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When? 18:30 on Tuesday 10^th September 2019.

Where? The Red Room at the B&F - Food order.

Attendees:

1. DRT (Graham) - confirmed;
2. CPR 1 (Offley) - confirmed;
3. JDAW (Fonseca) - confirmed;
4. DaveRL (Quinta do Noval) - confirmed;
5. idj123 (Taylor) - confirmed;
6. AHB (Gould Campbell) - confirmed;
7. CMAG (Adams) - confirmed;
8. RGO (Croft) - confirmed;
9. PhilW (Warre) - confirmed;
10. Justin K (Sandeman) - confirmed;
11. forrest26 (Graham (2016 Release)) - confirmed;
12. nac (Smith Woodhouse) - confirmed;
13. Uncle Tom (Dow);
14. {Spare seat}.

Reserves:

• None

Current draft of the placemats (and parameters by which made).

Great idea. Will see what I’ve got.

Always a great idea. Yes please

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Yes please.

If there is space, I would love to come - I can offer Warres 66.

A very good idea. I'd like to come, but only have Warre and I see Jasper already offering that, so I would have to adopt please.

The answer is clearly 'yes'. Can offer a T66.

AHB and CMAG & RGO all in via WhatsApp.

I can't imagine the answer to this question ever being anything other than yes... I'm in.

yes, please

Sounds good, I can provide a Sandeman’s.

We now have a full table of 14. If there are more volunteers we can start a reserve list.

Would a Fonseca 1966 be welcome?^†

† Yes yes, of course, even if there were already several F66s, another would be welcome.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑14:30 Sun 07 Oct 2018 Would a Fonseca 1966 be welcome?^†

† Yes yes, of course, even if there were already several F66s, another would be welcome.

Thank you.

Please add me to the reserves

I’ve got Gould Campbell

Based on those not already included in the line up I can bring an Offley

I can now offer Noval 66.

Could we get a date in the diary for this? Perhaps late June — week commencing 24 June?

AHB wrote: ↑20:25 Sun 10 Mar 2019 Could we get a date in the diary for this? Perhaps late June — week commencing 24 June?

Second half of June no good for me - sorry.

Would it be wrong to do it in May?

I would suggest not May.

We have the Broadbent tasting on 1 May. 23 May is Victoria's 200th tasting. 27 May is the Bank Holiday and half term week (which might be difficult for some and easy for others).

July? August? November? We have nothing in any of these months yet, but have the Messias tasting to drop in somewhere.

We haven't mentioned early June? Either of weeks starting Jun 3rd or 10th might work? (agree May not viable)

Early June would be good for me, otherwise suggest going for late Sep when it might be cooling down again?

June works for me. Early July and early August don't. Sept OK.

CPR 1 wrote: ↑19:12 Mon 11 Mar 2019 Early June would be good for me, otherwise suggest going for late Sep when it might be cooling down again?

Late September wouldn't work for me. Early June might be cramming too much into the six weeks from 1 May to 17 June.

I'd prefer October or November - now it's up to the organiser to choose a date...

AHB wrote: ↑09:07 Tue 12 Mar 2019

CPR 1 wrote: ↑19:12 Mon 11 Mar 2019 Early June would be good for me, otherwise suggest going for late Sep when it might be cooling down again?

Late September wouldn't work for me. Early June might be cramming too much into the six weeks from 1 May to 17 June.

I'd prefer October or November - now it's up to the organiser to choose a date...

I think October would be good.

Does Tuesday the 15th work?

DRT wrote: ↑23:27 Tue 12 Mar 2019 I think October would be good.

Does Tuesday the 15th work?

Not for me sadly, as that's my wife's birthday. A week earlier (the 8th) would work; a week later would be right next to my own birthday tasting.

PhilW wrote: ↑06:39 Wed 13 Mar 2019

DRT wrote: ↑23:27 Tue 12 Mar 2019 I think October would be good.

Does Tuesday the 15th work?

Not for me sadly, as that's my wife's birthday. A week earlier (the 8th) would work; a week later would be right next to my own birthday tasting.

The 8th is my wife's birthday

January 2020?

I don't think we need to push it out that far. Deliberately ignoring July and August as too hot and holiday season, we don't currently have that many tastings planned this year, with nothing in June, (July, August), September or the first half of October. It would seem better to me to have a tasting even if one of us can't make it rather than to defer it further; and I'm sure come January we'll be needing a 60@60 tasting, never mind a major 70@50 horizontal, and I'm sure others

Ignoring July/Aug given heat and holidays, and taking into account that in late June some may be in Porto for São João, and late Sept some may be in the Douro for the harvest, so that still leaves the first halves of June, Sept and Oct clearly available this year. I appreciate DRT's efforts to find a date which suits us all, but suggest that notwithstanding previous posts, DRT as organiser now sets the date as best suits him in one of those ranges (and if I or others can't make the selected date then so be it, but at least it goes ahead for most folks).

To help DRT in his quest to find the perfect date, I can offer this handy ready reckoner for the rest of the year:
w/c Mar 18
w/c Mar 25 - DRT Birthday on Mar 26
w/c Apr 1 - AHB organising BFT
w/c Apr 8 - AHB organising BFT; school Easter holidays
w/c Apr 15 - BFT; school Easter holidays
w/c Apr 22 - Easter Monday
w/c Apr 29 - Bartholomew Broadbent
w/c May 6 - Spring Bank Holiday
w/c May 13 - Douro visit by some
w/c May 20 - Victoria's 200th Birthday celebration
w/c May 27 - Whitsun Bank Holiday
w/c Jun 3
w/c Jun 10
w/c Jun 17 - organiser not available
w/c Jun 24 - organiser not available
w/c Jul 1 - no DRL
w/c Jul 8 - no DRL
w/c Jul 15
w/c Jul 22
w/c Jul 29
w/c Aug 5 - no DRL
w/c Aug 12 - no DRL
w/c Aug 19
w/c Aug 26 - August Bank Holiday
w/c Sep 2 - no AHB
w/c Sep 9
w/c Sep 16 - AHB not available
w/c Sep 23 - organiser not available
w/c Sep 30 - AHB not available
w/c Oct 7 - organiser not available Tue 8th
w/c Oct 14 - PW not available Tue 15th
w/c Oct 21
w/c Oct 28 - PW 50th birthday
w/c Nov 4
w/c Nov 11
w/c Nov 18
w/c Nov 25 - probable week for BBR Port Walk
w/c Dec 2
w/c Dec 9
w/c Dec 16 - probable week for Xmas Tasting
w/c Dec 23 - Christmas week
w/c Dec 30 - New Year

Nice work Alex. Two potentials I can see: w/c 15 Jul and w/c 7 Oct.

I think w/c 10 Jun might also work. Depends when you're in Portugal.

AHB wrote: ↑13:48 Fri 15 Mar 2019 I think w/c 10 Jun might also work. Depends when you're in Portugal.

Good spot, yes that's also an option. A few of us are in the Douro w/c 13 May.

Two minor edits: the early weeks of Sep are erroneous as shown currently - both of "PW not avail 15th" and "DRT not avail 8th" are for Oct (not Sep), which would also make w/c Sep 9 empty, though I agree that w/c 10 Jun would be a good choice if DRT available then.

PhilW wrote: ↑16:30 Fri 15 Mar 2019 Two minor edits: the early weeks of Sep are erroneous as shown currently - both of "PW not avail 15th" and "DRT not avail 8th" are for Oct (not Sep), which would also make w/c Sep 9 empty, though I agree that w/c 10 Jun would be a good choice if DRT available then.

Fixed.

Tuesday 10th of September?

DRT wrote: ↑08:17 Sat 16 Mar 2019 Tuesday 10th of September?

Works for me

AHB wrote: ↑22:03 Sat 16 Mar 2019

DRT wrote: ↑08:17 Sat 16 Mar 2019 Tuesday 10th of September?

Works for me

Good for me too.

Good for me.

Yes, works for me.

10th Sep it is.

Are doubles permitted? Think I may only have Warre and Noval available as things stand.

Placemat style? Like that of the 1966 tasting of June 2013, or April 2014, or February 2016?

I vote ’14, then ’13, then ’16.

Very sad, I will not be able to make it

I shall be at at trade fair in Asia.

flash_uk wrote: ↑11:29 Sun 17 Mar 2019 Are doubles permitted? Think I may only have Warre and Noval available as things stand.

Actually I have realised I have some Croft at Seckfords. Put me down for Croft please.

Adams 66

I'll bring the Warre.

Reconfirming (the date is good ) - I still plan to bring the Offley

Jasper May wrote: ↑12:41 Sun 17 Mar 2019 Very sad, I will not be able to make it

I shall be at at trade fair in Asia.

That is a great pity. Unfortunately, with this many people and so few practical dates to choose from it was somewhat inevitable that one or more would have two drop out. We hope to see you at another event soon.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑12:05 Sun 17 Mar 2019 Placemat style? Like that of the 1966 tasting of June 2013, or April 2014, or February 2016?

I vote ’14, then ’13, then ’16.

May I request September 2008, please?