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Will W.

Confirmed - and delighted to see that this show is back on.

Will W.

Hi John, and welcome. We love anyone who loves Port joining the Port Forum. If you want to meet up with Miguel or Will when you’re in the Douro - or any of the other Port Forum members who might be there at the time - do use the Travel forum or the Organising Tastings forum if you want to arrange t...

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Sorry chaps for reviving an old thread, but what happened with this sale? Was a sale agreed by the family? Are there bottles available? A very interesting read either way 👍 We didn't progress this as it wasn't great & potentially too expensive. Will W may have further info. Suggest contacting h...

Will W.

Sorry chaps for reviving an old thread, but what happened with this sale? Was a sale agreed by the family? Are there bottles available? A very interesting read either way 👍 We didn't progress this as it wasn't great & potentially too expensive. Will W may have further info. Suggest contacting h...

Will W.

A wonderful report. In my student days, one could wander unchecked about All Souls or any other college. At some point, I figured out how to get to the top of one of the towers at Hawksmoor's Quadrangle. Near the peak, there was an interior ladder and one reached the outside by pushing through a tra...

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By way of an update on this matter: I wrote to Catawiki to express my opinion regarding the (in)authenticity of the bottle in question. It was very responsive, asking for more information, which I sent. In the end, I received the following response: On 27/10/2024 you reached out to us with concerns ...

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This stuff drives me nuts. And in this case, that the Catawiki "expert" did not catch such an obvious forgery. Whatever the case, I have let Catawiki know. I have likely observed elsewhere at TFP that fakes - invariably, easy to spot for the likes of collectors - are a manifest problem at ...

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I've seen a great many quite obscure labels on older bottlings of colheitas, though this one is new to me. Having just done a bit of googling, I would concur with Phil that the ostensible producer is "Saul Rebello" - which I suspect, based upon the aforementioned googling, was one of the m...

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Yes, please. A fascinating theme. I have 1970 and 1994 Dow as well as 1994 Graham. None of it was released in 2021 nor did it repose in (or presumably under) Blenheim Palace.

Will W.

Food order:

Will W. - soup of the day (starter), sirloin (rare) with green beans (main)
Guest - burrata (starter), grilled chicken breast (main)

Profuse thanks to JDAW for the required nudge

Will W.

I shall be in London on the night, which is to note that if a pair of seats become available do put me down +1. The +1 would be a convivial colleague with an appropriate interest in port.

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What would be the questions from someone with interest ? Thank you, Joe A number of the questions have already been posed, at least indirectly. Others, set out below, would be (very) difficult to answer. Whatever the case: 1. Who gave the bottle to the friend who gave it to you, and where did the o...

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I enjoyed that - and now regret not having taken up cricket at school.

Will W.

I regret that I cannot now accept my promotion from the reserve list. If one or more bottles are needed from me, please advise by text or private message and I will figure out how to get them to Blighty in time.

Will W.

I believe that the largest quinta, at least in terms of cultivated land, is Quinta das Carvalhas.

Will W.

I'd be interested in this one, should there be a seat. What I have that is not on Tom's list (subject to confirmation; I am travelling at the minute) is Messias Cachao, Quinta de Covelos and Montebello (Douro Wine Shippers/Barros).

Will W.

A wonderful evening. Profuse thanks, Zak, and to Julian for MC-ing.

Will W.

Sirloin medium rare and green beans, please. No starter.

Will W.

I will bring a '60 Burmester in the hope that it will be new to some of those present. If another laptop is required, please let me know; I shall have one to hand in London.

Will W.

Works for me, thanks.

Will W.

Please add me to the waiting list. At the minute, I have to hand Calem, Messias Cachao, Quinta de Covelos and Montebello (Douro Wine Shippers/Barros).

Will W.

In July of this year, I took some friends to Quinta de Santa Eufemia for a tasting of various whites, this producer being known (as most readers will be aware) for same. I have never cared for its tawnies (in contrast to those of the neighbouring Casa de Santa Eufemia), so it did not cross my mind t...

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I would anticipate considerable irreverence and uproarious laughter; please count me in. As to the categories, we might consider adding Best Review of a TFP Tasting; I have long reckoned that there is considerable potential with these reviews for something along the lines of the parliamentary sketch...

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I have likely consumed a dozen bottles of '85 Calem over the last six years; it appears regularly at auction in Portugal, where it can be had at favourable prices when juxtaposed against the steady quality - invariably 88-89 points. Calem must have bottled scads of the stuff from that year, though h...

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Born as I was in ’63, I have vague memories of 1970: teenaged girls in hotpants, not that I had any interest in either; the babysitter being rather keen on the Beatles, regarding whom I likewise did not see the point; my second-grade teacher explaining to us in hushed tones that the army had been de...

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Mrs. T lives in Devon and was born in 1961; she is very kind and funny. Mrs. T is also the mother of a promising young writer. All credit to her. The more relevant point for our purposes is that Mrs. T’s son is a pal of mine; and, when the young T brought his mother to supper, I reckoned a ’61 to be...

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1990 Petre Lendelede, Belgium, rests roughly twenty-five kilometres east of Ypres. Outwardly non-descript, the town nonetheless has two claims to fame: first, Roland Garros, the aviation pioneer after whom the French Open tennis tournament is named, was shot down by German ground fire on 18 April 19...

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At what time does the tasting start?

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Sorry - rare steak and green beans. Or whatever’s on offer on the night. No starter.

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NAC - I plan to attend (and apologies for the late response). I have left the bottles in the UK already?

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I've left the Pocas Jr and RP85 at the B+F. Evidently, there are a handful of bottles likewise there and the lot will be decanted tomorrow morning at some point.

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Supper Order:

Steak (medium rare) with green beans and shallots; no starter please.

Will W.

@ Will W. - fantastic. Please could you bring Ramos Pinto for you, and Pocas Junior for adoption. Very much appreciated, and look forward to seeing you once again. I shall confirm tomorrow (being away at the minute), but I believe that I still have both to hand. More anon. Confirmed: I have and wil...

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winesecretary wrote: ↑23:56 Tue 01 Mar 2022 @ Will W. - fantastic. Please could you bring Ramos Pinto for you, and Pocas Junior for adoption. Very much appreciated, and look forward to seeing you once again.

I shall confirm tomorrow (being away at the minute), but I believe that I still have both to hand. More anon.

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Flash, Harry, Will - may I invite your suggestions as to what you might bring? As of November, I had Ferreira, Ramos Pinto, Graham, Fonseca, Infantado, Pocas Junior, Burmester, Calem, Borges (to my shame), Taylor, Rebello Valente, Niepoort, Gould Campbell and Kopke Sao Luiz. What would you like me ...

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Ben - Send me a PM with your mobile number.

Will W.

winesecretary wrote: ↑16:23 Sun 30 Jan 2022 Wing = Beeswing.

What is 'beeswing' in the context of port?

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Rebello Valente 70 was likewise covered by BBR in pink/salmon; I opened a bottle of it earlier this week. It seems that pink was BBR's preferred colour that year - which supposedly made sense in the context of the ludicrous fashion then prevailing - though I do note that Phil's link points likewise ...

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PhilW wrote: ↑09:02 Fri 28 Jan 2022 I will send my thoughts on pricing to Will privately.

Got it Phil and have responded by email.

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Will - could we go for Burmester and Sandeman Vau? If you're in London anyway, are you coming to the alternative event? Of course; I shall bring both on the 20th, along with the very old tawny. Alas, I shall miss the alternative event beyond dropping off the bottles at the B&F. I can leave them...

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A few people have expressed a preference to delay the 1997 tasting, and this combined with the fact that I’m sure someone else will actually drop out, makes it likely that we’ll end up a bit short-handed. As such, I’m going to postpone. I’ll advise of a new date shortly. However, as per Alex’s sugg...

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The bottle for America is now on the way to Seattle from Porto. I will bring the other one to London on the 20th. The 1997 tasting is cancelled I see, though I shall get it to the fellows who are meeting nonetheless for supper.

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I’d be interested. But here’s the thing. There is a lot of these family tawnys around the Douro. Most are pleasant but not great and not worth a ton of money. Tread carefully. I could not agree more. Hence, the various discussions about the necessity of getting one bottle to London and another to S...

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Please add me to the reserve list. I have (apologies for not knowing the abbreviations) Ramos Pinto, Barros, Burmester, Sandeman Vau, Quinta da Nossa Senhora, Osborne, Pocas Junior, Quinta do Portal and Quinta das Carvalhas. Will - you’ve been promoted from the bench. Are you still available? Assum...

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Reserve list, please. I do not seem to have any Churchill but can no doubt find some in Portugal.

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Okay lads, here's my suggestion: I will join the online drinks tonight at +/- 2000 GMT; Mike has very kindly just sent me the link. I can there explain what price the family is mooting and why I assess it to be inconsistent with market conditions, and we can work out a more agreeable tentative plan ...

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Mike would you email me the link please?

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Glenn - I’ve sent you a text message with my email address.

Will W.

Also interested. Again, a side discussion of fiduciary matters might be appropriate. Email or WhatsApp group? I concur: best to take the pricing issue offline. You guys have my email; initiate at your leisure. Or we can set up a conf call anytime. WhatsApp also fine, though we'd probably hash out a...

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I present the following for the consideration of TFP members, hastening to add that I have no fiduciary interest in the matter which follows. In a round-about way, I came into contact recently with a family of growers who are looking to offload up to 300 bottles of old tawny in bulk. Said family has...

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