I am about to do something which I suspect has been rarely (if ever) done. At least one person here should know what it is.
Clues available on request!
An unusual event? Can you guess...
An unusual event? Can you guess...
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
Re: An unusual event? Can you guess...
Christen a child with a particular and very fine VP?
Re: An unusual event? Can you guess...
I opened 6 identical bottles of Offley 1970 vintage port. 5 were very similar and very nice. 1 was quite different. Regrettably TN's not available because it was a drunken night celebrating (belatedly) a friends 40th birthday, as well as my own 40th.
It did get me thinking though, could we find a bottling which enough of us have to do this as a small tasting / experiment?
Uncle Tom: Thank you for your help sourcing these. They went down extremely well after dinner!
It did get me thinking though, could we find a bottling which enough of us have to do this as a small tasting / experiment?
Uncle Tom: Thank you for your help sourcing these. They went down extremely well after dinner!
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
Re: An unusual event? Can you guess...
Sounds like great fun!
I suspect that the event could be reproduced, but that will depend on just how identical you want the bottles to be. If a simple "1970 Offley" is sufficient, regardless of bottler, then it shouldn't be difficult. If you want the same bottler or - perish the thought - bottles all from the same case, then at least here in the US it would be rather difficult unless one person has a case of something they'd like to use for said event.
I only possess 3 possible VPs to use for such an event - 1985 Churchill and 1985 Graham would be easy because those were purchased as cases. I also have sufficient 2003 Noval, but those were purchased as 6, 6, 2, and 2 (and 2 and 2, but those have been consumed) and I haven't tracked the bottles religiously. One of the pairs has been kept separate (it was sourced directly from Noval), but the others have likely mingled as I've re-arranged my refrigerators.
I suspect that the event could be reproduced, but that will depend on just how identical you want the bottles to be. If a simple "1970 Offley" is sufficient, regardless of bottler, then it shouldn't be difficult. If you want the same bottler or - perish the thought - bottles all from the same case, then at least here in the US it would be rather difficult unless one person has a case of something they'd like to use for said event.
I only possess 3 possible VPs to use for such an event - 1985 Churchill and 1985 Graham would be easy because those were purchased as cases. I also have sufficient 2003 Noval, but those were purchased as 6, 6, 2, and 2 (and 2 and 2, but those have been consumed) and I haven't tracked the bottles religiously. One of the pairs has been kept separate (it was sourced directly from Noval), but the others have likely mingled as I've re-arranged my refrigerators.
Glenn Elliott