One quiz at a time

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 09:02 Mon 05 Oct 2009

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

Kopke 1994?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:04 Mon 05 Oct 2009

Ferreira 1994

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 10:14 Mon 05 Oct 2009

gerwin.degraaf wrote:Kopke 1994?

Nope

KillerB wrote:Ferreira 1994

Nope.

But keep thinking in this direction.

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:18 Mon 05 Oct 2009

Kopke 1994?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 10:49 Mon 05 Oct 2009

jdaw1 wrote:Kopke 1994?

RonnieRoots wrote:
gerwin.degraaf wrote:Kopke 1994?

Nope

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 20:22 Mon 05 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:
gerwin.degraaf wrote:Kopke 1994?
Nope

KillerB wrote:Ferreira 1994
Nope.

But keep thinking in this direction.

Burmester 1994?

Post by **DRT** » 22:02 Mon 05 Oct 2009

Taylor 94?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 06:18 Tue 06 Oct 2009

DRT wrote:Taylor 94?

Unfortunately for Stevie: no.

gerwin.degraaf wrote:Burmester 1994?

Very good.

Gerwin's up.

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 07:23 Tue 06 Oct 2009

ok here goes:

About 2,5 years ago, I got to taste the best and most special Vintage Port I ever had so far, from a family member's birthyear. Which port did I drink?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 10:32 Tue 06 Oct 2009

Taylor 1948?

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 11:29 Tue 06 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:Taylor 1948?

Wrong shipper, and as for the vintage: wrong year, but already the right decade!

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:25 Tue 06 Oct 2009

1945 Barros?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 17:28 Tue 06 Oct 2009

1945 Croft

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 18:06 Tue 06 Oct 2009

Glenn E. wrote:1945 Barros?

You've already got the vintage right, shipper's wrong though.

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 18:07 Tue 06 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:1945 Croft

Vintage is correct, shipper's wrong though.

This particular shipper's is not very well known in The Netherlands (little clue).

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 19:10 Tue 06 Oct 2009

1945 Rocha?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 19:32 Tue 06 Oct 2009

1945 Andresen

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 20:14 Tue 06 Oct 2009

Glenn E. wrote:1945 Rocha?

No the one i'm looking for.

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 20:16 Tue 06 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:1945 Andresen

It's not Andresen. The bottle is showing in the middle of the picture that goes with my name right with my reactions. Unfortunately nothing of the bottle label was left on that bottle, only the bottle capsule told of the shipper.

smisse · Post by **smisse** » 14:54 Wed 07 Oct 2009

Calem 1945

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 18:08 Wed 07 Oct 2009

smisse wrote:Calem 1945

No, it's not Calem. The shipper I'm looking for is just about as known as Calem (maybe even somewhat lesser than that) in The Netherlands. There also seems to still be an 1815 VP from this shipper on the market somewhere ...

Post by **DRT** » 18:46 Wed 07 Oct 2009

Ferreira 1945?

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 07:57 Thu 08 Oct 2009

DRT wrote:Ferreira 1945?

We have a winner!

The only way we could make out the shipper was a (fading) stamped bottlecapsule.

The VP itself was still in excellent condition. This was my first experience with a VP of that age (60 years in bottle).

DRT's up!

Post by **DRT** » 18:40 Fri 09 Oct 2009

At around 2am tomorrow morning I leave home to travel Stansted Airport to fly to Oporto, landing at around 09:00. I will then drive into the Douro to meet Oscar and spend Saturday afternoon and evening with him.

On Sunday morning I will return to Oporto and meet Roy, Andy, Rute Monteiro and her boyfriend Joao. What will follow is obvious.

On Monday morning I will visit the IVDP library.

On Monday afternoon I may be meeting Dominic Symington for a light lunch and will then be meeting Miguel Corte-Real and Roy for dinner.

I will fly back to London on Monday evening at 20:45 and will be staying in a hotel at the airport.

How many different ports will I drink between now and my arrival at my hotel on Monday night?

The answer will obviously not be known until Monday evening* and I do not expect to be online between now and then.

Derek

*or may never be known at all

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:05 Fri 09 Oct 2009

Thirty-six.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 20:57 Fri 09 Oct 2009

Pessimistically, 20.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:54 Fri 09 Oct 2009

Thirty-five.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 23:54 Fri 09 Oct 2009

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:59 Sat 10 Oct 2009

Thirty-seven?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 10:18 Sat 10 Oct 2009

My guess: a respectable amount.

Post by **jdaw1** » 12:20 Sat 10 Oct 2009

Thirty-four.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 07:47 Sun 11 Oct 2009

My guess is that you will drink some of both types of port - tawny and ruby. So two.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 08:48 Sun 11 Oct 2009

According to Deep Thought - 42

Post by **jdaw1** » 09:03 Sun 11 Oct 2009

Thirty-eight.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:58 Sun 11 Oct 2009

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:22 Sun 11 Oct 2009

Thirty-three.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 04:32 Mon 12 Oct 2009

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:47 Mon 12 Oct 2009

Thirty-nine.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:15 Mon 12 Oct 2009

DRT has, by text, told me the answer and asked me to act. Well, I was miles out. The closest guess (wrong by 1) was from Glenn E., and the second-closest (wrong by 2) was also from Glenn E.

The answer apparently includes Noval Crusted 1962, Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952, and Cockburn 1977. The answer presumably doesn’t include his enjoyment of ‟D'Oliveira Verdelha 1912”.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 06:25 Tue 13 Oct 2009

Seems like a respectable amount to me.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 09:54 Tue 13 Oct 2009

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:48 Tue 13 Oct 2009

KillerB wrote:27

Equal-closest!

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 11:06 Tue 13 Oct 2009

jdaw1 wrote:
KillerB wrote:27
Equal-closest!

doh!

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 14:57 Tue 13 Oct 2009

Leaving only 26, which has also been posted elsewhere.

I'm about to leave for Europe, though, so it would be best if someone else continue with the next question.

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:29 Tue 13 Oct 2009

Seizing ancient powers:

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=25073#p25073]Here[/url] DRT wrote:I am currently drinking a bottle of red wine which, incidentally, will not see the sun rise ever again. Name the grape, vintage and new world country of origin.

I repeat this question (except that I am about to start drinking it).

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 19:23 Tue 13 Oct 2009

Australia, Shiraz, 2006

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:11 Tue 13 Oct 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:Australia, Shiraz, 2006

Two out of three.

Post by **DRT** » 23:12 Tue 13 Oct 2009

NZ Shiraz 2006?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:13 Tue 13 Oct 2009

DRT wrote:NZ Shiraz 2006?

One out of three.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 05:10 Wed 14 Oct 2009

Australia, Shiraz, 2004