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Conky wrote:You want to try a Football match next...

...or even a cricket match!

RonnieRoots wrote:Derek, have a look here.

Are you suggesting Derek should be offering his services to mow "yards"? Personally I always thought you mowed the lawn and brushed the yard, but who am I to query this?!

I do need my house painting though.....

For anyone after a cheaper option, Tesco have some of their port on sale until 15th June. This includes: 1994 Tesco VP (Symington) at GBP12.79 (down from GBP15.99) Tesco Finest 10 year old Tawny (Symington) at GBP8.79 down from GBP10.99. Both have served me well when in need of a cheap quaffing port!

For wines just shipped via boat, then trucked to my house or local wines store, I prefer at least six months. I've found the extended time on a boat really seems to hammer the wine and it takes some time to recover. The same goes for wines that are just bottled and suffer from Bottling Shock. As th...

Not a hotel, restaurant or bar but I thought this would amuse some of you here. I visited a wine merchant in Edinburgh today to see what ports they had in stock. They had 4 different bottles on the shelf... Taylor's Finest Ruby Taylor's Finest Tawny Taylor's Chip Dry White Fonseca Unfiltered LBV 20...

Derek T. wrote:

KillerB wrote:15K before the anniversary - any chance of 16K with three weeks left?

The maths work - get posting

Yes. We all want to increase our status - and I just have!

AHB wrote:

benread wrote:I do have some great pictures of me diving with an Oceaninc White Tip shark about 3 years ago in Egypt.

Hopefully the the link below will let you see them!

Me and the shark!

Fabulous pictures. Who was holding the port at the time?

It was Egypt - no Port. See Oman for similar references!

Although I have not had this port yet I would venture to say 20 year minimum; 50-100 probably more like it. Taylor's age well. You got one heck of a deal at that price! I don't think it is going to make even 50 years - certainly not from now and very unlikely even 2045! I want to be in a fit state ...

The word cartel always makes me nervous! I am sure if there was something you were looking at, you could easily let those people likely to have a similar interest know of yours.

There is a Port for Sale thread I think. I suspect this is not the first time this issue has been discussed.

I am not sure I would buy (having never bought anything on eBay but sold a lot) but it is interesting to watch. Lets at least not bid against each other then!

I personally look at the bottle shape first. I am very traditional - I like my wine bottles to look like wine bottles, not the output from some 1st year art student! Once that has been established, I am in the "KISS" category - Keep It Simple Stupid! Therefore I think I agree with you - I ...

I was watching that just to see what happened! There is a "Croft 1920" on offer at present as well! Yes, but thats got problems. It says re-bottling on the bottle. But It doesn't seem to give any clues of how, when, why, etc. That would be an adventurous punt. You could try the SushiNorth...

I have actually found someone who is selling a Fonseca Unfiltered LBV 2000! At least I can qualify if there is no last minute change of heart on status!

(I think I may be Fonseca by then!)

I was watching that just to see what hasppened! There is a "Croft 1920" on offer at present as well!

I do have some great pictures of me diving with an Oceaninc White Tip shark about 3 years ago in Egypt.

Hopefully the the link below will let you see them!

Me and the shark!

I thought that it was England's fourth highest 4th innings score to win a test, anywhere in the world? It was certainly England's highest winning 4th innings score at Old Trafford. I believe it was the fifth highest 1st innings deficit succesfully overcome and the fifth highest run chase ever succe...

Ben: it’s your first child (please confirm). So at least 24 hours will elapse before the start of the rumblings and anything happening. Hence we should put you down tentatively, and if there are no reports of an imminent delivery as we decant, upgrade you to being a light-drinking participant. Yes ...

I would love to join you but my plans for those dates are dominated by one small thing - baby due date is 12th July! You are at least talking my locality though!

Jacob,

Would this search all tasting notes or just those already indexed in the "A-Z"?

KillerB wrote:See what happens if you don't mention it?

History was created - thats what! The highest ever 4th innings run chase at Old Trafford to win a test match.

We cannot lose the series now. Just ready for a pasting from the South Africans I expect!

One for our American friends:

Bonhams 31st May

There are some interesting looking bottles of Port amongst the other wines for sale.

S.H.Jones Actually has shops: one in Banbury and the other in Leamington (or "Royal Leamington Spa" as it likes to call itself). Limited on Port but has some odd bargains. Worth checking out if you are in the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire area. For "Limited on Port..." read they have...

Out of interest, is the very fine sediment indicative of 1994 VP's generally, or just this one? I have seen one or two comments suggesting that certain vintages share traits such as sediment style.

It is too fine for my metal gauze filter! I guess I need unbleached coffee filters!

It seems like someone at the Taylor's lodge has made quite an expensive mistake. As far as I know this port has always been very expensive, ever since release. Not bad at all Ben! 88) I cannot remember exact price but I do know I would not have been in a position to spend much more than £30 per bot...

Drinking window - perhaps as little as another 20 years, perhaps needing another 50... Not one for the short term!

One to forget about for a while then!