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La Trompette, Chiswick. (Took advantage of free corkage offer in association with Farr Vintners). On prominent display on table immediately upon entering, two splendid (one full, one in the process of being emptied) 4.5l bottles of Graham's 10YO Tawny. Glass (£9.50, 75ml) poured at table very theatr...

Ticket purchased for Thursday.

Will you now exclusively use your tambuladeira at future tastings? Cuts down on glasses, but makes equal pours tricky to judge.

Many congratulations. Excellent news.

Graham Crusted 98. Better than some I've opened. Slightly stewed nose but sweet fruit and lovely milk chocolate cherry finish. Will get me through tonight (probably).

I'm drinking a 1995 Taylor QdTF. Drinking very well. It will get much better but it is currently rather good.

Plate of smoked salmon
Chargrilled 220g sirloin steak (rare) with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato
Peppercorn sauce

(Note for kitchen - Gluten Free please)

Thanks

It looks like "with" to me. I wonder if there is an older use, or perhaps a dialect, where "with" can mean "until"?

Thank you. An excellent eventing, good company, and very informative. It seems, on analysis, that I like both Dow and Graham and wines both older and younger. My conclusion is I like port. Phew. In the right place then. :D I was glad I thought the 1980s performed well - I need to get more of these I...

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160421/3b47b9cd5a60cd150d73a4e443bb3a3e.jpg Decanted 07.00 this morning. Cork came out easily, and intact. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160421/3ecf405e89b4fe21592c0bd4c4d0490a.jpg Hardly any deposit in coffee filter paper. Rinsed bottle contained a lot of sand...

I note that The Queen is 90 on Thursday.

Any thoughts on when I should decant the G85?

Did the 1983 Vintage go into a sulk at around 30?

Had a welcome day off today and popped into a local Lidl-Ck's Quinta dos Canais priced at £19.99 but registering at the till at £9.99. I availed myself of the three boxed bottles on the shelf :) Very well done. Worth a trip to see if my nearest Lidl also has some, but sadly they rarely seem to have...

Happy Birthday Derek

Sorry I can't be there, enjoy

White port of the not so expensive variety makes a more than decent summer drink with the addition of ice and a mixer, say tonic, chuck in some mint and fruit/cucumber. Fizzy water and Ginger and/or Elderflower cordials could also work well. Given these options, and the wine on its own tastes good, ...

If still space, I'm in too please.

Draft of the food order . I checked with the chef at The Boot and Flogger to let them know that I have Coeliac's, and found that these are OK for me. Could I request please that you add a note by my order for it to be gluten free - I've found it helps restaurants if they are pre warned, and I'm les...

Alex, Smoked mackerel with apple and fennel Chargrilled 220g sirloin steak (rare) with hand-cut chips and grilled tomato Café de Paris butter I checked with the chef at The Boot and Flogger to let them know that I have Coeliac's, and found that these are OK for me. Could I request please that you ad...

I have permission and would love to come please. I have Graham 85 and Graham 94, and of course contribute to any additional costs.

Croft or Taylor's would be very welcome underwater, although perhaps not the best match with fresh scallops. Pre-decant into Camel Back or empty Calypso Sun pouch - not pop n pour or would get very messy.

Ordering another case when cellar full and I had suggested I wouldn't be buying anything for a while, and then finding out Mrs L working at home on day of delivery suggested by website (today). Doh.

Fortunately, website wrong, delivery next week. Phew.

Darn it, I thought I'd finished buying port for at least a few months but I couldn't resist that Fonseca '94. or the others... 2 x Vesuvio '94 3 x Krohn '76 Colheita That's what I mean, they were supposed to be my last for a while. Oh will power, why do you desert me? :?: Anyway, not all bad news; ...

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Exceptionally good value for money.

Offley good value

February Sale by Nickolls and Perks. Large number of wines reduced, several very tempting indeed, but I held firm (mostly). Thanks for the heads up. Some interesting pricing eg is the V94's star that much in the ascendancy that a case is worth over a £100 more than F94?! It is interesting and surpr...