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- 08:30 Wed 03 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Croft vertical, Tue 07 Nov 2023
- Replies: 138
- Views: 547360
Re: Croft vertical, Tue 14 Nov 2023
Have 55, 60, 70. Will PM costs. Without your proposal I would have suggested <=87 or <=94 depending on whether we have any further older vintages; but I certainly have no problem with (either of) your proposal(s).
- 08:20 Sat 29 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Croft vertical, Tue 07 Nov 2023
- Replies: 138
- Views: 547360
Re: Croft vertical, Tue 14 Nov 2023
Yes please.
- 07:34 Fri 28 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Taking a 1963 port to a restaurant?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11851
Re: Taking a 1963 port to a restaurant?
Hi Steve - To get the best from the wine I would recommend at least a four hour decant, and it would not suffer from eight hour if that were needed. I would suggest pulling the cork first thing in the morning, and just leaving the open bottle to stand. Then decant at lunchtime (probably decant into ...
- 11:03 Wed 26 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port Vintages, Second Edition
- Replies: 189
- Views: 94831
Re: Port Vintages, Second Edition
Thank you for letting us know. I simply couldn't recall having ordered anything from them since and I was racking my brains. After much anguish and prayer I had reached the conclusion that I should simply wait and see what turned up... Ditto - I guess most/all of us! I decided not to click on the l...
- 13:04 Mon 24 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 79
- Views: 189661
Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - date tbc
An excellent idea, I would certainly be up for it.
- 10:13 Mon 24 Apr 2023
- Forum: Reference
- Topic: Port brand abbreviations
- Replies: 346
- Views: 257286
Re: Port brand abbreviations
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. No objection. Fine by me also. FYI, the VPID includes photos of 75, 80, 82 and 90 for Petre's brand, while the tasting note ind...
- 22:29 Sat 22 Apr 2023
- Forum: Reference
- Topic: Port brand abbreviations
- Replies: 346
- Views: 257286
Re: Port brand abbreviations
Works for me.
- 12:59 Thu 20 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Wagners Port
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2297
Re: Wagners Port
I spotted that one. Clearly a variation on this particular version of the Dow 1963 label: http://www.vintageport.info/vpid/images/labels/IMG_5445.JPG It's a nicely created label, very similar to the original in style, and the replacement of the tag line "OWNERS OF THE FINEST VINEYARDS IN PORTUG...
- 09:03 Thu 20 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5994
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
In further agreement, that looks like someone has just put an foil from elsewhere over the top of the F63, rather than an indication of bottler. Hopefully this is a normal bottle of F63, whose original capsule has been damaged/removed and the owner has put this over for protection; the label looks g...
- 14:45 Wed 19 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 3rd May 2023: Port Fit For a King’s Coronation
- Replies: 27
- Views: 46992
Re: Wed 3rd May 2023: Port Fit For a King’s Coronation
I would hope that all of your children will have a birthday this year!Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:15 Wed 19 Apr 2023I can’t attend the tasting because one of my children has a birthday this year.
- 08:23 Wed 19 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Mon 24th April - Bring a Bottle
- Replies: 73
- Views: 78711
Re: Mon 24th April - Bring a Bottle
Lightweight! I am ≈164.87212707% for this dinner❢ I am so for this dinner, that I am irrationally for this dinner❗ It seems like Julian's been on the ecstasy again; we might need to get to the root of it. Perhaps the power of a couple of imaginary pies might restore his one-ness, even if it leaves ...
- 07:38 Tue 18 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5994
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
Nice link for the information.
You can attach photos to posts on the forum, though they are subject to size restrictions - I usually have to resize them first.
Happy to receive by email also; will PM you my address.
You can attach photos to posts on the forum, though they are subject to size restrictions - I usually have to resize them first.
Happy to receive by email also; will PM you my address.
- 09:02 Mon 17 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5994
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
btw, can we get a few pics of the bottle/capsule to look at, for interest?
- 09:01 Mon 17 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5994
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
The main unanswered question would be whether the business was still trading in 1963 - in which case an Old Reading Abbey port being F63 would be possible, or whether a forger has picked an old/defunct wine merchant and just used their name to create counterfeit bottles. Hopefully the former, but it...
- 10:24 Sun 16 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Old Reading Abbey Brand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5994
Re: Old Reading Abbey Brand
Butler and Sons were a wine and spirits merchant with premises in Reading who used the brand "Old Reading Abbey" as a BOB (Buyer's Own Brand) for whisky in the early 1900s, and could perhaps have used it for port also.
- 10:33 Tue 11 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19763
Re: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (not for now).
Following further discussion at the recent WC tasting, the idea for a TH vertical has been put on hold given the very limited number of bottles that people have available; other potential ways to extend the tasting (such as expanding to any Hunt/Roope, adding other Brands of similar era [e.g. Consta...
- 08:52 Thu 06 Apr 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: A newbie question on provenance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14472
Re: A newbie question on provenance
Hi Sean, interesting to see what decisions you made, thanks for posting a follow-up. The most obvious difference from your original post to now is that originally you were intending to buy 35-50 year old port, but your purchasing is almost all less than 30 years old (TV78 aside), with much of it <25...
- 12:27 Wed 05 Apr 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 83@40 2023 - May 25th
- Replies: 115
- Views: 111094
Re: 83@40 2023 - May 25th
I won't be able to to make this date, sorry.
- 22:12 Wed 29 Mar 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: which are the biggest quintas?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7187
Re: which are the biggest quintas?
That was my thinking, especially since the original post made me wonder if it was an academic question, in which case contacting the IVDP for evidence might make sense.JacobH wrote:They must be in order to make the beneficio system work, surely?
- 09:46 Wed 29 Mar 2023
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: which are the biggest quintas?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7187
Re: which are the biggest quintas?
Would the quinta size (estate and/or vine area) have been registered with the IVDP?
- 13:01 Wed 22 Mar 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19763
Re: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (? TBC perhaps 21st Nov 2023)
Doubtless this will be a complete tasting, including all of: 1931 Tuke Holdsworth 1934 Tuke Holdsworth 1935 Tuke Holdsworth 1943 Tuke Holdsworth (Quinta da Eira Velha) 1945 Tuke Holdsworth 1947 Tuke Holdsworth 1948 Quinta da Eira Velha ? Perhaps 1950 Tuke Holdsworth FWIW, I have images of bottles p...
- 12:55 Wed 22 Mar 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19763
Re: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (? TBC perhaps 21st Nov 2023)
So far we have expressions of interest from 10 people (possibly 12), but only five vintages. That number might yet increase (THRA?) but if not then we might need to expand the criteria, perhaps by including other Hunt Roope and Co produced brands from the same period (such as the Eira Vehla '43 and ...
- 22:59 Tue 21 Mar 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Cavadinha, Tue 28th March 2023, B&F
- Replies: 66
- Views: 45615
Re: Cavadinha, Tue 28th March 2023, B&F
Food order please:
- Starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous
- Main: Sirloin steak - medium rare - please please bearnaise sauce, fries
Thanks.
- Starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous
- Main: Sirloin steak - medium rare - please please bearnaise sauce, fries
Thanks.
- 16:30 Fri 17 Mar 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19763
Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
A Tuke Holdworth vertical was requested at a recent tasting; on discussion we had a reasonable amount of interest but very few bottles between us; not really enough. Rather than expanding the tasting with additional Brands or just additional good VPs, the preference was to save the bottles for other...
- 22:24 Mon 13 Mar 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Ferreira Vertical Sept 2023
- Replies: 39
- Views: 44510
Re: Ferreira vertical sept 2023
Most definitely, yes please. Have '60 and '70.