BBR port walk - 2015
BBR port walk - 2015
The BBR port walk will be held on two dates again this year, Thursday 26th and Friday 27th November 2015.
I shan't be there, won't be able to get back from Antarctica in time.
I shan't be there, won't be able to get back from Antarctica in time.
- Alex Bridgeman
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I've got my ticket for the Thursday.
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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Please buy me a ticket for the Thursday (I haven’t been invited, and can’t find it on the website.) Thank you.
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- Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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I don't expect to be able to make the date for BBR this year, as I'll be at Axel's Fonseca tasting that weekend.
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I have requested two tickets - you can grab one of those assuming I get themjdaw1 wrote:Please buy me a ticket for the Thursday (I haven’t been invited, and can’t find it on the website.) Thank you.
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Thank you.flash_uk wrote:I have requested two tickets - you can grab one of those assuming I get them
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Ticket for you confirmed, Julian.jdaw1 wrote:Please buy me a ticket for the Thursday (I haven’t been invited, and can’t find it on the website.) Thank you.
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Help. Can anyone advise, are tickets still available..?
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They are showing available on the BBR website here.djewesbury wrote:Help. Can anyone advise, are tickets still available..?
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Still showing 16 as available for the Thursday night.
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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I now have my ticket secured.
Learning points from last year.
Get there early, before doors open, to maximise sampling time. Greet JDAW at head of queue.
When interesting talk starts, dash to back so talk augments rather than pauses essential sampling.
Learning points from last year.
Get there early, before doors open, to maximise sampling time. Greet JDAW at head of queue.
When interesting talk starts, dash to back so talk augments rather than pauses essential sampling.
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You will be offered a glass of sparkles. Decline.DaveRL wrote:Learning points from last year.
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I thought that it was a very nice glass. Accept.jdaw1 wrote:You will be offered a glass of sparkles. Decline.DaveRL wrote:Learning points from last year.
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I liked it too.LGTrotter wrote:I thought that it was a very nice glass. Accept.jdaw1 wrote:You will be offered a glass of sparkles. Decline.DaveRL wrote:Learning points from last year.
But I understand that it distracts from the main reason to go to the PortWalk.
The Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt know thy Port
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Last year I accepted, and it was certainly a nice enough glass, but I think this year I will go straight for the port. Single minded focus!
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As of this morning, there are only two tickets left for Thursday night and 21 for the Friday.
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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Only one left for Thursday, as I've bought one myself.AHB wrote:As of this morning, there are only two tickets left for Thursday night and 21 for the Friday.
Daniel J.
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I managed to get 2 tickets for this on the Friday evening and had hoped to take Mrs D along, but she is no longer available. So a ticket for Friday is on offer to fellow folk if you would like to join me?
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Who is going to this on the Thursday? I received an email from BBR asking who I want to be seated with and who my guest is.
Am I bringing a guest? If so, please could my guest remind me who they are?
Am I bringing a guest? If so, please could my guest remind me who they are?
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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I got a similar email - I assumed the guest prompt occurred because I bought two tickets. My guest is some guy Wiseman....AHB wrote:Who is going to this on the Thursday? I received an email from BBR asking who I want to be seated with and who my guest is.
Am I bringing a guest? If so, please could my guest remind me who they are?
I assumed the stuff about seating and dietary requirements was just a standard paragraph on their events emails, relevant for the dinners they run, but in this case irrelevant (unless the port walk format has been changed).
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I agree...but I have a vague recollection that I bought two tickets and passed one on to someone else. I just can't remember who!flash_uk wrote:I got a similar email - I assumed the guest prompt occurred because I bought two tickets. My guest is some guy Wiseman....AHB wrote:Who is going to this on the Thursday? I received an email from BBR asking who I want to be seated with and who my guest is.
Am I bringing a guest? If so, please could my guest remind me who they are?
I assumed the stuff about seating and dietary requirements was just a standard paragraph on their events emails, relevant for the dinners they run, but in this case irrelevant (unless the port walk format has been changed).
I'm assuming the "who do you want to sit with?" questions was rhetorical and that we will be free to stand with whom we wish.
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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That would be me Alex (you kindly secured the last ticket then available whilst we were both present at an earlier tasting-payment having been remitted subsequently)AHB wrote:Who is going to this on the Thursday? I received an email from BBR asking who I want to be seated with and who my guest is.
Am I bringing a guest? If so, please could my guest remind me who they are?
- Alex Bridgeman
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Excellent. Thank you for reminding me. I will let Berry Brothers know who you are.idj123 wrote:That would be me Alex (you kindly secured the last ticket then available whilst we were both present at an earlier tasting-payment having been remitted subsequently)AHB wrote:Who is going to this on the Thursday? I received an email from BBR asking who I want to be seated with and who my guest is.
Am I bringing a guest? If so, please could my guest remind me who they are?
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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I emailed BBR and they confirmed this event is standing as usual; apparently a large man from Streatham will make an announcement later in the evening that a thing called the Port Forum exists and that its members are all really nice people with excellent cellars.
Daniel J.
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I will ask permission to make such an announcement, and iff permission is granted, will then do as you say.djewesbury wrote:I emailed BBR and they confirmed this event is standing as usual; apparently a large man from Streatham will make an announcement later in the evening that a thing called the Port Forum exists and that its members are all really nice people with excellent cellars.