Thursday 16th December - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

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Alex Bridgeman
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Thursday 16th December - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

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After a hiatus last year due to you-know-what, we hope to be back to our normal routine for celebrating Christmas.

Tom has offered to once again host us at the White Horse Inn for the evening on Thursday 16th December.

As usual, the people attending and waitlisted for the last Christmas dinner will be offered first refusal. If you are offered first refusal, please respond by the end of August. If you don't want your spot (or if you don't reply by the end of August) I'll offer your seat to the next person on the waiting list.

Tom will arrange for steak and chips for everyone attending unless you request otherwise when confirming your seat (but choices are very limited so keep things simple!)

Please take a lateral flow test before travelling to the tasting and only attend if your test is negative!

First refusal seats are offered to:
  1. Uncle Tom (confirmed)
  2. JDAW (confirmed)
  3. Alex M (confirmed)
  4. GEAG (confirmed)
  5. HTWH (confirmed)
  6. IDJ (confirmed)
  7. MPM (confirmed)
  8. WS1 (confirmed)
  9. CPR (confirmed)
  10. PW (confirmed)
RESERVES
  • Ralph
  • Rich_n
  • NAC (confirmed - but not until Xmas 2022)
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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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Re: Thursday 16th December - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

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Can I go on the reserve list please.
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please can i be added to the reserve list, thanks
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Ditto reserve list please.
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Incidentally, Alex, and looking at your footer, what are your top ports of 2021 (so far)? In my own list, I am in two minds as to whether to include that astonishing Fonseca 1966, partly because it was showing so young. So at the moment I am running T45 (just beating out) Mz55, then McK55, W66, T70. Four of those five the same night, too.
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Re: Thursday 16th December - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

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winesecretary wrote: 22:20 Tue 10 Aug 2021 Incidentally, Alex, and looking at your footer, what are your top ports of 2021 (so far)? In my own list, I am in two minds as to whether to include that astonishing Fonseca 1966, partly because it was showing so young. So at the moment I am running T45 (just beating out) Mz55, then McK55, W66, T70. Four of those five the same night, too.
Thank you for the reminder. I’ll have to update my footer. An enjoyable little job to do today in between other tasks.
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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Re: Thursday 16th December - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

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Have added this event to the Planner.
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Confirming - very much looking forward to returning to the White Horse :990033:
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Also confirming, missed this event!

regards

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Thx Tom and Alex. Confirming and looking forward to it.
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Confirming, and hopeful.
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Still available if possible
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Reconfirming-with my fingers crossed!
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Confirmed
Look forward to it
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Re: Thursday 16th December - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

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I need a space for our Industry Guest, who will be Oscar Quevedo this year.

Christopher confirmed his seat last week and Axel tentatively confirmed his last night so I have used executive powers to assume that Wolfgang Giehrl will not be attending this year. Oscar is therefore taking Wolfgang’s seat.

Axel and Christopher have until the end of October to definitely confirm their attendance in this thread or I will start to offer seats to confirmed reserves.
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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Sorry confirmed
Thanks
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Axel is unable to attend on the 16th December.

Simon - as the first confirmed person on the reserves list the seat is yours if you want it.
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 am afraid I have missed the boat on this one and have to be at the B&B. I have failed to get to this 5 years running now, but hope to get there one year. I hope there are some fine ports enjoyed and wish you the best. Now to the next on the reserve list…
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…that would be Harry.

Harry, are you able to be in Newport, Essex the evening of December 16?

(One year we’ll manage to get Simon to this tasting!)
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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Alex, yes i can be in Newport, Essex on the evening of 16th December. thanks
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I thought it was worth offering a word of advice to those joining the Christmas tasting for the first time. We tend to finish around 00.30. There are a handful of Bed & Breakfast establishments operating in Newport or the Cricketer’s Arms in Rickling Green (5 minutes by taxi) but please book early!

Or, of course, you are welcome to leave before we have opened all the bottles..,
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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Great, so my slot is in good hands...
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Draft of the sticky labels and TN sheets. Two pages of 2×4 stickies; three pages of 5×13.

(Or would Roman numerals be preferred, as in the paperwork used in 2019?)
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Re: Thursday 16th December - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

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Unfortunately CMAG and RGO from the reserve list need to drop out. Hope you have a great evening
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Christopher wrote: 11:10 Mon 22 Nov 2021 Unfortunately CMAG and RGO from the reserve list need to drop out. Hope you have a great evening
Thank you for letting me know.

George, you are the next confirmed reserve. Would you like the vacant seat?
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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