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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...

An excellent idea, I would certainly be up for it.

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...

Works for me.

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...

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...

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:15 Wed 19 Apr 2023I can’t attend the tasting because one of my children has a birthday this year.

I would hope that all of your children will have a birthday this year!

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 ...

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.

btw, can we get a few pics of the bottle/capsule to look at, for interest?

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...

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.

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...

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...

I won't be able to to make this date, sorry.

JacobH wrote:They must be in order to make the beneficio system work, surely?

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.

Would the quinta size (estate and/or vine area) have been registered with the IVDP?

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...

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 ...

Food order please:
- Starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous
- Main: Sirloin steak - medium rare - please please bearnaise sauce, fries
Thanks.

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...

Most definitely, yes please. Have '60 and '70.

Opened 21:45. Bottle top covered with a coffee filter, to keep out insects. Sound like you need to bury the bodies, not leave them in your cellar. Obviously there should also be a "Bottle top covered with muslin" bottle for comparison, also. Sadly no chance for last-minute attendance this...

Massive thanks to Neil for putting this together, and the tenacity to make is still happen after a number of rescheduling issues, and to Neil and Tony for supplying the hard ports. A thoroughly enjoyable evening, and great that Tiago was able to join us as well (and that Harry could stay! Hurrah!).

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. The last bottle of F80 I had was delicious, but looking back at my tasting notes of 1980 vintage port, my top two highest rated bottles of 1980 vintage port are both...