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Happy birthday Derek - I can't be there as I'm away on holiday with the family.

jdaw1 wrote:BBC: New Zealand votes to keep flag in referendum. But “A final result taking into account late ballots will be announced next Wednesday.” Also see NZ Herald.

Yet another referendum result favours the status quo.

If lots of people choose to attend then we will add some other bottles to keep things interesting. So far nine definites ( AHB CPR MPM BMHR DRT WPS PW DJ DRL ) and two possibles ( JDAW SCD ). More bottles needed. Happy to contribute a bottle. I'm sure Alex will have a thought on a side theme!

AHB wrote:

flash_uk wrote:Yes please. Any chance it could be Weds 15th?

Wednesday 15th would work for me. Any objections from those already on the list of attendees?

Fantastic, thanks everyone.

Yes please. Any chance it could be Weds 15th?

What a very fine evening! Enormous thanks to CJD for his kind generosity. The presentations were all marvellously informative and served to foster excellent conversation and debate. Wholeheartedly agree that the food and service from The Square was outstanding. My wine guessing was less than spectac...

The title for my topic will be "Red, white and blues in March. No. Red and white blues in March."

jdaw1 wrote:

Chris Doty wrote:1.) King
2.) Bridge
3.) Flash
4.) 420Dog
5.) Aaron E
6.) Jdaw

Please confirm that “KP” is out. Please confirm that “AB” is out. Why is RAYC called “420Dog”?

I assumed 420Dog was SCD. Does anyone know if Rob is actually in London?

I'd better sort out a topic to speak on....

flash_uk wrote:

flash_uk wrote:I'm listed as attending in the first post, but can't confirm yet. Have a work commitment that I am trying to wriggle from...

Looks much more likely that I can attend. I'll confirm one way or another on Tuesday.

Hurrah. I can make it.

flash_uk wrote:I'm listed as attending in the first post, but can't confirm yet. Have a work commitment that I am trying to wriggle from...

Looks much more likely that I can attend. I'll confirm one way or another on Tuesday.

jdaw1 wrote:Today, for me, it is swift. Two days ago, for me, it was appalling slow.

Yes same here. All very speedy now. The elves must have fixed something.

Agree on Morse Woods. See here.

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I think Glenn remarked recently that he thought the pages were slow to load, following the recent software upgrade. I'm also finding response times quite sluggish.

Is it possible that something like table indexing has been switched off through the upgrade?

The list above includes a provisional allocation of bottles to attendees and would give us the following vintage pairs: 1960, 1963, 1970, 1983, 1985 I've deliberately left out 1966 because of the tasting in May and 1977 because of the frequency with which the Dow is corked. Alex - could we add 1980...

AHB wrote:

flash_uk wrote:Thanks Alex. For me:
Chilli squid on toast with garlic mayonnaise
Chargrilled 220g sirloin steak with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato
peas and beans with minted butter

Would that be medium rare?

Sorry, meant to add rare.

I'm listed as attending in the first post, but can't confirm yet. Have a work commitment that I am trying to wriggle from...

Thanks Alex. For me:
Chilli squid on toast with garlic mayonnaise
Chargrilled 220g sirloin steak with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato
peas and beans with minted butter

PhilW wrote:20th June might be too close to Festa de São João (23rd) and TPF cricket match (21st) for a UK based anniversary on that date, if the latter especially goes ahead.

Perhaps the anniversary should take place in Oporto?

10 years ago was born. Shouldn't we celebrate this birthday?

Please suggest ideas for a suitable theme.

Edit: got the date wrong in the title, now corrected to the 20th

Yes please, count me in!

Decanted 3 hrs. 30% opacity, bronze orange. Nose is lively, a freshness, cherries and bubblegum with a little spirit in the background. In the mouth,very clean, sweetness of cherries and burnt sugar. Heat mid to late palate and a sticky finish with a nice long aftertaste. Julian would describe this ...

JacobH wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:And if you wish to see TPF’ers, you know what to do.

Yes, fair enough. I will have a look at my diary!

Jacob

Some upcoming tastings you could sign up for:

The night before the BFT (21 April)
66@50 (19 May)

90% opacity. Bit closed on the nose. More structure than the '04, good balance of acidity, fruit, tannin. Nice port.