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:idea: We could introduce some creativity to this! My train of thought: 1. You have clearly been very active in the last year. 2. Your current ranking goes only to 3000+ posts. 3. A few people are approaching that rank. 4. There is no apparrent contingency for future ranks. So my proposal: If you wa...

And now for a name for the boy. How about Graham? Sounds stylish doesn't it? :wink: ...or how about: Martin(ez) - 229th most popular in UK in 2007 Taylor - 88th Warre(n) - 208th Callum (Calem) - 22nd (A bit tenuous I know!) (Quarles) Harris - 367th (Gould) Campbell - 1056th Morgan - 93rd Robert(son...

Not quite sure what they would cost me now, but I vaguely recall buying them at Taylors in about 2003 (with my now wife) at something like £30 each. I doubt I would have spent more than that per bottle at that time. What would anyone recommend in terms of drinking - of a suitable age yet or need mor...

I opened a second bottle of this last night to share with my brother. He was in the UK for 5 days and Texas is not known as an outpost for Port! Again, for around £15 this did not disapoint. However, having returned to it tonight after about 27 hours in the decanter, I think it improves with time. I...

Was looking through my bottles today and discovered the 2 Taylors Quinta De Vargellas 1995's I have are the Vinha Velha. A totally different proposition I gather having read the TN here!

I am in a majority at present!

Depends how you see the time difference - working in your favour or against you! In your favour - 10pm means drinking at 5pm New York time and all us Brits will be done by midnight. Against you - you start at 5pm and drink for 7 hours minimum. The latter could of course also be construed as in your ...

[quote="ADV] Personally I think the younger Colheita's will age in bottle for some time. However, the really old ones arn't going to get much better at that point, so no reason to age them in bottle. But that is just my personal opinion... [/quote] What would you define as "really old ones...

As someone who has never tasted a colheita I would be very interested! I am comtemplating finding one soon to try anyway.

I clearly recall the thread discussing the need to properly clean your decanter before pouring the precious liquid in. Of course you cannot help a little wastage in that process!

How about you rinse the decanter with the Warre's Warrior (and perhaps drink a little) then decant the Graham's and drink that.

Everyones a winner!

An idea occurs to me! I could have both my current status to hand for the purposes of posting in accordance with the currently proposed rules - AND something of my choice to celebrate!

That would be interesting! I think you do it via MSN messenger or Skype or similar and invite multiple parties. I think you have my hotmail address!

Derek T. wrote:OK - got you on the bowled thing (no chucking or throwing allowed unless fielding) - so when do you get a penalty run?

When you do anything against the laws such as no ball or a wide.

You can read the laws of the game at http://www.lords.org if you are really interested!

[quote="Derek TPS: On the question, I meant what happens when it's declared "wide" - is it another ball or a penalty run - I think you've told me. Is there a circumstance where an additional ball is thrown?[/quote] There should never be another ball "thrown"! If there is a n...

There are a number of possible responses to that question! "chucks" - chucking or throwing is illegal. No ball. Penalty run to batting side. Very controversial. See Darrell Hair and Muttiah Muralitheran. "too far" - could be wide of the batsman. In which case, depending on form o...

Derek, you display a good degree of knowledge for someone who suggested indifference!

But they were lucky! (Or maybe we were just not very good?!)

Either way, we all get another 5 days of amusement starting this Friday. I know many will be hardly able to contain their excitement!

Hi Jasper and welcome from me.

Jasper wrote: Most of my time goes into building http://www.freewinesearcher.com, which I want to make the best free search engine for wines and ports.

Can it find me free wine or is it just free searches for wine?!

Anyone have any ideas of what the government will tax if they succeed in turning us into a nation of snivelling, unit counting, anaemic wimps who no longer pay their unfair share of excise duty and VAT? + I have no idea! But if the environmentalists can have a party for their own politics, how abou...

AHB wrote:

benread wrote: boiled new potatoes

Everything else sounds perfect. I shudder at the thought of boiled new potatoes unless subsequently fried in goose fat.

Drowned in fresh melted butter would be my preference!

AHB wrote: Errm. Any suggestions as to what is customary to be eaten with a large steak?

In my own experience ( I am have lots when it comes to food!) large steak is best served rare / medium rare with boiled new potatoes, green beans and lots of english mustard.

Another commentary 'funny' for your amusement!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7405686.stm

If the scores are equal and the side batting second has completed its innings, it is a tie. If the scores are equal and the side batting second has not completed its innings, it is a draw. Confirmation of this point is available from the lawmakes of the game - the MCC! http://www.lords.org/laws-and-...

There is another perspective: cricket is part of our heritage. Port is part of our heritage. The two are intrinsically linked!