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The tasting will now also include the Taylor VVO Coronation Edition. Assuming 12 attendees this means £220 per head for the wines. I'm still awaiting confirmation of the 16th May date from B&F, but I'm assuming this is OK so could people confirm availability for this please (if you haven't alrea...

Subject to confirmation by B&F re room availabilty, this is going to be Thursday 16th May.

Pretty sure 28/12 is a "yes". Always prefer sighted, but given we haven't done a blind tasting for ages then might be fun.

Will endeavour to confirm the date next week.

nac wrote: ↑00:11 Mon 20 Nov 2023

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:41 Sun 19 Nov 2023

nac wrote: ↑12:46 Mon 24 Apr 2023(possibly 21st November).

Are placemats urgently needed?

Nope - going to be next May.

First post updated.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:41 Sun 19 Nov 2023

nac wrote: ↑12:46 Mon 24 Apr 2023(possibly 21st November).

Are placemats urgently needed?

Nope - going to be next May.

To confirm, line-up will also include the VVO Coronation bottling.

Also, anticipation is that all the bottles will come from my cellar.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑23:33 Sat 11 Nov 2023 Since this has revived, I would love to attend...

Will sort out dates soon, but am planning that you'll be able to attend so will work around your dates.

MigSU wrote: ↑19:00 Thu 09 Nov 2023 Interesting to see Chocapalha in that list.

Been buying it for years from C&B. Great value and extremely reliable. Had a bottle of the 2003 recently and it’s still very very good.

Just received an offer of Graham's Tawnies in 450cl (ie a 6-bottle bottle) from Bordeaux Index. Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny - £160 per 450cl Jeroboam IB - 35 available ( £ 223 per jero inc duty & vat) Graham’s 20 Year Old Tawny - £215 per 450cl Jeroboam IB - 20 available ( £ 289 per jero inc duty...

idj123 wrote: ↑08:50 Thu 09 Nov 2023 Could you put me down as a reserve please Neil?
Thanks

Done.

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. Thanks. I have one as well, so we can definitely do all four! Ideally I think we need to do something else at the same time. The problem is finding the halves, and we probably need...

Now full, but one of the attendees might not be able to make it. Should know by the end of the week. If you're interested, let me know.

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.

CPR 1 wrote: ↑16:11 Wed 08 Nov 2023 I would love to join you all

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2003 Wine Dinner Boot & Flogger, Green Room Monday 4th December 2023 - from 1700 Following on from some previous wine dinners and in advance of the 2004 Bordeaux dinner, have decided that this is a good opportunity to compare some wines that are now 20 years old. The likely line-up is: Champagn...

winesecretary wrote: ↑22:07 Mon 06 Nov 2023 I would be up for organising a 2003 tasting in say early November 2024.

Planner updated.

Excellent.

Others?

Disappointed to have to withdraw from this. The lineup looks amazing. Hopefully all the bottles behave.

In London this Thursday evening with no plans. Anyone fancy meeting up to share a bottle or two (not necessarily of Port)?

Relatively venue agnostic, although 67 Pall Mall is possible and very convenient...

Have just updated and tidied the events planner.

Anything missing?

There are a few 2023 TBC events that I'm assuming won't happen. Unless anybody objects I'll push these into 2024.

Splendid idea.
Probably have a candidate as well.

flash_uk wrote: ↑08:31 Fri 03 Nov 2023 A '47 vertical would be very flat.

Aah - well spotted. Corrected.

Lost track on this as have been on holiday for a couple of weeks, but has a date been agreed?

If not, how about holding off for a ‘47 horizontal soon?

I was thinking about proposing this for next year anyway.

Alex now leads with 8/10, closely followed by a 6/10 from C&B’s Ed Pilkington.