Yea please if you can make it work.
Wednesday 28th April 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
If I can access them I have ChAA 98 plus VPs from 82, 85 and 00. If you haven't had the latter, in particular, you really ought to try it. Logistics may be tight but family needs probably require me to do a vulnerable-parent-caring week from 8 Feb in any case so possible. Will report back.
@nac - please send me a link to a source of those sample bottles
@nac - please send me a link to a source of those sample bottles
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Will be on. I have fairly all Churchill Vintage Ports at hand and surprisingly the Rio 2002 is drinking fantastically well now.
Please add me, Alex.
However since 94 is 94 this might be my choice - or both.
The Club 2009 is also on my death row.
Best wishes
Axel
Please add me, Alex.
However since 94 is 94 this might be my choice - or both.
The Club 2009 is also on my death row.
Best wishes
Axel
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Thanks for organising Alex. I've just received my Port.Club pack today - seen as though no one has said the 20YO tawny, you can put me down for that.
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
please can you add me to this tasting thanks
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
I can’t remember how many of the Port Club bottles are sealed with a t-cork but assuming the ’09 QdG is and the other two are not, I’ll probably coravin the ’09 and open the 20YOT. If the 20YOT has a driven cork, I’ll coravin it too and open the reserve so I can try all three.
Might also see if I can procure something from Bar Douro, too.
Incidentally, Alex, do you know who might be hosting the tasting? I was just thinking that if it one of the younger generation I won’t worry too much about seeking out an older VP.
Might also see if I can procure something from Bar Douro, too.
Incidentally, Alex, do you know who might be hosting the tasting? I was just thinking that if it one of the younger generation I won’t worry too much about seeking out an older VP.
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
May I reserve a place for the person to whom I gave my gift pack?
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
I believe that we will be hosted by Johnny, and will be joined later by Ben and/or Jamie so we will be able to ask questions about the history of Johnny starting the company through to the vision and plans that Zoe, Ben and Jamie are bringing to the business.JacobH wrote: ↑13:23 Thu 21 Jan 2021 I can’t remember how many of the Port Club bottles are sealed with a t-cork but assuming the ’09 QdG is and the other two are not, I’ll probably coravin the ’09 and open the 20YOT. If the 20YOT has a driven cork, I’ll coravin it too and open the reserve so I can try all three.
Might also see if I can procure something from Bar Douro, too.
Incidentally, Alex, do you know who might be hosting the tasting? I was just thinking that if it one of the younger generation I won’t worry too much about seeking out an older VP.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
The best of both worlds! We are very fortunate!
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
yes please!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
We're now full for this tasting, although I will start a waiting list for anyone else who would like to join us.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: RE: Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Just to remove uncertainty I'll definitely be joining as my pack has arrived. I haven't decided which but I might actually go with the "any time" ruby from the pack just too see how it is and what they have to say about their "standard" port.Alex Bridgeman wrote:We're now full for this tasting, although I will start a waiting list for anyone else who would like to join us.
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
The "any time" ruby really does this wine a dis-service. This is a proper, decent reserve ruby - more like a crusted than a stabilized, filtered entry level ruby. You can cellar it for 5-20 years and see it improve. It's a damn good ruby.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Thanks for the heads up Alex, that's good to know. You've raised my expectations accordingly!Alex Bridgeman wrote:The "any time" ruby really does this wine a dis-service. This is a proper, decent reserve ruby - more like a crusted than a stabilized, filtered entry level ruby. You can cellar it for 5-20 years and see it improve. It's a damn good ruby.
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Hi Alex,
can you please put me on the waiting list as I found a bt of Churchill 85 today. Not the bt I was looking to find but at least something.
regards
WS1
can you please put me on the waiting list as I found a bt of Churchill 85 today. Not the bt I was looking to find but at least something.
regards
WS1
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
I pray that we may all one day have cellars like WS1's where the experience of finding a bottle of Churchill '85 is 'Not the bt I was looking to find but at least something'. What a lovely, lovely phrase. And a lovely, lovely cellar. Up there as a TPF classic for me with 'We drank half a case of Fonseca '63 from the same cellar at the same time and they were all different' and 'A Cockburn 1955 Verizontal'.
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Finally got my two packs today from my friend in NI. Must be very disappointing for all those keyboard warriors out there! Not a single thing to complain about, excellent presentation, packaging and, most importantly for some one in Ireland, fantastic value for money. I would reckon if you could buy these Ports here (you can't) that you would pay almost £240 for those six bottles alone. Roll on the next lot. I've sent off a thankyou email to Jamie Graham.
Don't think I can wait 2 weeks!
Don't think I can wait 2 weeks!
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Very much looking forward to this - I will be drinking Churchill 2000
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I’m finishing a bottle today, 4 days after opening, and it’s drinking better now than it did when first opened.rich_n wrote: ↑21:22 Mon 01 Feb 2021Thanks for the heads up Alex, that's good to know. You've raised my expectations accordingly!Alex Bridgeman wrote:The "any time" ruby really does this wine a dis-service. This is a proper, decent reserve ruby - more like a crusted than a stabilized, filtered entry level ruby. You can cellar it for 5-20 years and see it improve. It's a damn good ruby.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Sounds like a perfect Port for drinking at "any time" to me! Aren't the only Ports which aren't suitable for drinking like that the ones that aren't that good and so are only suitable for drinking when on a tour of the property or as a part of a vertical / horizontal tasting of better Ports?Alex Bridgeman wrote:The "any time" ruby really does this wine a dis-service. This is a proper, decent reserve ruby - more like a crusted than a stabilized, filtered entry level ruby. You can cellar it for 5-20 years and see it improve. It's a damn good ruby.
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
I once did a 1967 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas matrix tasting. 4 bottles - English bottled in 1969, Oporto bottled in 1969, English bottled in 1970, and Oporto bottled in 1970. It could have been a much larger tasting, too, but I did not try to collect all of the possible English bottlers. That seemed excessive at the time, but the decision now seems to have been a poor one.winesecretary wrote: ↑23:48 Tue 02 Feb 2021 I pray that we may all one day have cellars like WS1's where the experience of finding a bottle of Churchill '85 is 'Not the bt I was looking to find but at least something'. What a lovely, lovely phrase. And a lovely, lovely cellar. Up there as a TPF classic for me with 'We drank half a case of Fonseca '63 from the same cellar at the same time and they were all different' and 'A Cockburn 1955 Verizontal'.
Perhaps I should re-start that collection and try again.
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Somewhat in the vein of WS1, I shall be drinking ChAA 1998 on Wednesday 24th. Couldn't locate my case of 2000 VP in the limited time available to me before travelling back to town today. #firstworldproblems
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Could you let me know who that is?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Please could those of you who have yet to decide what you will be opening decide and advise me of your decision 5pm on Wednesday 17th Feb. I'd like to give the team at Churchill's a week to prepare for us. Thank you.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.