August "The NY Vesuvio Tasting"

[g-man]

I believe it was when AHB first stopped by NY, we had a tasting of vesuvio.

We shall recreate the event in honor of our Vesuvio obsessed member.

This will be a placeholder for an August tasting to be in NY!

Declared vintages of Vesuvio are but I propose 10 years of vesuvio 1989-2000 (or 1990-2000 and perhaps the 2005 vintage.):

1989
1990
1991
1992
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

[jdaw1]

Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1990 ~ 1 @ $57 broken wax capsule (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1991 ~ 1 @ $69 WS91 damp stained label (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1992 ~ 1 @ $66 WS94 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1996 ~ 1 @ $40 WS90 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1997 ~ 1 @ $66 WA90, WS90 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1998 ~ 1 @ $60 WE90 nicked label (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1999 ~ 1 @ $46 damp stained label (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 2000 ~ 1 @ $52 WS94, ST92, WA91 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 2001 ~ 1 @ $54 (In-Stock)

Nice pricing. New Yorkers: a Vesuvio vertical?

Did you buy Benchmark’s little stash?

Alas not me. (And I’m not convinced that August is the perfect weather for Vesuvio.)

[g-man]

Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1990 ~ 1 @ $57 broken wax capsule (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1991 ~ 1 @ $69 WS91 damp stained label (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1992 ~ 1 @ $66 WS94 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1996 ~ 1 @ $40 WS90 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1997 ~ 1 @ $66 WA90, WS90 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1998 ~ 1 @ $60 WE90 nicked label (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 1999 ~ 1 @ $46 damp stained label (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 2000 ~ 1 @ $52 WS94, ST92, WA91 (In-Stock)
Quinta do Vesuvio Port 2001 ~ 1 @ $54 (In-Stock)

Nice pricing. New Yorkers: a Vesuvio vertical?

Did you buy Benchmark’s little stash?

Alas not me. (And I’m not convinced that August is the perfect weather for Vesuvio.)

I might have.

and I am inclined to agree with you, but I realize there's a lacking of port tastings in August.

Perhaps a September tasting might be worthwhile.

[g-man]

I am able to hopefully supply the following bottles.

1990
1991
1992
1996
1999

[mosesbotbol]

If we could do a "pay per head", I would like to be in line for a seat. The Vesuvio cases are too pretty to break up...

Some of the older bottlings are not suppose to be that great.

[g-man]

If we could do a "pay per head", I would like to be in line for a seat. The Vesuvio cases are too pretty to break up...

Some of the older bottlings are not suppose to be that great.

Fear not!
I picked up the ones that were not available in the ny market for cheaper, so we should easily be able to find the missing vintages in ny local stores.

Shall we aim for a saturday in august?

[Glenn E.]

If I can arrange reasonable travel and accomodations, your very-extreme-western-NYC member would love to join you for this tasting.

[Alex Bridgeman]

I believe it was when AHB first stopped by NY, we had a tasting of vesuvio.

We shall recreate the event in honor of our Vesuvio obsessed member.

Declared vintages of Vesuvio are but I propose 10 years of vesuvio 1989-2000 (or 1990-2000 and perhaps the 2005 vintage.):

1989
1990
1991
1992
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

Please double check that you have a 2002 in your collection. If you do, then please PM me.

[g-man]

Please double check that you have a 2002 in your collection. If you do, then please PM me.

ah I do not, typed too quickly.

[g-man]

I am able to hopefully supply the following bottles.

1990
1991
1992
1996
1999

Okay,
I do have these bottles in possession.

What other vintages shall we collect, and what's a good date for everybody?

[Alex Bridgeman]

If you can, try and get hold of a bottle of the 1998. This is drinking extremely well at the moment and was a star of a tasting which I went to around Christmas last year.

[SushiNorth]

If you can, try and get hold of a bottle of the 1998. This is drinking extremely well at the moment and was a star of a tasting which I went to around Christmas last year.

What would convince you to come to a tasting this year? As a date has not yet been picked for this tasting, your presence would certainly influence it.

g-man: I've 2000.

[Glenn E.]

What other vintages shall we collect, and what's a good date for everybody?

I'd aim for the older bottles, as with Vesuvio the younger they are the harder they are to drink.

I have the 1994 and 1995 and would be happy to bring them if I'm able to arrange travel. That might not work so well for a tasting, though, as the flight out would no doubt unsettle the sediment and make for a poor showing.

Date-wise, I would prefer the last week of August or some time in September. But don't schedule around me as I don't yet know whether or not airfare will be reasonable.

[ac-fast]

I would realy like to taste..... but NY is far far far far away

[Glenn E.]

I would realy like to taste..... but NY is far far far far away

SAS from Copenhagen to NYC is probably not much different in cost than a flight from Seattle to NYC. The main difference being that I will probably have more options from which to choose.

If I'm able to arrange travel, I'll probably fly in on the day of the tasting and fly back to Seattle the next day. Would it be possible for me to borrow a couch for the intervening night?

[g-man]

I would realy like to taste..... but NY is far far far far away

SAS from Copenhagen to NYC is probably not much different in cost than a flight from Seattle to NYC. The main difference being that I will probably have more options from which to choose.

If I'm able to arrange travel, I'll probably fly in on the day of the tasting and fly back to Seattle the next day. Would it be possible for me to borrow a couch for the intervening night?

my couch is free, question is, would you like to have a tasting of something else if you're making the trip out here?

I believe between Sushi and I we can have a fairly interesting tasting that might include a fonseca 1960.