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10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
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It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
Martin
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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sushi and I had a score of 12x f 85 and 12x f 70s at auction yesterday
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1954 Ferreira
1955 Fonseca
1962 Grahams Malvedos
1962 Sandeman
1970 Niepoort
1983 Ramos Pinto 1.5L
1955 Fonseca
1962 Grahams Malvedos
1962 Sandeman
1970 Niepoort
1983 Ramos Pinto 1.5L
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Just opened one myself, picked up last seven from shelf after work tonight, does this count as panic buying?AHB wrote:It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
Martin
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I obviously panicked more than you did, a baker's dozen were acquired from my local Tesco this morning for £49.40. Interestingly, they now seem to be priced at £4 as there was no special offer ticket on the shelf. I wonder if they have been permanently re-priced to get them off the shelf?mpij wrote:Just opened one myself, picked up last seven from shelf after work tonight, does this count as panic buying?AHB wrote:It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
Martin
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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We can but hope...I shall try to head to Tesco in the next few days to test the theory and check the tickets.
Also just acquiring 24 x D92 Bonfim for longer term consumption.
Last night's Cruz LBV had a defective bottle as it was empty at the end of the second glass...
Also just acquiring 24 x D92 Bonfim for longer term consumption.
Last night's Cruz LBV had a defective bottle as it was empty at the end of the second glass...
Nick
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Alas, an all too common phenomenon these days.Zelandakh wrote:Last night's Cruz LBV had a defective bottle as it was empty at the end of the second glass...
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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6 * Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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Nothing in Tesco Henley. Boo. Not a bottle or a ticket decrying lack of bottles....
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Perhaps Rob got there first...Zelandakh wrote:Nothing in Tesco Henley. Boo. Not a bottle or a ticket decrying lack of bottles....
...another of mine bit the dust this evening.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Warre 2001 Traditional LBV, bottled 2005 bought from Waitrose for £18
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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3 bottles Dow's Crusted bottled 2004, £11.85 each from Asda.
Martin.
Martin.
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Thanks for the tip-off - I've now got 5mpij wrote:3 bottles Dow's Crusted bottled 2004, £11.85 each from Asda.
Martin.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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+14DRT wrote:Thanks for the tip-off - I've now got 5mpij wrote:3 bottles Dow's Crusted bottled 2004, £11.85 each from Asda.
Martin.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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My local Tesco no longer has a place on the shelf for Croft LBV. This is a de-stocktastic offer - go sweep the shelves!!!!!!!!DRT wrote:I obviously panicked more than you did, a baker's dozen were acquired from my local Tesco this morning for £49.40. Interestingly, they now seem to be priced at £4 as there was no special offer ticket on the shelf. I wonder if they have been permanently re-priced to get them off the shelf?mpij wrote:Just opened one myself, picked up last seven from shelf after work tonight, does this count as panic buying?AHB wrote:It is hard to resist when only £4 per half, and so quaffable. Just thinking about it brings the flavour back to my taste-buds. I might open one of mine tonight.mpij wrote:10 1/2bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV £4 each in Tescos. Went through till at reduced price this time so unfortunately no 2x difference refund today. may pick up some more tomorrow with an empty basket.
Martin
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Has been none in my local Tesco for a while, but fortunately was passing by another huge Tesco this morning, nipped in to check and bought their remaining 6 bottles; had been after a few more after drinking a few of them recently; will try again later this week just in case they have any more to put outAHB wrote:Perhaps Rob got there first...Zelandakh wrote:Nothing in Tesco Henley. Boo. Not a bottle or a ticket decrying lack of bottles....
...another of mine bit the dust this evening.
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One of my local Tesco stores had moved all of their remaining half bottles of Croft 04 LBV to the "Special Offers" wine shelf. They now have none left
It is worth looking around all the places where Tesco put their special offer wines before assuming they have none left
It is worth looking around all the places where Tesco put their special offer wines before assuming they have none left
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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So how much are they when sitting on the special offer wines shelf?DRT wrote:One of my local Tesco stores had moved all of their remaining half bottles of Croft 04 LBV to the "Special Offers" wine shelf. They now have none left
It is worth looking around all the places where Tesco put their special offer wines before assuming they have none left
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Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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£4AHB wrote:So how much are then when sitting on the special offer wines shelf?DRT wrote:One of my local Tesco stores had moved all of their remaining half bottles of Croft 04 LBV to the "Special Offers" wine shelf. They now have none left
It is worth looking around all the places where Tesco put their special offer wines before assuming they have none left
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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12 more bottles of Bomfim 1992
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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I'm glad to see you're holding your resolve firm and not buying any more PortAHB wrote:12 more bottles of Bomfim 1992
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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That was only in Q1. We're now into a new tax year, a new quarter and it's nearly St George's Day. And my magic spreadsheet says that I need another 600 bottles if I want to have enough to drink 2 bottles of port a week for the rest of my life. I am in grave danger of running out! More seriously, my plan is to buy 1-2 cases a year of new release vintages and 2-3 cases a year of other port. So far this year I have bought 12 bottles of Bomfim 1992 and 2 bottles of 1963 port for myself - I think that's quite restrainedDRT wrote:I'm glad to see you're holding your resolve firm and not buying any more PortAHB wrote:12 more bottles of Bomfim 1992
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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AHB wrote:12 more* bottles of Bomfim 1992
Does not computeAHB wrote:So far this year I have bought 12 bottles of Bomfim 1992
*Emphasis added by DRT.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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