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by mpij
01:27 Sat 17 Nov 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

Nipped into Tesco South rd Dundee for bottle Bombay Sapphire and dicovered 12 1/2 bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV on shelf, first time for weeks, got the lot and also remembered the gin(although forgot to pick up lemons!)
Martin.
by mpij
17:41 Wed 24 Oct 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

1 bottle Dows Quinta do Bomfim 2001 1 bottle Dows Crusted bottled 2004 Will pick up more when I am paid next week if still on offer, unless a certain Tesco store which presently has "temporarily out of stock" on space reserved for Croft 2004 unfiltered lbv restocks(cleared shelf of 10 bott...
by mpij
16:06 Wed 24 Oct 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Port for sale by retailer
Replies: 1539
Views: 910494

Re: Port for sale by retailer

Asda has Dows Crusted bottled 2004 reduced to £12 and also 2001 Quinta do bomfim reducwd to £20.
by mpij
20:46 Sun 21 Oct 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Port for sale by retailer
Replies: 1539
Views: 910494

Re: Port for sale by retailer

jdaw1 wrote:I haven’t heard many reports of hooliganism fueled by Vintage Port.
Press reports of Bullingdon Club dinners may be a good place to start looking.
by mpij
17:53 Thu 16 Aug 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Wine cellar unit
Replies: 17
Views: 6809

Re: Wine cellar unit

mosesbotbol wrote:How many are using a natural cellar to store their wine?
My 13th floor flat does'nt come with natural cellar, I have a Miele unit.
by mpij
17:35 Sun 12 Aug 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

3 half bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered lbv at £4 from Tesco, all there was, checked 2 other branches but not even empty space on shelf. My Tesco has stopped selling this, and has removed the shelf tag. I guess that this has been discontinued - perhaps we've bought it all! :( :( :( :( :( I'm drinking ...
by mpij
07:47 Wed 08 Aug 2012
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Upside-Down Union Jacks
Replies: 134
Views: 205912

Re: Upside-Down Union Jacks

Really don't care which way up they are, but on another point of pedantry, if this question is related to Olympics then surely you mean Union Flags not Jacks.
by mpij
16:10 Tue 07 Aug 2012
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: NV ΓΛΥΚΥΣ Mavrodaphne
Replies: 3
Views: 3358

Re: NV ΓΛΥΚΥΣ Mavrodaphne

I had to toss that name into the Google translator. Here's what I got.. WINE GLYKYS NATURAL Mavrodaphne PATRON NAME ORIGIN CONTROLLED Much better than some Greek to English translations I've had from Google(or Bing) although slightly surprised it did'nt get sweet, seems Google translate has same pr...
by mpij
15:32 Tue 07 Aug 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

3 half bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered lbv at £4 from Tesco, all there was, checked 2 other branches but not even empty space on shelf. My Tesco has stopped selling this, and has removed the shelf tag. I guess that this has been discontinued - perhaps we've bought it all! :( :( :( :( :( I'm drinking ...
by mpij
17:23 Sun 05 Aug 2012
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Olympics discussion thread
Replies: 39
Views: 13451

Re: Olympics discussion thread

Great show from Andy Murray in mens singles, hopefully can do it again with some help from Laura Robson.
by mpij
10:09 Wed 01 Aug 2012
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Olympics discussion thread
Replies: 39
Views: 13451

Re: Shenanigans in Olympic Road Race?

What about the badminton? I would throw them all out!
by mpij
15:41 Tue 31 Jul 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

3 half bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered lbv at £4 from Tesco, all there was, checked 2 other branches but not even empty space on shelf. My Tesco has stopped selling this, and has removed the shelf tag. I guess that this has been discontinued - perhaps we've bought it all! :( :( :( :( :( I'm drinking ...
by mpij
15:35 Sat 28 Jul 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

3 half bottles Croft 2004 unfiltered lbv at £4 from Tesco, all there was, checked 2 other branches but not even empty space on shelf.
by mpij
11:34 Fri 01 Jun 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Half bottles
Replies: 5
Views: 3189

Re: Half bottles

mpij wrote:more specifically they have 12x Quinta Do Crasto 1996 lbv at £91.20
I think the advertised 1996 may be 2006
by mpij
11:14 Fri 01 Jun 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

6 bottles Quinta da Romaneira 2004 unfiltered lbv
6 bottles Quinta do Crasto 2006 unfiltered lbv
by mpij
17:03 Thu 31 May 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Half bottles
Replies: 5
Views: 3189

Re: Half bottles

more specifically they have 12x Quinta Do Crasto 1996 lbv at £91.20
by mpij
01:50 Thu 31 May 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Half bottles
Replies: 5
Views: 3189

Re: Half bottles

http://www.thefinewinecompany.co.uk/sea ... rch&page=1
Been thinking of getting some bottles from here when I get paid but notice they have 1/2s as well.
by mpij
15:43 Thu 10 May 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Port for sale by retailer
Replies: 1539
Views: 910494

Re: Port for sale by retailer

Asda have Dow's 1999 Quinta Do bomfim reduced to £20.
by mpij
15:42 Thu 10 May 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

2 bottles Dow's 1999 Quinta do Bomfim reduced to £20 in Asda, also picked up another couple of the crusted as it is also still reduced.
by mpij
12:41 Mon 07 May 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

Miele KWL4712Sed wine cellar for £395 including delivery from Ebay, now need to either clear a space in the spare room or get rid of pile of junk in lobby before it's delivered. Can now at least think ab out replacing broken tumbledrier(would have considered under counter unit if one had come up at ...
by mpij
12:32 Mon 07 May 2012
Forum: Introductions
Topic: hello from Dundee Scotland
Replies: 11
Views: 8042

Re: hello from Dundee Scotland

If you do get forced down the route of a new wine unit, take a look at the Climadiff. I recently had to replace an 18 year old Liebherr wine storage unit and found Climadiff offered the best value for money. I bought the biggest unit that would fit in the space I had available and I'm very happy wi...
by mpij
12:07 Mon 07 May 2012
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2108
Views: 916089

Re: Latest buy

1 bottle Quinta Do Vesuvio 1994 purchased and consumed in the Beckford Inn near Tewkesbury where I was staying over weekend. Thought £45 was quite reasonable for hotel price.
by mpij
09:50 Thu 26 Apr 2012
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: None of My Greek friends have "Liked" port posts on Facebook
Replies: 6
Views: 5269

Re: None of My Greek friends have "Liked" port posts on Face

Postby AHB » 12:42 Wed 25 Apr 2012 Thanks for this last post - I'm in Greece this summer for our family holiday. I will try to find some fortified Mavrodaphne and give it a taste! I think that Samos does a fortified muscat, and the island has been well known for sweet wines since Byron wrote about ...
by mpij
20:40 Sat 21 Apr 2012
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: Roussillon Fortifieds
Replies: 6
Views: 4119

Re: Roussillon Fortifieds

Curently sipping away on Croix Milhas Rivesaltes Ambre no date but aged in oak for 3 years. Tesco is doing half bottles for £4.49. Lots of spice and citrus, quite nice for a change and compares well with tawnys I have tried(Warres Optima and a couple of own brands) may buy a few more but wo'nt bothe...