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Nickolls and Perks with Anthony Symington present a virtual tasting with 6 x 50ml samples to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Graham’s. £65 gets you a zoom tasting and 50ml sample bottles of the below to enjoy:-

20yo Tawny
40yo Tawny
2008 Malvedos
2000 VP
1985 VP
1970 VP

https://www.nickollsandperks.co.uk/Grah ... ember-2020

Cheers for the share - Bought!
I now ask the inevitable follow up - anyone for a post tasting zoom? Unfortunately I don't have an account to host it.

Thanks for the heads-up Simon, I will be up for it (and post-zoom zoom if others are too)

Mrs W. has a pro Zoom.

I would be up for a post tasting Zoom if someone is able to arrange and kind enough to oblige.

Good stuff, Simon - also ordered.

Doggett wrote: ↑19:47 Wed 28 Oct 2020 I would be up for a post tasting Zoom if someone is able to arrange and kind enough to oblige.

Good spot. Ordered. Yes to after party.

Yes I’m interested

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:46 Wed 28 Oct 2020 Mrs W. has a pro Zoom.

She does, but how did you know that?! Oh, you mean your wife...

Please add me to the after party list

PhilW wrote: ↑11:02 Sat 31 Oct 2020

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:46 Wed 28 Oct 2020Mrs W. has a pro Zoom.

She does, but how did you know that?! Oh, you mean your wife...

No. I meant yours.

I have secured my tasting pack. Or at any rate I shall have done by 02 December. I likewise have the technical means to set up the afterword. I would invite those interested to send their email addresses to Simon, if he does not already have same; in turn, he will forward them to me and I shall send the link.

Have also ordered. Yes please.

Will W. wrote: ↑00:43 Fri 27 Nov 2020 I have secured my tasting pack. Or at any rate I shall have done by 02 December. I likewise have the technical means to set up the afterword. I would invite those interested to send their email addresses to Simon, if he does not already have same; in turn, he will forward them to me and I shall send the link.

I have lots of your emails but please confirm if you are doing this tasting and want to join the after discussion. To any that are wishing to join that I don’t have an email for, please PM me and I will collate and forward to Will.

Doggett wrote:please confirm if you are doing this tasting and want to join the after discussion.

Confirmed.

Confirmed-assuming my tasting pack arrives in time.

Yes please to the after party.

idj123 wrote: ↑20:06 Fri 27 Nov 2020 Confirmed-assuming my tasting pack arrives in time.

I've done a few of their tastings now (as they're effectively free with a voucher) and they arrive a day before.

I won't be doing the tasting (too expensive to ship to the US), but would love an invite to the after party!

I have sent the link/login details to Simon to forward to those of you who are interested. The system runs off your browser (i.e., no download required); and, according to my IT guys, there is no "monitor" needed and I cannot screw it up. We shall see, insha'allah.

Will W. wrote: ↑22:38 Mon 30 Nov 2020 I have sent the link/login details to Simon to forward to those of you who are interested. The system runs off your browser (i.e., no download required); and, according to my IT guys, there is no "monitor" needed and I cannot screw it up. We shall see, insha'allah.

I have sent the link to those that I know are coming out to play. Let me know if anyone else would like to join.

Will W. wrote: ↑22:38 Mon 30 Nov 2020 I have sent the link/login details to Simon to forward to those of you who are interested. The system runs off your browser (i.e., no download required); and, according to my IT guys, there is no "monitor" needed and I cannot screw it up. We shall see, insha'allah.

There is a small download and installation (BlueJeansLauncher.exe) but it went smoothly for me. I'm now connected and waiting for the rest of you to arrive!

No idea why my camera doesn't work with BlueJeans - it works fine with Zoom. But it was great seeing everyone again! I'll make sure to get my work done so that I can join everyone on the 15th, too.

Hi Guys, could the participants of this tasting with some experience of the wines tell me how the 85 and 70 were from the smaller bottles?

Thanks in advance
Axel

Axel P wrote: ↑20:38 Mon 07 Dec 2020Hi Guys, could the participants of this tasting with some experience of the wines tell me how the 85 and 70 were from the smaller bottles?

Hi Axel, I did also wonder how the wines - particularly the '70 - would hold up to being decanted at least 48hrs ahead; I needn't have worried. The G70 (which I understand was decanted/bottled with Argon) showed very well, and the G85 was the best showing of G85 I've had. The GM2008 was ok, while I pleasantly surprised by the potential for the G2000 once more mature, and the G20yr and G40yr showed typically.

There was a wide range of experience levels within the audience, from new to port to experienced. The initial presentations were well pitched to include interesting details for the more knowledgeable as well as the basics for the more novice, though at around 40-45min were perhaps a touch long before starting to taste the port - I know I started early. however the content of the presentations was interesting, and I meant to ask if copies of the slides might be available afterwards, which I should do. The tasting and subsequent informal discussions was great and went on for some time; everyone seemed happy to be there. Nickolls and Perks did an excellent job preparing/organising the tasting, and it was a very enjoyable evening.