Wed 24th of February 2016 Vesuvio tasting

[DRT]

My food order:

• Smoked mackerel with apple and fennel;
• Chargrilled sirloin steak 220g with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato.

[flash_uk]

Food order for me, please:
Crab toast with chilli, fennel and avocado
Chargrilled sirloin steak 220g with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato
Peas and beans with mint lemon and butter

[JWEW]

My food order :-

Starter - Potted shrimps
Main - Chargrilled steak - medium/rare

Thanks

[Alex Bridgeman]

Our industry guest's food order:
Smoked salmon
Chargrilled sirloin steak (medium rare) with handcut chips and grilled tomato

[jdaw1]

Food order, updated.

[DRT]

Food order, updated.

Thank you for attending to my omission.

[Doggett]

Sorry for the delay...below is my food order for the vesuvio tasting. For those organising, I am available all that day to help table set, decant or help in any way.

Simon

Food order:
Starter: Smoked salmon
Main: Chargrilled sirloin steak (rare) with handcut chips and grilled tomato

[jdaw1]

Food order, updated.

Ian? Ben? Axel? Dirk? Wolfgang?

[idj123]

My order is as per my unfulfilled offer from last week:

Potted Shrimp on granary

Gammon and chips with black pudding (no egg) and a side order of the peas and beans

Cheesy Welsh Rarebit for the dessert

[DrDirk]

Sorry for my late reply

Wild mushrooms on toast

Gammon, egg and chips with black pudding and as side order some creamed spinach

Dirk

[jdaw1]

Food order, updated.

Ben? Axel? Wolfgang?

[WS1]

food order;

Thanks a lot to AHB putting the menu in the thread and adressing the food issue. I would like to have Wild mushrooms on toast with walnut pesto as starter, Chargrilled sirloin steak 220g with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato (medium rare) and cheesy welsh rarebit as a savoury.

Furthermore has JDAW informed me that he will take over of this tasting on tasting day. I am sure he also is delighted to take up the food orders out of this thread and comunicate to the B&F. As soon as we have all food orders we pm each attendee with about total cost implications.

Can please add all attendees add their food orders in the thread so JDAW can record them.

looking fwd to the tasting

regards

WS1

[Axel P]

Thanks, Julian,

I d like

Wild mushrooms on toast with walnut pesto
Chargrilled sirloin steak 220g with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato add peppercorm sauce
Chocolate brownie, hot chocolate fudge sauce and cream

[DRT]

There is a menu item that seems to have disappeared that I think would bring great comfort to the collective if re-instated.

"Big bowl of sausages on cocktail sticks with sesame seeds and a sticky and very tasty coating".

Please, Sir, can we ask for this to be available as an apertiser/starter/main/savory/desert?

[benread]

Food: Truffle mac & cheese to start. Gammon with black pudding for a main please.

Thank you.

[jdaw1]

Food order completed. Please could somebody check.

[jdaw1]

Placemats updated for 23 glasses on trimmed A2.
• Simon: please confirm that you can cope with printing the first 15 pages onto A2, and the remainder onto A4.
• Circles would be tight but doable for Davy’s white-wine glasses, but should be good for a Riedel Port glass.
• Wolfgang: who is bringing (or has already delivered) which bottles?
• Is the V06 a magnum?

Indeed, let the record show that last night Derek and Julian were arguing for fewer bottles, claiming that 23 is too many for one session, whilst Alex was being completeist and insisting on the full twenty-three. Upside-down world in which we live.

[WS1]

Food order completed. Please could somebody check.

checked! All correct!

[WS1]

Placemats updated for 23 glasses on trimmed A2.
...
• Circles would be tight but doable for Davy’s white-wine glasses, but should be good for a Riedel Port glass.
• Wolfgang: who is bringing (or has already delivered) which bottles?
• Is the V06 a magnum?

..

send you an e-mail indicating we should use the ISO glasses from sensible wines. Please comment.

Ports per attendee below:
DrDirk: 89, 90, 92
WS1: 99, 00, 09, 10
MPM: no port contribution
JWEW: 94, 98
CPR: 95, 05
DRT: 97, 06
JDAW: no port contribution
AHB: 07, 11
SCD: no port contribution
PW: 96 (from AHB)
IDJ: 91
BMHR: no port contribution
AP: 01, 03, 04, 12, 13

we have a problem with 01, 03, 04, 12, 13 still being on its way to Blighty; 09 will come from Seckfords on Thursday after somehow initially missed out.

89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00 being in my posession and the remaining ones except listed above being in the Main cellar at the B&F. And V06 is not a Magnum!

regards

WS1

[flash_uk]

I've only just clocked that this is 23 ports. What is the plan on the day - is there potential to start early, perhaps around 4pm for those able to do so?

[jdaw1]

Ports per attendee below:
DrDirk: 89, 90, 92
WS1: 99, 00, 09, 10
MPM: no port contribution
JWEW: 94, 98
CPR: 95, 05
DRT: 97, 06
JDAW: no port contribution
AHB: 07, 11
SCD: no port contribution
PW: 96 (from AHB)
IDJ: 91
BMHR: no port contribution
AP: 01, 03, 04, 12, 13

2008?

[DRT]

Sorry chaps, I now have to be elsewhere on the evening of 24th February

My adopted bottles will be there but I will not be able to join you to enjoy them or their siblings.

Have fun.

[WS1]

Ports per attendee below:
DrDirk: 89, 90, 92
WS1: 99, 00, 09, 10
MPM: no port contribution
JWEW: 94, 98
CPR: 95, 05
DRT: 97, 06
JDAW: no port contribution
AHB: 07, 11
SCD: no port contribution
PW: 96 (from AHB)
IDJ: 91
BMHR: no port contribution
AP: 01, 03, 04, 08, 12, 13

2008?

sorry missed that; thanks for checking!

[WS1]

Sorry chaps, I now have to be elsewhere on the evening of 24th February

My adopted bottles will be there but I will not be able to join you to enjoy them or their siblings.

Have fun.

This is very sad; any chance the short notice commitment going away as it came?

regards

WS1

[DRT]

It is very unlikely, Wolfgang. I need to go to a client meeting in Liverpool on Wednesday and Thursday and they are highly unlikely to cancel.

[Doggett]

Placemats updated for 23 glasses on trimmed A2.
• Simon: please confirm that you can cope with printing the first 15 pages onto A2, and the remainder onto A4

I will speak to my printer to get the placemats printed onto A2 and the rest A4.
Julian - once the placemats are confirmed and all good to be printed, could you please email me the file so I can send it through to the printer directly. Please include any trim lines if required.

Simon

[jdaw1]

Placemats updated and believed correct. Please could somebody ensure that they have the correct people; the correct bottles; and the correct crediting within the Circlearrays. Thank you.

I will speak to my printer to get the placemats printed onto A2 and the rest A4.

Thank you. Please print as late as possible, to cope with late changes.

Julian - once the placemats are confirmed and all good to be printed, could you please email me the file so I can send it through to the printer directly.

Will do.

Please include any trim lines if required.

The full width of A2 is being used, so there isn’t anywhere to put trim lines. Can the printer be instructed “about 8mm below the lowest printed matter”?


And I still believe that twenty-three bottles is too many.

[WS1]

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And I still believe that twenty-three bottles is too many.

Noted but not considered! Just sent instructions for the glass hire in order to us being able to have 23 ISO glasses in front of us next Wednesday out of space considerations. After checking with Management at the B&F we agreed they should arrive already on Tuesday the 23rd in order to have some buffer in case of problems. Sadly this will also increase cost per person to 70£. I will PM each attendee and provide my account details for advance payment and further instructions about any balancing of port brought to the tasting.
Despite your concerns about too many bottles are included in the tasting can I kindly ask you to take charge of the tasting on the tasting day and manage/organise decanting and prepouring at the B&F?
SCD kindly offered to help you. AP also promised to head to the B&F as soon as his meetings are finished. The Manager of the B&F will open the younger Vesuvios (03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11,12, 13) in the main cellar at the B&F on the night before the tasting. Due to the limited amount of decanters at B&F empty bts have to be used as decanters if not proper decanters can alternatively be provided. I plan to arrive ~ 4:00 PM at the B&F with the 12 other Vesuvios already decanted. Planned start of the tasting is 6:00 PM. Guess "Early birds" can have sneaky previews I guess from 5:30 PM onwards.

Hope have not forgotten anything.

regards

WS1

[jdaw1]

Fine by me.

Will there be a substitute for Derek? (I could invite one if there isn't otherwise.) After substitute sorted food order will go to the B&F.

[PhilW]

Food order completed. Please could somebody check.

One issue - Ian's order is not correct:
- IDJ has requested "no egg" (egg currently shown included) and has requested "welshe rarebit" savoury (not currently shown)
Rest are all ok, assuming your own is correct (JDAW) as not otherwise mentioned in thread. Additional notes:
- DRT no longer expecting to join us.
- AHB appears to have completely copied my order (admittedly he did put his in first) though he missed the spinach

Placemats updated and believed correct. Please could somebody ensure that they have the correct people; the correct bottles; and the correct crediting within the Circlearrays. Thank you.

All appears correct.

Thank you for all the organisation gents, am looking forward to this.

[flash_uk]

Will there be a substitute for Derek? (I could invite one if there isn't otherwise.)

TC is on the reserves list - has anyone asked him if he can make it?

[Doggett]

Will there be a substitute for Derek? (I could invite one if there isn't otherwise.)

TC is on the reserves list - has anyone asked him if he can make it?

I have emailed Tony this morning and asked him to confirm if he can make it.

Simon

[WS1]

Will there be a substitute for Derek? (I could invite one if there isn't otherwise.)

TC is on the reserves list - has anyone asked him if he can make it?

I have emailed Tony this morning and asked him to confirm if he can make it.

Simon

Tony cannot make it due to work comitments. HAve spoken to my friend who initially wanted to come; will update shortly if he no want to sneak back into the tasting after the work comitment he had was cancelled on short notice.

regards

WS1

[idj123]

Food order completed. Please could somebody check.

One issue - Ian's order is not correct:
- IDJ has requested "no egg" (egg currently shown included) and has requested "welshe rarebit" savoury

Thank-you Phil.

Re Starting time, I can probably get there by 5.30pm or just before.

[WS1]

Food order completed. Please could somebody check.

One issue - Ian's order is not correct:
- IDJ has requested "no egg" (egg currently shown included) and has requested "welshe rarebit" savoury

Thank-you Phil.

Re Starting time, I can probably get there by 5.30pm or just before.

missed that, apologies Ian!

[jdaw1]

Placemats updated and believed correct. Please could somebody ensure that they have the correct people; the correct bottles; and the correct crediting within the Circlearrays. Thank you.

All appears correct.

Thank you.

- IDJ has requested "no egg" (egg currently shown included) and has requested "welshe rarebit" savoury

Thank-you Phil.

Savoury added. I will sit next to Ian and remove the egg. Problems solved.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Hello, I've been new here for almost a year now However I have never attended any of your tastings.
Just wondering if I could be included in the reserve list for the Quinta do Vesuvio Vertical on the 24th of February . I haven't tried many Vesuvios but I am quite keen to learn more of their style. I can bring along either the 2012 or 2013 vintage or a bottle from the mid 90's.
Many thanks!

Do we still have a spare seat available?

[jdaw1]

Do we still have a spare seat available?

I have invited somebody, but the invitation made clear that he needed to be fast. No harm in you inviting somebody on similar terms.

[DRT]

My two bottles are available for adoption by whoever takes my seat.

[jdaw1]

My two bottles are available for adoption by whoever takes my seat.

At this stage it might be administratively simpler for there to be £ settlement.

[DRT]

My two bottles are available for adoption by whoever takes my seat.

At this stage it might be administratively simpler for there to be £ settlement.

Whatever works best. Either way the bottles will be there.

[PhilW]

Whatever works best. Either way the bottles will be there.

Thanks Derek, appreciate that; a pity you're not able to be there with them.

[WS1]

Hello, I've been new here for almost a year now However I have never attended any of your tastings.
Just wondering if I could be included in the reserve list for the Quinta do Vesuvio Vertical on the 24th of February . I haven't tried many Vesuvios but I am quite keen to learn more of their style. I can bring along either the 2012 or 2013 vintage or a bottle from the mid 90's.
Many thanks!

Do we still have a spare seat available?

yes we have, my friend is hesitating at the moment so one place up for grabs....

regards

WS1

[idj123]

Hello, I've been new here for almost a year now However I have never attended any of your tastings.
Just wondering if I could be included in the reserve list for the Quinta do Vesuvio Vertical on the 24th of February . I haven't tried many Vesuvios but I am quite keen to learn more of their style. I can bring along either the 2012 or 2013 vintage or a bottle from the mid 90's.
Many thanks!

Do we still have a spare seat available?

yes we have, my friend is hesitating at the moment so one place up for grabs....

regards

WS1

Has anyone PM'd Constandia (as technically they should have been on the Reserve List after Tony)?

Also, thinking further on our discussions the other night and Julian's view that the later bottles (the most recent bottles) are likely to be 'lost' on account of palate fatigue due to the number of bottles being tasted, is there anything to be said for having smaller pre-pours for these later bottles (say for example 2008 and after)? It would be wasteful to see almost full glasses of these left at the end and unless being poured back into their respective bottles,being thrown away.

[WS1]

...

Has anyone PM'd Constandia (as technically they should have been on the Reserve List after Tony)?

...

just did

[jdaw1]

Also, thinking further on our discussions the other night and Julian's view that the later bottles (the most recent bottles) are likely to be 'lost' on account of palate fatigue due to the number of bottles being tasted, is there anything to be said for having smaller pre-pours for these later bottles (say for example 2008 and after)? It would be wasteful to see almost full glasses of these left at the end and unless being poured back into their respective bottles,being thrown away.

I am bringing sample bottles, in which I am taking the youngsters away. Mine will not be tasted on the night.

[PhilW]

I am bringing sample bottles, in which I am taking the youngsters away. Mine will not be tasted on the night.

I plan to taste all on the night, but likely save any further drinking of most of the younger ones for later; the only flaw in this plan being that I have very few sample bottles left. Wasn't there a plan mooted at the last tasting in this regard?
{cough}JDAW{cough}
If so I would request another 50-ish(?) sample bottles when convenient.
(n.b. Wed evening next week would be particularly convenient if 'twere possible, perhaps for others also)

[WS1]

Also, thinking further on our discussions the other night and Julian's view that the later bottles (the most recent bottles) are likely to be 'lost' on account of palate fatigue due to the number of bottles being tasted, is there anything to be said for having smaller pre-pours for these later bottles (say for example 2008 and after)? It would be wasteful to see almost full glasses of these left at the end and unless being poured back into their respective bottles,being thrown away.

I am bringing sample bottles, in which I am taking the youngsters away. Mine will not be tasted on the night.

not tasted at all? How can you do wine of the night then not tasting the 11?

regards

WS1

[SCP]

If the last spot is still up for grabs, I would be very keen to join on the 24th. I attended an offline a couple of years ago with TPF (Graham's vertical) and it's well overdue time to do another

[SCP]

If a food order is also required, then the Truffle Mac & Cheese, followed by Steak medium-rare please.