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by Alex Bridgeman
16:21 Tue 26 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
Replies: 4
Views: 52

Re: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906

I’ve just realised I posted this in the “Other Wines” forum and not in “Other Fortified Wines”.

Now corrected.
by Alex Bridgeman
10:27 Tue 26 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.

I’ll aim to be at the B&F around 17.00 but might be half an hour earlier.
by Alex Bridgeman
22:29 Mon 25 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
Replies: 4
Views: 52

A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906

Bottle line up.jpg On 29th February 2024, Jörg Lewerenz – the owner of Quinta da Corrieira in the Carcavelos wine region of Portugal – organised a remarkable tasting of a selection of 9 wines curated to show the historic and modern interpretations of this region. The history of Carcavelos is a long...
by Alex Bridgeman
20:17 Mon 25 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Julian would probably object. He hates us having too much Port.

Me, I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller.
by Alex Bridgeman
00:41 Fri 22 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 388

Re: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024

I'll be in London between the 21st and the 24th. I'm attending the BFT, but other thanrr that I'm free. I’m not usually good company that close to the BFT. It gets pretty all-consuming for the week when it’s on. Sorry. More than reasonable, it's a big event! And we did see each other a couple of we...
by Alex Bridgeman
00:36 Fri 22 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 388

Re: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024

MigSU wrote: 16:39 Wed 20 Mar 2024 I'll be in London between the 21st and the 24th. I'm attending the BFT, but other thanrr that I'm free.
I’m not usually good company that close to the BFT. It gets pretty all-consuming for the week when it’s on.

Sorry.
by Alex Bridgeman
08:03 Thu 21 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

jdaw1 wrote: 09:20 Wed 20 Mar 2024 The food order has been updated, with Mike’s corrections (though pls check again).

Only THRA is missing: WhatsApp and texts and messages here unanswered. Has anybody heard from him?
I’ve not heard from Tom for a while. Try calling him?
by Alex Bridgeman
08:00 Thu 21 Mar 2024
Forum: Travel
Topic: London in May
Replies: 14
Views: 17331

Re: London in May

Coming in to the UK the duty free limit is 12 x 75cl of Port per adult. In theory, if you have more than that you need to use the red channel and declare the excess. The only time since Brexit that I tried to use the red channel I waited about 10 minutes for someone to appear before giving up and wa...
by Alex Bridgeman
08:00 Wed 20 Mar 2024
Forum: Travel
Topic: London in May
Replies: 14
Views: 17331

Re: London in May

From time to time, we’ve had annual passes from Historic Royal Palaces and so have visited the Tower of London several times, with and without children. If you’re into history, it’s definitely worth a visit. We were last there a couple of years ago. There’s a gun salute every day at 1pm, which is a ...
by Alex Bridgeman
20:54 Tue 19 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Alex/Julian - to confirm, Christopher is adopting the T94 from me. What's the guidance/preference for decanting? Unless there's an objection I'll decant the Cr & T the evening before, leave in the decanter for a couple of hours, and then put back in the bottle and Vac-u-Vin. No decanting guidel...
by Alex Bridgeman
14:07 Tue 19 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Our guest would like:
“Potted Devon crab & Chicken breast

If we’re doing puddings am happy to share cheese if anyone would like or the brownie.
If no one is doing pudding then I’m happy without”

Feel free to add veg and / fries.
by Alex Bridgeman
20:59 Mon 18 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 388

Re: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024

Given the BFT, I don’t know - but I’m definitely a possibly.
by Alex Bridgeman
20:57 Mon 18 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Christopher would like ham hock starter, then the same main as me.
by Alex Bridgeman
21:04 Sun 17 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

No starter. Main of sirloin steak (m-r) with fries and green beans / shallots.
by Alex Bridgeman
00:56 Sun 17 Mar 2024
Forum: Travel
Topic: Lisbon
Replies: 13
Views: 18095

Re: Lisbon

I'm having a hard time imagining what a revolting tosta mista even looks/tastes like. But yes, avoid Terreiro do Paço/Praça do Comércio (except for sightseeing). That was the trap I fell in to. How can you get a toasted cheese and ham sandwich wrong? Oh boy, they managed it. It was not just inedibl...
by Alex Bridgeman
00:52 Sun 17 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

For the food order , please select from the B&F dining menu Is that the new, Spring menu, they have been promising to send me? It was merely what a cursory inspection found on the B&F website. Oops. I’ve just realised this is your event that I’m helping with and not the event the B&F ha...
by Alex Bridgeman
00:48 Sun 17 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Is anyone able to print the placemats? Since retiring, my printing is now limited to water-soluble inkjet printing on A4.
by Alex Bridgeman
00:28 Sun 17 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20079

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Current draft of the placemats added to the first post. Thank you, much appreciated. My sincere apologies, but I am now no longer going to be able to come to this tasting. I am deluged with work. I have W94, albeit with no front label, and will bring. George - sorry to lose you. That leaves us with...
by Alex Bridgeman
21:00 Sat 16 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Blandy Terrantez 15YO
Replies: 0
Views: 74

NV Blandy Terrantez 15YO

Blandy’s Terrantez 15YO, bottled 2002. A rich golden-brown colour. Bright nose, warm and savoury. Acidic entry, bitter grapefruit on the mid-palate, saline and iodine palate but with some residual sugar to deliver a medium-sweet sensation. Glorious aftertaste, rich and full of bitter-sweet marmite. ...
by Alex Bridgeman
20:55 Sat 16 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Jose Maria da Fonseca Bastardinho de Azeitao Vinho Licoroso 30YO
Replies: 0
Views: 34

NV Jose Maria da Fonseca Bastardinho de Azeitao Vinho Licoroso 30YO

Jose Maria Fonseca, Bastardinho de Azeitão Vinho Licoroso 30YO, bottled in half bottle. From a vineyard on the south bank of the Tagus, now built over as part of the expansion of the town of Lavradio in 1984, matured in the cellars in Azeitão. Bottling date not known. Deep brown colour, dried fruit ...
by Alex Bridgeman
20:40 Sat 16 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: 2009 Villa Oeiras Colheita Tinto
Replies: 0
Views: 38

2009 Villa Oeiras Colheita Tinto

2009 Villa Oeiras Colheita Tinto, Carcavelos. Dark orange colour, 30% opaque. A good swirl coaxes some sweet orange marmalade out of the glass. Beautifully balanced on the palate, complex with layers of flavour drifting in and out of focus. The orange is delightful, the balance impressive and the ta...
by Alex Bridgeman
20:39 Sat 16 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Villa Oeiras 15YO Vinho Superior
Replies: 0
Views: 31

NV Villa Oeiras 15YO Vinho Superior

NV Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 15YO “Superior”, matured in oak casks. Darker in colour and tone than the 7YO with a hint of olive green in the tone of the colour, 20% opaque. Sweet citrus on the nose, an orange reduction. Slightly thickened texture on the palate, richly fruited, full of preserved orange...
by Alex Bridgeman
20:38 Sat 16 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Villa Oeiras 7YO Vinho Generoso
Replies: 0
Views: 33

NV Villa Oeiras 7YO Vinho Generoso

NV Villa Oeiras 7YO Carcavelos. Matured in used oak casks. Warm golden colour, 20% opaque. Floral and honeyed nose, sweet and perfumed. Smooth palate, ripe apricot and mandarin; there is plenty of fruit, honey and a good level of acidity to keep the balance. Gentle on the palate with the fragrant ci...
by Alex Bridgeman
08:37 Sat 16 Mar 2024
Forum: Travel
Topic: Lisbon
Replies: 13
Views: 18095

Re: Lisbon

The Time Out Market was chaotic but great. We loved it. Our one night of up-market dining was at Canalha, which was fabulous but make sure you book at least a week ahead. We stumbled across Tabernha da Baixa on Rua dos Franqueiros by accident, but loved it. We got away with not having a booking by t...