KillerB,
I would be happy for you to pop one of Alan's 4 bottles and bring it along on 1 Sep
Derek
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- 02:30 Fri 03 Aug 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Martinez
- Replies: 13
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- 02:22 Fri 03 Aug 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: I'm Cruz Ruby...
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- 02:13 Fri 03 Aug 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Floods Happen
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13913
KillerB, You have put forward a fine case for having less Englishmen in the world - present company excepted, of course :lol: :lol: Seriously, there has to have been a better way to plan this place. I drove to Devon this week down the M5 for the first time. Looking at the billiard table that stretch...
- 02:03 Fri 03 Aug 2007
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Port Forum Offline #2 - 1st Sep 2007
- Replies: 282
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The £997 covers the 12 Fonseca Vintages, assuming Tom is still coming and happy to supply most of the bottles :roll: Bottles 13 to 15 are Fonseca Guimaraens bottlings from lesser years. Not essential and, to be honest, probably not a good choice in the company of their generally more gifted siblings...
- 02:10 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Tasting Notes Section
- Replies: 178
- Views: 81522
Great stuff, thanks. I remain available to do some work on raw data to make it fit into whatever format jdaw comes up with. It would be worth exploring wheter or not jdaw or someone else could come up with a TN database application that could be hosted elsewhere but exclusively accessed from here so...
- 01:52 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Floods Happen
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13913
Alan, We need to have a word about your roots - just think of this - you live in what was once a remote part of the north-western region of what is now known as Engerlund. To the west is an island of Celts who drink black beer. To the south is a land of Celts who dig coal and eat leeks [and sing in ...
- 01:39 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Floods Happen
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13913
- 01:30 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: The makings of a good year
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5157
2006 seems to be a good opportunity for honesty in the trade. There were undoubtedly casualties in the hail storm but there were also areas that were not hit by this trauma. Other factors are mentioned above but it does seem that there were areas where growing conditions were favourable. Wouldn't it...
- 01:25 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port Prices of Vintages on Release?
- Replies: 26
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Tom, If you can be bothered, and you think it's statistically relevant, could you please work out and publish the release price of generally decalred VP's from one or two top producers at today's values over the past 100 years or so? It would be interesteing to see just how much the market has chang...
- 01:16 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Floods Happen
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13913
I'm going out on a limb here as I haven't googled any of this but I am fairly sure that the amount of rain that has fallen in the south of England in the past 12 months does not exceed the average rainfall per annum in any area of the UK north of Newcastle over a 50 year period. You see, it's all ab...
- 01:04 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Floods Happen
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13913
Floods Happen
OK - before I start I will extend the hand of friendship and sympathy to anyone who has been unfortunate enough to lose a port cellar in the recent UK floods. Right, here goes... I live just outside of Sheffield and was surprised a few weeks ago to find most of it and the surrounding countryside und...
- 00:48 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Welcome Ghandih
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8158
Moving to a new thread - you've got me angry now
- 00:46 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: I'm doing the Dozy Tourist Thing.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4661
- 00:43 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: The Narrows. Michael Connolly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3064
- 00:38 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Welcome Ghandih
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8158
- 00:33 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1991 Quinta do Vesuvio Colheita
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12363
- 00:31 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: The Narrows. Michael Connolly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3064
- 00:28 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: I'm doing the Dozy Tourist Thing.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4661
Alan, I can offer some assistance here... When it gets to mid-afternoon and you are hot and becoming tired of free crap ruby port you should walk into the nearest bar, point at the big silver tap, make a drinking motion with a fictional glass, hold two fingers [palm first] towards the barman and say...
- 00:21 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: The Narrows. Michael Connolly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3064
- 00:07 Tue 31 Jul 2007
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Welcome Ghandih
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8158
- 23:59 Mon 30 Jul 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1991 Quinta do Vesuvio Colheita
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12363
- 23:57 Mon 30 Jul 2007
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Martinez
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8576
Re: 1985 Martinez (Harveys?) VP
Gandi[hhh],
A very comprehensive note. I have to say you were starting to lose me until you said this...
Derek
PS: Alan - ha, ha, ha - I got in first so you'll have to wait in line
A very comprehensive note. I have to say you were starting to lose me until you said this...
Exactly how many is "loads" ?Ghandih wrote:We've got loads more in the cellar
Derek
PS: Alan - ha, ha, ha - I got in first so you'll have to wait in line
- 23:50 Mon 30 Jul 2007
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Port Forum Offline #2 - 1st Sep 2007
- Replies: 282
- Views: 157106
Ghhhanhhdhhhhihhhh, I have a very accurate fag packet that tells me that the cost of the 12 Fonseca vintage listed above is £997, providing they are sourced from Alan, Tom and I as we have already agreed prices privately that beat anything you will buy in a wine merchant. The cost per person depends...
- 13:06 Mon 30 Jul 2007
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Tasting Notes Section
- Replies: 178
- Views: 81522
- 01:37 Sat 28 Jul 2007
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Copyright Theft
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3350
Copyright Theft
A quick lesson on how to incorporate images from other sites in your posts here or on any other phpBB: 1. Find the image you are looking for using Google or something else 2. Right click on the image you want and, when the menu appears, select "Properties" 3. Tripple-click on the "Add...