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- 10:28 Tue 11 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Taylor 1955 at Auction
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5499
Taylor 1955 at Auction
Hi Guys, Long time, no see. My brother, who lives on Jersey, is at an auction and is perusing the wine offerings. He found Taylor 1955, nine bottles and asked me if I was interested. Well, if it goes for the price they've put on it £150-250 for the nine then yes but I suspect it won't go for that. L...
- 12:36 Fri 21 Sep 2012
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 25 July 2012, Olympic Years ’48 to ’08, Portuguese Embassy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12461
Re: 25 July 2012, Olympic Years ’48 to ’08, Portuguese Embas
Sorry everybody, hadn't realised that the photos hadn't been posted, thanks Phil for letting me know:
Embassy Photos
If you can't see them then let me know and I'll get the right link,
Alex
Embassy Photos
If you can't see them then let me know and I'll get the right link,
Alex
- 11:33 Wed 21 Sep 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The arrival of Wiseman #3 and Wiseman #−1
- Replies: 87
- Views: 51928
Re: The arrival of Wiseman #3 and Wiseman #”“1
Congratulations Julian
- 16:04 Tue 28 Jun 2011
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: TapaTalk issues with TPF
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6691
TapaTalk issues with TPF
Appears to be fixed
- 15:01 Tue 28 Jun 2011
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: TapaTalk issues with TPF
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6691
Re: TapaTalk issues with TPF
Hi Andy,
Sorry for the slowness of reply, I missed this completely. I have upgraded Tapatalk and re-registered TPF with them but am having a bit of difficulty over getting it verified. I have a support call in and will hopefully have it fixed soon,
Alex
Sorry for the slowness of reply, I missed this completely. I have upgraded Tapatalk and re-registered TPF with them but am having a bit of difficulty over getting it verified. I have a support call in and will hopefully have it fixed soon,
Alex
- 14:59 Thu 12 May 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 11 October 2011 - Dow, Fonseca, Graham and Taylor
- Replies: 95
- Views: 55820
Re: 11 October 2011 - Dow, Fonseca, Graham and Taylor
Count me in as first reserve. I have a Graham's 1977.
- 13:39 Mon 07 Mar 2011
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: 1980 Chateau Palmer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3915
Re: 1980 Chateau Palmer
I like Palmer, especially the classic pencil-lead flavours associated with all Margaux wines. It's something I find particularly attractive along with the perfumed bouquet. I'm surprised that it still has such overwhelming tannins at 30 years old. I had the 88 a couple of years ago and it was lovely...
- 18:42 Sun 06 Feb 2011
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: LBV Old and New - part 2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12807
Re: LBV Old and New - part 2
And the links:
Please update with your notes, mine are a bit sparse.
Please update with your notes, mine are a bit sparse.
- 01:34 Sun 06 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2005 Andresen LBV (unfiltered)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5250
2005 Andresen LBV (unfiltered)
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting: 1965 Taylor LBV 1967 Taylor LBV 1969 Taylor LBV 1979 Taylor LBV 1975 Niepoort LBV 1997 Krohn LBV 1995 Warre LBV 1999 Warre LBV 2005 Andreson LBV Extremely dark in all sorts of ways. The death-metal contribution of the night but valid in all sorts if ways. C...
- 01:31 Sun 06 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1999 Warre LBV (unfiltered)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4845
1999 Warre LBV (unfiltered)
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting: 1965 Taylor LBV 1967 Taylor LBV 1969 Taylor LBV 1979 Taylor LBV 1975 Niepoort LBV 1997 Krohn LBV 1995 Warre LBV 1999 Warre LBV 2005 Andreson LBV Second in the Wine of the Night stakes and only just, a 5-3 split decided it, so no abstainers from the real res...
- 01:27 Sun 06 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1995 Warre LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4737
1995 Warre LBV
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting: 1965 Taylor LBV 1967 Taylor LBV 1969 Taylor LBV 1979 Taylor LBV 1975 Niepoort LBV 1997 Krohn LBV 1995 Warre LBV 1999 Warre LBV 2005 Andreson LBV The cheapest bottle on show, having been bought for £5 from Asda a few years ago. So, unsurprisingly, wine of th...
- 18:12 Sat 05 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1997 Krohn LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4875
1997 Krohn LBV
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting: 1965 Taylor LBV 1967 Taylor LBV 1969 Taylor LBV 1979 Taylor LBV 1975 Niepoort LBV 1997 Krohn LBV 1995 Warre LBV 1999 Warre LBV 2005 Andreson LBV This was much more like it. Thicker in body due to being the right sort of age. It was one of the unfiltered bri...
- 18:08 Sat 05 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1975 Niepoort LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4909
1975 Niepoort LBV
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting: 1965 Taylor LBV 1967 Taylor LBV 1969 Taylor LBV 1979 Taylor LBV 1975 Niepoort LBV 1997 Krohn LBV 1995 Warre LBV 1999 Warre LBV 2005 Andreson LBV An explanation that this was made from grapes 'deemed not good enough for the worst declaration in living memory...
- 18:06 Sat 05 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1979 Taylor LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5149
1979 Taylor LBV
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting: 1965 Taylor LBV 1967 Taylor LBV 1969 Taylor LBV 1979 Taylor LBV 1975 Niepoort LBV 1997 Krohn LBV 1995 Warre LBV 1999 Warre LBV 2005 Andreson LBV The youngest of the Taylor LBVs tasted on the night, but it didn't help. It's still over 30 and far too old, fru...
- 18:04 Sat 05 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1969 Taylor LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4806
1969 Taylor LBV
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting: 1965 Taylor LBV 1967 Taylor LBV 1969 Taylor LBV 1979 Taylor LBV 1975 Niepoort LBV 1997 Krohn LBV 1995 Warre LBV 1999 Warre LBV 2005 Andreson LBV This is still an over-the-hill LBV, no fruit, too sharp, not enough body.
- 00:54 Thu 03 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1965 Taylor LBV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8044
Re: 1965 Taylor LBV
Read it whichever way you see fit.DRT wrote:Are you describing everything that was born in 1965 or just the T1965LBV?KillerB wrote:Cloudy, pale, tart and fruitless. Possibly past its best.
- 18:52 Wed 02 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1967 Taylor LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4619
1967 Taylor LBV
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting:
Pale, tart and fruitless. Possibly past its best.
Pale, tart and fruitless. Possibly past its best.
- 18:51 Wed 02 Feb 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1965 Taylor LBV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8044
1965 Taylor LBV
From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting:
Cloudy, pale, tart and fruitless. Possibly past its best.
Cloudy, pale, tart and fruitless. Possibly past its best.
- 14:49 Fri 28 Jan 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: LBV - Young and Old; London, 10th and 26th January 2011
- Replies: 83
- Views: 40579
Re: LBV - Young and Old; London, 10th and 26th January 2011
Both of them, hence answering the other query.JacobH wrote:Andresen 2004. We also had a Krohn 1997 and a Warre 1995 one of which was donated by AlexK. To my regret, I am afraid I cannot remember which he brought (nor who donated the second bottle).jdaw1 wrote:If told what EE is bringing, I’ll make TN threads.
- 23:50 Wed 12 Jan 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: NV Taylor Ruby (Select Reserve)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7581
NV Taylor Ruby (Select Reserve)
Rank I bought this from Morrison's today in the vain hope that at £6.49 I may have sought out a bargain. Matched up against a similarly priced Cockburn's, with an equally terrible name and the Dow junk Ruby, I assumed it must be the best of a bad bunch of nasty rubies. Having had 'Renown' before, I ...
- 11:57 Wed 05 Jan 2011
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Ashes predictions?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 25088
Re: Ashes predictions?
After last night I would say that 'miraculous' may only be a slight exaggeration.DRT wrote:I predict a miraculous victory for Australia.
How many cups of tea do they have to win by to be awarded the cinders?
- 13:00 Fri 10 Dec 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Open House Chez KillerB 18 Dec 2010
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6951
Re: Open House Chez KillerB 18 Dec 2010
Alex, ia masbus yashellatt he moment and what'sw orseisthat my keyboard isac ting upwit hthe spa cesbe ingi nthewr ong pl aces. That previous sentence was genuinely the way that it was written. This one is far more laboured. I am very busy, too busy to think. The stupid thing is that I am working ve...
- 10:38 Thu 09 Dec 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Open House Chez KillerB 18 Dec 2010
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6951
Re: Open House Chez KillerB 18 Dec 2010
Bring a bag, there maybe room
- 11:13 Wed 08 Dec 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Open House Chez KillerB 18 Dec 2010
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6951
Open House Chez KillerB 18 Dec 2010
It's not a Port do but I am holding an open house party at my house in Coventry on 18h December. If anybody would like to come along then you will be most welcome. There will be food, some of it made by me, some by others. There is also a ton of homemade beer - lager, bitter, porter and stout - made...
- 11:03 Wed 08 Dec 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Christmas offline 2010
- Replies: 117
- Views: 54260
Re: The Christmas offline 2010
Sorry guys but I'm going to have to pull out of this. I've been trying to get the logistics right but it's getting too much. I am extremely busy at the moment including all of next week. I also have a host of other things going on including oraganising a party for the following Saturday (which you'r...
- 16:05 Mon 29 Nov 2010
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Portforum on iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7421
Portforum on iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia
Just proving that it works 

- 16:01 Mon 29 Nov 2010
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: ThePortForum now on TapaTalk
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3499
ThePortForum now on TapaTalk
After a request from ewust and a realisation that I hadn't completed the install of this earlier in the year, I can now confirm that TPF is up and running on TapaTalk and you can get to it using their interface on your various mobile devices..
Have fun
Have fun

- 15:58 Mon 29 Nov 2010
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Portforum on iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7421
Re: Portforum on iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia
Your wish is my command.
Actually thought that I'd set this up earlier in the year but hadn't completed, so my apologies. Up and running and tested so give it a go.
Actually thought that I'd set this up earlier in the year but hadn't completed, so my apologies. Up and running and tested so give it a go.
- 13:04 Fri 26 Nov 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Immaculate Coincidences
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6483
Re: Immaculate Coincidences
Bernard Matthews died on Thanksgiving
- 15:56 Thu 14 Oct 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 8th November
- Replies: 36
- Views: 18850
Re: Monday 8th November
I'll go down as a maybe
- 08:07 Thu 02 Sep 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Vintage countdown
- Replies: 70
- Views: 19194
Re: Vintage countdown
Site Administrator is eminently bribable. Just name your Port 

- 19:02 Sun 08 Aug 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Raise a glass for SushiNorth's wedding
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7240
Re: Raise a glass for SushiNorth's wedding
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Bride and Groom
- 19:44 Sat 07 Aug 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Raise a glass for SushiNorth's wedding
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7240
Re: Raise a glass for SushiNorth's wedding
I will set an alarm so that I remember to raise a glass. Otherwise I will remember at about 11:39 Thursday morning and feel guilty.
Congratulations
Congratulations

- 08:24 Fri 06 Aug 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Posting links for Reviews
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3954
Re: Posting links for Reviews
Something like thatDRT wrote:Have you created a Flux-Capacitating-Whizzmo-Gizzmotron that does this automagically?
If so, well done.
- 18:02 Sun 01 Aug 2010
- Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
- Topic: Proof Leewards might be obtained @ 2/9
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5377
Re: Proof Leewards might be obtained @ 2/9
Leeward rum must come from the Leeward Islands and not from the Hawaiian Leewards. Rum is a Caribbean drink and its manufacture is widespread throughout the islands associated with British colonisation. An example of rum produced in the Caribbean, other than from the Leeward Islands would be rum pr...
- 19:51 Fri 30 Jul 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Graham's Malvedos Vertical - London, 22nd Mar 2010
- Replies: 33
- Views: 31101
Re: Graham's Malvedos Vertical - London, 22nd Mar 2010
I presume nothing but they did not unclude Andy's notes, this set does.jdaw1 wrote:What was wrong with the set of links posted by DRT at the start of this thread?
- 13:46 Fri 30 Jul 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Posting links for Reviews
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3954
Posting links for Reviews
If you have created a set of Tasting Notes and would like the links for them, nice and quickly, then tell me about them. I will generate the links in a matter of minutes and send them to you or add them into the review - it saves a lot of hassle.
- 13:42 Fri 30 Jul 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Graham's Malvedos Vertical - London, 22nd Mar 2010
- Replies: 33
- Views: 31101
Re: Graham's Malvedos Vertical - London, 22nd Mar 2010
Andy V has written up his TNs for the evening, so here are the links to them all:
Andy's TNs have been merged into the original threads
Andy's TNs have been merged into the original threads
- 13:02 Fri 30 Jul 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 2008 Vintage Review
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5213
Re: 2008 Vintage Review
Because I'm in the mood and have a spreadsheet, here's the links to the TNs as well: 2008 Vargellas 2008 Cockburn's Quinta dos Canais 2008 Dow's Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira 2008 Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2008 Quinta Nova 2008 Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos 2008 Fonseca Guimaraens 2008 Croft's Quinta da ...
- 11:08 Tue 27 Jul 2010
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Time for a TN sort?
- Replies: 448
- Views: 348638
Re: Time for a TN sort?
OK, will just have to cope tomorrow instead. Send me a reminder - I will have slept by then.jdaw1 wrote:Excellent, though I can’t cope until late tomorrow.admin wrote:I can cope perfectly well today.
- 10:25 Tue 27 Jul 2010
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Time for a TN sort?
- Replies: 448
- Views: 348638
Re: Time for a TN sort?
I can cope perfectly well today.jdaw1 wrote:Yes.
Admin: please cope tomorrow, or as soon as possible thereafter.
- 16:04 Sun 25 Jul 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages
- Replies: 85
- Views: 136122
Re: The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages
Congratulationd Cookie
- 13:23 Wed 21 Jul 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Blind 1970 tasting, 15 July 2010, The Crusting Pipe
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9716
- 08:51 Wed 21 Jul 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Blind 1970 tasting, 15 July 2010, The Crusting Pipe
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9716
Re: Blind 1970 tasting, 15 September 2010, The Crusting Pipe
I am having a temporal shift problem here. I could swear that July is before September and that it is currently, July.
- 07:43 Wed 21 Jul 2010
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: Bottle shock / sickness
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3299
Re: Bottle shock / sickness
The only wines that should be drunk soon after bottlings are 'Nouveau' wines, which are made to slug - they are mostly junk anyway so no harm done. Most Rhone wines are pretty acidic anyway and having them all mashed up may mean that's all you get out of it. I think of it like an extended pint of gu...
- 08:45 Thu 15 Jul 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5455
Re: 1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
No - just Fonsecag-man wrote:Should I be on the hunt for other 76's too?
- 12:08 Wed 14 Jul 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5455
Re: 1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
Not a surprise for those of us that have had it before and the Rootses have more.
- 12:01 Wed 14 Jul 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2005 Fonseca Guimaraens
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5662
Re: 2005 Fonseca Guimaraens
Ah, in which case, I may even have opened it - it was hot, wasn't it?Joost wrote:Alex,
It was from my cellar and it was the Guimaraens!
And I am quite sure you saw it opened, because you were there when we opened it in the afternoon! But you are excused because of the heat![]()
Santé,
Joost
- 07:58 Tue 13 Jul 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2005 Fonseca Guimaraens
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5662
Re: 2005 Fonseca
I'm not sure, but I'm pretty certain this was an Axel bottle and I didn't see it opened. It could be Panascal, Axel?AHB wrote:Was this a Fonseca Guimaraens bottle?
- 14:26 Mon 12 Jul 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Summer offline in The Netherlands - 9 July 2010
- Replies: 92
- Views: 54770
Re: Summer offline in The Netherlands - 9 July 2010
Already done, yesterday as it happens - here's the Review thread Thank you. No need for thanks, you can't be expected to do it for all tastings. I've sorted a spreadsheet that can be used with an SQL download for future reference. If somebody posts the TN threads I can knock the links out in about ...