I would like to organise a 1980 horizontal. Since there was already one Wokingham in May 2008 the location for this one will be Levekusen in Germany. I think 30 years after release it is the perfect time to find out what is what and see how the vintage is like. The tasting will include:
Nacional
Dow
Warre
Grahams
Niepoort
Taylor
Fonseca
Smith Woodhouse
Quarles Harris
Sandemann
Gould Campell
Offley
Royal Oporto
Borges
Calem da Foz
Delaforce Quinta da Corte
Croft Quinta da Roeda
Ferreira
Messias Cachao
Ramos Pinto
Despite it is far away I thought it is a good idea to find out interest and in order to have enough time to eventally be able to complete the line up
confirmed interests (will become attendees if they do not pull out before and the event goes ahead as planned):
Dirk & Nina
Joao M.
Wolfgang S.
Axel P.
Martin R.
Rob. C.
Viola C.
Ralf L.
Janek S.
Sascha S.
Christopher P.
Richard V.
Dirk B.
regards
WS1
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"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain
My opportunities to travel to Germany are quite limited these days, but I'm interested as a possibility. What would be the nearest airport for Leverkusen?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
the nearest airport is Cologne. There are various airlines who go there from various London airports. Other alternatives, a bit further away are Dusseldorf, Dortmund and Frankfurt (furthest; you would need then also to use the very fast train to Cologne ).
Hope to see you there
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain
Also, when you have time, please do post pictures of the labels of the Nacional, Offley, Royal Oporto, Borges, Cálem Foz, Delaforce Quinta da Corte, and Messias Cachão. Thank you.
have included you in the List. Also updated the list of Ports to include Calem. BTW the tasting may also include a second bt of Calem da Foz. My initial bt was sourced in Portugal (bt has never left the country) , but then I found another one in Tokyo, which a good friend of mine bought for me and send it to me via the shipping way during winter.
We then can see if transport may/can make a difference.
Hi Julian,
will take pictures and put them the next time I am near to the bts; They are lying somewhere in my cellar in Germany.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain
I am afraid so far no news on the pictures to be taken. But I will make sure that they will be taken. The ports are already in Axel's cellar near Leverkusen. Though there is also good news; we got a date and the venue, Bayercasino Leverkusen, confirmed. The date is the 17th of February next year. The tasting is likely to start ~6:30 PM. Further details will follow later.
To all confirmed interets,
can you please let me know if you can make it on this date?
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain
can you please let me know if you can make it on this date?
I won't know for sure if I can make it until much nearer the time as I do not (yet) have any plans to be in Bonn the week of 17th Feb. Can I request that I be made a provisional attendee and anyone who can confirm their attendance be given priority over me?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
I was the only non-speaker of German at the Niepoort vertical, and a triumph of polite accommodation of a guest events proceeded in English. I thanked everybody at the end of the evening.
apologies for any confusion, but due to organisatorial problems (colision with the essentia do vinho) the the tasting needs to be moved probably by a week. So new provisional date the 24th of February.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain