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Current draft of the placemats (which were quite fiddly) added to the first post. Tom: please inspect — is this what you want?

For the Young Turks tasting, more abbreviations are needed. Please comment on the following. Ph , for Quinta da Pacheca ? Observe that already blocked are PA (Quinta da Pedra Alta), Pç (Poças), and Pe (Petre). Gv , for Quinta da Gaivosa? Tc , for Tecedeiras ? SO , for Quinta Seara D’Ordens ? Po for ...

uncle tom wrote: ↑09:40 Wed 08 May 2024Quinta Nova

Please confirm that this is Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, which has abbreviation ‘Nv’.

Separately, some new abbreviations will be needed, as asked in the Port brand abbreviations thread.

Audouze’d: both opened 19:30 Monday. Cork pictures: G66; G85.

Audouze’d: opened 19:30 Monday. Cork pictures follow.

Audouze’d: opened 19:30 Monday. Cork pictures follow.

Unless instructed otherwise by the organiser, both the G66 and the G85 will be Audouze’d: opened Monday evening; decanted Tuesday morning.

Bottle standing; picture added to G85 thread; placemats updated.

So to hand, links again: • Review; • TNs — 1942, ’45, ’48, ’55, ’60, ’63, ’66, ’70, ’75, ’77, ’80, ’83, ’85, ’91, ’94, ’97, 2000, ’03; • Placemats; • Planning and arrangements.

I have G85.

LukePebody wrote: ↑22:30 Tue 07 May 2024If there is a spare seat, would love to attend…

Added to first post.

Four flights of six bottles, two flights from the 2017 vintage and two from the 2018 vintage Each flight compromising five young Turks - producers we rarely see as VP, bottling LBV with driven corks - and one reference bottle, a major well known brand, which may or may not be T stoppered. The young...

Who is to print the placemats?

Axel P wrote: ↑09:49 Sun 05 May 2024Is anyone of you present at the Vintage Port day the day before?

I don’t understand the question. Am I missing out on something?!

On Tuesday 14th May 2024, as arranged by Martin C. , at the Boot & Flogger , some of the obvious suspects tasted a vertical of Graham . Links: Review of the evening as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1942 Graham ; 1945 Graham ; 1948 Graham ; 1955 Graham ; 1960 Graham ; 1963 Graham ; 1966 Graham ; 1970 ...

We have a late entry for this event in the shape of a bottle of ‘42 Julian – would you be so kind as to tweak your place settings for me ? Placemats updated. (But my contentness about the ordering of the glasses in the side page is less than perfect.) A ’42 is such a good deed that I have decided t...

jdaw1 wrote: ↑16:19 Sat 27 Apr 2024I think so: yes.

Sorry, I now think not.

djewesbury wrote: ↑21:31 Fri 12 Apr 2013Has anyone ever thought of doing a '40 days in the wilderness'-themed tasting? I think we should.

This madness, now a decade old, should not be forgotten.

hadge wrote: ↑20:36 Sun 28 Apr 2024is this the late release?

From OWC, each bottle wrapped in straw. Acquired circa 2005. So no. Since acquisition stored in a natural Tudor cellar in Sussex, then in an Victorian cellar in London with AC. Previous bottles from this batch, e.g., have been excellent.

Capsule without selo:

Capsule with selo:

Bottle:

G66 bottle standing — fill half inch into neck. Pictures and discussion in G66 thread.