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- 17:55 Sat 05 Nov 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1980 Dow
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2949
Re: 1980 Dow vintage port
Sounds like this one was a lot more mature/open than the bottle we had at TCP a few months ago, which if I remember correctly was totally closed up; Interesting the variation between bottles/provenance if this is the case.
- 11:14 Wed 02 Nov 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2103
- Views: 890109
Re: Latest buy
Is that normal price DRT? If so, I'm going to head to one as I'm very low on every day drinkers (although with last week's practice for the offline, I'm stocking up rather than emptying the cabinet at the moment). If it's the same as our local Tesco, it's a half-price offer; has been showing on the...
- 10:47 Mon 31 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1268
- Views: 1188054
Re: Software that makes placemats
Fix verified.jdaw1 wrote:Thank you for the clear bug report. Please re-test.
- 09:59 Mon 31 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Tawny suggestion pls
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11162
Re: Tawny suggestion pls
If you see the Warre 2000 lbv in your local Waitrose, it would be worth a try and interesting to know whether you feel the same way (particularly given that Warre seems to be your sweet spot). I thought I had picked one up previously, though my spreadsheet says not; I shall have to check tonight an...
- 09:54 Mon 31 Oct 2011
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Port and Steak
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2585
Re: Port and Steak
*Again* ?! my reticence to buy Niepoort at all increases further (which is a shame since apart from the VA it would be very nice port)AHB wrote:The Croft was absolutely magnificant, the Niepoort riddled with VA. Tasting notes are now online.
- 10:53 Sun 30 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1268
- Views: 1188054
Re: Software that makes placemats
@Julian - ty for making the placemat postscript freely available online; used to great effect last night for non-TPF session. Also discovered another possible bug, as follows: - first define all the /Belowtitles as ( ) (i.e. a brackets with two spaces between; defining one member of the array this w...
- 10:23 Sun 30 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Tawny suggestion pls
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11162
Re: Tawny suggestion pls
We held the ruby/lbv/tawny/vintage tasting last night, and it was a big success. A couple of interesting results: - all bar one person present placed the Churchill 85 VP in first place, and the other person placed it second, - after the VP, the room was evenly split in two, with half the room placin...
- 08:58 Fri 28 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Tawny suggestion pls
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11162
Re: Tawny suggestion pls
Despite being contentious, the Warres Optima 10 year old is currently £7.11 a bottle (500mL) at Tesco. Decent price. Claiming to have the 2005 Noval LBV for £9.46 per bottle. Haven't seen the 2005 about so not sure about that? I presume that it will follow on from the 2004 in being a Quinta do Nova...
- 17:32 Thu 27 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1268
- Views: 1188054
Re: Software that makes placemats
f(h,w)=wh/(ah+bw) An excellent form. It doesn’t quote solve the problem as asked, but if one is instead differentiating with respect to Ln[ h ] and Ln[ w ], so considering proportionate increases, it works well. f[ h , w ,H,W] = h w /( W h + H w ), or ”“1 if the denominator is ≤0. This is increas...
- 17:25 Thu 27 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The arrival of Wiseman #3 and Wiseman #”“1
- Replies: 87
- Views: 46489
Re: The arrival of Wiseman #3 and Wiseman #”“1
Good for me.jdaw1 wrote:We should agree a start time. 18:00?
- 17:20 Thu 27 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Marks and Spencer BOB
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2945
Re: Marks and Spencer BOB
Many other styles (tawny, ruby, white) but no VP at one local store here atm.RAYC wrote:Anyone seen M&S starting to re-fill the shelves with VP yet? If so, what vintage?
I'm on the lookout for a 1989 if anyone sees it - around me last year i managed to find one bottle of it but otherwise it was all 1994.
- 10:34 Wed 26 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1268
- Views: 1188054
Re: Software that makes placemats
Perhaps:jdaw1 wrote:What should be f[!]? I’m stumped. Suggestions please.
f(h,w)=wh/(ah+bw) for all h>=H,w>=W else 0 (invalid)
where a,b are positive constants essentially defining the ideal ratio; a>b, perhaps a=kb where k>1.0, likely ~2.
- 10:26 Tue 25 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Tawny suggestion pls
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11162
Re: Tawny suggestion pls
Thanks for all the suggestions; I'll be picking up a bottle over the next couple of days ready for this weekend. I think I would definitely like to try a good 20yr tawny myself sometime (to see if I can be convinced) but that a 10yr is probably more suitable for this tasting to fit the right place i...
- 16:23 Sun 23 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The arrival of Wiseman #3 and Wiseman #”“1
- Replies: 87
- Views: 46489
Re: The arrival of Wiseman #3 and Wiseman #”“1
Aye, both star (12 degrees) and bottle (also currently at 12 degrees) chosen and yearning to be opened...jdaw1 wrote:When I am back at my computer this evening I will update. Meanwhile, perhaps other attendees could ensure that they have chosen.
BTW - What time are we aiming/booked for?
- 16:11 Wed 19 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Birth year port
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5916
Re: Birth year port
This discussion could be widened further by considering how misleading the terms 10, 20, 30, and Over 40 Years are given that they bear absolutely no relationship to the actual age of the wine in the bottle :? I thought I read somewhere that the indicated age must be less than the average age of th...
- 08:49 Wed 19 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1268
- Views: 1188054
Re: Software that makes placemats
The value "/NonDecanterLabelGlassesNumCopies 1 def" appears a few lines below the comment "% Non-Glasses Pages %". Changing this value to zero appears to stop the glasses pages from being printed. Is this as intended, or what is this variable intended to control? This might be s...
- 17:08 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: TCA Taint removal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6370
Re: TCA Taint removal
Unfortunately, nothing further from Filtrox on this, but then single-bottle processing isn't exactly their target market ofc.
Have another plan up my sleeve, will report back later.
Have another plan up my sleeve, will report back later.
- 17:05 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Churchill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6304
Re: 1985 Churchill
:lol: If I say "I agree with Rob" again, do I sound like a politician? ;) His tasting note above is about the same as mine, though I've only had it three times so far, two of which were Rob's bottles :lol: I'd add that it's slightly softer than the more heavyweight such as F85, and slightl...
- 09:52 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1268
- Views: 1188054
Re: Software that makes placemats
The value "/NonDecanterLabelGlassesNumCopies 1 def" appears a few lines below the comment "% Non-Glasses Pages %". Changing this value to zero appears to stop the glasses pages from being printed. Is this as intended, or what is this variable intended to control? Also, perhaps a ...
- 08:26 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Fonseca
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4428
Re: 1966 Fonseca
The darkest of the 66s (noticeably darker than the others); Very good overall, though not superb (as I had expected) and behind the Grahams for me.
- 08:23 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Dow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4032
Re: 1966 Dow
Another very good port, light to medium colour, very fruity to taste with a gentle sweetness and slight hint of acidity, very well balanced; good.
- 08:21 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Graham
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4514
Re: 1966 Graham
Superb and my WOTN... and the only 66 against which I wrote no notes (oops!)... must have been enjoying it too much
- 08:18 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1963 Graham
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4377
Re: 1963 Graham
Light to medium colour (typical 63), good flavour, quite complex; not too full, but lovely; My best of the 63s and 3rd choice for WOTN.
- 08:16 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1963 Fonseca
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5002
Re: 1963 Fonseca
Light to medium colour (typical 63), slightly sweeter on the nose and slightly acidic; overall good, but perhaps not as good as it should have been; longer decant needed maybe? good.
- 08:14 Tue 18 Oct 2011
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1963 Taylor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4272
Re: 1963 Taylor
Light to medium colour, very slightly darker than the other 63s. Medicinal hint on the nose, very flat flavour in the mouth; a little wood, and hint of VA on the finish. Overall an obviously damaged port. Poor.