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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2221]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:It is possible that, some time in 2009 Q2, I shall be returning to the old world. One possibility is that all my port could travel with me. Another is that some of it forms the core of some tastings, here in the new world under its new President(-to-be). Possible themes include:

• 1977 Horizontal:
  • Warre;
  • Taylor;
  • Fonseca;
  • Quinta do Cachão;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Niepoort;
  • Ferreira.
  !

Are any folks around here willing to help with the drinking? ! What dates work, excluding the last weekend of January and the first ten days of February?

This would not be the first 1977 horizontal:

• 1977 Horizontal, Saturday 29th March 2008, New York
  • 1977 Taylor;
  • 1977 Fonseca;
  • 1977 Dow;
  • 1977 Niepoort;
  • 1977 Graham’s;
  • 1977 Delaforce;
  • 1977 Quinta do Cachão.
• Dutch Summer Ofline - 1977 Horizontal
  • Taylor;
  • Gould Campbell;
  • Graham’s;
  • Dow;
  • Niepoort;
  • Cockburn;
  • Offley Boa Vista;
  • Delaforce;
  • Warre;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Fonseca.

Are the residents of New York able to take another 1977? There would be some repeat bottles:

• Repeats:
  • Niepoort;
  • Taylor;
  • Fonseca;
  • Quinta do Cachão;
• Non-repeats:
  • Warre;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Ferreira.

Preferred dates? Extra 1977s?

Oh i believe I could, as i missed the first one!
But the end of 08/beginning of 09 is starting to look devilishly packed with NY tastings...

SushiNorth wrote:But the end of 08/beginning of 09 is starting to look devilishly packed with NY tastings...

You say that as if it is a problem...

I would enjoy a 1977 horizontal and will be in NYC from Feb 25st through March 1st. (New York City, between Feb 25 and Mar 1, 2009) Friday, Feb 27th would be an ideal date for a tasting for me!

I can contribute a Warre 1977

Thanks, but I have Warre and the object is to drink up my port.

A Croft 1977 shall be added to this tasting.

I have several 1977s that I could choose from for this tasting. I have the Dow, Fonseca, Royal Oporto, Taylor, and Warre VPs as well as a Porto Rocha Colheita.

Since JDAW already has the Fonseca,Taylor, and Warre that leaves me with the Dow and Royal Oporto as my options unless the rest of the attendees would like to try the Rocha Colheita. Any of them would be fine with me.

I can also bring a half a bottle of the 1977 Royal Oporto Colheita, but it didn't make for good drinking. Maybe it'll be better in 3months!

It’s a vintage port tasting, so I think save that for a colheita evening.

Hi. Is there a date set for this tasting yet? I am free beginning the 2nd week of January. I could either purchase or adopt a bottle in this case.

I don't think a decision on the date has been made yet. I'm hoping for Friday, February 27th as that's the weekend I'm in NYC and available to participate.

Glenn E. wrote:I don't think a decision on the date has been made yet. I'm hoping for Friday, February 27th as that's the weekend I'm in NYC and available to participate.

Let's do that.

Target date for this tasting: Friday, February 27
EDIT -- We're changing this date.

Could the tasting on this date not be the ’77 horizontal? Re-enfatherment could happen on this day, and most of the ’77s are mine.

jdaw1 wrote:Could the tasting on this date not be the ’77 horizontal? Re-enfatherment could happen on this day, and most of the ’77s are mine.

Should we swap it with the Grahams?

We could, but I really want to attend the Graham tasting.

I care not what the theme of the tasting is on Friday, February 27th. I care only that a tasting occur on that date!

Graham's... 1977... "stuff Julian doesn't like"... no wait, that last one would leave us without Port...

how about a "Port Julian should put aside for his new child" tasting?

If we drink it, won't that make it significantly more difficult for him to put it aside?

Should we start a new thread to discuss the theme for this specific date? I think this thread is more suitably used to find a date for this specific theme.

Glenn E. wrote:Should we start a new thread to discuss the theme for this specific date? I think this thread is more suitably used to find a date for this specific theme.

Go for it. As i mentioned in the four months in ny, even a dinner with a few bottles of VP would be fun.

I'll never make a port tasting within two weeks of another port tasting so I pass on whatever is decided for Feb 27.

The 1977 horizontal has been moved to a date, to be determined, in May 2009.

i have a 77 smith woodhouse...

TBird wrote:i have a 77 smith woodhouse...

So have I. And the point of this series of tastings is to drink my US-located port.

color me confused. so all you want me to do is show up?

jdaw1 wrote:

TBird wrote:i have a 77 smith woodhouse...

So have I. And the point of this series of tastings is to drink my US-located port.

TBird wrote:color me confused. so all you want me to do is show up?

jdaw1 wrote:

TBird wrote:i have a 77 smith woodhouse...

So have I. And the point of this series of tastings is to drink my US-located port.

I believe for a few of these tastings we'll be doing lots of adopting to help unladen our port brethren.

jdaw1 wrote:

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2221]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:It is possible that, some time in 2009 Q2, I shall be returning to the old world. One possibility is that all my port could travel with me. Another is that some of it forms the core of some tastings, here in the new world under its new President(-to-be). Possible themes include:

• 1977 Horizontal:
  • Warre;
  • Taylor;
  • Fonseca;
  • Quinta do Cachão;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Niepoort;
  • Ferreira.
  !

!

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Are the residents of New York able to take another 1977? There would be some repeat bottles:

• Repeats:
  • Niepoort;
  • Taylor;
  • Fonseca;
  • Quinta do Cachão;
• Non-repeats:
  • Warre;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Ferreira.

Preferred dates? Extra 1977s?

jdaw1, on Wed 17 Dec 2008, wrote:The 1977 horizontal has been moved to a date, to be determined, in May 2009.

May 2009 hoves into view. Wifely instruction says late May, the last week of which works well for me? How for thee?

i have two interesting 77's: guedes and dow. I appreciate that we are looking at least six weeks out from yesterdays tasting. Had you considered the 77's serving as beverage for a series of dinners (perhaps 3 to an occasion) rather than a single tasting?

still got a croft 77

SushiNorth wrote:a series of dinners (perhaps 3 to an occasion) rather than a single tasting?

A new child limits the number of excursion passes that are granted.

Sounds like fun. I am not available the weekend of May 22 but otherwise I am pretty free at the moment.

Might I propose something ludicrous? That Fonseca, Taylor, Warres and Graham be left out (as they are common sights) and we focus on some of the smaller houses?

I think that we are trying to drink up Julian's port so it behooves us to do so. On the other hand, if too few folks volunteer their livers, then it could make sense to limit the tasting to more unusual houses.

I have permission for Fri 29th or Sat 30th May.

my liver is available and willing. please do NOT leave anything out! that sushi guy is NUTS!

TBird wrote:my liver is available and willing. please do NOT leave anything out! that sushi guy is NUTS!

I am. I am also busy during the day on Saturday, and am hoping that a business trip does not get between me and the tasting (and the other thing I have to do saturday).

The reason i suggested leaving a few things out is that
1. I think Julian will have no trouble drinking those other 77's (with breakfast), and
2. I think we have access to a lot of neat 77's and with only eight or so reliable tasters in NY I want to be sure we can properly enjoy it.

I will not be sure whether I can attend until the last minute; therefore, I am withdrawing from the tasting. If I am free and there is still a spot available, I will jump in. Otherwise, please do not count on me.

There’s another small problem: my records. We drank some of my 1977s! I’m missing some stuff. Sorry.

All that I actually have is Warre, Ferreira, Smith Woodhouse. Yikes!

Given that we also have a shortage of people (just me and Josh), that might still scale acceptably.

jdaw1 wrote:There’s another small problem: my records. We drank some of my 1977s! I’m missing some stuff. Sorry.
All that I actually have is Warre, Ferreira, Smith Woodhouse. Yikes!
Given that we also have a shortage of people (just me and Josh), that might still scale acceptably.

Hmm, lots of overlap (I've SWC and Warre, too). I have Guedes 77 and Dow 77 available. Any thought on whether we should keep it on this sparsely attended date or perhaps shift to ... the TWC Anniversary on June 20th!

After May 27th, I shall be free, and I will either be drinking for joy, or drinking from disappointment, in either case I will be drinking, but Saturday does not look as likely for me. I have a Croft 77 on hand.

Do we have a venue for this tasting picked out?

If we do a thursday we might be able to goto la sirene.

le petite abelle was very good too.

1977s available:

• Croft (JHG);
• Dow (JES);
• Ferreira (JDAW);
• Guedes (JES);
• Smith Woodhouse (JDAW);
• Warre (JDAW).

People showing more than no enthusiasm:

• JDAW, of course;
• JES;
• JHG.

Six for three works.

So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?

g-man wrote:So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?

Works for me. Julian? Mike?

Jay? Maybe we can get you back in this one?

g-man wrote:So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?

Can’t see why not. Will check with the boss.

jdaw1 wrote:

g-man wrote:So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?

Can’t see why not. Will check with the boss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NisCkxU544c

Thursday 28th May 2009 approved by my personal commander-in-chief.

En route home after the Remarks by the Lucasian Professor of Port Drinking event, I stopped at Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker, wherein the steak tartare was splendid, though small I had two.”  After an explanation of port tongs they, including the chef Doug Psaltis, seemed very willing to host one of our tastings.

Objections? Better plans?

”  Does this sentence have too many clauses?

jdaw1 wrote:En route home after the Remarks by the Lucasian Professor of Port Drinking event, I stopped at Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker, wherein the steak tartare was splendid, though small I had two.”  After an explanation of port tongs they, including the chef Doug Psaltis, seemed very willing to host one of our tastings.

Provided they can be reasonable on corkage (and perhaps lift a glass with us), they appear entirely suitable with entrees in the $22 range and a 4-star on Yelp.

sounds good

LAST CALL!
Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker
Thursday May 28th, time tbd (7pm?)

Confirmed attendees:

• Jdaw1
• g-man
• SushiNorth

Purpose: a small 1977 Horizontal to assist Julian with remaining bottles and satisfy our palates.
Ports available (a subset to be selected, depending on attendance):

• Warre 1977 (JDaw1)
• Ferreira 1977 (JDaw1)
• Smith Woodhouse 1977 (JDaw1)
• Croft 1977 (g-man)
• Dow 1977 (g-man or SushiNorth)
• Guedes 1977 (SushiNorth)
• Delaforce 1977 (SushiNorth)

Julian, can we count on you for glasses? Don't make placemats, I want to give it a try
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If you are interested in attending this tasting, please speak up now, identify what you might bring or if you would like to adopt.

SushiNorth wrote:LAST CALL!
Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker
Thursday May 28th, time tbd (7pm?)

Confirmed attendees:

• Jdaw1
• g-man
• SushiNorth

Purpose: a small 1977 Horizontal to assist Julian with remaining bottles and satisfy our palates.
Ports available (a subset to be selected, depending on attendance):

• Warre 1977 (JDaw1)
• Ferreira 1977 (JDaw1)
• Smith Woodhouse 1977 (JDaw1)
• Croft 1977 (g-man)
• Dow 1977 (g-man or SushiNorth)
• Guedes 1977 (SushiNorth)
• Delaforce 1977 (SushiNorth)

Julian, can we count on you for glasses? Don't make placemats, I want to give it a try
---
If you are interested in attending this tasting, please speak up now, identify what you might bring or if you would like to adopt.

I may ask the wife to join to carry me home.