One quiz at a time

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 05:03 Mon 28 Sep 2009

AHB wrote:27

Too low

Glenn E. wrote:Hmm. That seems high to me. I'll start at 20.

Consequently, too low

DRT wrote:46?

Too high

It must be said, the guesses are not bad at all. I must have been too open about the size of my cellar to you guys.

To give some perspective: the total number of bottles in the cellar is around 500. About 40% of this is Port.

Post by **DRT** » 12:11 Mon 28 Sep 2009

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 12:59 Mon 28 Sep 2009

Sorry Derek, but you were the last one to post, so aren't allowed a guess yet. You can repost after someone else chimed in or go for another number.

Anyway, I will ignore this guess.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:07 Mon 28 Sep 2009

You have a lot! Okay, I'll go with 3 times the number I have: 39.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 18:01 Mon 28 Sep 2009

39 is too low.

Post by **DRT** » 21:46 Mon 28 Sep 2009

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 23:09 Mon 28 Sep 2009

The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42!

Post by **DRT** » 00:35 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Glenn E. wrote:The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42!

Glenn,

We are from the same generation and share many beliefs, but I have to break the news to you that that is not exactly true. Hard though it may be to accept, 42 is not the answer to everything. 6x7 being an obvious example.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 03:29 Tue 29 Sep 2009

DRT wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42!
Glenn,

We are from the same generation and share many beliefs, but I have to break the news to you that that is not exactly true. Hard though it may be to accept, 42 is not the answer to everything. 6x7 being an obvious example.

No no no no no... the question is "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 04:58 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Glenn E. wrote:The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42!

Great film (and great books), but I must agree with Derek, it is not the answer to everything. In this case 42 is too high.

DRT wrote:41?

Too high.

That leaves only one option. The first to jump in is next.

Post by **DRT** » 07:31 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Post by **DRT** » 07:35 Tue 29 Sep 2009

What was the first VP that I purchased in an OWC?

Clue 1. It was a six pack.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 07:55 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Vesuvio 1994

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 09:11 Tue 29 Sep 2009

That would have been my guess as well. Vesuvio 2000 then.

Post by **DRT** » 09:26 Tue 29 Sep 2009

AHB wrote:Vesuvio 1994

RonnieRoots wrote:That would have been my guess as well. Vesuvio 2000 then.

House and both years are incorrect.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 10:35 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Martinez 1983

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 11:15 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Morgan 1991

Post by **DRT** » 12:16 Tue 29 Sep 2009

AHB wrote:Martinez 1983

RonnieRoots wrote:Morgan 1991

Both houses incorrect. One vintage correct.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 18:39 Tue 29 Sep 2009

1991 Graham?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 18:56 Tue 29 Sep 2009

1983 Graham

Post by **DRT** » 20:25 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Glenn E. wrote:1991 Graham?

RonnieRoots wrote:1983 Graham

House incorrect. Unsurprisingly, one vintage correct.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:40 Tue 29 Sep 2009

1983 Warre?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:41 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Offley 1983

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:02 Tue 29 Sep 2009

1983 Gould Campbell?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 22:20 Tue 29 Sep 2009

Dow 1983

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 05:48 Wed 30 Sep 2009

Fonseca 1983

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 05:52 Wed 30 Sep 2009

1983 Smith Woodhouse?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 05:55 Wed 30 Sep 2009

Warre 1983

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 06:46 Wed 30 Sep 2009

AHB wrote:Warre 1983

Is this different from

Glenn E. wrote:1983 Warre?

Post by **DRT** » 07:39 Wed 30 Sep 2009

Glenn E. wrote:1983 Warre?

AHB wrote:Offley 1983

Glenn E. wrote:1983 Gould Campbell?

KillerB wrote:Dow 1983

RonnieRoots wrote:Fonseca 1983

All wrong.

Glenn E. wrote:1983 Smith Woodhouse?

Glenn's up

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:52 Wed 30 Sep 2009

I just finished a purchase from Goncalo at Vinologia which is being shipped to jdaw1 in Paris for me to pick up in a couple of weeks. The primary reason for the purchase was to secure a couple bottles of 1952 Dalva Golden White Colheita before a) the price gets out of control (which is already pretty close), and b) it disappears for good.

Naturally, my order kept growing as Goncalo and I PM'd back and forth. Goncalo has access to a wide variety of Ports that I cannot obtain in the US, so a bottle here and a bottle there and pretty soon I had 7 total. (Hey, I have to carry them back in my luggage. Even 7 is pushing the limit!)

Name any of the other bottles that I ordered. jdaw1 is not allowed to guess as he has already been sent a PM listing the contents of the soon-to-arrive-in-Paris shipment.

Post by **DRT** » 21:27 Thu 01 Oct 2009

Santa Euphimia 20 yr old white tawny?

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:46 Thu 01 Oct 2009

DRT wrote:Santa Euphimia 20 yr old white tawny?

Close, but no cigar.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 10:34 Fri 02 Oct 2009

Quinta da Romaneira >40YOT

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 17:02 Fri 02 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:Quinta da Romaneira >40YOT

Less close to an actually ordered bottle, though is one that I did consider.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 19:55 Fri 02 Oct 2009

1952 Dalva Golden White Colheita bottle #2

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 20:16 Fri 02 Oct 2009

g-man wrote:1952 Dalva Golden White Colheita bottle #2

That would be cheating!

Glenn E. wrote:The primary reason for the purchase was to secure a couple bottles of 1952 Dalva Golden White Colheita
...
Name any of the other bottles that I ordered.

DRT's first guess was really quite close, with allowances made for the spelling error.

Of the 5 bottles you're trying to identify, 2 are VP and 3 are Tawny with an indication of age.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 07:00 Sat 03 Oct 2009

Santa Eufemia 30YO White Tawny

Quinta do Vale Meao 2007 VP

Post by **DRT** » 10:14 Sat 03 Oct 2009

Santa Youfeemia 10YO white tawny?

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:27 Sat 03 Oct 2009

Glenn E. wrote:jdaw1 is not allowed to guess as he has already been sent a PM listing the contents of the soon-to-arrive-in-Paris shipment.

Have I? OK.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 18:03 Sat 03 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:Santa Eufemia 30YO White Tawny

Correct!

RonnieRoots wrote:Quinta do Vale Meao 2007 VP

We tried, but Goncalo was unable to locate any. Apparently word is already out that this is one of the best VPs of the vintage.

jdaw1 wrote:Have I? OK.

Hmm... I thought I did. If you do not have such a PM yet, please let me know and I'll send it again.

RonnieRoots is up.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 19:55 Sat 03 Oct 2009

OK.

The very first bottle of vintage port that I bought was not for myself, but as a graduation present for StevieCage. What was it?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 20:26 Sat 03 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:OK.

The very first bottle of vintage port that I bought was not for myself, but as a graduation present for StevieCage. What was it?

warre 85

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 08:11 Sun 04 Oct 2009

warre 85

Neither producer nor vintage is correct.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 09:47 Sun 04 Oct 2009

As it was a first, you may have bought the most recent vintage - Fonseca 1994

Post by **DRT** » 20:54 Sun 04 Oct 2009

Niepoort 1975?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 00:00 Mon 05 Oct 2009

74 noval colheita

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 05:07 Mon 05 Oct 2009

KillerB wrote:As it was a first, you may have bought the most recent vintage - Fonseca 1994

Vintage correct, producer wrong

DRT wrote:Niepoort 1975?

Both vintage and producer wrong

g-man wrote:74 noval colheita

In the question is mentioned vintage port, so this is bound to be wrong. As are the vintage and producer.

Post by **DRT** » 07:04 Mon 05 Oct 2009

Calem 1994?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 08:53 Mon 05 Oct 2009

Pretty close, but you don't see much Calem vintage around in the Netherlands.