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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:24 Thu 25 Jan 2024 I am about to run through the chain of posts and update the attendee list. Please could you confirm that you are still able to attend.

Confirmed.
Would prefer not to open new case from storage if avoidable; have RO and qLR to hand, or happy to adopt.

At the of the start of 2024, my cellar comprises the following (2021 values in brackets for comparison): Port by type: 87% Vintage/SQVP (82%) 3% LBV (6%) 2% Crusted (3%) 8% Tawny/colheita/white (9%) Vintage port by shipper: The producers with highest representation for VP in my cellar are Warre, Fon...

Morgan
Pousada
Rainha Santa
Quinta do Sagrado

I confirm, but why am I on the reserve? Two days ago i was on the participant list?! Same foreign participants not wanted? I'm certain that's not true at all. It was this: I think that there might have been a snafu, and some acceptances were listed out of order. I will re-do my admin. The problem w...

Hi Daniel, Merry Xmas, and glad the F70 is standing the test of time. If it's the bottling I think it is, I believe I have one left (though I don't remember seeing it for a long time...). Hope you have an enjoyable break with good food, wine and company. Cheers! Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk

Proceed as follows: Stand up Make your way down to the cellar Open cellar, enter, and select a bottle of port Open the bottle and decant Fill glass Drink You missed the important final step: *Repeat as necessary (or select a larger bottle in the first place). Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk

jdaw1 wrote:/GlassesOnSheetsMaxPerTNSheet 8 def: done. Edit: note to self and others: /TastingNotes_NumVerticalSections 2 def.

Looks good, thank you.
(If you make any further changes, suggest we can lose the cork sheets as there isn't usually space for them at the Xmas tasting)

jdaw1 wrote:

PhilW wrote: ↑13:15 Wed 29 Nov 2023I would like foldable tasting note sheets

Done. Please say whether satisfactory.

Thank you. Please could the number of wines per column be even, so that if I fold twice (to A6) we don't have the lie item folded in half? I would be happy with 6/column, others might prefer 4.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑09:33 Wed 06 Dec 2023 I am about to book a taxi to run from the Cricketer's Arms in Rickling Green to the White Horse Inn and back. Pick-up times being 17.30 and 23.59 respectively.

Alex has just let me know that he is currently unable to book a taxi.

So, nearly ten years on I have a couple of bottles of this in my cellar. I last opened a bottle on my birthday in December 2013, so I figured 10 years on would be good to see the evolution. Has anyone had any of this since this thread, and if so is there any advice for decanting time? I'm planning ...

CPR 1 wrote: ↑09:37 Wed 06 Dec 2023

Alex Bridgeman wrote:I am about to book a taxi to run from the Cricketer's Arms in Rickling Green to the White Horse Inn and back. Pick-up times being 17.30 and 23.59 respectively.

Anyone interested in sharing a ride?

Yes please

Yes please, too.

Interesting to hear how it held up/progressed under Vacuvin.

WOTN voting sheets is a good call. What’s a “foldable tasting note sheet”? Is that a normal tasting note sheet which you have folded? The original idea was to allow a single sheet of A4 to be folded twice, to create a compact A6 sheet with four "pages" with sections for each wine, perhaps...

If I recall correctly, Tom found the sticky labels a pain when it came to washing the glasses. I suggest people bring chalk pens so we can write on the bases. ⟹︎ I’m not making any unless clearly instructed otherwise. I would like foldable tasting note sheets, and WOTN scoring sheet. I may be alone...

nac wrote: ↑11:09 Tue 28 Nov 2023 Correct. But there's now a "proper" 50yo White Quevedo, which probably isn't the same as this.

I don't think we're disagreeing

The Quevedo White was incorrectly described in the original list in the first post, but now updated. It’s actually the “Very Old…” so amendment required to placemats. To be fair, it depends whether you're looking at the box or the label. It is really "Quevedo 1970 white", but due to regul...

Abbreviation reflects brand, which is how these were sold, hence correct.

Confirming.

winesecretary wrote:Both

Now that's just greedy!

Update for my default order please:
- starter: Grilled pitta, lemon, coriander houmous
- main: Sirloin (medium-rare) with Béarnaise sauce, chips, and green beans

Info has now been sent by email to all those who expressed interest; if you haven't received an email from me on this by the end of the day, let me know.

nac wrote:

winesecretary wrote: ↑22:10 Mon 06 Nov 2023 Have we ever done a halves vs bottles vs mags tasting?

Wanted to do that with W77.

I have a W77 tappit if/when you do.

A thoroughly enjoyable evening with excellent company; overall the wines showed well, though with some variations. - the ’27 was quite oxidised (as expected from previously-leaked bottle with light colour) - the ’45 was not singing as much as it can, though still showed well enough to garner my thre...

Double decanted at 07:45.

(notes for Glenn :
Decanted from bottle into decanter through single piece of sterile gauze;
Decanted from decanter back into bottle just using funnel)

Smells lovely.

I should be there around 17:30 to help.