The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages

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Congrats!

You must be very pleased - and to be honest, I was most impressed you were allowed to the rugby on saturday, so you haven't done too badly...
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benread wrote:Jonathan Kenneth Frederick Read. Born 16th November 2010 @ 1am.

All the medical inducement could not induce him to arrive as planned, and originally started some 40 hours earlier! A swift an unplanned trip to the operating theatre dealt with that.

My proudest moment - I managed not to feint in the operating theatre!
Ecellent news - congratulations to both of you!
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Oliver "little g-man" Ghi. born 18th December 2011 @ 2pm.
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Congrats, g-man!!! :D :D :D
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Well done to the Ghis. Is all well?
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yes and very tired running on lack of sleep

but fun.
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Congrats - you snuck in with the 2011 vintage!!
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Congrats to you both - all three of you now! Gone are the days of being able to drink port. Now you have to be able to drag yourself out of bed at mindless o'clock to see to the baby's every need.

I do recall Elizabeth once coming into Michael's bedroom when he was very difficult to settle at a few months of age, to find out what I was saying to him that seemed to keep him very calm and quite - I was reading to him from a collection of John Arlott's writings on wine! I've still got the book if you need to borrow it!
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AHB wrote:Congrats to you both - all three of you now! Gone are the days of being able to drink port. Now you have to be able to drag yourself out of bed at mindless o'clock to see to the baby's every need.

I do recall Elizabeth once coming into Michael's bedroom when he was very difficult to settle at a few months of age, to find out what I was saying to him that seemed to keep him very calm and quite - I was reading to him from a collection of John Arlott's writings on wine! I've still got the book if you need to borrow it!

i'll start easy and just read labels off my favorite bottles ;-)
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Congratulations!! :D
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g-man wrote:Oliver "little g-man" Ghi. born 18th December 2011 @ 2pm.
awesome, congratulations!
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and to celebrate

2x niepoort 20 yr tawny
8x 89 warres
2x 00 vesuvio
1x 08 vale meao
1x 05 fonseca lbv
1x dow's trademark ruby
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g-man wrote:and to celebrate

2x niepoort 20 yr tawny
8x 89 warres
2x 00 vesuvio
1x 08 vale meao
1x 05 fonseca lbv
1x dow's trademark ruby
Wow, you opened quite a bit there - which one did you use for the "first drop?" ;)
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At it again

Theodore Ghi. born 13th of October, 2013 @ 10:33pm
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Congratulations! What are you opening this time...??
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Indeed, congratulations.
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Congratulations!

The same birthday as my mother and Sir Cliff Richard.
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DRT wrote:Congratulations!

The same birthday as my mother and Sir Cliff Richard.
Shouldn't that be "Congratulations... And celebrations.... (etc)"
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DJ Teddy G is in da house! ;)

Congrats!
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Congratulations - and welcome to the challenging world of the 2 child parent :mrgreen:
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Congratulations (again!) -- how many port babies must there be to ensure 2013 will be a vintage year?
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SushiNorth wrote:Congratulations (again!) -- how many port babies must there be to ensure 2013 will be a vintage year?
Half a dozen. A dozen for a really great year.
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Thanks for the congratz, Now that i have time to acutally drink

what to open is indeed a very good question.
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I am delighted to announce the birth of my second grandaughter Saffron Lily born 25.11.2013 :D
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Hurray for grandfatherhood.
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