Tuesday 15th May 2018, for the Royal Wedding

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We have a quorum, and spare. Is anybody yet willing to reveal?
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I am planning to bring Warre LBV 1984 - the groom's birth year vintage.
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I am planning to bring Warre LBV 1984 - the groom's birth year vintage.
I could bring a bottle of Warre LBV 1981 - the bride's birth year vintage...
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Count me in please.
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“Fit For a Duchess”, please: ⇒ ≠LBV.

I have booked The Red Room at The Boot & Flogger.
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Given the Groom's reputation as a bit of a lad (reformed now I am sure), I wonder if he is familiar with Cockburn.
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I've got some Pink Port. Pink is a popular colour with women. I'm sure that Pink would be fit for the new duchess.
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Does anyone have a bottle of Cockburn Pink LBV?
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jdaw1 wrote: 22:09 Wed 27 Feb 2013 W84 LBV. Orange-red, 25% opaque. Nose faint, with pleasant heat. taste strawberry. A hint of grit. Actually quite lovely strawberry-flavoured port. Could easily be a mature VP.
DRT wrote: 07:05 Mon 18 Dec 2017 I am planning to bring Warre LBV 1984 - the groom's birth year vintage.
jdaw1 wrote: 12:40 Mon 18 Dec 2017 “Fit For a Duchess”, please: ⇒ ≠LBV.
Apparently a Duchess cannot be expected to drink "quite lovely strawberry-flavoured port" that "Could easily be a mature VP."

Snobbery over strawberry seems to be the order of the day. Hey ho.
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Yes please if there is room...
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DRT wrote: 00:15 Tue 19 Dec 2017 Does anyone have a bottle of Cockburn Pink LBV?
LBV is not allowed. Have we access to any NV? :D
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I am a bit of a monarchist! Would love to come along. No idea what will accompany me at this stage!


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Hi,

if there is still space I would want to join you to!

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DRT wrote: 00:28 Tue 19 Dec 2017
jdaw1 wrote: 22:09 Wed 27 Feb 2013“Fit For a Duchess”, please: ⇒ ≠LBV.
Apparently a Duchess cannot be expected to drink "quite lovely strawberry-flavoured port" that "Could easily be a mature VP."

Snobbery over strawberry seems to be the order of the day. Hey ho.
The reprimand is fair.

DaveRL wrote: 11:30 Tue 19 Dec 2017
DRT wrote: 00:15 Tue 19 Dec 2017Does anyone have a bottle of Cockburn Pink LBV?
LBV is not allowed. Have we access to any NV? :D
The plan is for a tasting as splendid as that for E2>V.
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Currently, this tasting is full.

Seats have been reserved for two guests: it is entirely plausible that requirement will be one or none. So there will be a reserve list.
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Am my eyes receiving me or has my confirmed attendance once again be overlooked- should I reading something into this apparent pattern? Can this oversight be corrected please?
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idj123 wrote: 14:16 Sun 24 Dec 2017Am my eyes receiving me or has my confirmed attendance once again be overlooked- should I reading something into this apparent pattern? Can this oversight be corrected please?
Derek, Ben, and now Ian: I’ve been failing to cope with this. Sorry. Fixed.

We are now over-full. First withdrawl doesn’t create a space.
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jdaw1 wrote: 17:34 Fri 22 Dec 2017
DaveRL wrote: 11:30 Tue 19 Dec 2017
DRT wrote: 00:15 Tue 19 Dec 2017Does anyone have a bottle of Cockburn Pink LBV?
LBV is not allowed. Have we access to any NV? :D
The plan is for a tasting as splendid as that for E2>V.
Understood. Consider me reprimanded. I will try my best to deliver on theme. In any case, Pink Cockburn isn't listed on their website, surely it can't be that they don't make it?
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Time to start revealing. I plan to bring a Fonseca 1960. Pray, gentleman, what will you bring?
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I plan to bring a Fonseca 1960. Pray, gentleman, what will you bring?
In that case, I shall bring a Dow 1960
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Agghh. A giant blunder, not putting this in my diary and now I have committed to something else. Grrrr.
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flash_uk wrote:Agghh. A giant blunder, not putting this in my diary and now I have committed to something else. Grrrr.
By Royal Command (approx., the Private Secretary didn't actually reply) surely trumps the mother-in-law?
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I will bring a Noval 60
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Just three of us have revealed. Please, more.

But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat —
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn’t any feet.

Four other Oysters followed them,
And yet another four;
And thick and fast they came at last,
And more and more and more —
All hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling to the shore.


jdaw1 wrote: 00:38 Tue 12 Dec 2017Ports?
  1. Dow 1960 (brought by Mr. Tom H. R. Archer).
  2. Fonseca 1960 (brought by Mr. Julian D. A. Wiseman).
  3. Quinta do Noval 1960 (brought by Mr. Dave R. Lund).
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Then why don't I bring a Sandeman 1960?
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