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by Alex Bridgeman
20:58 Sat 07 Nov 2009
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Beef wellington with a port reduction sauce
Replies: 12
Views: 5379

Re: Beef wellington with a port reduction sauce

angeleyes wrote:Thought I'd use an impressive name! (even though rubies are fairly interchangable). Didn't get to drink as the builders stole it; was more bothered about the expensive Madeira they took :cry:
Tell us what happened?
by Alex Bridgeman
19:26 Sat 07 Nov 2009
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame
Replies: 120
Views: 196507

Re: Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame

On October 26, 2009, a bottle of Morgan 1977 was opened and found to be mildly corked
by Alex Bridgeman
18:09 Sat 07 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

But you can ask as many questions as you want before making your next guess
by Alex Bridgeman
23:29 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2103
Views: 887451

Re: Latest buy

I've just taken advantage of Sainsbury's 25% sale. 3 bottles of Taylor 2003 LBV, 2 bottles of Crasto 2001 and 1 bottle of Grahams Crusted b2002
by Alex Bridgeman
23:26 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: October 2011 - A Diagonal Repeated
Replies: 44
Views: 14288

Re: October 2010 - A Diagonal Repeated

DRT wrote:
AHB wrote:
DRT wrote:Or, better still, Magnums 88)
Comments of a nature likely to increase the difficulty of organising the tasting will be completely ignored. :evil:
I was being helpfull :lol:
No. You weren't.
by Alex Bridgeman
23:24 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

DRT wrote:I think the answer is 1. The reason why I think that 2 and 3 are incorrect is that I think 1 is the correct answer.
That's cheating. You have to play the game or this will be a very short quiz and you'll be asking the question again soon.
by Alex Bridgeman
21:43 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Gordon's Wine Bar
Replies: 12
Views: 4289

Re: Gordon's Wine Bar

I'd be happy to try Gordon's Bar as an offline venue. Jacob - do you want to choose a date and a theme and start things rolling?
by Alex Bridgeman
09:55 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Glasses: what to buy; where to buy?
Replies: 73
Views: 36696

Re: Glasses: what to buy; where to buy?

I have just ordered, for Selwyn College , 72 of the INAO glasses from Winebox . Cost each: £1.15+VAT = £1.32¼ ≈ $2.19. Possibly the cheapest source anywhere. They also sell, for a mere £9.73+VAT, storage boxes: Glass Storage Crate - Height 190mm (35 cells) . Have you seen these glasses yet? I woul...
by Alex Bridgeman
09:45 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Time for a TN sort?
Replies: 448
Views: 298999

Re: Time for a TN sort?

Could I request that Chief Admin 1 and TN List Admin Snr co-ordinate between them the required processes to update the TN indices please?
by Alex Bridgeman
09:44 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

Since no-one has yet suggested an answer, I have decided to change the question. This is one which Derek and Tom have already had a go at, but which is a bit of fun anyway. There follows three statements about me. Two are false and one is true. You task, should you choose to accept it, is to decide ...
by Alex Bridgeman
09:36 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: October 2011 - A Diagonal Repeated
Replies: 44
Views: 14288

Re: October 2010 - A Diagonal Repeated

DRT wrote:Or, better still, Magnums 88)
Comments of a nature likely to increase the difficulty of organising the tasting will be completely ignored. :evil:
by Alex Bridgeman
09:33 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Drumming up some interest in NY
Replies: 13
Views: 4844

Re: Drumming up some interest in NY

Whenever AHB wishes to grace us with his presence, we shall have a vesuvio vertical. I deeply regret that this is likely to be sometime later, rather than sooner. There is a possibility that I will need to visit Columbus OH once or twice in 2010, but dates (and real need) are yet to be decided. How...
by Alex Bridgeman
09:28 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: October 2011 - A Diagonal Repeated
Replies: 44
Views: 14288

Re: October 2010 - A Diagonal Repeated

My weekends tend to be dedicated to family duties and Saturday tastings do not work well for me. As the lead organiser for the event, I am seizing executive powers and changing the date to be Friday October 15th 2010 at the Crusting Pipe, London. In the meantime, could those who have volunteered the...
by Alex Bridgeman
09:20 Fri 06 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: December 17th - TPF Christmas 2009 Offline
Replies: 105
Views: 43243

Re: December 17th - TPF Christmas 2009 Offline

Cookie wrote:I thought I had confirmed already but....I'm in!!
I believe that you are Tom's +1

I hope so as I have just had confirmation from another couple - which means the table is full with 14 people.
by Alex Bridgeman
22:45 Thu 05 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

55mm, somewhere in Wales or another optional part of the British Isles that is also within the UK
by Alex Bridgeman
21:23 Wed 04 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

October was rather a modestly busy port acquiring month for me - what volume of port did I acquire? (To the nearest 1cl.) 11,925? DRT is up Maybe I am a simple fellow of ascetic nature, but for the Wiseman household acquiring 159 bottles = 13¼ cases in one month would be more than ‟modestly busy”...
by Alex Bridgeman
20:36 Wed 04 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

DRT wrote:11,925?
DRT is up
by Alex Bridgeman
22:47 Tue 03 Nov 2009
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Help needed please
Replies: 7
Views: 5885

Re: Help needed please

Steve, I've sent you a private message. You can pick it up by clicking on the link in the top right corner of the page where it says "1 new message"
by Alex Bridgeman
22:44 Tue 03 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

Sorry, got distracted by other things.

The answer lies between 11,700 and 12,300
by Alex Bridgeman
21:54 Tue 03 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: October 2011 - A Diagonal Repeated
Replies: 44
Views: 14288

Re: October 2010 - A Diagonal Repeated

Given the overwhelming positive response to this tasting, if there is a substantial number of extra people who would like to attend - say at least another 10 - then I would be quite prepared to organise a larger tasting and have 2 bottles of each wine to pour.

Alex
by Alex Bridgeman
16:46 Mon 02 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

jdaw1 wrote:25 cases: 225L?
Less / fewer than this
by Alex Bridgeman
16:45 Mon 02 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

KillerB wrote:10800cl
Pretty close, but a little on the low side.
by Alex Bridgeman
16:42 Mon 02 Nov 2009
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814230

Re: One quiz at a time

jdaw1 wrote:Striving for an upper bound: fifty cases = 450L?
Upper boundary established, I added less than 50 cases to my cellar last month.
by Alex Bridgeman
11:03 Mon 02 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: October 2011 - A Diagonal Repeated
Replies: 44
Views: 14288

Fonseca 1963, 1966, 1970, 1985, and also 1977 and 1994

g-man wrote:Would this possibly happen in the states?

I could sort out all of the fonsecas except the 63.
Jeff - it can happen in London. Could you be in London next October? Plenty of time to book cheap flights and the weather is usually not too bad at that time of year.
by Alex Bridgeman
10:55 Mon 02 Nov 2009
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1966 v 1967: A Comparative Tasting - London, 13 Nov 09
Replies: 15
Views: 12016

Re: 1966 v 1967: A Comparative Tasting - London, 13 Nov 09

Any thoughts re. the RAF contaminated Port conspiracy theory? Are we still using their glasses, decanter and funnels? We will be using their glasses, but may take the precaution of rinsing them all out before pouring the ports. Similarly for the decanters and funnels (although we may use our own tr...