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- 22:59 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for when you are snowed in...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7396
Re: Port for when you are snowed in...
Los Angeles shuts down when it rains. The slightest hint of showers and we have "Storm Watch 2010" and all hell breaks loose :roll: If it ever snowed here people would think the world was coming to an end. I hope you guys get out of this soon, but at least you've got a good excuse to stay...
- 22:21 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: It's been a hard week
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1116
Re: It's been a hard week
To earn some of my port, you have to have had a week like the one I've just had.
- 21:26 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1907 Unknown
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4374
Re: 1907 unknown vintage port
That's very interesting news. It is possible that it was a tawny, although that was not the impression that I had. My guess was that this was a private bottling and this particular bottle (or bottling) belonged to someone whose initials were WWW.
- 21:24 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Crasto Colheita
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3546
Re: 1970 Crasto colheita port
It just wasn't as well balanced as times I've had it before. My guess is just a bit of travel shock or perhaps an imperfect bottle.
- 21:19 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1947 Cockburn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2221
1947 Cockburn vintage port
Decanted 30 minutes, a gorgeous looking deep-orange colour. On the nose it's mature, tertiary and smelling of a curious combination of rose hip syrup and cointreau. To taste, it is smooth, slightly dry and full of concentrated oranges. There is a fantastic leatheriness or meatiness just behind all t...
- 21:18 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: It's been a hard week
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1116
It's been a hard week
It's been a very hard and very long week at work and I'm so glad it's Friday. No working over the weekend, but next week is likely to be just as hard. So I have decided to treat myself tonight. I've just put a manly sized confit de canard in the oven and decanted the first bottle to come to hand fro...
- 18:55 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Public people with a flag in the background
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5182
Re: Public people with a flag in the background
you probably have a hidden little gem from the creation of the Union flag which makes it an army flag Army flag 5:3; real Union Jack is 2:1. Although the most common ratio is 1:2, other ratios exist. The Royal Navy's flag code book, BR20 Flags of All Nations, states that both 1:2 and 3:5 versions a...
- 18:47 Fri 22 Jan 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Another Time Tunnel
- Replies: 49
- Views: 13831
Re: The backup thread
[quote="DRT"][quote="DRT"][quote="admin"]I've unstuck this thread on the grounds that nobody updates it making it look like we don't do backups when the truth is that I do them on a regular basis, I just don't update this thread. It should now shuffle down the pack int...
- 23:32 Wed 20 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 23rdFebruary offline @ The New Cavendish Club - Vesuvio
- Replies: 171
- Views: 55276
Re: 23rdFebruary offline @ The Crusting Pipe - Vesuvio vertical.
I have nothing against the 2005 vintage - in fact, I do quite like it. The reason that I was suggesting it be left out was for no other reason than we might otherwise end up with too many very recent vintages.WS1 wrote:May I ask why you are not so fond of the 2005? I like this Vesuvio very much!
- 22:53 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Fonseca
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2958
Re: 1985 Fonseca Vintage Port
Congratulations from the other Alex, too.
- 22:40 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1 Feb 2010 - Crusting Pipe - Bring a bottle of Port
- Replies: 54
- Views: 29677
Re: 1 Feb 2010 - Crusting Pipe - Bring a bottle of Port
Wolfgang raises a good point - which 1970 wines have the folks attending who were born that year already drunk?
PS - Julian - I vote for the Fonseca 1985; it's at least 6 weeks since I last tasted one.
PS - Julian - I vote for the Fonseca 1985; it's at least 6 weeks since I last tasted one.
- 22:28 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Bio and Season's Greetings from Bavaria
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29900
Re: Bio and Season's Greetings from Bavaria
I wonder if it is time to do the test again with a different audience? Does anyone have a magnum of mature VP they would be willin to sacrifice for the greater good?VJR wrote:Next time you do the test, please let me know
- 22:25 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Quinta da Eira Velha
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3647
Re: 2000 Quinta da Eira Velha vintage port
Today, on Wednesday 19th Jan, 84 hours after decanting, this is now much more approachable and enjoyable.
- 22:23 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Public people with a flag in the background
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5182
Re: Public people with a flag in the background
Which flag behind the admiral is the army flag? I would have said that the two flags were the Union flag and the NATO flag, neither of which I would have classified as army flags - but you probably have a hidden little gem from the creation of the Union flag which makes it an army flag. Over to you...
- 19:10 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 23rdFebruary offline @ The New Cavendish Club - Vesuvio
- Replies: 171
- Views: 55276
Re: 23rdFebruary offline @ The Crusting Pipe - Vesuvio vertical.
But I would agree that the Vesuvio '92 would be a fine port to drink at the Vesuvio vertical - are you attending? Source: you. Have you no more? If I do attend (which is unlikely), then of course. However, I will be at that cellar on Fri 29th Jan, and could collect it to be given to an attendee of ...
- 18:58 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 23rdFebruary offline @ The New Cavendish Club - Vesuvio
- Replies: 171
- Views: 55276
Re: 23rdFebruary offline @ The Crusting Pipe - Vesuvio vertical.
Subject to us being able to track down the missing vintages, can anyone think of a good reason not to make this a complete vertical from 1989 to 2007? Yes - it's excessive and would lead to bad habits being formed. People might start to think that it was normal to hold complete verticals and start ...
- 14:14 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1 Feb 2010 - Crusting Pipe - Bring a bottle of Port
- Replies: 54
- Views: 29677
Re: 1 Feb 2010 - Crusting Pipe - Bring a bottle of Port
Why did you ask? I think there are solid reasons for D70, OBV70 and Ch85. The arguments for each should be considered. The V92 (source: ‘Mr. V.’) overlaps with a subsequent tasting ; and the F85 is too young. But each of D70, OBV70 and Ch85 is a sensible choice, and I don’t know for which I would v...
- 13:43 Tue 19 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Oscar Night Port Tasting - London - 11th Feb 2010
- Replies: 40
- Views: 24646
Re: Oscar Night Port Tasting - London - 11th Feb 2010
a theme like "Bring that weird Colheita" Hmm, that might be a little difficult for me. I only have one (known) colheita. Does only having one bottle of colheita make that a weird colheita ? Or I could bring a bottle of Croft Ruby port which was bottled to commemorate the coronation of Eli...
- 15:41 Mon 18 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 23rdFebruary offline @ The New Cavendish Club - Vesuvio
- Replies: 171
- Views: 55276
Re: 23rdFebruary offline @ The Crusting Pipe - Vesuvio vertical.
In a fit of enthusiasm and anticipation for this coming Vesuvio vertical, I had a quick trawl through the vintages which people have identified that they have available, and come up with the following list: DRT - 1994, 1996, 1997 WS1 - 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 ARK - 1996 (having drunk all his 1994) CM...
- 14:59 Mon 18 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: The 1000 finest wines ever made
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18090
Re: The 1000 finest wines ever made
Axel, the title of the book is exactly the same as the title of the thread - The 1000 finest wines ever madeAxel P wrote:Interesting, Alex, could you please pass on the full title of the book.
Thanks
Axel
- 14:40 Mon 18 Jan 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Alcohol and health
- Replies: 340
- Views: 189961
Re: Alcohol and health
Adults in Scotland are drinking the equivalent of 46 bottles of vodka each in a year, a study has suggested. Something about this study seems suspicious to me. When I was in my teens growing up in Scotland my cousin and I used to be "barmen" at family parties. We had a large family so the...
- 21:14 Sun 17 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 23rdFebruary offline @ The New Cavendish Club - Vesuvio
- Replies: 171
- Views: 55276
Re: February offline @ The Crusting Pipe - Vesuvio vertical?
I've just checked my diary and I'm free on both of these dates.
So, it seems that you need to make a decision and we'll all plan around your decision. Might I suggest the 25th, so as to try and spread out this tasting from the one with Oscar (unless we combine the two)?
So, it seems that you need to make a decision and we'll all plan around your decision. Might I suggest the 25th, so as to try and spread out this tasting from the one with Oscar (unless we combine the two)?
- 21:11 Sun 17 Jan 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Oscar Night Port Tasting - London - 11th Feb 2010
- Replies: 40
- Views: 24646
Re: Oscar Night Port Tasting - London - 11th Feb 2010
I'm free on the night of the 11th - I'd be happy to meet up with you and Oscar and anyone else who's free. Do you have a venue in mind?
- 20:58 Sun 17 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: The 1000 finest wines ever made
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18090
Re: The 1000 finest wines ever made
The ports included in the 1000 Finest Wines Ever Made list are: @991 - 1896 Martinez @889 - 2000 Taylor @885 - 1944 Hooper @833 - 1970 Graham @813 - 1927 Sandeman @786 - 1942 Niepoort @783 - 1896 Noval colheita @691 - 1994 Taylor @689 - 1952 Niepoort colheita @649 - 1922 Croft @579 - 1994 Graham @55...
- 12:09 Sun 17 Jan 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1927 Taylor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4879
Re: 1927 Taylor vintage port
My opinion was that it was a cork issue that became apparent with air, but I should note that few other people at the table agreed with me. Most thought it a wonderful wine. It did have a magnificent colour and promised so much on decanting - but such is the life of a port geek.