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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 12:18 Sun 21 Apr 2013

3 x Vesuvio 96
3 x Vesuvio 04
Four Walls, best prices.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:14 Sun 21 Apr 2013

Morrison's Own Label 2007 LBV, produced by Symington Family Estates @ £10.49

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:18 Sun 21 Apr 2013

AHB wrote:Morrison's Own Label 2007 LBV, produced by Symington Family Estates @ £10.49

£10.49! It better be good!

Zelandakh · Post by **Zelandakh** » 14:58 Thu 25 Apr 2013

I'm in the market for every day drinkers of the bargain types we have seen in this thread and some "thoroughly good enough" VPs.

Doesn't seem that there's many offers around on either?

If anyone has any VPs that are good and sound but simply not "good enough" for their cellars...this year I've had a Noval 70, a Morgan 66 and another 70 that may have been a Dow. I got just as much pleasure from much lesser VPs so I may now skip the higher ends and enjoy multiple bottles of "good enough" VP rather than single bottles or truly superb.

If anyone knows of every day bargains please let me know and anyone with VPs for disposal, please PM me.

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:58 Sun 28 Apr 2013

Zelandakh wrote:If anyone knows of every day bargains please let me know and anyone with VPs for disposal, please PM me.

This is generally known to apply to most of us.

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 12:40 Mon 29 Apr 2013

Amongst all the 2011 excitement, i relieved BBR of their remaining 5 bottles of Vesuvio 98 at £35 per bottle all-in. A price that i think this port is well worth, and i can imagine i'll have occasion to drink all of these by the end of the year. 3 bottles are left in their bin-end store in Basingstoke - if anyone i see regularly is visiting soon, please keep a look-out on my behalf.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:10 Mon 29 Apr 2013

RAYC wrote:£35 per bottle all-in.

Very good price and a tenner off what they were asking.. did that take much haggling??

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 13:42 Mon 29 Apr 2013

djewesbury wrote:
RAYC wrote:£35 per bottle all-in.
Very good price and a tenner off what they were asking.. did that take much haggling??

I had wanted to buy a full 6-pack, which they usually do at the "case discount" price (i.e. 10% off). However, between my email and the confirmation a single bottle was purchased online, meaning that the case was split and i couldn't take delivery in bond (which is what i had originally wanted for the moment while i finished off the previous 6-pack of this stuff!). The further discount was therefore a goodwill gesture and probably a sign that i spend far too much with them on wine/port and storage throughout the rest of the year!

In addition, a number of other bottles of V98 had been sent to the bin-end store in the last fortnight - i suspect they are also sitting there at £35...

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:33 Mon 29 Apr 2013

Due to its stellar performance at the FTLOP 1983 Retrospective, I picked up 5 bottles (all that were available) of the 1983 Ramos Pinto Vintage Port for $50 each. To round out the shipping container, I also picked up a 1976 Smith Woodhouse LBV for $25.

I think I'm actually more excited about the LBV... what a great price for such an old LBV!

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:51 Mon 29 Apr 2013

Odds and ends..
7 x Dow 80
4 x Dow 94
6 x Warre 07 LBV
2 x Dow Bomfim 01 (current offer at Tesco, Asda, probably everywhere..)
1 x SW 07 LBV
1 x SW 06 LBV

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 23:18 Mon 29 Apr 2013

djewesbury wrote:Odds and ends..
7 x Dow 80

a veyr nice odd and ends!

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:21 Mon 29 Apr 2013

g-man wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Odds and ends..
7 x Dow 80
a veyr nice odd and ends!

Just another Monday, I like to think...

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:06 Wed 01 May 2013

Last night I called in to a wine shop I've not visited before and left with a bottle of Noval 1995 and a bottle of Roriz 1995 (made by Noval Vinhos Lda).

John M · Post by **John M** » 12:15 Mon 06 May 2013

All 1/2 bottles:

1983 Dows
1985 Dows
1985 Grahams
1985 Warres

WS1 · Post by **WS1** » 09:10 Fri 10 May 2013

6bts of Calem 1960 (Hedges&Butler)

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 20:11 Fri 10 May 2013

2xDow 1963
2xFonseca 1966
Not sure why Flickingers had em cheap, but they did. Definite SoS, but fill is good in all.
In other cool news, just acquired wooden wine racks for 250 bottles (free!).

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 13:22 Sat 11 May 2013

1 x Cockburn 67
1 x Croft 66
1 x Taylor 45
36 x Smith Woodhouse 83
12 x Warre 83
12 x Dow 70
12 x Graham 80
6 x Dow 91

That should keep us going for a couple more weeks ..........

Post by **DRT** » 15:16 Sun 12 May 2013

WS1 wrote:6bts of Calem 1960 (Hedges&Butler)

Now I know who it was who nipped in before me when they were listed by Seckfords

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 07:34 Mon 13 May 2013

Well....i couldn't resist. I tried, but i couldn't. Of the 11s, i purchased:

Vesuvio
Vesuvio Capela
Niepoort Bioma
Skeffington
Graham Stone Terraces
Vargellas Vinha Vehla

I will look to buy Quevedo as well.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 09:30 Mon 13 May 2013

No messing about there! And you so indecisive at first!
I have bought or am buying:

Capela V
Dow
Fonseca
Taylor (d mag)
Niepoort
N Bioma

They'll do, the Stone Terraces wasn't justifiable for me. Oh, I mean, I couldn't get any.. Delicious stuff though. Call me in 2038 when you open one..!

TLW · Post by **TLW** » 01:36 Wed 15 May 2013

1970 Graham 3 bottles
1997 Graham 6 bottles
2000 Graham 9 bottles
2000 Dow 8 bottles
1983 Fonseca 5 bottles
1985 Warre 3 bottles

Having just finished a case of the 1983 Fonseca, I know that to be good - and developed nicely over the years. really looking forward to the 1970 Graham - one of my favourites.

Should be enough for October and November - and maybe an extra week or two if I catch a cold.

Trying to arrange storage at FRW now.

Post by **DRT** » 22:11 Wed 15 May 2013

TLW wrote:1970 Graham 3 bottles
1997 Graham 6 bottles
2000 Graham 9 bottles
2000 Dow 8 bottles
1983 Fonseca 5 bottles
1985 Warre 3 bottles
!

Should be enough for October and November - and maybe an extra week or two if I catch a cold.

34 bottles for 61 days. Are you American?

TLW · Post by **TLW** » 07:34 Thu 16 May 2013

DRT wrote:
TLW wrote:1970 Graham 3 bottles
1997 Graham 6 bottles
2000 Graham 9 bottles
2000 Dow 8 bottles
1983 Fonseca 5 bottles
1985 Warre 3 bottles
!

Should be enough for October and November - and maybe an extra week or two if I catch a cold.
34 bottles for 61 days. Are you American?

We all have our cross to bear......

richmills · Post by **richmills** » 11:26 Fri 17 May 2013

In the past 2 weeks:

6 x Grahams 2011
6 x Fonseca 2011
3 x Grahams 1994
1 x Fonseca 1977
1 x Taylor 1977
1 x Taylor 1970
1 x Grahams 1966

My current account is feeling rather poorly now

... But on the bright side my port cellar is full of optimism for the future

Cheers, Rich.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 19:05 Thu 23 May 2013

vertical of vesuvio from 1989-1997

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:15 Thu 23 May 2013

g-man wrote:vertical of vesuvio from 1989-1997

How many of each?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 20:20 Thu 23 May 2013

djewesbury wrote:
g-man wrote:vertical of vesuvio from 1989-1997

How many of each?

hahah just 1, it came with a OWC

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:23 Thu 23 May 2013

6 x G85 750ml for $80 each
3 x G85 1.5L for $160 each

The former is a very good price in the US. The latter is an outstanding price just about anywhere, I think. Thanks to jdaw1 for alerting me to the deal!

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:41 Thu 23 May 2013

Glenn E. wrote:Thanks to jdaw1 for alerting me to the deal!

At Hart Davis Hart. More available at that price.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 01:08 Fri 24 May 2013

Glenn E. wrote:6 x G85 750ml for $80 each
3 x G85 1.5L for $160 each

The former is a very good price in the US. The latter is an outstanding price just about anywhere, I think. Thanks to jdaw1 for alerting me to the deal!

was thinking about it

but also thought back that i've never had a g85 that impressed me to justify spending that much

80$ is more then i paid for my F85s.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 01:11 Fri 24 May 2013

g-man wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:6 x G85 750ml for $80 each
3 x G85 1.5L for $160 each

The former is a very good price in the US. The latter is an outstanding price just about anywhere, I think. Thanks to jdaw1 for alerting me to the deal!
was thinking about it

but also thought back that i've never had a g85 that impressed me to justify spending that much

80$ is more then i paid for my F85s.

You seem to have it pretty sweet over there if that's the case.. When a T94 costs $120.. It's certainly more than that here.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 03:58 Fri 24 May 2013

djewesbury wrote:
g-man wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:6 x G85 750ml for $80 each
3 x G85 1.5L for $160 each

The former is a very good price in the US. The latter is an outstanding price just about anywhere, I think. Thanks to jdaw1 for alerting me to the deal!
was thinking about it

but also thought back that i've never had a g85 that impressed me to justify spending that much

80$ is more then i paid for my F85s.
You seem to have it pretty sweet over there if that's the case.. When a T94 costs $120.. It's certainly more than that here.

i now have 4 cases of F85 @ avg price of 76$/btl

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:08 Fri 24 May 2013

g-man wrote:i now have 4 cases of F85 @ avg price of 76$/btl

Auction vs retail. Almost all of my purchasing is at retail over the internet.

Average price of F85 and G85 is pretty similar at retail, and typically ranges between $85 and $90. I'll buy either at $80 because that's as low as I've seen either at retail for a while.

I've seen G85 as low as $65 at auction, but wasn't in a position to strike when I saw it. Unlike G-man, I don't haunt the auction scene so I don't get the same great deals that he and SushiNorth find.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 16:17 Fri 24 May 2013

Glenn E. wrote:
g-man wrote:i now have 4 cases of F85 @ avg price of 76$/btl
Auction vs retail. Almost all of my purchasing is at retail over the internet.

Average price of F85 and G85 is pretty similar at retail, and typically ranges between $85 and $90. I'll buy either at $80 because that's as low as I've seen either at retail for a while.

I've seen G85 as low as $65 at auction, but wasn't in a position to strike when I saw it. Unlike G-man, I don't haunt the auction scene so I don't get the same great deals that he and SushiNorth find.

actually 2 of those cases were retail

though i find sushi being able to swoop up the retail ones faster than me.

TLW · Post by **TLW** » 06:41 Sat 25 May 2013

2011 Taylor

Just ordered an Imperial en primeur.

Not sure who is going to drink it, as it will not really be ready for another 30-40 years or so.

Post by **jdaw1** » 12:56 Sat 25 May 2013

TLW wrote:2011 Taylor

Just ordered an Imperial en primeur.

Not sure who is going to drink it, as it will not really be ready for another 30-40 years or so.

Have you children? That’s a fantastic thing to inherit, or be given, to drink when it has 40-60 years on the clock.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:09 Sat 25 May 2013

jdaw1 wrote:
TLW wrote:2011 Taylor

Just ordered an Imperial en primeur.

Not sure who is going to drink it, as it will not really be ready for another 30-40 years or so.
Have you children? That’s a fantastic thing to inherit, or be given, to drink when it has 40-60 years on the clock.

Hopefully my double mag will be ready slightly before that..

TLW · Post by **TLW** » 04:59 Sun 26 May 2013

jdaw1 wrote:
TLW wrote:2011 Taylor

Just ordered an Imperial en primeur.

Not sure who is going to drink it, as it will not really be ready for another 30-40 years or so.
Have you children? That’s a fantastic thing to inherit, or be given, to drink when it has 40-60 years on the clock.

Just one child - a college aged daughter (my wife and I got it right the first time). Thus it will probably almost ready for the wedding of one of her kids (she has none yet of which I am aware), or my funeral (a couple of friends have already volunteered the service of their livers if it is served at my funeral). For it to be perfect, though, 30-40 years might be too soon........ Indeed, if it is as good as hoped, it would be just about right for celebrating England's 1,000th birthday.

mpij · Post by **mpij** » 16:46 Sun 26 May 2013

TLW wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:
TLW wrote:2011 Taylor

Just ordered an Imperial en primeur.

Not sure who is going to drink it, as it will not really be ready for another 30-40 years or so.
Have you children? That’s a fantastic thing to inherit, or be given, to drink when it has 40-60 years on the clock.
Just one child - a college aged daughter (my wife and I got it right the first time). Thus it will probably almost ready for the wedding of one of her kids (she has none yet of which I am aware), or my funeral (a couple of friends have already volunteered the service of their livers if it is served at my funeral). For it to be perfect, though, 30-40 years might be too soon........ Indeed, if it is as good as hoped, it would be just about right for celebrating England's 1,000th birthday.

According to Wikipedia England became a unified state in 927, so, unless you are in possession of a modified Delorean sports car you may find it difficult to use it for that particular party.

TLW · Post by **TLW** » 22:19 Sun 26 May 2013

mpij wrote:
TLW wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:
TLW wrote:2011 Taylor

Just ordered an Imperial en primeur.

Not sure who is going to drink it, as it will not really be ready for another 30-40 years or so.
Have you children? That’s a fantastic thing to inherit, or be given, to drink when it has 40-60 years on the clock.
Just one child - a college aged daughter (my wife and I got it right the first time). Thus it will probably almost ready for the wedding of one of her kids (she has none yet of which I am aware), or my funeral (a couple of friends have already volunteered the service of their livers if it is served at my funeral). For it to be perfect, though, 30-40 years might be too soon........ Indeed, if it is as good as hoped, it would be just about right for celebrating England's 1,000th birthday.
According to Wikipedia England became a unified state in 927, so, unless you are in possession of a modified Delorean sports car you may find it difficult to use it for that particular party.

I stand corrected.

In which case, the 1,000th anniversary of (French) Norman conquest.

mpij · Post by **mpij** » 19:00 Fri 31 May 2013

2 bottles Graham's Crusted bottled 2003

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:32 Fri 31 May 2013

Funny.. Every time I insist on trying to buy some Malvedos from Sainsbury[']s online, this arrives as a substitute. I say yes, of course...

mpij · Post by **mpij** » 20:00 Fri 31 May 2013

Morrisons doing it for £13.99

mpij · Post by **mpij** » 19:32 Thu 06 Jun 2013

1 bottle Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos 2001.
Morrison's have it reduced to £23, although first time I've seen it in Dundees only Morrisons.

David T. · Post by **David T.** » 21:23 Thu 06 Jun 2013

4x Vau Vintage 2000, which I have enjoyed in the past.

TLW · Post by **TLW** » 23:45 Thu 06 Jun 2013

Have ordered:

One case of 2011 Fonseca bottles
One case of 2011 Fonseca magnums

Sadly, it will probably be my daughter than drinks them; I can only hope that it has a positive influence around her choices regarding my later years in life.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 15:14 Fri 07 Jun 2013

many cases of the 2011 Quevedo (personally)

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 20:25 Fri 07 Jun 2013

2xWarre VP 1997

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 20:35 Fri 07 Jun 2013

2 x 1994 Quinta do Noval Nacional have just arrived

PopulusTremula · Post by **PopulusTremula** » 22:00 Fri 07 Jun 2013

Respect to Glenn's purchase of two Nacionals!

My purchases are more mundane and are not for me but for the wee'un, unwittingly lucky to have been born in 2011.

- Fonseca '11 x 6
- Warre '11 x 6
- Fonseca '11 dmag
- Taylor '11 dmag

Will top up with more Fonseca and a dozen each of Taylor, Graham and Noval. That should see the blighter through for a while.