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Agreed, but I picked up 12 so this one is for the team

Derek

I can confirm that gloopy was the word I was searching for. Just take a mouthful of Calem 40 yr old and you will get the picture.

Derek

Txt me when you get there with the name of the pub. I will make yet another sacrifice and make best efforts to join you

That's no help to me. You'll have to meet me there at 17:30 on Wednesday

Derek

Confession: I am a lager lout

I will be in London for 4 nights this week - where can I find some nice warm, brown TTL?

Derek

Yedick, it's the "Taste the Difference" stuff. I saw it waiting to be shipped last October at QdC and Meguel said it was the real McCoy

Emergency Decant 88) Going away tomorrow morning for 5 days away from home living in a hotel so no idea whether or not I will be able to get a glass of port (apart from 15 bottle Offline on Wednesday :roll: ) Very dark with a spicy nose. Surprisingly light in the mouth but lots of black fruit and t...

Hmmm, so LadyR and I are alone in London tomorrow night

OK - lots going on behind the scenes here but at the moment we have 5 possible attendees (excluding Jay who remains welcome to join in) and 15 bottles of port, not counting the ones Conky said we were bringing for fun :shock: Confirmed wines are Fonseca: 1920 1963 1966 1975 1985 2000 Possibles are: ...

KillerB wrote: it might be a good idea to bring a Guimaraens as well.

I can introduce 1965, 1986 and 1987 as possibles for an FG Vertical

Derek

KillerB wrote: it might be a good idea to bring a Guimaraens as well.

I can introduce 1965, 1986 and 1987 as possibles for an FG Vertical

Derek

I was just thinking about the same. I can bring a couple of cardboard bottle sleeves. Those cover most of the bottle, except the neck. A different method would be to wrap the bottles in aluminium foil . Excellent - I will go to the Sainsbury's next to the hotel when I arrive in London tomorrow and ...

Alan will have to up his game a bit then given his poor effort with the Yorkshire/Spaniard "joke"

Derek

OK - dumb question time

I have never been to a blind tasting where the port was to be served out of the original bottles. How do we hide the labels?

• Paper and sticky tape?
• Peel the labels off?
• Other?

Derek

Luc wrote:Then Derek , I must downgrade the joke to 10 yr Tawny status

Cruz Ruby would be more appropriate

Derek

Luc,

Don't worry, even if you were there and did get it it still wouldn't be funny

Derek

Glad to hear it. I liked Plan A

Derek

Excellent

I like the F Plan

I have updated the list of wines at the top of this thread with those that Conky and I have agreed to throw into the line-up. I will keep this list up to date as things develop.

Derek

Fred, I haven't driven in the Douro. My impression of that experience was formed during a trip in a taxi that can only be described as one of the most horrific experiences of my life. AHB and I were collected at the airport and driven to Quinta do Crasto by the maddest man in Portugal. The highlight...

Conky wrote:What would you bring the F00 for?

Jay might turn up

Derek

I hope Lady Roots isn't blonde otherwise we may just have lost our only female member

Derek

PS:

I have F66, F75, F85 and F00 if we decide on an F night

I'm only guessing here but I think the 1945 & 1948 double horizontal idea, whilst no doubt fabulous, is too rich for most of our merry little band, including me. Perhaps going back the original suggestion of a line-up of wines from off-vintages with some sort of agreement on the overall cost tha...

uncle tom wrote:

Driving a van down to Portugal and loading up might not be terribly economic, but it would be quite fun!

If we're having a van can I be BA Baracus? - Pity the fool who steels my port

Derek