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Calendar of Events - [organiser]

2024 2025 and beyond
  • Jan 2025 - Wine Dinner (2005 Bordeaux @ 20) - probably B&F [NAC] (note - SCD pre-booked)
  • 2025 - 1975s @ 50 - probably B&F [tbc]
  • 2025 - 1945s @ 80 - tbc - [NAC?]
  • Jan 2026 - Wine Dinner (2006 Bordeaux @ 20) - probably B&F [NAC]
  • Jan 2027 - Wine Dinner (2007 Bordeaux @ 20) - probably B&F [NAC]
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The following were proposed/planned for 2023 but were not scheduled (organisers noted): The following were planned pre-2023 but have not been rescheduled (organisers noted):
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Suggested/potential themes:
  • 1972 horizontal / 1982 horizontal / combined?
  • 1955s @ 70 in 2025 [NAC]
  • Tuke Holdsworth Vertical [PW] - abandoned for the moment
  • Other...
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Previous Events

2021
  • Thu 10 Jun - Virtual Tasting #11, No Theme
  • Thu 17 Jun - Virtual Tasting #12, Quevedo or other Colheita themed (following VWP Quevedo Colheita Tasting)
  • Thu 08 Jul - Virtual Tasting #13, following Port.Club tasting, so Churchill?
  • Wed 21 Jul - Virtual Tasting #XX, Theme tbc Didn't happen...
  • Thu 26 Aug - Virtual Tasting #14, Theme tbc
  • Mon 31 Aug - Jaboulet & Port Wine Dinner @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
  • Wed 08 Sep - VE Day Dinner @ 67 Pall Mall, Lutyen's Room [NAC]
  • Wed 22 Sep - Virtual Tasting #15, Theme tbc
  • Wed 06 Oct - Warre 350 Vertical @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
  • Wed 20 Oct - 1980 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [GEAG]
  • Thu 28 Oct - Virtual Tasting #16, Theme tbc
  • Wed 11 Nov - VWP/Quevedo Blend Your Own Vintage Port (virtual)
  • Tue 16 Nov - 1994 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room? [JDAW/AHB]
  • Thu 18 Nov- VWP Kopke Tasting Experience (virtual)
  • Wed 24 Nov - Virtual Tasting #17, Theme tbc Didn’t happen…
  • Thu 25 Nov - Nickolls & Perks / Symington 1991 Tasting (virtual)
  • Fri 26 Nov - Portweinmesse @ Leverkusen, Germany [AxelP]
  • Thu 2 Dec - VWP/Quevedo Garrafeira vs Colheita (virtual)
  • Tue 7 Dec - "Possibly Past It" Bordeaux & Burgundy Wine Dinner @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
  • Fri 10 Dec - Nickolls & Perks Tasting (virtual)
  • Wed 15 Dec - Opening a Quevedo closure experiment @ Davy’s at Plantation Place [AHB] Postponed - moved to 14/5/22
  • Thu 16 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends, White Horse Inn [AHB]
  • Wed 22 - Virtual Tasting #17, Festive
2022
  • Mon 10 Jan - 2022 Virtual #1, theme tbc
  • Thu 20 Jan - 1997 at 25 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] Postponed - new date tbc
  • Thu 20 Jan - Bring-a-bottle @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
  • Wed 2 Feb - BBR Vertical @ BBR [IDJ]
  • Thu 10 Feb - 2022 Virtual #2, theme tbc
  • Wed 16 Feb - Warre Private Cellar vs “Normal” Bottlings @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] Postponed - new date tbc
  • Wed 16 Feb - A Cellar Reduction Party @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Tue 1 Mar - Churchill Tasting @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
  • Tue 8 Mar - 2022 Virtual #3, theme tbc
  • Wed 16 Mar - 1985 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room, 1800 for 1830 start [GEAG]
  • Wed 6 Apr - 1992 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Wed 13 Apr - 2022 Virtual #4, theme tbc
  • Tue 26 Apr - Emergency - "Bring a Bottle" @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Tue 10 May - Quinta de la Rosa Vintage & LBV Vertical @ Boot & Flogger [TC] - CANCELLED
  • Wed 11 May - Opening a Quevedo closure experiment @ Davy’s at Plantation Place [AHB] - CANCELLED
  • Tue 17 May - White Aged Ports @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NW]
  • Tue 24 May - 1997 at 25 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
  • Tue 14 Jun - Portuguese Wines Dinner [HTWH] - POSTPONED
  • Thu 23 Jun - Aged LBVs @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] - POSTPONED
  • Mon 25 Jul - Bring a Port from 1960-1970 [AHB]
  • Wed 17 Aug - Emergency 1970-1985 [JDAW]
  • Tue 30 Aug - Emergency [JDAW]
  • Tue 20 Sep - Crusted @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [JDAW]
  • Tue 11 Oct - Warre Private Cellar etc [NAC] - POSTPONED
  • Tues 11 Oct - Bring A Bottle @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [CPR]
  • Wed 2 Nov - Terra Feita vertical @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room? [GEAG]
  • Fri 4 Nov - Portwinemesse 2022 @ Leverkusen [AxelP]
  • Tue 8 Nov - A Disagreement or Controversy or Misunderstanding [JDAW] - POSTPONED
  • Wed 30 Nov - The Software's 20th Anniversary @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Wed 14 Dec - The Quevedo Closure Experiment @ Lutyen's Room, 67 Pall Mall [AHB]
  • Thu 15 Dec - The Port Forum Christmas Tasting [AHB]
2023
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Assuming there is some consensus on this, I’m happy to maintain a “master” list/schedule of agreed dates which can be kept at the top of this thread.
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To all of them I say “Yes please”.

So: yes please.
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My only observation is that we might see social restrictions be reintroduced towards the end of the year. I suggest Not leaving tastings until December!
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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I have contacted the B&F and requested the Red Room for Thursday 10th June (tentatively, for the TTF) and Wednesday 23rd June (tentatively, for the 1980).
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winesecretary wrote: 13:23 Thu 25 Feb 2021I have contacted the B&F and requested the Red Room for Thursday 10th June (tentatively, for the TTF) and Wednesday 23rd June (tentatively, for the 1980).
Independently I have requested the Red Room, Wednesday 6th April 2022, for the 1992 horizontal.
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Suggesting Weds 6th Oct as new date for Warre 350 tasting. Will contact B&F to request the Red Room.
I'll update the main thread for the tasting to request reconfirmations.
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2022 is a significant anniversary for 1972 and 1982 - both of which (I suspect) are likely to prove difficult to obtain many bottles for.

Might it make sense to think about combining the two and having a joint tasting?

Is there a 72 or 82 baby (or both) who would like to take on organising this one?

Or, is there an appetite to keep them separate?
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Have now combined the two separate lists into one - this one.

Admins - could/should this become one of the pinned threads?

Have suggested some monthly dates for virtual tastings up to the end of 2021. Are we OK with these?
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Planner updated to reflect postponements, etc.
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Now that 1980 Horizontal has been confirmed for 20/10/21, Virtual #16 has been moved from 21/10 to 28/10.
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Given that there's now nothing in the planner until 21/7 do we want to do something before that? How about Thurs 8/7?
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Have added in a session on Thursday 8th July following the Port.Club event.
Will open associated list.
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Planner updated with the various VWP events & the Symington 91 tasting.
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Planner updated to show 2022 in more detail.

If there are no objections then I’m going to move the list of previous events to the end of the first post.
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Planner has been updated to include all the planned 2022 events. Have I missed anything?

Previous tasting have been moved to the end of the post to improve clarity.

I note that there are currently only four events planned for 2022Q1. Does anyone have anything they want to add yet?

What do we collectively think about the virtual tastings? One a month maybe? Unless anyone thinks otherwise I’ll go with this for the Planner.
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Planner has been updated to show postponed & rearranged events.
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How about a horizontal of 1955s @ 70 years old in 2025?

Suspect this might already be difficult to do due to general availability of bottles, but maybe worth considering now to give people a chance to either save bottles for it or to obtain?

Have a BBR bottled Tuke Holdworth & a Hankey Bannister Dow that I’d be prepared to save for this.

Three years to organise this should just about be enough.
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I have two bottlings of Taylor.
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@ nac - 16th March is Red Room at the B&F, 1800 for 1830
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winesecretary wrote: 21:20 Sat 29 Jan 2022 @ nac - 16th March is Red Room at the B&F, 1800 for 1830
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There are events on 26th April and 24th May but nothing in between. Feels like quite a gap. Would someone like to organise something?
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Hello, gentlemen! (and maybe other ladies?)
Firstly, I’d like to thank you for including me in your wonderful community!
And what could be a better way to prove my allegiance than to organise a tasting in that gap that you’ve identified!
How does May 17th work for you? The theme TBC, but I’ll get something interesting for you 😉
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Nelly wrote: 12:50 Tue 12 Apr 2022 Hello, gentlemen! (and maybe other ladies?)
Firstly, I’d like to thank you for including me in your wonderful community!
And what could be a better way to prove my allegiance than to organise a tasting in that gap that you’ve identified!
How does May 17th work for you? The theme TBC, but I’ll get something interesting for you 😉
Perfect!
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Neil - I have some other dates in my diary, but don't know if they are still planned. These are:
White Port - May 17
Terra feita - Jun 10
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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