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- 17:15 Thu 18 Apr 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
- Replies: 114
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Re: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
Woo! Confirmed!
- 17:11 Thu 18 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 2022 Declarations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 281
Re: 2022 Declarations
SFE announcement says: The following three Vintage Ports will be released en primeur in the US in 2024: Quinta do Vesúvio 2022 Vintage Port Capela da Quinta do Vesúvio 2022 Vintage Port Warre’s Quinta da Cavadinha 2022 Vintage Port (limited release) The remaining four Quinta Vintage Ports will age ...
- 22:53 Sat 13 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Happy Portday
- Replies: 4
- Views: 224
Re: Happy Portday
I tasted my first Port in 2004, so you're definitely my senior!
- 23:39 Wed 10 Apr 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
- Replies: 114
- Views: 480538
Re: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
Further, if someone has a 1948 that they could be convinced to trade for a 1945, I could bring both of these 1945s and we could extend the tasting back to WW2.
- 23:27 Wed 10 Apr 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
- Replies: 114
- Views: 480538
Re: Graham (or Malvedos) vertical, Tue 14 May 2024
I’d rather do the GMs separately, not mixed in with the Graham vertical. Same. I think the list Martin has proposed is based on what has been offered to him. For example, no-one has offered a bottle of 1957 nor anything older than 1955. I have a 1945 that I would be happy to bring, but I feel that ...
- 18:37 Tue 09 Apr 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 75
- Views: 185051
Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
Noted, thank you. It shall go back to sleeping in my wine fridge.
- 21:46 Mon 08 Apr 2024
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: London in May
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23759
Re: London in May
Ha! I was doing some further research regarding things I might like to do while in London, and discovered 2 things that were not at all as I expected. 1. Seckford's is not in London. For some reason I associated "Dock Lane" with the docklands and thought it would be easy to pop by and take...
- 18:27 Wed 03 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 999
Re: 1957 Graham
Your bottle label appears to be: GRAHAM (in black) <vintage> (in red) VINTAGE PORT i.e. no room for the word Malvedos, and no bottling year statement. The only other label which matches that format would be the one in AHBs image at the top of the thread, so I suspect it could well be a bottle from ...
- 20:04 Tue 02 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 999
Re: 1957 Graham
I hadn't noticed them before, but yes there are. Embossed into the glass is the number 374 and the letters 'RL'. Possibly 'RD" but I don't think so.
- 18:18 Tue 02 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 999
- 18:18 Tue 02 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 999
Re: 1957 Graham
I am unable to get my phone's camera to focus any better than this because the selo itself is so damaged that it looks blurry no matter what. I tried to get it to focus on the edge of the selo to no avail. There's no back side to the selo visible as it has been torn off at some point. 2024-04-02 10....
- 18:18 Tue 02 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 999
- 18:18 Tue 02 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 999
- 18:06 Tue 02 Apr 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1957 Graham
- Replies: 22
- Views: 999
Re: 1957 Graham
The bottle has arrived and is in good condition. Unfortunately the label is not terribly useful as it is damaged and one can only read the '19' from the date. I emailed further questions regarding the validity of the bottle to Garrafeira Nacional and they (say that they) did some further investigati...
- 21:55 Thu 28 Mar 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 969
Re: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Is there a better modern Vintage than 1994? Perhaps 2011? So let me ask a question. If I were to give you a bottle of Port to drink this weekend, with the producer chosen at random, which vintage would you prefer me to select from if I limit your choice to the 1980s or 1990s? It's hard to say for s...
- 21:35 Thu 28 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 23837
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including. Which bottles won't make the cut? Currently not included: Niepoort Niep...
- 23:56 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Vesuvio
- Replies: 4
- Views: 208
Re: 1994 Vesuvio
Sounds glorious. And from a magnum!
- 23:10 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Graham
- Replies: 4
- Views: 161
Re: 1994 Graham
That sounds more that slightly imperfect to me. None of the bolded descriptors should normally apply to a 1994 Graham. Or really any Graham.
Unfortunate.
- 21:48 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 23837
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including. Which bottles won't make the cut? Currently not included: Niepoort Niep...
- 18:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 23837
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.
- 00:05 Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
- Replies: 4
- Views: 729
Re: A Rare Wine on a Rare Date - Carcavelos back to 1906
I believe it was Will W. who introduced me to Carcavelos. I went out and purchased a couple of bottles of the Villa Oeiras 15YO and still have 1 left. It's a very nice wine, and given the usual gap between our scores I think we are in agreement about its quality.
- 23:56 Mon 25 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Thursday 11th April - Decanting Experiment plus some drinkers
- Replies: 55
- Views: 2136
Re: Thursday 11th April - Decanting Experiment plus some drinkers
And here I thought that our court system had been turned on its head!winesecretary wrote: ↑23:18 Mon 25 Mar 2024 I remain sorrowful about my inability to attend but it’s bad form to walk out of a court hearing to go to a tappit hen tasting.
- 00:36 Fri 22 Mar 2024
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: London in May
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23759
Re: London in May
I realize that it is a super touristy thing to do, but ... I have time. So ... is it worthwhile and do I need some kind of reservation to tour the Tower of London? And perhaps more specifically, do any of you recommend any tour provider over the others? Despite having worked in London for 30+ years...
- 00:34 Fri 22 Mar 2024
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: London in May
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23759
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 w...
- 01:17 Thu 21 Mar 2024
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: London in May
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23759
Re: London in May
When traveling from London to Porto with wine in your suitcase... how does that work? Do you have to declare it, or can you just breeze right through Customs without having to worry about it?