Thu 30 Nov 2017, Sandemans and 1970s (for the Placemat Software’s 15th anniversary)

[jdaw1]

This post to hold arrangements as and when agreed.

When? Thursday 30^th November 2017.

Where? TBD.

Who?

1. JDAW (S70 mag?);
2. SCD (W70);
3. MPM;
4. TC;
5. AHB (F70?);
6. CPR (S77);
7. DRT (Cr70);
8. DJ;
9. CD;
10. IDJ;
11. RLC;
12. WPS (S66).

Theme: a reprise of the first tasting at which there were placemats made by the software (at which were Warre 1970, Fonseca 1970, Croft 1970, Sandeman 1970 single and magnum, Sandeman 1960, and Sandeman 1977).

Reserves and possibles:

• SRG;
• HEG.

Current draft of the placemats.

[jdaw1]

Thursday 30^th November 2017, Sandemans and 1970s: who is in?

[PhilW]

Sounds good to me, count me in.

[Doggett]

Please count me in too Julian. I have a Warre 70 to contribute at this stage.

Never to be one to question the need for a tasting of fine port...but with this being fixed for late 2017, I wondered if there is some significance that I am not aware of for the date and/or the ports to be tasted?
Now I just need to find where that 2017 calendar is...
Simon

[jdaw1]

We are quorate. Must ascertain which bottles I have. Maybe I could bring a Sandeman 1970 mag from storage.

Obviously the placemat design should be artisanal rather than industrial.

[flash_uk]

Yes please, count me in!

[forest26]

Please count me in.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Why this date and theme?

I'm sure I can put my name down to attend at this stage, subject to later events changing my availability.

I could contribute S67, keeping to both the "7" and Sandeman themes and having the numerical elegance of being consumed in its 50th year.

Or I could contribute a magnum of F70.

Any preference - choose one of the alternatives, not both!

[jdaw1]

Both. Ok, ok, not both. Instead please the magnum of F70 and the bottle of S67. (Peeps: support me.)

I wondered if there is some significance that I am not aware of for the date and/or the ports to be tasted?

Why this date and theme?

You have enough clues, and enough time to follow them. I expect that you will approve. If and when you deduce the answer, please post something cryptic and smug and giving two weeks notice of posting the answer, rather than going straight to it.

[PhilW]

Clearly it is to celebrate the 50th birthday of Natalie Williams, the well known volleyball player from Long Beach (sandy) who played for Port(land) Power and was born on this date in 1970. I trust she will be attending.

p.s. I just realised the real reason for the tasting; where is the smug icon, anyway?

[jdaw1]

Clearly it is to celebrate the 50th birthday of Natalie Williams, the well known volleyball player from Long Beach (sandy) who played for Port(land) Power and was born on this date in 1970. I trust she will be attending.

Woman (of whom I have never previously heard) born in 1970. In which year will be her fiftieth birthday? Clue: not 2017.

I just realised the real reason for the tasting; where is the smug icon, anyway?

Phew.

[CPR 1]

Sounds excellent count me in, I have S77 if that helps

[DRT]

My tee-total sister will be very pleased to learn that we will be celebrating her 56th birthday with such wonderful Ports. But, never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few...

I'm in.

[Ghandih]

Good news, Mr W. It took some organisation, but I have managed to reschedule my haircut (to the week before), so I am now free for this event and would certainly like to attend.

The undoubtedly even better news is Mrs Gh is also Up for the Cup (of port). Presumably we will have to arrange childcare, but at least we know the barber might be available, eh?

I love it when a plan comes together.

[jdaw1]

Excellent. We are at ten people (four of whom are known to understand the theme), so some more bottles will be needed. Which can be decided later.

[djewesbury]

Ok then. Do it. What do you want me to contribute?

[Constandia]

Hello, all this sounds too interesting! I don't know Natalie Williams but my birthday is a week prior to the event and I'd love to celebrate it with nice port!
I hope I can be included to the attendees.

[jdaw1]

30 Nov 02

www.jdawiseman.com/port/20021130_Sandeman_1970s.pdf

R.

In Fulham: Sandemans, and 1970s

A draft of these placemats was made by hand in Adobe Illustrator, about three weeks before the event. … Placemats for earlier events were also made in Illustrator. But the used placemats were made in PostScript. So this seems to have been the event at which placemats switched from being artisanal to being industrial.

[jdaw1]

With twelve people we need more than seven bottles. How should the theme be extended? Obviously ‘both’. But what else?

[DRT]

With twelve people we need more than seven bottles. How should the theme be extended? Obviously ‘both’. But what else?

I don't suppose anyone has any early to mid 1st century port lying around?

Or, alternatively but connected to that link, something produced by a family of Scottish origin?

[idj123]

I've realised that for some strange reason I have not put my name down for this tasting. Can the powers that be remedy this forthwith (or else put me down on the reserve list?

[jdaw1]

Or, alternatively but connected to that link, something produced by a family of Scottish origin?

Do we want a second page of Mackenzie? Do we have enough?

[PhilW]

Or Scottish bottlings?

[jdaw1]

Or Scottish bottlings?

Ooh, good idea.

I have booked the Boot & Flogger’s Red Room.

[Deleted_User_1]

If there is space please may I be included.