No — they are being brought over in the next suitcase.smisse wrote:Did the other 2 "specials" arrive as well?
Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8506]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Oscar Quevedo was in London, so we opened some 1958s.
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
All Df58 are from Tom's case. Your adpotion is from Tom's stash, hence you paid him.PhilW wrote:I am not certain whether the Df58 is in fact from Wolfgang or Tom's stash; I paid Tom for it on Wolfgang's instruction, but it may have come from either of them, and either could have transported it to TBH - I know nothing! Wolfgang should be able to clarify bottle-source for us.jdaw1 wrote:Please check. And, unusually, please check the cork-display page, as only that page credits the sources of bottles.WS1 and jdaw1 wrote:Current draft of the placemats.
Blinding plan
Decanting is into decanters labelled with
Two people then over-staple with blank cards. They leave, and two different people over-staple with decanter labels made from
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
jdaw1 wrote:
nice!
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Fixed.WS1 wrote:All Df58 are from Tom's case. Your adpotion is from Tom's stash, hence you paid him.
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Is my assistance on Tuesday lunchtime required? If so, at what time and where (I am assuming that it will be at TBH - but thought it better to check)?
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Hi Alex,
Tom and I have lunch at the Bunghole at 1:00 PM. Feel free to join. I am sure we will be able to decant the 8 ports. Since we are only 8 people no prepouring is required.
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Tom and I have lunch at the Bunghole at 1:00 PM. Feel free to join. I am sure we will be able to decant the 8 ports. Since we are only 8 people no prepouring is required.
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Hi,
we have not fixed a time when the tasting starts yet. I guess from previous experiences 6:30 PM should be possible. Please let me know.
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WS1
we have not fixed a time when the tasting starts yet. I guess from previous experiences 6:30 PM should be possible. Please let me know.
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WS1
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
An evening start time of 6:30pm works for me, but if you need to start earlier because of your meeting then you can organise the rest of us to start at 6pm.
It sounds as though you don't need my help on Tuesday, but I will join you anyway and lend a hand where I can. I will aim to arrive around 12:30 and will start decanting when I arrive. I will need to leave a little before 1:30pm to make my next appointment so will have to miss out on lunch.
It sounds as though you don't need my help on Tuesday, but I will join you anyway and lend a hand where I can. I will aim to arrive around 12:30 and will start decanting when I arrive. I will need to leave a little before 1:30pm to make my next appointment so will have to miss out on lunch.
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: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Not sure if I will be able to be there by 12:30, also need to check first where to get 8 identical bts, Will anyway put my portion in small containers similar as with the 60 vs 63 tasting. 6:00 PM or 6:30PM is fine.AHB wrote:An evening start time of 6:30pm works for me, but if you need to start earlier because of your meeting then you can organise the rest of us to start at 6pm.
It sounds as though you don't need my help on Tuesday, but I will join you anyway and lend a hand where I can. I will aim to arrive around 12:30 and will start decanting when I arrive. I will need to leave a little before 1:30pm to make my next appointment so will have to miss out on lunch.
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
I will be there around 6:30 (earlier is unlikely) but there is no problem for me if you have started at 6 and I join you shortly after.AHB wrote:An evening start time of 6:30pm works for me, but if you need to start earlier because of your meeting then you can organise the rest of us to start at 6pm.
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
6.30pm will be fine for me.
Very excited - my first outing for some time!
Very excited - my first outing for some time!
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
I will print the placemats and make the decanter labels, and will be bringing the FG58. Given those facts, when should I arrive?
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- Also bringing the sample bottles for the ’97 maturity evaluation. flash_uk wrote:A small task which needs to be accomplished at this event. Sample bottles need to be distributed by Julian to certain attendees to allow them to take a sample from the bottle(s) they are bringing to the 97 Maturity Assessment on 16 June (said bottles to be decanted the previous evening where possible). Sample bottles distributed as follows:
Julian - keeps 1 at home for his Vau DM
Alex - gets 1 for the Martinez
Ian - gets 3 for the Dow, Ferreira and Ramos Pinto
Tom - gets 2 for CrR and Vesuvio
Julian - leaves a further 14 at TBH. MPM will collect 7. The remaining 7 will be used on the night of the 16th. - I could bring PX sherry: one was for Glenn; one for Daniel; one is available.
- Ian: am I bringing more O07 LBV for you?
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
I think my offer to help is actually making things more complicated for you. I shall busy myself elsewhere instead of being at the Bunghole at lunchtime, but if you need my help on the day then please call or text me and I shall come over as quickly as I can. I will only be a couple of tube stops away.WS1 wrote:Not sure if I will be able to be there by 12:30, also need to check first where to get 8 identical bts
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: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Can you please be at the Bunghole early preferably for lunch? This would definitely rule out any errors during decanting and the Blinding process. Sorry I left quite a few things to the last minute due to frantic work schedule.jdaw1 wrote:I will print the placemats and make the decanter labels, and will be bringing the FG58. Given those facts, when should I arrive?
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
I'll be there between 6pm and 6.30pm-and yes, Julian, you read my mind; please bring the other case of the Offley LBV 2007 with you since I've guzzled the first case!
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
I have called to reserve 90 glasses = 8 people × perhaps 10 glasses each + a few spares.
The Function Room is double-booked, holding an event with 30 people standing. Cripes. So the F.R. tables will be moved out for us, and we will have an eight-man table for tasting and another eight-man table for eating, the latter probably being table 6.
Eighteen decanter labels made.
The Function Room is double-booked, holding an event with 30 people standing. Cripes. So the F.R. tables will be moved out for us, and we will have an eight-man table for tasting and another eight-man table for eating, the latter probably being table 6.
Eighteen decanter labels made.
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
The placemats will be printed at 10am Tuesday, that being 17¼ hours from now. Post corrections before then. Please please could somebody check that they are correct. Please?
Edit: printed.
Edit: printed.
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Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
All looks correct.jdaw1 wrote:The placemats will be printed at 10am Tuesday, that being 17¼ hours from now. Post corrections before then. Please please could somebody check that they are correct. Please?
A minor note, the names at the bottom of each of the glasses pages seem to be being impinged on slightly by something; see the B in AHB for example, or the top of IDJ; as if some white space is *just* over-drawing the top of the name.
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Thank you for checking.PhilW wrote:All looks correct.jdaw1 wrote:The placemats will be printed at 10am Tuesday, that being 17¼ hours from now. Post corrections before then. Please please could somebody check that they are correct. Please?
Your other comment is answered in the thread entitled Software that makes placemats.
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
From the Spring 1963 catalogue of The Wine Society.
(My picture #00924.)
For those not skilled in pre-decimalisation British money, 17/6 = £⅞ = £0.87½, and 20/0 = £1.
(My picture #00924.)
For those not skilled in pre-decimalisation British money, 17/6 = £⅞ = £0.87½, and 20/0 = £1.
Re: Tue 03 June 2014, Oscar Quevedo in London
Oscar Quevedo was in London, so we opened some 1958s.
Links:
Links:
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1958 Burmester (δ delta);
- 1958 Constantino (θ theta);
- 1958 Delaforce (ε epsilon);
- 1958 Dow (η eta);
- 1958 Fonseca Guimaraens (α alpha);
- 1958 Martinez (β beta);
- 1958 Quinta do Noval (γ gamma);
- 1958 Warre (ζ zeta);
- Placemats (and parameters by which made);
- Blinding technique;
- Planning and arrangements.