees until it is clear how many bottles will be available. I will buy one or two extra bottles if we cannot source enough between us. I will not allocate who should bring what until the attendees list is more...

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Hi Martin. Could I be added to the reserves for this please. I have a bottle of Butler Nephew.

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