1975’s@50 - Monday 21st July 2025

[mcoulson]

Hi guys sorry been off line for a bit!

Food order is Welsh Rarebit
Burger (M/R) and fries with creamed spinach
07817103583

Thankyou .... And your guest ?

[pommy42]

Just chased him!

[nac]

JDAW will be bringing RV & Df - assuming we can coordinate meeting up.

[mcoulson]

Can you all just check that the bottle you are bringing is correct on the first post ... Please shout now if it's wrong ...

Julian would you be so kind as to produce the placemats ... Mags next to the bottles please.

[mcoulson]

Just in passing.... Does any have a T75 they could bring .. Ian points out we are missing this

[CPR 1]

I can bring a bonus F75?

[mcoulson]

I can bring a bonus F75?

Well done that man !!!

[mcoulson]

I know I'm going to be shot down in flames for this but we are in danger of having a lot of port .....

If you have a guest in mind now might be a good time to ask them along ....

[jdaw1]

Somebody please check the current draft of the placemats, bitmaps of which have been added to the first post.

@pommy42: who is your guest?

[pommy42]

My guest (Neil Ridley) has just confirmed: bruschetta, burger, affagato

Thank you so much

[jdaw1]

My guest (Neil Ridley)

Which has caused an update of the draft of the placemats: somebody please check that all is well.

[flash_uk]

My guest (Neil Ridley)

Which has caused an update of the draft of the placemats: somebody please check that all is well.

Have had a quick check - hard to be certain, as not sure all things declared are in the top post, but:
- top post says Ck is AH from IDJ, placemat says from IDJ
- IDJ bringing F-mag and T-mag, neither on placemat yet
- Rob (guest of MSC) not on placemats yet
- Ni on placemat as AH from MSC, but not mentioned in top post
- RP on placemat as AH from MSC, whereas top post says it is from NR (assigning Neil initials NR)

[mcoulson]

It's still in flux ... Will be completed in a day or so ....

[jdaw1]

Have had a quick check - hard to be certain, as not sure all things declared are in the top post, but:
- top post says Ck is AH from IDJ, placemat says from IDJ
- IDJ bringing F-mag and T-mag, neither on placemat yet
- Rob (guest of MSC) not on placemats yet
- Ni on placemat as AH from MSC, but not mentioned in top post
- RP on placemat as AH from MSC, whereas top post says it is from NR (assigning Neil initials NR)

Lordy! I believe that I hadn’t been that sloppy, but actually stuff has changed since yesterday evening. (Why did we lose the Niepoort?) Anyway, there have been updates to both the current draft of the placemats and to the bitmaps in the first post.

It's still in flux ... Will be completed in a day or so ....

I.e., there will be more updates. Please tell me the changes, as well as the new absolute.


Some of our wimpier folks might think that nineteen bottles volume is, for thirteen people on a school night, neither too little nor too much.


Who will print? And please could they do so mindful of issue 171, there being a less legible version bug report at Adobe.

[pommy42]

93 pages printed out today - appear to be all ok!

[mcoulson]

Sorry to say this but the single bottle of T is missing from the placements .... Once I'm home I'll check it all and I'll print at the weekend....

[jdaw1]

I have an extra: are we already fourteen? If yes, please can Matt T. be first reserve?

[jdaw1]

The placemats have been updated: somebody please check that all is well.

[mcoulson]

Looks good to me ... I'll print Monday morning .....

[jdaw1]

going to open and decant 8am ish and re bottle 2 ish ...

I will decant at 07:30, and keep sealed in cooled decanters until arrival.

[mcoulson]

it's all been printed .... see you all tomorrow

[jdaw1]

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1975 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1975 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
  • 1975 Ramos Pinto;
  • 1975 Taylor;
  • 1975 Taylor magnum;
  • 1975 Delaforce;
  • 1975 Fonseca;
  • 1975 Fonseca magnum;
  • 1975 Croft;
  • 1975 Croft magnum;
  • 1975 Warre;
  • 1975 Dow;
  • 1975 Dow magnum;
  • 1975 Cockburn;
  • 1975 Butler Nephew;
  • 1975 Rebello Valente;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Pictures of Df75 and RV75 in their respective threads.

[nac]

Hope this goes well. Disappointed that I’m unable to join you. Enjoy!

[BRPetrie]

D Mag double decanted 2pm today, looking good!

[Alex Bridgeman]

Have fun everyone. Enjoy the wines.

[idj123]

Signalling problems into Waterloo has meant that my intended train has been cancelled but still hoping to be there by 6.30pm (and yes, I know the B&F closes early on a Monday!).

[idj123]

All the bottles I am bringing double decanted between 12.10pm and 12.55pm, today. Only the F tried (it seemed fine).