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Andy Velebil wrote:

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:1970 Taylor from me; 1970 Graham from Derek.

Would it be a complete disaster if we turned this into a 1970 horizontal?

No as I was planning on a 1970
Warre vp as a possible bottle
To bring.

Previous post, bottle declared
Croft 70, matches theme
Shall be brought.

Hmm, I think there has been some confusion due to individual attendees choose different approaches. One was a theme and the other "let us have a fantastic bt of port" and meet/catch up with Andy. Both are equally valid, some may prefer the latter one. The Calem idea is nice because it is ...

Am on holiday in Wales at mo. Just seen 8th Oct Calem thread but have no login access. would be obliged if you would add my intention to attend in thread? Thanks. Got Phil down. Thank you, and thanks to JDAW for forwarding my note while I was away unable to post. I have Cá63 (one bottle), Cá83 and ...

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:we use it to access and taste half a bottle of, say Graham 1970

DRT wrote:I think it is abundantly clear that the red-faced chap who is using her shoulders for support had already drunk the contents of the bottle before this picture was taken.

... and he appears to be about to steal her necklace.

If you bring one to an offline, I'll bring the Cruz 89. On second thoughts, I might skip that offline!

I will be in Cornwall in a few days time for some R&R. For the last few weeks I have either been drinking 2011 vintage ports or something that wasn't port. I now feel like getting back into the port routine - but what should I take? I can choose from LBV (such as Croft 2004 in halves), colheita...

This was a most complete set of instructions. Does it not belong in a resource index somewhere An excellent idea. A link to Tom's post has been added to this index in the Reference section. I suggest this post on re-waxing procedure is worth breaking out as a separate item, entitled something like ...

I won't be able to make it down to London tonight, sorry.

DRT wrote:We are at risk of generating more speculation here than BBC News managed in this week

Are you speculating that we might be speculating too much?

Comté, btw, is essentially French cheddar. I agree that it's also a good pairing with Port, though I find that it is typically milder than an English Coastal cheddar. +1 for Comté - provided it is for with tawny rather then ruby port. Comté is one of my favourite cheeses, but can vary dramatically ...

Having done a couple of these for friends, a few extra thoughts for your consideration: (i) Unless you're trying for the best of each category, don't go for the best in one and then the cheapest in another, just to match your target price point. For example, picking the nicest ruby around and then a...

Perhaps a Cork Oak tree?
(I like G-man's suggestion of a blue cheese bush though )

No chance for me tonight I'm afraid, though I think from here that the crisis may have been partially or wholly averted, even if this remains unresolved.

Well, you can't complain that he hasn't provided sufficient warning of his non-availability
I will also plan to join this fine occasion, bringing V, VC and/or Q.

Thank you for the clarifications above; I now understand your proposed method. Ignore my suggested approach for now, until I have time to draw a few diagrams, or attend an offline and can wave my hands and/or draw on a napkin. Also, while what I am trying to propose would prevent tangling from occur...

I would highly recommend Castello Blue, if you have that brand on your side of the Atlantic. A soft and creamy blue which I find goes very well; I usually have soft white rolls with it rather than biscuits when having it with port, though the additional sugar/sweetness typical of US bread might not ...

Clarification needed on bullets 2/3/4 please (first half of 2 is fine; second half of two, and subsequent/consequent actions in 3/4 not understood). In no way attempting to derail the current new method, I did have some further thoughts on possible alternate method; not fully formed, but elaborated ...

Had hoped to be able to join you for this celebration, but work has me too tied up now this week; To extend Julian's toast, "may he be wise, healthy and considerate of others".

But, in the general case, distance is the wrong way to choose what to connect to what. Agreed, though it seems a reasonable initial starting point. On selecting all subsequent lines, you could (theoretically) perform validation checks, such as to ensure that for any new enclosed areas formed bounde...

Any algorithm requiring such fiddling is a bad algorithm. My gut (not Dow 66) suggests that specification that for your current algorithm, using any of the diamond packing styles, RaysLinesPerGlass must be a multiple of 60 to ensure no problem. I would attempt to re-state your problem as being to: ...

"Quinta do Vesuvio Capela" is a convenient moniker, but for an event like this should it not be given its proper name on the tasting mats? Quite right, Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio it is or soon will be. We have traditionally used the abbreviation ‟VC”: any objection to that? For abbrevia...

It's even easier since most bottles are marked in cl, rather than ml; just take the % as stated by ABV of the volume as stated in cl, and you get the number of units of alcohol (this all works simply because 10ml of alcohol is one unit). Examples: - a bottle of port is 75cl, ABV is 20%, 20% of 75 is...

Obviously the record from a very poorly organised tasting - the Chief misspelt Warre.

I will be there again this year.