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Stub - please fill in. I'm not stealing any doting father or mother's thunder.

Still a baby, me from the 1963 vintage (and him, as well)

Doh - I meant the ones that were born to members since started. I can name a few but thought it best if said members updated it themselves.

Edward. b. 19th July 2008.

Just wondering what of the 2008 vintage he shall have!

Luka, 15th April 2010.

Born in what will either proof to be the next worst vintage ever after 1993 (if the rains continue) or the vintage of the century (if my dreams come true).

Slightly early but..Isla (subject to change) due 27th July 2010...makes me a Grandpapa for the first time.

Hence my urgent need to tread some grapes for this vintage (declared or otherwise)... if anyone is listening!!

Now that the M-i-L has been informed, I am permitted to announce Read jr II. He / she will be more formally named around 1st December 2010.

In the meantime, I can report that the current growing conditions for vintage port have been considered favourable to the extent I was able to establish this over the last few days in the Douro!

benread wrote:Now that the M-i-L has been informed, I am permitted to announce Read jr II. He / she will be more formally named around 1st December 2010.

In the meantime, I can report that the current growing conditions for vintage port have been considered favourable to the extent I was able to establish this over the last few days in the Douro!

Congratulations Ben and Mrs Ben.

Great news Ben, congratulations!

Ben: this is a grave responsibility. A new duty has landed on your shoulders shoulders already heavily burdened, but doubtless broad enough for the task.

Until December it falls to you to drink your wife’s share of the port. Do not fail.

benread wrote:Now that the M-i-L has been informed, I am permitted to announce Read jr II. He / she will be more formally named around 1st December 2010.

In the meantime, I can report that the current growing conditions for vintage port have been considered favourable to the extent I was able to establish this over the last few days in the Douro!

The latest update to this is that Read jr II is a 'little' brother for Edward! The word little is perhaps used incorrectly as he was described as having a stomach above the 95th percentile in terms of size. Like his father already!

I am very pleased to announce the arrival of my first grandchild Isla Louise born 24.7.2010 and weighing in at 2.99k or 6lb 10oz in old money.

Mother and baby doing fine.

Cookie wrote:I am very pleased to announce the arrival of my first grandchild Isla Louise born 24.7.2010 and weighing in at 2.99k or 6lb 10oz in old money.

Mother and baby doing fine.

Congratulations Grandad!

Congratulationd Cookie

Jesper on 24 March 2005 (a solid SQ Vintage year) and top Bordeaux vintage) ;
Thijmen on 11 January 2007 (looks to be a great to classic Vintage) .

This, I'm sure is compensation for the fact that my birthyear was an absolute rubbish year for about any kind of wine (1973) . On the other hand, the Mrs is from 1977 (much better!) .

Btw, if anyone has any good tips for (affordable) VP's from 1977, I would be most gratefull (I only have 2 bottles of 1977 Graham's which I picked up at an auction some time ago, and would love to have some more bottles from this vintage).

Yesterday on the 26th of September 2010 at 5:15PM CET I became the proud father of Tristan.
Tistan weighs 4,170kgs and measures 52cm!

Mother and son are doing great

smisse wrote:Yesterday on the 26th of September 2010 at 5:15PM CET I became the proud father of Tristan.
Tistan weighs 4,170kgs and measures 52cm!

Mother and son are doing great

Congratulations!

Great news Dries, Congratulations!

smisse wrote:Yesterday on the 26th of September 2010 at 5:15PM CET I became the proud father of Tristan.
Tistan weighs 4,170kgs and measures 52cm!

Mother and son are doing great

Many congratulations to you and your family Dries!

smisse wrote:Yesterday on the 26th of September 2010 at 5:15PM CET I became the proud father of Tristan.
Tistan weighs 4,170kgs and measures 52cm!

Mother and son are doing great

Well done Dries. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a vintage for Tristan.

Jonathan Kenneth Frederick Read. Born 16th November 2010 @ 1am.

All the medical inducement could not induce him to arrive as planned, and originally started some 40 hours earlier! A swift an unplanned trip to the operating theatre dealt with that.

My proudest moment - I managed not to feint in the operating theatre!

Well done to the newly re-parented Mr & Mrs Read.

No sleep for you matey-boy.

benread wrote:Jonathan Kenneth Frederick Read. Born 16th November 2010 @ 1am.

All the medical inducement could not induce him to arrive as planned, and originally started some 40 hours earlier! A swift an unplanned trip to the operating theatre dealt with that.

My proudest moment - I managed not to feint in the operating theatre!

Congratulations!

jdaw1 wrote:No sleep for you matey-boy.

The last 48 hours since 5.30am on Sunday have been good practice!

Congratulations Ben and Nuala!

Sleep is overrated anyway.

Congrats!

You must be very pleased - and to be honest, I was most impressed you were allowed to the rugby on saturday, so you haven't done too badly...

benread wrote:Jonathan Kenneth Frederick Read. Born 16th November 2010 @ 1am.

All the medical inducement could not induce him to arrive as planned, and originally started some 40 hours earlier! A swift an unplanned trip to the operating theatre dealt with that.

My proudest moment - I managed not to feint in the operating theatre!

Ecellent news - congratulations to both of you!

Oliver "little g-man" Ghi. born 18th December 2011 @ 2pm.

Congrats, g-man!!!

Well done to the Ghis. Is all well?

yes and very tired running on lack of sleep

but fun.

Congrats - you snuck in with the 2011 vintage!!

Congrats to you both - all three of you now! Gone are the days of being able to drink port. Now you have to be able to drag yourself out of bed at mindless o'clock to see to the baby's every need.

I do recall Elizabeth once coming into Michael's bedroom when he was very difficult to settle at a few months of age, to find out what I was saying to him that seemed to keep him very calm and quite - I was reading to him from a collection of John Arlott's writings on wine! I've still got the book if you need to borrow it!

AHB wrote:Congrats to you both - all three of you now! Gone are the days of being able to drink port. Now you have to be able to drag yourself out of bed at mindless o'clock to see to the baby's every need.

I do recall Elizabeth once coming into Michael's bedroom when he was very difficult to settle at a few months of age, to find out what I was saying to him that seemed to keep him very calm and quite - I was reading to him from a collection of John Arlott's writings on wine! I've still got the book if you need to borrow it!

i'll start easy and just read labels off my favorite bottles

Congratulations!!

g-man wrote:Oliver "little g-man" Ghi. born 18th December 2011 @ 2pm.

awesome, congratulations!

and to celebrate

2x niepoort 20 yr tawny
8x 89 warres
2x 00 vesuvio
1x 08 vale meao
1x 05 fonseca lbv
1x dow's trademark ruby

g-man wrote:and to celebrate

2x niepoort 20 yr tawny
8x 89 warres
2x 00 vesuvio
1x 08 vale meao
1x 05 fonseca lbv
1x dow's trademark ruby

Wow, you opened quite a bit there - which one did you use for the "first drop?"

At it again

Theodore Ghi. born 13th of October, 2013 @ 10:33pm

Congratulations! What are you opening this time...??

Indeed, congratulations.

Congratulations!

The same birthday as my mother and Sir Cliff Richard.

DRT wrote:Congratulations!

The same birthday as my mother and Sir Cliff Richard.

Shouldn't that be "Congratulations... And celebrations.... (etc)"

DJ Teddy G is in da house!

Congrats!

Congratulations - and welcome to the challenging world of the 2 child parent

Congratulations (again!) -- how many port babies must there be to ensure 2013 will be a vintage year?

SushiNorth wrote:Congratulations (again!) -- how many port babies must there be to ensure 2013 will be a vintage year?

Half a dozen. A dozen for a really great year.

Thanks for the congratz, Now that i have time to acutally drink

what to open is indeed a very good question.

I am delighted to announce the birth of my second grandaughter Saffron Lily born 25.11.2013

Hurray for grandfatherhood.