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1. Nelly W.;
2. Julian W.;
3. Neil C.;
4. Zak R.;
5. Ian J.;
6. Mike M.;
7. Charles R.;
8. Alex B.;
9. Elizabeth B.

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• Dave L.;
• Phil W.;
• George G.;
• Tony C.

Nelly wrote: ↑19:50 Wed 13 Apr 2022Should we do blind? Or will we end up bringing the same stuff?

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑22:42 Wed 13 Apr 2022 Ooh! If that’s the theme, please could I bring Mrs B as my guest? She loves White Port and has access to a decent range of them.

We prefer blind, despite the risks to our credibility.

• They don’t need decanting, so will likely be poured from bottle. Even with wrapping in tin foil, bottle shape will reveal much to those who know.
• Many are ½ litre (incl. mine). There are already thirteen of us. So two × 500ml will typically be needed. So there will be leftovers — people will want to take home their remnants, which further discourages use of decanters.
• If you provide a Graham 1970 (thank you) and a Hutcheson 1970 (whatever the insult was, I didn’t mean it that badly), then I might have a prior opinion about the Ports (G ≫ H). There could be risk of label bias. But of whites I know little: telling me that α = Kopke and β = Poças and γ = Krohn ≈ Taylor doesn’t give me bias, because I have no opinion about which will be more apricot and which will be more walnuts, nor which will be best.
• Keeping track of two copies of blinded bottles will be administratively fussy.

DaveRL wrote: ↑14:37 Thu 14 Apr 2022 Hahaha, the theme took me somewhat by surprise, but in a good way. I have just checked my cellar, and I'm not at all surprised to find I have exactly no suitable White aged Ports. We drank the Quevedo 30 just before Christmas (it was lovely) and just like that, the cellar was dry. That isn't quite true, I do have a couple of the Quevedo White 90ml bottles left from the Advent Calendar, and I was considering bringing them just to see the look on Julian's face when I popped them on the table, but the thought alone is enough to make me quietly amused all day. Anyway, I have just rectified my bottle problem, so all good to go when the delivery arrives. Looking forward to it, and thank you Nelly

Nelly wrote: ↑14:54 Thu 14 Apr 2022Ahahaha, guys, you are so funny! It was meant to be destructive right from the start that it’s organised by a woman )))
I’m happy to see you puzzled and having a discussion, I welcome opinions from the rest on preferences (blind/open).

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:47 Thu 14 Apr 2022 <pout>

I have... at least 15 different aged white Ports in my cellar from as young as 10 (Andresen, Mourao) to as old as 80 (Brunheda). Sadly no Mourao 90 on hand.

I will open a 2008 DR White Colheita on May 17 and sulk in my Barcalounger.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑17:02 Thu 14 Apr 2022

Nelly wrote: ↑14:54 Thu 14 Apr 2022Ahahaha, guys, you are so funny! It was meant to be destructive right from the start that it’s organised by a woman )))
I’m happy to see you puzzled and having a discussion, I welcome opinions from the rest on preferences (blind/open).

It is not the first time we have disagreed about blind versus sighted.

For these purposes, female irrelevant.

flash_uk wrote: ↑20:08 Thu 14 Apr 2022Count me in!

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:12 Thu 14 Apr 2022 Amusing that a new member has thrown us into such a ferment.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑11:39 Fri 15 Apr 2022 Some want blind. Some want sighted. Organiser’s choice.

Perhaps the organiser to ask Glenn to do something. We each inform Glenn of what we could bring, and he then selects so as to minimise duplicates. (Nelly: FYI, Glenn lives in Sammamish, Washington State. He won’t be coming to London just for this tasting.)

(My limited stocks PM’d to Glenn.)

Glenn E. wrote: ↑22:04 Fri 15 Apr 2022someone can

Glenn E. wrote: ↑22:04 Fri 15 Apr 2022 That works, subject to confirmation by Nelly. Yet another possible solution: adoption. If someone is willing to bring multiple bottles, and someone else needs a bottle to make theirs unique, I can broker that pairing.

I will also provide a tasting order once I have the list curated so that someone can make placemats.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:47 Thu 14 Apr 2022 <pout>

I have... at least 15 different aged white Ports in my cellar from as young as 10 (Andresen, Mourao) to as old as 80 (Brunheda). Sadly no Mourao 90 on hand.

I will open a 2008 DR White Colheita on May 17 and sulk in my Barcalounger.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:42 Mon 18 Apr 2022

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:47 Thu 14 Apr 2022 <pout>

I have... at least 15 different aged white Ports in my cellar from as young as 10 (Andresen, Mourao) to as old as 80 (Brunheda). Sadly no Mourao 90 on hand.

I will open a 2008 DR White Colheita on May 17 and sulk in my Barcalounger.

Is a barcalounger a kind of easy chair in which you sit whilst drinking Sogrape's top Douro red table wine?

Glenn E. wrote: ↑17:23 Mon 18 Apr 2022 The topic has been mentioned, but I do not see a definitive decision.

Since there are 14 attendees, I assume that Ports brought in 500 ml bottles shall require 2 bottles? 35 ml servings (500 / 14) seem insufficient.