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Old bottle of six grapes
Posted: 15:51 Sat 07 Sep 2013
by uncle tom
Have recently acquired an old (English bottled) bottle of Graham's six grapes, which has a rather surprising label text..
[will now make my first attempt at posting photos here - expect failure..]
https://sphotos-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho ... _116823648
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/ ... _740973746
OK - it failed - put them on Facebook and tried to copy over the links - someone tell me how to do this [please...
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Re: Old bottle of six grapes
Posted: 16:25 Sat 07 Sep 2013
by DRT
Tom,
I just checked you FB page and the pictures are not there either.
To post pictures here you should do this...
1. When creating your post scroll down until you see this...
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2. Click on "Upload attachment" and you will see this...
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3. Click on "Browse", select the file you want to upload and then click "Add the file"
4. Place the cursor in the position you want the picture to appear in your post and click "Place inline"
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Hey presto!
Please reduce the size of the image before trying to upload it otherwise it won't work.
Re: Old bottle of six grapes
Posted: 17:11 Sat 07 Sep 2013
by uncle tom
OK, let's see if I can make it appear..
Here:
- Old six grapes 1.jpg (13.41 KiB) Viewed 1509 times
Edit: Yippee!
Re: Old bottle of six grapes
Posted: 17:14 Sat 07 Sep 2013
by uncle tom
OK, learning curve apart, the point is this is an undated wine, seemingly a reserve ruby, but billed as vintage (and with driven cork)
[Thanks Derek]
Right way up?
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Re: Old bottle of six grapes
Posted: 17:23 Sat 07 Sep 2013
by DRT
Tom,
I think you get a score of 4-8 for that one - not showing great at the moment but with definite potential for improvement in the future
Can I see "from the wood" on the label? Perhaps six grapes (like many older ruby ports) was from a single harvest but aged in wood a little longer than VP? I'm not surprised by the driven cork, especially with it being English bottled.
Re: Old bottle of six grapes
Posted: 17:49 Sat 07 Sep 2013
by uncle tom
Can I see "from the wood" on the label?
Yes, but the colour and sediment are consistent with a reserve ruby
Re: Old bottle of six grapes
Posted: 10:47 Sun 08 Sep 2013
by RAYC
Interesting grape orientation and layout!