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Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 14:15 Wed 24 Feb 2021
by nac
Calendar of Events - [organiser]

2025 - Done 2025 - Forthcoming 2026 and beyond ________________________________________________________________________________________

Some tastings that have been suggested / planned / not planned / postponed: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Previous Events

2021
  • Thu 10 Jun - Virtual Tasting #11, No Theme
  • Thu 17 Jun - Virtual Tasting #12, Quevedo or other Colheita themed (following VWP Quevedo Colheita Tasting)
  • Thu 08 Jul - Virtual Tasting #13, following Port.Club tasting, so Churchill?
  • Wed 21 Jul - Virtual Tasting #XX, Theme tbc Didn't happen...
  • Thu 26 Aug - Virtual Tasting #14, Theme tbc
  • Mon 31 Aug - Jaboulet & Port Wine Dinner @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
  • Wed 08 Sep - VE Day 75th Anniversary Dinner @ 67 Pall Mall, Lutyen's Room [NAC]
  • Wed 22 Sep - Virtual Tasting #15, Theme tbc
  • Wed 06 Oct - Warre 350 Vertical @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
  • Wed 20 Oct - 1980 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [GEAG]
  • Thu 28 Oct - Virtual Tasting #16, Theme tbc
  • Wed 11 Nov - VWP/Quevedo Blend Your Own Vintage Port (virtual)
  • Tue 16 Nov - 1994 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room? [JDAW/AHB]
  • Thu 18 Nov- VWP Kopke Tasting Experience (virtual)
  • Wed 24 Nov - Virtual Tasting #17, Theme tbc Didn’t happen…
  • Thu 25 Nov - Nickolls & Perks / Symington 1991 Tasting (virtual)
  • Fri 26 Nov - Portweinmesse @ Leverkusen, Germany [AxelP]
  • Thu 2 Dec - VWP/Quevedo Garrafeira vs Colheita (virtual)
  • Tue 7 Dec - "Possibly Past It" Bordeaux & Burgundy Wine Dinner @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
  • Fri 10 Dec - Nickolls & Perks Tasting (virtual)
  • Wed 15 Dec - Opening a Quevedo closure experiment @ Davy’s at Plantation Place [AHB] Postponed - moved to 14/5/22
  • Thu 16 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends, White Horse Inn [AHB]
  • Wed 22 - Virtual Tasting #17, Festive
2022
  • Mon 10 Jan - 2022 Virtual #1, theme tbc
  • Thu 20 Jan - 1997 at 25 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] Postponed - new date tbc
  • Thu 20 Jan - Bring-a-bottle @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [NAC]
  • Wed 2 Feb - BBR Vertical @ BBR [IDJ]
  • Thu 10 Feb - 2022 Virtual #2, theme tbc
  • Wed 16 Feb - Warre Private Cellar vs “Normal” Bottlings @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] Postponed - new date tbc
  • Wed 16 Feb - A Cellar Reduction Party @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Tue 1 Mar - Churchill Tasting @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
  • Tue 8 Mar - 2022 Virtual #3, theme tbc
  • Wed 16 Mar - 1985 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room, 1800 for 1830 start [GEAG]
  • Wed 6 Apr - 1992 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Wed 13 Apr - 2022 Virtual #4, theme tbc
  • Tue 26 Apr - Emergency - "Bring a Bottle" @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Tue 10 May - Quinta de la Rosa Vintage & LBV Vertical @ Boot & Flogger [TC] - CANCELLED
  • Wed 11 May - Opening a Quevedo closure experiment @ Davy’s at Plantation Place [AHB] - CANCELLED
  • Tue 17 May - White Aged Ports @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NW]
  • Tue 24 May - 1997 at 25 Horizontal @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC]
  • Tue 14 Jun - Portuguese Wines Dinner [HTWH] - POSTPONED
  • Thu 23 Jun - Aged LBVs @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [NAC] - POSTPONED
  • Mon 25 Jul - Bring a Port from 1960-1970 [AHB]
  • Wed 17 Aug - Emergency 1970-1985 [JDAW]
  • Tue 30 Aug - Emergency [JDAW]
  • Tue 20 Sep - Crusted @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [JDAW]
  • Tue 11 Oct - Warre Private Cellar etc [NAC] - POSTPONED
  • Tues 11 Oct - Bring A Bottle @ Boot & Flogger, Green Room [CPR]
  • Wed 2 Nov - Terra Feita vertical @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room? [GEAG]
  • Fri 4 Nov - Portwinemesse 2022 @ Leverkusen [AxelP]
  • Tue 8 Nov - A Disagreement or Controversy or Misunderstanding [JDAW] - POSTPONED
  • Wed 30 Nov - The Software's 20th Anniversary @ Boot & Flogger, Red Room [JDAW]
  • Wed 14 Dec - The Quevedo Closure Experiment @ Lutyen's Room, 67 Pall Mall [AHB]
  • Thu 15 Dec - The Port Forum Christmas Tasting [AHB]
2023 2024

Re: 2021 Physical Tastings

Posted: 14:17 Wed 24 Feb 2021
by nac
Assuming there is some consensus on this, I’m happy to maintain a “master” list/schedule of agreed dates which can be kept at the top of this thread.

Re: 2021 Physical Tastings

Posted: 20:40 Wed 24 Feb 2021
by jdaw1
To all of them I say “Yes please”.

So: yes please.

Re: 2021 Physical Tastings

Posted: 23:28 Wed 24 Feb 2021
by Alex Bridgeman
My only observation is that we might see social restrictions be reintroduced towards the end of the year. I suggest Not leaving tastings until December!

Re: 2021 Physical Tastings

Posted: 12:23 Thu 25 Feb 2021
by winesecretary
I have contacted the B&F and requested the Red Room for Thursday 10th June (tentatively, for the TTF) and Wednesday 23rd June (tentatively, for the 1980).

Re: 2021 Physical Tastings

Posted: 18:59 Thu 25 Feb 2021
by jdaw1
winesecretary wrote: 12:23 Thu 25 Feb 2021I have contacted the B&F and requested the Red Room for Thursday 10th June (tentatively, for the TTF) and Wednesday 23rd June (tentatively, for the 1980).
Independently I have requested the Red Room, Wednesday 6th April 2022, for the 1992 horizontal.

Re: 2021 Physical Tastings - Planner

Posted: 16:22 Thu 11 Mar 2021
by nac
Suggesting Weds 6th Oct as new date for Warre 350 tasting. Will contact B&F to request the Red Room.
I'll update the main thread for the tasting to request reconfirmations.

Re: 2021 (and beyond) Physical Tastings - Planner

Posted: 11:33 Tue 23 Mar 2021
by nac
2022 is a significant anniversary for 1972 and 1982 - both of which (I suspect) are likely to prove difficult to obtain many bottles for.

Might it make sense to think about combining the two and having a joint tasting?

Is there a 72 or 82 baby (or both) who would like to take on organising this one?

Or, is there an appetite to keep them separate?

Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 11:41 Wed 09 Jun 2021
by nac
Have now combined the two separate lists into one - this one.

Admins - could/should this become one of the pinned threads?

Have suggested some monthly dates for virtual tastings up to the end of 2021. Are we OK with these?

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 18:23 Fri 18 Jun 2021
by nac
Planner updated to reflect postponements, etc.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 15:54 Sat 19 Jun 2021
by nac
Now that 1980 Horizontal has been confirmed for 20/10/21, Virtual #16 has been moved from 21/10 to 28/10.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 15:57 Sat 19 Jun 2021
by nac
Given that there's now nothing in the planner until 21/7 do we want to do something before that? How about Thurs 8/7?

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 10:47 Thu 01 Jul 2021
by nac
Have added in a session on Thursday 8th July following the Port.Club event.
Will open associated list.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 13:08 Tue 21 Sep 2021
by nac
Planner updated with the various VWP events & the Symington 91 tasting.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 08:38 Mon 25 Oct 2021
by nac
Planner updated to show 2022 in more detail.

If there are no objections then I’m going to move the list of previous events to the end of the first post.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 11:23 Mon 29 Nov 2021
by nac
Planner has been updated to include all the planned 2022 events. Have I missed anything?

Previous tasting have been moved to the end of the post to improve clarity.

I note that there are currently only four events planned for 2022Q1. Does anyone have anything they want to add yet?

What do we collectively think about the virtual tastings? One a month maybe? Unless anyone thinks otherwise I’ll go with this for the Planner.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 14:13 Wed 19 Jan 2022
by nac
Planner has been updated to show postponed & rearranged events.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 10:25 Sat 29 Jan 2022
by nac
How about a horizontal of 1955s @ 70 years old in 2025?

Suspect this might already be difficult to do due to general availability of bottles, but maybe worth considering now to give people a chance to either save bottles for it or to obtain?

Have a BBR bottled Tuke Holdworth & a Hankey Bannister Dow that I’d be prepared to save for this.

Three years to organise this should just about be enough.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 19:01 Sat 29 Jan 2022
by jdaw1
I have two bottlings of Taylor.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 20:20 Sat 29 Jan 2022
by winesecretary
@ nac - 16th March is Red Room at the B&F, 1800 for 1830

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 06:38 Sun 30 Jan 2022
by nac
winesecretary wrote: 20:20 Sat 29 Jan 2022 @ nac - 16th March is Red Room at the B&F, 1800 for 1830
Updated

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 06:20 Tue 12 Apr 2022
by nac
There are events on 26th April and 24th May but nothing in between. Feels like quite a gap. Would someone like to organise something?

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 11:50 Tue 12 Apr 2022
by Nelly
Hello, gentlemen! (and maybe other ladies?)
Firstly, I’d like to thank you for including me in your wonderful community!
And what could be a better way to prove my allegiance than to organise a tasting in that gap that you’ve identified!
How does May 17th work for you? The theme TBC, but I’ll get something interesting for you 😉

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 14:59 Wed 13 Apr 2022
by nac
Nelly wrote: 11:50 Tue 12 Apr 2022 Hello, gentlemen! (and maybe other ladies?)
Firstly, I’d like to thank you for including me in your wonderful community!
And what could be a better way to prove my allegiance than to organise a tasting in that gap that you’ve identified!
How does May 17th work for you? The theme TBC, but I’ll get something interesting for you 😉
Perfect!

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 20:12 Sat 16 Apr 2022
by Alex Bridgeman
Neil - I have some other dates in my diary, but don't know if they are still planned. These are:
White Port - May 17
Terra feita - Jun 10

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 17:23 Tue 19 Apr 2022
by nac
Alex Bridgeman wrote: 20:12 Sat 16 Apr 2022 Neil - I have some other dates in my diary, but don't know if they are still planned. These are:
White Port - May 17
Terra feita - Jun 10
Will update.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 17:26 Tue 19 Apr 2022
by nac
Recently perusing cellar and spotted a couple of bottles of QH78LBV. So, wondered if a tasting of LBVs with some decent bottle age might be a good theme? If so, happy to organise - unless someone else fancies doing this?

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 17:47 Tue 19 Apr 2022
by winesecretary
I'd be up for that - probably later in year - have a surprisingly good Reccua 1995

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 19:44 Tue 19 Apr 2022
by Alex Bridgeman
nac wrote: 17:26 Tue 19 Apr 2022 Recently pursuing cellar and spotted a couple of bottles of QH78LBV. So, wondered if a tasting of LBVs with some decent bottle age might be a good theme? If so, happy to organise - unless someone else fancies doing this?
Good theme, definitely interested. Pity I opened my only Vieira se Souza 1981 LBV last week.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 14:16 Thu 21 Apr 2022
by nac
Planner has been updated. Don't think I've missed anything?

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 15:48 Thu 21 Apr 2022
by winesecretary
[P] - 1997 at 25 Horizontal [NAC] - now scheduled
[P] - Aged LBVs [NAC?] - maybe Summer 2022? - now scheduled

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 12:50 Fri 22 Apr 2022
by nac
winesecretary wrote: 15:48 Thu 21 Apr 2022 [P] - 1997 at 25 Horizontal [NAC] - now scheduled
[P] - Aged LBVs [NAC?] - maybe Summer 2022? - now scheduled
Done.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 11:18 Tue 10 May 2022
by nac
The planner has been updated with known future events and given a general tidy.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 11:17 Wed 07 Sep 2022
by nac
The planner has just been given a tidy/update.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 13:39 Thu 23 Feb 2023
by nac
Just updated the planner.

JDAW's postponed "A Disagreement or Controversy or Misunderstanding" is still listed as Feb 2023. Assume this won't be?

After the PC etc tasting tonight, the only other confirmed in-person tastings in 2023 are the Decanting Experiment on 28/2 and Cavadinha on 28/3.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 09:26 Fri 17 Mar 2023
by nac
Planner has been updated to include all the events I'm aware of (I think). Please shout if I've missed anything.

JDAW's Cavadinha Vertical up next on Tuesday 28th March.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 19:53 Wed 26 Apr 2023
by pommy42
Such a great night on Monday! Thank you everyone! Can't wait until my next one!

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 15:24 Fri 05 May 2023
by nac
Planner has been updated to reflect recent splurge of activity.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 13:29 Thu 11 May 2023
by pommy42
Next one is the thursday the 25th of May is I am not mistaken. Count me if so! ?

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 09:19 Thu 07 Sep 2023
by nac
Planner has just been updated. Please let me know if I've missed anything (which is quite likely).

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 13:33 Mon 06 Nov 2023
by nac
Have just updated and tidied the events planner.

Anything missing?

There are a few 2023 TBC events that I'm assuming won't happen. Unless anybody objects I'll push these into 2024.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 21:07 Mon 06 Nov 2023
by winesecretary
I would be up for organising a 2003 tasting in say early November 2024.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 14:21 Wed 08 Nov 2023
by nac
winesecretary wrote: 21:07 Mon 06 Nov 2023 I would be up for organising a 2003 tasting in say early November 2024.
Planner updated.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 19:25 Fri 10 Nov 2023
by Alex Bridgeman
winesecretary wrote: 21:07 Mon 06 Nov 2023 I would be up for organising a 2003 tasting in say early November 2024.
That’s a topic I’d be interested in, especially if it was a 2000 vs 2003 comparative.

However, my diary is a bit challenging over the next couple of months, until we reach the week between Christmas and New Year.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 11:14 Wed 17 Jan 2024
by nac
Have just updated the planner. Please let me know if I've missed anything.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 18:39 Wed 17 Jan 2024
by mcoulson
I've taken on looking after the 14th May event from Julian ....

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 09:52 Thu 18 Jan 2024
by nac
A question raised elsewhere, that probably needs asking here...

Should we be thinking about a 1945 @ 80 tasting next year?
Do we have sufficient bottles?
Would it be prohibitively expensive?
Full event for 14 or smaller event?

If we want to do this then I'm happy to organise.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 14:09 Thu 18 Jan 2024
by Alex Bridgeman
Or ‘35 at 90 or ‘55 at 70 or ‘65 at 60 or ‘75 at 50 or ‘85 at 40…

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 20:21 Thu 18 Jan 2024
by winesecretary
We have done ‘85 recently. I am not available on the night of the ‘75 tasting.

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

Posted: 22:08 Thu 18 Jan 2024
by nac
Alex Bridgeman wrote: 14:09 Thu 18 Jan 2024 Or ‘35 at 90 or ‘55 at 70 or ‘65 at 60 or ‘75 at 50 or ‘85 at 40…
Or 60 @ 65 maybe?