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by Glenn E.
05:05 Wed 26 Apr 2023
Forum: Reference
Topic: Port brand abbreviations
Replies: 346
Views: 247357

Re: Port brand abbreviations

Alex Bridgeman wrote:While on the letter P, can we grab Pe for Petre’s Port? We have tasting notes for 3 vintages in the index and I’m sure there are at least another couple of vintages about.
Works for me.
by Glenn E.
00:16 Sat 22 Apr 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: 2021 Declarations
Replies: 30
Views: 36086

Re: 2021 Declarations

Graham's have posted on Twitter that they have declared a 2021 Stone Terraces, as predicted by Alex. They say they will bottle 4,800 75cl bottles and 280 tappit hens (225cl). I was intrigued to see that they've only declared the Stone Terraces but no mention of a regular Graham VP. It'll be interes...
by Glenn E.
22:45 Fri 21 Apr 2023
Forum: Reference
Topic: Port brand abbreviations
Replies: 346
Views: 247357

Re: Port brand abbreviations

jdaw1 wrote: 21:49 Thu 20 Apr 2023 Pd = Quinta da Prelada ?
Hmm. I see Pd and I don't think Prelada. It makes me think that there must be some producer named Quinta do Pedro.

Pl? No.

Pr? Not really, but better than the others for me.
by Glenn E.
22:33 Fri 21 Apr 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: 2021 Declarations
Replies: 30
Views: 36086

Re: 2021 Declarations

jdaw1 wrote: 19:11 Fri 21 Apr 2023
JacobH wrote: 08:40 Thu 20 Apr 2023Graham's have posted on Twitter that they have declared a 2021 Stone Terraces, as predicted by Alex. They say they will bottle 4,800 75cl bottles and 280 tappit hens (225cl).
Tregnums, surely.
Yes, they are the "normal" shaped bottles like they used in 2016 and 2017.
by Glenn E.
21:51 Tue 18 Apr 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Wed 3rd May 2023: Port Fit For a King’s Coronation
Replies: 27
Views: 44977

Re: Wed 3rd May 2023: Port Fit For a King’s Coronation

I dunno, it seems to me that the theme is appropriate for an event that some people aren't able to attend.

;-)
by Glenn E.
20:18 Tue 04 Apr 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: A newbie question on provenance
Replies: 19
Views: 13904

Re: A newbie question on provenance

I have only tried the Croft '03 (a bit underwhelmed, seemed somewhat simple, lacking fruit). I don't know whether or not you are aware, but Vintage Port tends to go through what we call a "down" phase that starts around 5-10 years after bottling and then lasts for perhaps 10-15 years. Ver...
by Glenn E.
17:54 Tue 04 Apr 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

Full marks for referring to the big bottles of 2016 and 2107 of Stone Terraces as tregnums. You are absolutely correct. Even though most wine sites probably use the terms interchangeably, I tend to use tregnum for 2.25 liter standard shape bottles and Tappit Hen for everything else in that volume r...
by Glenn E.
22:05 Mon 03 Apr 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

I need to get a 6-pack or so of the 2015 Quinta dos Malvedos to add to future verticals. I probably don't need 2 full cases of 2021 Stone Terraces, but if I can find them I'll certainly buy them! That's what I picked up of 2016 and 2017, not counting the tregnums. I ultimately bought a total of 2 ca...
by Glenn E.
18:58 Fri 31 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

Perfectly timed Facebook memory from 2019, given one of the topics yesterday!
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by Glenn E.
18:53 Fri 31 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

I, at least, would prefer to be corrected! I'm slowly learning Portuguese via Duolingo, but unfortunately it is Brazilian and not continental. I know some of the "rules" to switch between the two, but far from all of them. Combine that with what I'm sure is a very thick American accent, an...
by Glenn E.
19:47 Thu 30 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

Pre-meeting is over, we're now in the full meeting. Second link in the message from Alex.
by Glenn E.
18:45 Thu 30 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

My meeting is dragging a bit... looks like it's going to take the full hour rather than the hoped-for 45 min.
by Glenn E.
18:52 Wed 29 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

I don't think there's any need to keep them secret - it's not like we're all gathering in one place for a blind tasting!

I have a 10 Year Old S. Leonardo White Port open, and if that turns out to be insufficient I'll probably open a 1995 or 1997 Porto Souza VP.
by Glenn E.
18:08 Wed 29 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

I have a free Zoom account, which gives me the ability to host meetings for up to 40 minutes. Given Glenn has a meeting running until 11am / 7pm UK I'll set up a meeting for us to get together at 6.30pm UK. Once Glenn is finished, we can switch over to his account and continue for as long as we wan...
by Glenn E.
20:18 Tue 28 Mar 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: which are the biggest quintas?
Replies: 12
Views: 5752

Re: which are the biggest quintas?

Carvalhas, Vesuvio, Vargellas, and Vale Meao are all quite large. But as I posted on FTLOP, there are really two answers to this question:

1) largest physically
2) largest in terms of cultivated land (land under vine)

Some very large quintas in the Douro are only relatively sparsely planted.
by Glenn E.
23:13 Mon 27 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

I've set up the meeting to begin at (I hope) 6:00 pm London time, but it's now beginning to look like I have a meeting from 10-11 Pacific time that I really cannot skip. I'll post here as I get further information, but it looks like we may need to delay the start until 7:00 pm London time. (I was go...
by Glenn E.
18:55 Thu 23 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

Is anyone willing and able to host us on Zoom, and to send out the Zoom invites? I have a paid account and am happy to host, but it might degrade performance to have the host in Seattle and just about everyone else in London. :lol: I'm not sure that I have contact information for everyone, though, ...
by Glenn E.
22:32 Wed 22 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

Sometimes we have a loose theme - IIRC we've done whites and LBVs before - but most of the time it's just bring something to drink and chat with friends.
by Glenn E.
23:48 Tue 21 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

In addition to receiving meager allotments of vacation here in the US compared to those of you in the UK/EU, we're often capped on the amount that we can have saved up at any given time. I am (once again) approaching that limit and am considering taking the Thursday off for this tasting. Are we stil...
by Glenn E.
20:01 Tue 21 Mar 2023
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: Madeira for Beginners
Replies: 19
Views: 5911

Re: Madeira for Beginners

For example, whilst i knew that the regulation was problematic with usual issues like a bottle of Sercial not having to be exclusively Sercial That's pretty common in the wine industry, actually. In the US the normal limit is that at least 75% must be the as-labeled grape variety, but there are exc...
by Glenn E.
19:41 Tue 28 Feb 2023
Forum: Selling Port
Topic: Grahams 1945 and 1970
Replies: 7
Views: 7204

Re: Grahams 1945 and 1970

Just so that you know, Christopher, I sent Andy a message on Feb 16. He responded and we're now communicating by email.
by Glenn E.
00:39 Tue 28 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Replies: 87
Views: 23182

Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment

Beautiful, and the proper size for a GC77.
by Glenn E.
19:04 Wed 22 Feb 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: The 1980s & quality
Replies: 33
Views: 21826

Re: The 1980s & quality

I’d also avoid F80, but only because it’s not a great wine. Perhaps it’s one for you to buy and try so you can make up your own mind. In my experience, F80 is often very similar to Fr80. Which makes for a very strange Fonseca, but still leaves an often quite nice Ferreira-like Port. Don't go in exp...
by Glenn E.
19:14 Fri 17 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends
Replies: 60
Views: 70102

Re: Thu 30 March 2023 - An Online Tasting with Friends

Andy Velebil wrote: 16:14 Fri 17 Feb 2023 I’ll put it on the calendar, but as the 8 hr time change not sure I’ll be able to get day off work yet. At worst, I may be able to join for a bit just to say hi during a work break.
What, you can't just have Zoom on a side monitor and sit there and drink Port at your desk like I do? :lol:
by Glenn E.
23:55 Thu 16 Feb 2023
Forum: Travel
Topic: Lodges again
Replies: 24
Views: 10895

Re: Lodges again

Incidentally, I notice that when you visited they had two brands of 20YOT for sale by the bottle. I wonder what the difference between them is? Duque de Braganca is just an older bottling of Dona Antonia. They are allegedly exactly the same Port. I don't recall off the top of my head when they chan...