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- 22:48 Thu 28 Jun 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Low-level nuclear waste
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10371
Low-level nuclear waste
Quiz. What piece of low-level nuclear waste, that is also drinking apparatus, am I using Churchill’s White Porto to attempt to make safer? And how?
- 01:18 Thu 28 Jun 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Are you affected by the flooding? Is your cellar safe?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18103
WOW :shock: - can't believe you've still got any left :? I'm in need of some advice from a wise old friend. It's 23:55 and I have to get up at 06:00 to drive to Doncaster to catch a train to London for an extremely important meeting, accompanied by my boss. Should I: 1. Go to bed 2. Open a bottle o...
- 15:45 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Taking Pictures of Port
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25525
Post above corrected to say Canon SD500.
Post above corrected to say Canon SD500.
- 06:09 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Peculier Port phrases Thread.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17453
Not to be too picky…
Not to be too picky Mr ', Not to be too picky Mr’, Not to be too picky Mr., (I don’t control the BB’s automatic “wrote†, rather than “written†.) Further, being merciful, this wasn’t used as your induction into that which passes as the TPF Hall of Shame . should the "sesqui" really be se...
- 05:59 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Apostrophe crimes
- Replies: 2092
- Views: 1241121
Jay P’s apostrophe crimes
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1076#1076]Here[/url] Jay P wrote:Marketing at it's best.
- 05:58 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 101 things to do with a Vesuvio bin label..
- Replies: 38
- Views: 80879
Marketing at its best.
I have never owned, nor tasted, Vesuvio. Maybe I should.
Marketing at its best.
Marketing at its best.
- 02:25 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: 1985 Napa Valley Port Cellars
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4773
1985 Napa Valley Port Cellars
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:24 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: 1985 Ko-öperatiewe Wijnbouwers Vereniging (of South Africa)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3889
1985 Ko-öperatiewe Wijnbouwers Vereniging (of South Africa)
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:24 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Messias
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4616
1985 Messias
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, and ...
- 02:22 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Andresen
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5028
1985 Andresen
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:22 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Sandeman
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4231
1985 Sandeman
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:21 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Dow
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4350
1985 Dow
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:21 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Warre
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4173
1985 Warre
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:21 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Smith Woodhouse
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4407
1985 Smith Woodhouse
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, and ...
- 02:20 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Royal Oporto
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4138
1985 Royal Oporto
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:20 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Calem
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4720
1985 Calem
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, and ...
- 02:19 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Ramos Pinto
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4564
1985 Ramos Pinto
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, and ...
- 02:17 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Churchill
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4695
1985 Churchill
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, and ...
- 02:17 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Quinta do Noval
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4066
1985 Quinta do Noval
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, a...
- 02:15 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Quinta do Noval Nacional
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5124
1985 Quinta do Noval Nacional
Saturday 17th March 2007: chez mon père, a 1985 horizontal, consisting mostly of houses new to me ( paperwork , more fancy-schmancy than that used the previous evening ). Notes are even briefer: my enthusiasm for note-taking had clearly diminished. Present: JDAW MAW RAW APPW JRW RKA JFH MF SRG, and ...
- 02:02 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Taylor
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4978
1985 Taylor
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. • Taylor 1985 RKA’s favourite. And did he te...
- 02:02 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1950 Taylor Special Quinta
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11301
1950 Taylor Special Quinta
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. • Taylor Special Quinta 1950 Pale rose, maybe a...
- 02:01 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1927 Taylor
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5749
1927 Taylor
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. • Unknown 1927 Sold some years ago as two bo...
- 01:59 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1908 Taylor
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5463
1908 Taylor
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. • Taylor 1908 Like the Cockburn 1908, cloudy...
- 01:58 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Cockburn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5261
1985 Cockburn
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. Having had very little experience of Cockbur...
- 01:57 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Cockburn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5646
1970 Cockburn
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. Having had very little experience of Cockbur...
- 01:57 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1963 Cockburn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5540
1963 Cockburn
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. Having had very little experience of Cockbur...
- 01:56 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1960 Cockburn
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6317
1960 Cockburn
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. Having had very little experience of Cockbur...
- 01:55 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1955 Cockburn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5527
1955 Cockburn
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. Having had very little experience of Cockbur...
- 01:55 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1927 Cockburn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5551
1927 Cockburn
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. Having had very little experience of Cockburn, ...
- 01:54 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1908 Cockburn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5920
1908 Cockburn
Friday 16th March 2007: chez mon père, a sesquivertical of Cockburn and Taylor ( paperwork ). Present: JDAW MAW RAW WDBP RKA JFH MF SRG, and sort-of SVW. See review . A vertical of Cockburn, with some matching Taylor vintages, and some mystery bottles. Having had very little experience of Cockburn, ...
- 01:50 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1962 Quinta do Noval Nacional
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5178
1962 Nacional
Nacional 1962, Nacional 1980, and Nacional 1985 were tasted in a further celebration of the birth of my first child, Sophia Wiseman . Present were myself and the missus, and friends BAW ODM TZ SGO'S and RO'S; the first of these bringing some fines cheeses. See review . The 1962, the darkest of the t...
- 01:49 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1980 Quinta do Noval Nacional
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4797
1980 Nacional
Nacional 1962, Nacional 1980, and Nacional 1985 were tasted in a further celebration of the birth of my first child, Sophia Wiseman . Present were myself and the missus, and friends BAW ODM TZ SGO'S and RO'S; the first of these bringing some fines cheeses. See review . The 1980 was unremarkable when...
- 01:49 Wed 27 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Quinta do Noval Nacional
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4661
1985 Quinta do Noval Nacional
Nacional 1962, Nacional 1980, and Nacional 1985 were tasted in a further celebration of the birth of my first child, Sophia Wiseman . Present were myself and the missus, and friends BAW ODM TZ SGO'S and RO'S; the first of these bringing some fines cheeses. See review . The 1985 was the least pleasin...
- 22:11 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Taking Pictures of Port
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25525
Re: Photography technique
In each case several shots were taken, and the best used. This is precisely the method I use - I was hoping you had a secret trick that would save me some time It’s all of an extra ¼ minute per shot. Reminding you that you should be waiting patiently for the port to develop in the decanter, perh...
- 22:03 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Taking Pictures of Port
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25525
Photography technique
Until the pictures that triggered this thread, I have photographed bottles by holding them in the air about 2½' from my Mac’s built-in camera. Just before taking the picture Apple’s PhotoBooth does a screen white-out as a diffuse flash. This picture is then trimmed, with no colour adjustments. The R...
- 21:33 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Taking Pictures of Port
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25525
Flash suggestions
Back to the subject. The problem is whiteout from the flash versus darkness without flash.
- Does taping a piece of paper over the flash provide enough diffusion?
- Mount in a picture frame without glass a piece of white paper. Does shining a light onto that work?
- Other suggestions?
- 21:20 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6297
Nacional 1963
The one time I had Nacional 1963, in the company of Mr Bridgeman, it tasted of raspberries.
Me too: I would have this again.
Me too: I would have this again.
- 21:19 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Taking Pictures of Port
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25525
all Nacional vintages ever declared
No. Must hold all Nacional vintages ever declared, with magnums of the regular Noval from those years in which it also declared.
- 20:26 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Taking Pictures of Port
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25525
I repeat my encouragement. please could other posters of TN consider themselves encouraged to include photographs of bottle, cork, and—most importantly—port. Photography geekiness I can’t do. And indeed there was considerable trouble with the flash reflecting off the glass ( e.g. ) and hiding the...
- 14:47 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Are you affected by the flooding? Is your cellar safe?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18103
Are you affected by the flooding? Is your cellar safe?
Hundreds of people have fled their homes in three villages in South Yorkshire amid fears a dam is about to burst after torrential rain. … Elsewhere weather conditions are easing after severe flooding across England. But Sheffield remained virtually cut off from the rest of the country as the transp...
- 11:30 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Apostrophe crimes
- Replies: 2092
- Views: 1241121
Antidisestablishmentarianists' Corner
Likewise I could call it Antidisestablishmentarianists' Corner. That’s always awkward. The corner could be used by one antidisestablishmentarianist (so ‟Antidisestablishmentarianist's”), but is intended for the use of many to discuss these things (‟Antidisestablishmentarianists'”, as you wrote, a...
- 00:11 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
- Topic: My drink of choice.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9586
Smiths was always too smooth for me
Smiths was always too smooth for me — perhaps too Northern in its style. I like more bitter and more grip.
A gallon? The most beer I have ever seen a man drink before debladdering is twelve pints, on the Monopoly pub crawl. He admitted that it was a “long slash†.
A gallon? The most beer I have ever seen a man drink before debladdering is twelve pints, on the Monopoly pub crawl. He admitted that it was a “long slash†.
- 00:00 Tue 26 Jun 2007
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 1899831
Smaller picture done.
Smaller picture done.
Does that mean that you are using these at home, operated all by yourself? If so you are one of the few.KillerB wrote:Thanks jdaw, having used these I can confirm that they are extremely useful.
- 23:56 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: We're on Google!
- Replies: 118
- Views: 105430
…with the commensurate affect on auction prices
…with the commensurate affect on auction prices. Phew indeed.RonnieRoots wrote:Phew, for I while there I was afraid there were far more port lovers in this world than we previously knew of.
- 22:10 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: We're on Google!
- Replies: 118
- Views: 105430
It is possible to split threads; at least, I’ve seen it done
It is possible to split threads; at least, I’ve seen it done elsewhere.
- 22:03 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: We're on Google!
- Replies: 118
- Views: 105430
How much of this thread should be in Meaningless Drivel?
How much of this thread should be heaved overboard to Meaningless Drivel? (Clue: “none† is not the correct answer.)
- 21:02 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Avatars
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24985
“the original is around 600cm wide†
I mis-read this first time. That’s huge!Derek T. wrote:the original is around 600cm wide
- 20:56 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: We're on Google!
- Replies: 118
- Views: 105430
Where “everyone† means “everyone we actually know†
Where “everyone† means “everyone we actually know†, rather than everyone.KillerB wrote:send e-mails to everyone.
- 20:30 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: We're on Google!
- Replies: 118
- Views: 105430
SEO agreement
OK, we’re agreed. We do (or have already done) the cheap kosher things, and then let nature take its course.