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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....

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.

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.

We do try to avoid a life of hardship.

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?

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?

It’s a shame. Would have been nice to see you in the big apple.

1: Taste. 2: Eat and drink. 3: Drink.

Any of which you’ve never heard.

Did the hotel work? What old and odd port will you be bringing?

If g-man expands the reservation, will you actually come?

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...

Also confirmed is Ben Schonzeit.

Drew C. Phillips confirmed. Port novice; sound fellow.

20Y tawny fine with me.

I think we have two extra guests both highly probably, neither yet confirmed.

Very good. But others note that new themes are not only allowed, but encouraged.

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 .

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?

OK, last-minute home double decanting, except the two eighteen-hundreds which should be done there.

jfacciol wrote:Are we going to whip out coffee filters, cheesecloth and funnels?

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:more tempted by the 20 year old tawnies.

Works for me.

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:

• 4 hours: Infantado Vintage Character;
• Pop-and-pour: all others.

I have gathered 0 or 1 or 2 extra people.

DRT wrote:Use a whisky decanter. Same air-liquid boundary from top to bottom so volume irrelevant.

But different average depth = volume ÷ surface area. Can’t be too careful.

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.