Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Andy Velebil, jdaw1 and me will be at the Crusting Pipe on the evening of Sunday 3rd April for some pre-FG training.
If you would like to join us for an informal evening of port and dinner please post here.
The theme is "Bring a bottle of Vintage Port wrapped in foil".
Derek
If you would like to join us for an informal evening of port and dinner please post here.
The theme is "Bring a bottle of Vintage Port wrapped in foil".
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
If you are planning evening (rather than late afternoon), I will be there.
I leave London early saturday morning (6.00-7.00a.m.) and arrive back at 5.00p.m(ish) on Sunday - I can be there by 6.00-6.30 but don't know if you had something earlier planned.
Of course, this throws up a decanting problem - has anyone tried leaving port ahead of time with the Crusted Pipe for them to decant on the day?
Other options:
- are any of the definite attendees able to accept my bottle on Friday? (eg: place of work/hotel)
- is anyone visitng BBR over the weekend (i can arrange for a nice bottle to be picked up...)?
- i can depart from theme and provide something interesting on the colheita/tawny side
- i can pop and pour
I leave London early saturday morning (6.00-7.00a.m.) and arrive back at 5.00p.m(ish) on Sunday - I can be there by 6.00-6.30 but don't know if you had something earlier planned.
Of course, this throws up a decanting problem - has anyone tried leaving port ahead of time with the Crusted Pipe for them to decant on the day?
Other options:
- are any of the definite attendees able to accept my bottle on Friday? (eg: place of work/hotel)
- is anyone visitng BBR over the weekend (i can arrange for a nice bottle to be picked up...)?
- i can depart from theme and provide something interesting on the colheita/tawny side
- i can pop and pour
Rob C.
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Splendid.JacobH wrote:I will try to be there!
Jacob
Lots of questions from RAYC!RAYC wrote:If you are planning evening (rather than late afternoon), I will be there.
I leave London early saturday morning (6.00-7.00a.m.) and arrive back at 5.00p.m(ish) on Sunday - I can be there by 6.00-6.30 but don't know if you had something earlier planned.
Of course, this throws up a decanting problem - has anyone tried leaving port ahead of time with the Crusted Pipe for them to decant on the day?
Other options:
- are any of the definite attendees able to accept my bottle on Friday? (eg: place of work/hotel)
- is anyone visitng BBR over the weekend (i can arrange for a nice bottle to be picked up...)?
- i can depart from theme and provide something interesting on the colheita/tawny side
- i can pop and pour
This is an evening event so a 6:30 arrival is ideal.
I haven't tried leaving a bottle for TCP to decant but I know that Davy's Cellar would be happy for you to call ahead and buy one from them (at retail price) and have it delivered to TCP ready to be decanted. Andy, Julian and I are staying very close to the hotel so can cope with the decanting if TCP aren't prepared to do that for you.
Colheita/Tawny? NO!!!!
See you there.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Or I can collect a bottle from your office on Tuesday 29th March and hand it over to Derek along with other bottles for the main event.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
You may never know for sure until the bag is removedDRT wrote:
Colheita/Tawny? NO!!!!
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
DRT wrote:The theme is "Bring a bottle of Vintage Port wrapped in foil".
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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I guess I better put the Scion back in the cellar thenDRT wrote:DRT wrote:The theme is "Bring a bottle of Vintage Port wrapped in foil".
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A big negative on that, disregard those earlier instructionsJacobH wrote:I guess I better put the Scion back in the cellar thenDRT wrote:DRT wrote:The theme is "Bring a bottle of Vintage Port wrapped in foil".
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
If this works for Derek as well, that sounds like a great solution. I am not busy at work at the moment so can get out during the day to meet up anywhere in/around city - no need to trail over to my office.AHB wrote:Or I can collect a bottle from your office on Tuesday 29th March and hand it over to Derek along with other bottles for the main event.
Though Davy's do look like they have a nice price on RO '82 at the moment...perfectly stored since being shipped...will leave it to Derek to decide.
Rob C.
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
After carefully considering all of the options for about 15 seconds I think the best solution is for you to take a nice bottle of VP that is not RO82 over to AHB on Friday and I will collect it from him on SaturdayRAYC wrote:Though Davy's do look like they have a nice price on RO '82 at the moment...perfectly stored since being shipped...will leave it to Derek to decide.
Derek
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Please, Tuesday 29th and not Friday. Rob - I'll drop you an email with some thoughts of where and when.DRT wrote:After carefully considering all of the options for about 15 seconds I think the best solution is for you to take a nice bottle of VP that is not RO82 over to AHB on Friday and I will collect it from him on SaturdayRAYC wrote:Though Davy's do look like they have a nice price on RO '82 at the moment...perfectly stored since being shipped...will leave it to Derek to decide.
Derek
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Alex - thanks
Derek - has the room/tunnel been booked? Would be happy to do so if not. Can I also highlight the following:
Derek - has the room/tunnel been booked? Would be happy to do so if not. Can I also highlight the following:
AHB wrote:I was reminded that if we want rib-eye on the bone we can order them in advance when we book the room!
Rob C.
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Yes please and yes please!RAYC wrote:Alex - thanks
Derek - has the room/tunnel been booked? Would be happy to do so if not. Can I also highlight the following:
AHB wrote:I was reminded that if we want rib-eye on the bone we can order them in advance when we book the room!
I am quite confident that Julian will cope with an on-the-bone rib-eye as calmly and efficiently as I will.
I am equally confident that Jacob will not.
I am unsure whether or not health-conscious Californians are capable of eating enormous lumps of cow that are still attached to the skeletal remains so Andy will have to speak up for himself.
As there are only five of us I would suggest the Boardroom rather than a tunnel.
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Did I hear someone say Rib-Eye?? Sign me up
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
Boardroom and rib-eye steaks booked. Tunnels currently available if more decide to join.
Rob C.
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
You set a high standard, but I will not fall short.DRT wrote:I am quite confident that Julian will cope with an on-the-bone rib-eye as calmly and efficiently as I will.
Placemats? Have people published what they are bringing? And will we be able to have a G70 versus G80 comparison?
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
DRT wrote:The theme is "Bring a bottle of Vintage Port wrapped in foil".
Would make the silver foil redundant, but personally I am easy whether this is a "guess the bottle" tasting or something more co-ordinated. I would certainly never turn my nose up at either a G80 or a G70!jdaw1 wrote:Have people published what they are bringing? And will we be able to have a G70 versus G80 comparison?
Since you and Andy are the ones travelling from overseas, would leave it to your collective call.
Rob C.
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
If a G theme is preferred I can add a 77.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
I have G80, but not ’70. Indeed I’d be happy to have the G80 and G70 from multiple different sources. A micro-vertical, as it were.
Why Graham 1980 and 1970?
Why Graham 1980 and 1970?
In a [url=http://malvedos.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/this-time-it-wasnt-about-the-port/#comments]comment on the Malvedos blog[/url] jdaw1 wrote:with one mature port from a light-ish vintage (G80)
Let’s test.In reply to which a the moderator (Cynthia, probably) wrote:Spoke with Charles and showed him this comment. He disagrees with your assessment of the 1980 ”“ he feels it is certainly NOT a lightweight, but actually a fantastic wine, better than the 77 and every bit as good as the 1970; a different profile, but similar weight.
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I can certainly source a G'70 as had been looking to acquire one to hold in my cellar anyway.
Would we want a mini G'70 - G'85 line-up if we were going down this route? Davy's have the '83, and i seem to remember Jacob acquiring a G'75 as well, though that might have been polished off by now...!
I'm still open to the tin foil bring a bottle theme if a G vertical is a bit mainstream for anyone and/or we wanted a bit of variety before the monster vertical the next night.
EDIT: Graham and Gould Campbell double vertical might also be quite nice - 70, 77, 80 (g-man's recent review of the 1980 GC had me intrigued, the '70 and '77 GCs get good press and are wines i have never tried but that i do hold)
Would we want a mini G'70 - G'85 line-up if we were going down this route? Davy's have the '83, and i seem to remember Jacob acquiring a G'75 as well, though that might have been polished off by now...!
I'm still open to the tin foil bring a bottle theme if a G vertical is a bit mainstream for anyone and/or we wanted a bit of variety before the monster vertical the next night.
EDIT: Graham and Gould Campbell double vertical might also be quite nice - 70, 77, 80 (g-man's recent review of the 1980 GC had me intrigued, the '70 and '77 GCs get good press and are wines i have never tried but that i do hold)
Last edited by RAYC on 21:52 Sun 27 Mar 2011, edited 1 time in total.
Rob C.
Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
My strong preference is complete informality on 3rd April.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
First draft of the placemats.
- Title = Graham and Friends.
- People:
- JDAW revealing G80;
- DRT;
- ADV;
- JGH;
- RAYC.
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I second that.DRT wrote:My strong preference is complete informality on 3rd April.
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Re: Sunday 3rd April, 2011 - Crusting Pipe
A single bottle which was given as a Christmas present, I’m afraid, and now demised.RAYC wrote:Davy's have the '83, and i seem to remember Jacob acquiring a G'75 as well, though that might have been polished off by now...!