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This group has provided me with many new experiences and a massive amount of knowledge and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it. Every tasting is a pleasure and each one feels more over the top than the last one … I give you Harry’s afternoon experiment with Tappit hens !

In an attempt to provide something different and I’d love to claim ownership to this idea but it’s actually come out of Julian’s head (!!) …. How about a 60/63/66 horizontal

We find 5 producers that we can between us provide all three vintages which gives us 15 bottles, I’ll put in two bottles to the event so everybody else is on one bottle per person

Looking at the schedule it appears that July is rather empty right now and it’s also my birthday in July so I’d like to suggest Tue 23rd July

People wanting to attend who can provide bottles would need to take priority over those needing to adopt and we can choose the lineup after we know whats we have between us all. Let me know what you can offer and I'll work out what our options are and we can all choose the line up.

Well done Julian for this suggestion ...

Download the present food order as a pdf from here. If it's wrong tell me quick !!

Date: Tue 23rd July 2024:

People

1. MC = Martin; (S60,G63)
2. TC = Tony; (W60)
3. AJM = Alex; (W66)
4. AHB = Alex; (S63)
5. CPR = Charles; (T66)
6. HTWH = Harry; (T60,S66)
7. JDAW = Julian; (F60)
8. idj123 = Ian; (T63)
9. Christopher = Christopher; (G66)
10. Christopher Guest = Ian J;
11. BRPetrie = Ben; (F63)
12. Uncle Tom = Tom; (G60)
13. MC guest = Timmy; (F66 adopting)
14. PhilW = Phil; (W63)

Reserves

Draft of the placemats.

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Yes please

To hand I can offer Offley 1960 and Warre 1966. I can also get Warre 1963 out of storage.

Yes please.

This is a very similar theme to the first tasting we ever organised, in October 2005 before the Port Forum was created.

I’ll have to try to find a report on the evening, but if I recall correctly, we had Dow, Fonseca, Graham and Sandeman.

I’ve found the organising thread for the tasting at the Crusting Pipe on Sunday 6th November 2005.

We tasted 1963, 1966 and 1970 from Fonseca, Graham, Sandeman and Taylor.

If I get time, I’m sure I wrote a review of the event which I will try to find.

Unfortunately not. Am flying back from Oporto that evening.

Yes please

Alas I am in a hearing that week and the week before so this sort of thing contra-indicated.

to confirm my message to Martin, Yes please, I have T60, S60 and T66 plus others

Yes please Martin.

Oh, yes please.

I have available F60, N63 (Grants of St James’s), G66, F66, W66.

Previous events of, approximately, this type:

1. Thu 09 Mar 2017 — {Dow,Graham,Fonseca,Taylor,Warre} × {1980,1983,1985};
2. Wed 17 June 2015 — The Sweet-Spot Vintages ({’66, ’70, ’77}×{D, G, T, W}), blind;
3. Wed 23 Apr 2014 — 1960 versus 1963;
4. Tue 11 Oct 2011 — {D, F, G, T} × {’63, ’66, ’70, ’77};
5. Thu 06 Dec 2007 — Taylor versus Fonseca: 1963, ’70, ’77, ’83, ’85, ’92, ’94;
6. Sun 06 Nov 2005 — {F, G, S, T} × {’63, ’66, ’70};
7. Sat 13 Apr 2002 — In Fulham: {Dow, Graham, Taylor} × {1980, 1983, 1985};
8. Sat 24 Apr 1993 — In Sussex: ’63s and ’70s.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑08:07 Fri 17 May 2024If I get time, I’m sure I wrote a review of the event which I will try to find.

It turns out it wasn’t me who wrote the article, it was Roy Hersh and he published it in his May 2006 For The Love of Port newsletter. He has kindly given me permission to reproduce it in this thread.

Is there millage in moving this event to the 30th July ?

This gives Neil & George a chance to join in ??

Can everyone make the 30th ?

That date of 30th July works in my diary.

mcoulson wrote: ↑05:29 Sun 19 May 2024 Is there millage in moving this event to the 30th July ?

This gives Neil & George a chance to join in ??

Can everyone make the 30th ?

I am afraid I can’t make the 30th

Yes please.

mcoulson wrote: ↑05:29 Sun 19 May 2024Can everyone make the 30th ?

Not I.

Also, is it optimal to have such a tasting in the peak of summer heat?

Alas, couldn’t make 30 July either. I have a hideous summer of work so am likely off tastings after 11 June (which I will have to leave quite early to get the last train to Rutland) until early September.

since moving does not save George from himself and would make Charles sad I think we should stick with the plan.

I've added idj123 and changed the bottle graph thingy ....

Can I please be added to the list
It’s a very sound tasting and it will be interesting to compare to when we did it it in 2005!

gosh I look a bit young in that picture! nasty shirt. it was a fun tasting though!
I hav G66 very good bottles , I have a few others I think but would need to disappear into the Tardis, think F66 and a F63 from Althorp House which is a bit of fun
this is a fab tasting to of again I think for the third time in 19 years
world class

Christopher wrote: ↑19:31 Wed 22 May 2024 gosh I look a bit young in that picture! nasty shirt. it was a fun tasting though!
I hav G66 very good bottles , I have a few others I think but would need to disappear into the Tardis, think F66 and a F63 from Althorp House which is a bit of fun
this is a fab tasting to of again I think for the third time in 19 years
world class

Great to have you on board Christopher ....

We have a great selection to choose from but if you have told me about what you 'have' and might have 'something else' can you have a hunt for the something else please ?

At the moment we can do six flights Croft, Fonseca, Noval, Offley Boa, Sandeman & Taylors but we are relying on a small number of people ....

Please check your Tardis if any of you have them and if thats not the case please look behind the settee and fridge

ok - fair point yes absolutely.
so I also have
Croft 60, delaforce 60, Dow 60, Morgan 63, Martinez 63, Noval 63, graham 63, Adams 66, warre 66 and graham 66

Christopher wrote: ↑08:21 Thu 23 May 2024 ok - fair point yes absolutely.
so I also have
Croft 60, delaforce 60, Dow 60, Morgan 63, Martinez 63, Noval 63, graham 63, Adams 66, warre 66 and graham 66

Thanks for the update .... I've tweaked the front page

I’d like to join - I can offer Cr63, D63, F63!

BRPetrie wrote: ↑20:46 Thu 23 May 2024 I’d like to join - I can offer Cr63, D63, F63!

Oh Ben. Getting involved with the Port Forum is so dangerous. I remember when you buying 1963 VP was a pipe dream.

Now look at you. Not one; not two; but three different 1963 Vintage Ports - and all top drawer 1963 Vintage Ports too.

I am proud of you, our Port Forum Padwan.

Oky doky ... after a rather splendid evening yesterday at Tom's organisation we now have two more attendees and yet more 60/63/66 port to choose from.

I've updated the Arnold Rimmer revision sheet on the second post and corrected the double entry of Noval ... well done Charles for spotting that - I did wounder who would spot that test that I put in there .... couple more declarations from people and we can start the 'discussion' as to what producers to bring along.

Regretfully, I must back out of this tasting. Martin reserved me a spot after we talked during the Graham vertical so that I could have an opportunity to check availability, but there's just too much going on around the end of July for me to take another week-long vacation to London.

It looks like an absolutely fantastic tasting!

Glenn E. wrote: ↑17:52 Fri 31 May 2024 …but there's just too much going on around the end of July for me to take another week-long vacation to London.

Even if I offer to bring the Port for our lunch again?

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑22:56 Fri 31 May 2024

Glenn E. wrote: ↑17:52 Fri 31 May 2024 …but there's just too much going on around the end of July for me to take another week-long vacation to London.

Even if I offer to bring the Port for our lunch again?

You torture me!

Apologies folks, I now cannot make this one. Darn shame, as I am sure there will be some lovely port on the table!

couple of spaces left on this particular sillyness if your at a loose and on the 23rd .....

So with much fiddling I have chosen the ports for the evening and hopefully accommodated what everybody has.

Please check the front post to make sure I have you down as providing a port that you actually have and please shout if we have a problem.

Thanks to those who have agreed to provide two ports to make the numbers work

It should be fun as the evening is a repeat of the original tasting but with the addition of Warre’s

There are still two seats available for the evening and adoption is possible

Everybody has a default food order except Tony and my guest

Tony can I please have you food choices ….

Anybody else who would like something different from there default food order please tell me now

check out the menu available from the Boot & Flogger

If there is still room (which from the first post I think there might be), it's looking likely that I could make this tasting.
I have options on what I could bring, suggest W63 would seem the obvious choice given current assignments.

PhilW wrote: ↑08:49 Sun 07 Jul 2024 If there is still room (which from the first post I think there might be), it's looking likely that I could make this tasting.
I have options on what I could bring, suggest W63 would seem the obvious choice given current assignments.

Of course .... your now in with your bottle of W63

The current draft of the placemats has been updated, as have the pictures in the first post. Please would somebody check, especially the assignment of bottles to people.

mcoulson wrote: ↑06:46 Sun 07 Jul 2024Anybody else who would like something different from there default food order please tell me now

Please:
• Soup;
• Burger;
• Bramdean pudding, or if unavailable, Welsh rarebit.

Default food order works for me. Thanks - I’m really looking forward to this!

jdaw1 wrote: ↑16:50 Sun 07 Jul 2024The current draft of the placemats has been updated, as have the pictures in the first post. Please would somebody check, especially the assignment of bottles to people.

By request of MSC, changed to be on a single A3 page.

Present food order posted to first post in this thread - please check your getting something you like

mcoulson wrote:Present food order posted to first post in this thread - please check your getting something you like

Could I please have soup for starter on this occasion, if the order hasn't gone in yet? (no worries if it has)

PhilW wrote: ↑07:58 Wed 10 Jul 2024

mcoulson wrote:Present food order posted to first post in this thread - please check your getting something you like

Could I please have soup for starter on this occasion, if the order hasn't gone in yet? (no worries if it has)

Yep - that's been tweaked but I've left the default as it was.

mcoulson wrote: ↑07:01 Fri 17 May 2024Download the present food order as a pdf from here. If it's wrong tell me quick !!

Mine perfect, thanks.

Will hope to arrive straight from work at about 1830 as ever - can’t wait!!

Is there a space left on this tasting, if so would love to try and bring a guest , will need to make a few calls , I will cover there bottle

There is a space available.... Do plot away ....

Christopher wrote: ↑14:48 Fri 19 Jul 2024Is there a space left on this tasting, if so would love to try and bring a guest , will need to make a few calls , I will cover there bottle

I have added an extra blank attendee (“()”).

Blank post, so that links appear on next page.