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- 22:02 Tue 04 Nov 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Travelling through American airports with port
- Replies: 5
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Travelling through American airports with port
Fall-2009 : Size restriction removed, but all liquids will have to be placed in a separate bin. AT X-Ray software will be advanced enough to tell the difference between threat and non-threat but not yet proven to tell the difference when it is hidden in a bag. End of 2010 : No restrictions. AT X-Ra...
- 21:47 Tue 04 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
Problem. I have, for the first time, seen the Barros bottles (they went straight from auction to friend’s house). And, err, both back labels say that they were ‟bottled in 1995”. So colheita, not vintage port. Which rather throws a spanner in the works. What to do? 1. Nice port we can drink ’em. 2....
- 21:14 Tue 04 Nov 2008
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: ThePortForum cufflinks and lapel pins
- Replies: 36
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Re: ThePortForum cufflinks and lapel pins
A gentleman might well wear cufflinks when drinking port. But a gentleman might wear a T-shirt when planting trees, or, ideally, when speaking to his forester. And this being an association of like-minded port-drinking gentlefolk, cufflinks seem more appropriate, even for the ladies.
- 03:35 Tue 04 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The 20th November London "old (30+) blind initial" offline
- Replies: 31
- Views: 23895
Re: The 20th November London "still to be themed" offline
We do try to avoid a life of hardship.AHB wrote:Vesuvio Night - I've just (last Thursday) taken part in a complete vertical of Vesuvio 1989-2007 and would rather not do that again.
- 23:54 Mon 03 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
I will be in the UK the first week or so of February, and could bring back goodies. Maybe you want to start a new thread, proposing dates and themes?
- 23:29 Mon 03 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
Sure, but my few old bottles really belong in a serious more-strictly-themed tasting probably a vertical. Aren’t you pleased that you saved your old Crofts for that fantastic vertical in Boston, rather than serving them with a random collection of other bottles?
- 21:17 Mon 03 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
It’s a shame. Would have been nice to see you in the big apple.
- 14:21 Mon 03 Nov 2008
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Holliday in Portugal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2315
- 14:21 Mon 03 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Sad Sad Sad
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2028
- 14:20 Mon 03 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
1: Taste. 2: Eat and drink. 3: Drink.
- 15:55 Sun 02 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The 20th November London "old (30+) blind initial" offline
- Replies: 31
- Views: 23895
Re: The 20th November London "still to be themed" offline
Any of which you’ve never heard.
- 16:47 Sat 01 Nov 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
Did the hotel work? What old and odd port will you be bringing?
- 19:40 Fri 31 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
If g-man expands the reservation, will you actually come?
- 14:36 Fri 31 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd Tasting, Friday 7th November 2008
New page, so a reminder of the state of play won’t hurt. 19:00 Friday 7th November 2008, Nick + Stef’s , 9 Penn Plaza at Madison Square Garden, 33rd Street and Eighth Avenue, NY 10121-0111. By bottle: 1873 Schofield ( FF ); 1896 ‘Refreshed’ Garcia ( AHB ); 1932 Butler Nephew ( ED ); 1938 Hooper ( JD...
- 14:34 Fri 31 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
Also confirmed is Ben Schonzeit.
- 03:20 Fri 31 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
Drew C. Phillips confirmed. Port novice; sound fellow.
- 02:59 Fri 31 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
20Y tawny fine with me.
I think we have two extra guests both highly probably, neither yet confirmed.
I think we have two extra guests both highly probably, neither yet confirmed.
- 22:33 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port acronyms
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5257
Re: Port acronyms
Very good. But others note that new themes are not only allowed, but encouraged.
- 21:59 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port acronyms
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5257
Port acronyms
This thread is to hold port acronyms. But please gather them together in sets, related somehow ideally humorously. Think of it as a game. I’ll start. TPF = T he P ort F orum[.com] :tpf: ; TFP = T aylor F ladgate P artnership ; TFH = T he F actory H ouse, known in Portuguese as Feitoria Inglesa .
- 20:56 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Christmas Emergency, all over again
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2613
The Christmas Emergency, all over again
In late 2007 the residents of New York and Siberia held an ‘emergency’ mini-tasting ( thread ), as my missus was away. Well, it seems that from Friday 26th December 2008 until Sunday 4th January 2009 I shall be home alone, and while the cat’s away! Suggested theme? Or, over multiple evenings, themes?
- 18:22 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
OK, last-minute home double decanting, except the two eighteen-hundreds which should be done there.
- 14:34 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
That’s what I meant. I can bring two funnels and a box of coffee filters. We need only to borrow one or two decanters and a faucet.jfacciol wrote:Are we going to whip out coffee filters, cheesecloth and funnels?
Works for me.jfacciol wrote:more tempted by the 20 year old tawnies.
- 03:16 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
- Replies: 132
- Views: 59851
Re: Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008
Ahhh, well found though there is a better link. A half bottle and a glass of Dow 1980 would do the job perfectly.
The new decanting plan:
The new decanting plan:
- 4 hours: Infantado Vintage Character;
- Pop-and-pour: all others.
- 00:39 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1960 Delaforce
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5125
Re: 1960 Delaforce vintage port
But different average depth = volume ÷ surface area. Can’t be too careful.DRT wrote:Use a whisky decanter. Same air-liquid boundary from top to bottom so volume irrelevant.
- 00:10 Thu 30 Oct 2008
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1960 Delaforce
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5125
Re: 1960 Delaforce vintage port
But what if warmth only affects wine if there is a large area of air-liquid boundary? Then temperature won’t matter for full decanters; would for nearly-empty decanters.
Refusing a magnum silly man.
Refusing a magnum silly man.