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I’m thirsty. It is an emergency. Monday 29th January 2024. You know the drill. Location: assume The Boot & Flogger , which I haven’t yet booked. Theme: bring either • a SQVP, at least fifteen years old, so vintage ≤2009; or • something else. A quorum shall be three. Thou mayest count five.

Yes please.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑00:17 Wed 24 Jan 2024Jack’s initials are JD and he is right-handed.

Done: updated draft of the placemats.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑01:00 Sat 20 Jan 2024SCP-DFS

I appreciated the reference.

nac wrote: ↑10:52 Thu 18 Jan 2024A question raised elsewhere, that probably needs asking here...

Should we be thinking about a 1945 @ 80 tasting next year?
Do we have sufficient bottles?
Would it be prohibitively expensive?
Full event for 14 or smaller event?

FYI.

MigSU wrote: ↑18:52 Wed 17 Jan 20246 x Warre Cavadinha 2006, directly from SFE, at €16 a piece. These are probably drinking nicely right now, but will probably better in 5 or 10 years. I might wait - or not.

Are these available in the UK?

Draft of the placemats, images having been added to first post. Please check people. Please check Ports. Please check Port-people matching. Please check everything else.

nac wrote: ↑15:06 Thu 21 Apr 2022JDAW - 1981/82/84/86 Warre

My 1984 Warre is no longer available.

The Wine Society, £45, London - Portugal Growers - Walkaround Tasting, Monday 18 March 2024, 18:00–20:30, at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, 30 Threadneedle Street EC2R 8JB.

When decisions have been made about people, vintages, and who is bringing what, pls ping me to make the placemats.

Yes please.

My earlier sloppiness — I’m sorry. Really, this wasn’t a “foreigner” thing.

Likewise, I’ll concede to those who had booked flights in good faith.

Thank you for taking charge.

I confirm attendance.

I’ll order from what I choose to believe is on the menu:
• Soup of the day;
• Steak, mushroom, Claret pie, green beans, + carrots, + skinny fries;
• Bramdean pudding.

For the old tasting I still have a Warre 1982 ʟʙᴠ; for the younger tasting I have some of the (very excellent) Crasto 2015 ʟʙᴠ.

mcoulson wrote: ↑22:07 Sat 06 Jan 2024Berry Brothers

= BBR.

mcoulson wrote: ↑20:17 Sat 06 Jan 2024BB LBV

“BB” = Bb = Broadbent?

The Rozès 2013 ʟʙᴠ was slightly green; the Rz11ʟʙᴠ was soft in a way that was slightly flabby; the Rz09ʟʙᴠ was stunningly-good top-rank with slightly-Tayloresque presence and grit, and would have benefitted from more cellar time.

On Sat 06 Jan 2023 authorship of the first post changed from jdaw1 to mcoulson, who has kindly volunteered to become the organiser. Though, of course, jdaw1 will make the placemats.

Excellent idea for a thread.

Over the season I had Rozès ʟʙᴠ 2009, 2011, and 2013, and this evening am having the 2014.

I'm thinking we should have a tasting event for aspiring LBV producers, from Barao de Vilar to Pacheca to Tecedeiras to Vista Alegre - maybe two dozen bottles, chosen for being less well known and shipped with driven corks. And for being available in the UK at a sensible price. I’m going to want bo...

I entirely agree with your suggestion. Indeed it is a brilliant plan — magnum split three ways (gently, splash and shake, aerated). Please be encouraged to organise the tasting at which you have subtly hinted.

Peeps: reminder that this is happening tomorrow = Thursday 28 December 2023.

International crisis: my glass is empty. This is an important issue. What do the Admins intend to do about this?

The Red Room has been booked from 13:30, which is when Cliff and I will start.

Do with this information as you see fit.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:10 Sun 17 Dec 2023I think an overtitle of *NICE PORT* would be accurate.

Done.

And food order sent.