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We should have plenty of opportunity to taste specific wines after completing the blind tasting session.

The 2017s were tasted on Tuesday 25th June 2019, at The Boot & Flogger.

Many thanks to the many shippers who sent bottles, and to Alex for organising.
Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• The 2017s:
  1. Bulas 2017;
  2. Burmester 2017;
  3. Churchill 2017;
  4. Churchill Quinta da Gricha 2017;
  5. Cockburn 2017;
  6. Quinta do Crasto 2017;
  7. Croft 2017;
  8. Croft Quinta da Roêda Sērikos 2017;
  9. Dalva 2017;
  10. Dow 2017;
  11. Fonseca 2017;
  12. Graham 2017;
  13. Graham The Stone Terraces 2017;
  14. Quinta do Javali 2017;
  15. Kopke 2017;
  16. Quinta das Lamelas 2017;
  17. Martha 2017;
  18. Maynard 2017;
  19. Maynard Organic 2017;
  20. Niepoort 2017;
  21. Quinta do Noval 2017;
  22. Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017;
  23. Pintas 2017;
  24. Poças 2017;
  25. Portal 2017;
  26. Portal Muros 2017;
  27. Quevedo 2017;
  28. Ramos Pinto 2017;
  29. Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 2017;
  30. Quinta da Romaneira 2017;
  31. La Rosa 2017;
  32. Quinta da Sequeira 2017;
  33. Skeffington 2017;
  34. Taylor 2017;
  35. Taylor Vargellas Vinha Velha 2017;
  36. Quinta do Vale Meão 2017;
  37. Quinta do Vallado Adelaide 2017;
  38. Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  39. Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  40. Vieira de Sousa 2017;
  41. Warre 2017;
• Sticky labels and TN pages (which caused some additions to the list of Port House abbreviations).
• Planing and arrangements.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑17:34 Sat 22 Jun 2019

flash_uk wrote: ↑16:14 Sat 22 Jun 2019I should be OK to print.

The document uses both sizes of sticky labels: eight per A4; and sixty-five per A4.

I was only going to print 65 per A4. Any reason to print the 8 per A4?

There are pictures in the threads for Cs, Jv, Mt, Ni, NN, Pi, Pt, PtM, Qv, VS.

flash_uk wrote: ↑14:44 Sun 23 Jun 2019Any reason to print the 8 per A4?

Perhaps mistakenly I had envisaged the labelling of wrapped bottles — the organiser to pronounce.

We have kindly been sent, amongst many other bottles, both Portal 2017 and Portal Quinta dos Muros 2017. A question about their relationship has been posed in the thread Quinta: do Portal; dos Muros.

An updated list of bottles we have on hand, now including Portal, Crasto and Pintas:
Bulas
Churchill
Churchill Quinta da Gricha
Cockburn
Croft
Croft Roêda Sērikos
Dow
Fonseca
Graham
Graham Stone Terraces
La Rosa
Martha’s Port
Maynard
Maynard Organic
Niepoort
Pintas
Poças
Portal
Portal Quinta dos Muros
Quevedo
Quinta da Sequeira
Quinta do Crasto
Quinta do Javali
Quinta do Noval
Quinta do Noval Nacional
Quinta do Vallado
Ramos Pinto
Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira
Skeffington
Taylor
Taylor Vargellas Vinha Velha
Vieira de Sousa
Warre

We are also hoping the following bottles we have been promised will arrive on time:
Burmester
Dalva
Kopke
Quinta da Romaneira
Quinta das Lamelas
Quinta do Vesuvio
Quinta do Vesuvio, Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio

jdaw1 wrote: ↑14:46 Sun 23 Jun 2019

flash_uk wrote: ↑14:44 Sun 23 Jun 2019Any reason to print the 8 per A4?

Perhaps mistakenly I had envisaged the labelling of wrapped bottles — the organiser to pronounce.

I will label each bottle.

AHB wrote: ↑15:15 Sun 23 Jun 2019

jdaw1 wrote: ↑14:46 Sun 23 Jun 2019

flash_uk wrote: ↑14:44 Sun 23 Jun 2019Any reason to print the 8 per A4?

Perhaps mistakenly I had envisaged the labelling of wrapped bottles — the organiser to pronounce.

I will label each bottle.

The document updated to remove the 2×4 per /A4, but keep the 5×13 per /A4.

Hi

I am helping Alex put this together - If anyone wants anything different from their standard food order speak now as we will put the order in tomorrow morning.

Hopefully the parcels arrived at the B&F Friday.
Capela and Vesuvio are in. Kopke and Burmester should be with me in the afternoon

Dia and I are planning to be there from 12 to set up. Any help during the afternoon would be greatly appreciated - particularly if we are doing this blind.
Look forward to seeing you all.

Tony

Tony, I will pop over after lunch and help in the afternoon.

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forest26 wrote: ↑18:43 Sun 23 Jun 2019Dia and I are planning to be there from 12 to set up. Any help during the afternoon would be greatly appreciated - particularly if we are doing this blind.

Sorry work — always work.

I think it would be easier for you to have the large labels with you — wrap in foil, label. Can you print to the large labels in time? If you can I’ll put them back in.

I think I can get there for 12 or so.

I haven't got a usual food order, where should I go to find out what to order? Happy to eat whatever is standard of course

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rich_n wrote: ↑22:12 Sun 23 Jun 2019I haven't got a usual food order, where should I go to find out what to order? Happy to eat whatever is standard of course

We will be at The Boot & Flogger. Please select from its main menu.

jdaw1 wrote:

rich_n wrote: ↑22:12 Sun 23 Jun 2019I haven't got a usual food order, where should I go to find out what to order? Happy to eat whatever is standard of course

We will be at The Boot & Flogger. Please select from its main menu.

Gammon, egg and chips sounds like an honest and solid option, thank you.

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rich_n wrote: ↑22:38 Sun 23 Jun 2019Gammon, egg and chips sounds like an honest and solid option, thank you.

An excellent choice, with excellent reasoning. I’m delighted that our new recruits are of the highest calibre.

And I’ll assume that the failure to request black pudding was merely a newbie slip, soon to be corrected.

DaveRL wrote: ↑19:28 Sun 23 Jun 2019 I think I can get there for 12 or so.

Hi Dave

You are welcome any time but It looks like the Journalists will not be tasting blind so there is less work to do.
We will need start to cover the bottles from around 4pm. Slight-of-hand may be required for the more obvious bottles !!

forest26 wrote: ↑11:40 Mon 24 Jun 2019the Journalists

? Pray say more.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:49 Sun 23 Jun 2019

rich_n wrote: ↑22:38 Sun 23 Jun 2019Gammon, egg and chips sounds like an honest and solid option, thank you.

An excellent choice, with excellent reasoning. I’m delighted that our new recruits are of the highest calibre.

And I’ll assume that the failure to request black pudding was merely a newbie slip, soon to be corrected.

Yes indeed, but I have only just seen this and suspect it might be a little late to be demanding delicious blood pudding now...

I will try to be there by 5:00PM. looking fwd to the event.

regards

WS1

flash_uk wrote: ↑14:44 Sun 23 Jun 2019

jdaw1 wrote: ↑17:34 Sat 22 Jun 2019

flash_uk wrote: ↑16:14 Sat 22 Jun 2019I should be OK to print.

The document uses both sizes of sticky labels: eight per A4; and sixty-five per A4.

I was only going to print 65 per A4. Any reason to print the 8 per A4?

Printing complete. Aiming to get there for about 6.

Lovely to meet you all yesterday, I had a really enjoyable evening! I am also an idiot and forgot to add the ports to my notes so I don't know which ones are which

Did anyone who was tasting A and B flights note down which ports were which? If so, could you please post them on here?

A1 -> Graham Stone Terraces
A2 -> Graham
A3 -> Niepoort
A4 -> Churchill Quinta da Gricha
A5 -> Fonseca
A6 -> Maynards
A7 -> Portal
A8 -> Crasto
A9 -> Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira

B1 -> Noval
B2 -> Nacional
B3 -> Warre
B4 -> Bulas
B5 -> Cockburns
B6 -> Maynards organic
B7 -> Portal Quinta dos Muros
B8 -> Javal
B9 -> Skeffington
B10 -> Kopke

regards

WS1

Amazing, thanks! My notes are no longer useless!