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If you like a walk, I highly recommend heading up to the top of Arthur's Seat, if the weather allows. The views are truly fantastic and it's not a tricky walk if you regularly hike in the US. That was on our list, but didn't make the cut. The weather was colder than we'd expected, and I failed to b...

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I'm a big fan of Quevedo, and I'm delighted they're releasing more of their white tawnies and colheitas. I very much enjoyed the 30 year old white at their lodge a few weeks ago, but the range of options to try there was very impressive and I plan to visit next time I'm there. Maybe I'll be lucky en...

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If you like a walk, I highly recommend heading up to the top of Arthur's Seat, if the weather allows. The views are truly fantastic and it's not a tricky walk if you regularly hike in the US.

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I was not expecting to enjoy this tasting, expecting it more to be an exercise of tasting through the wines to see how they are developing towards eventual maturity. Was I wrong! Most of these wines are delicious, full of fruit. There wasn't one I wouldn't be happy opening and finishing at home. I ...

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I think I might have a bottle of this. Might be time to dig it out of the cellar!

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I might need to dive into the cellar and grab one of these, I've been ignoring mine and it sounds very drinkable!

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I'm definitely interested, might struggle with the Thursday (or at best will need to leave earlier than ideal). Would the Tuesday or Wednesday be an option?

I have Noval and Niepoort.

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Yes please.

No ideas for a theme unless we want to do something radical like white port (given the impending alleged arrival of summer at that point of the year).

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Thanks to Miguel for a very enjoyable lunch yesterday, a good choice of location that I wouldn't have found otherwise! Would recommend to anyone who happens to be in Boavista in the daytime: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mercado+Bom+Sucesso/@41.155491,-8.6317833,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0xd2465085a83...

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I shall aim to join from 7.30-ish.

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This sounds like fun and I believe I have several options to bring!

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Excellent! I'll be arriving late afternoon on the 26th and have work calls I'll have to attend to on the 27th so how about drinks in the evening on the 27th or lunch on the 28th? I'll make the necessary arrangements for lunch on the 28th (the drunks have to be wrangled). If I can make it on the 27t...

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I have just booked a short city break in Porto for a few days at the end of January and was wondering if anyone else is likely to be in the city around that time - if you are please let me know! I might be, I'll wrangle up a few drunks and we can have lunch, if you're available. Just let me know wh...

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:54 Mon 12 Jan 2026 Unfortunately, not me. But January is a nice time to visit, it's much quieter - but beware of short working days and venues closing early.

Good to know, thanks!

rich_n

I have just booked a short city break in Porto for a few days at the end of January and was wondering if anyone else is likely to be in the city around that time - if you are please let me know! I might be, I'll wrangle up a few drunks and we can have lunch, if you're available. Just let me know wh...

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I have just booked a short city break in Porto for a few days at the end of January and was wondering if anyone else is likely to be in the city around that time - if you are please let me know!

rich_n

Apologies for the slow response on this one - I cannot make the 9th and the 10th is now looking a little shaky. I didn't acquire any Fonseca pre-2000 that I can contribute so I would suggest that I might be dropped to the reserves in favour of someone who can definitely make it and contribute.

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Thanks all for the thoughts, I decided to grab a bottle and see if it suited my palate. I'll try to remember to report back when I've tried it.

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I came across this in Lidl a couple of days ago and was interested to hear if anyone has tried it (or the same style from a different producer):

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I really do want to attend one year, particularly as I have family near Koln who I would visit, but this year is not that year, with my studies I suspect it might have to wait for a few years.

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Pretty much here, unless I'm looking for VP scores en primeur. There are people with great connections and they will often share news here that's not generally mentioned online, since a lot of the wine sites seem to see port as a niche that's fine to just dip into from time to time.

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I'm going to have to drop out, hopefully there will be others who are keen.

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Port in January? Sounds ideal, please count me in.

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The Central London Wine Society (who hold their tastings at The Civil Service Club, just off Whitehall) are doing a 1994 horizontal for their Xmas Port Tasting this year. Tickets are £50. If you're interested, let me know & I'll forward contact info. I might be interested depending on the date.

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I was aiming for 7pm, I'll keep an eye on here to see if Neil is able to start the meeting sooner than 8.

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Yates Bros 1983 can also be added to the list. Is this still being maintained? It looks unlikely since the Dow 2013 I've just decanted for tonight isn't on there. I believe there is at least one Graham missing (also bottled 2013) and there are two relatively recent Churchill bottlings (2007 and 201...

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Looks fantastic! Will have to consider adding a visit in the future - looks like a very indulgent and fun day.

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑14:33 Thu 18 Sep 2025
rich_n wrote: ↑11:47 Thu 18 Sep 2025 That is very tempting!
I know! But it’s already a very busy time of year in my diary…

That's the only reason I haven't already purchased a ticket...

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That is very tempting!

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Welcome! Good to see another port fan from a similar vintage to myself! I suspect we live in the shadow of 1983... but still a good year for port and exceptional to Bordeaux. :) I'm 1981 which is a year that lives in infamy as far as vintage port is concerned! (Although I had a Kopke 1981 Colheita ...

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Welcome! Good to see another port fan from a similar vintage to myself!

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I won't be in the area in October, but which lodges have you not visited yet? Maybe we can help with suggestions of which ones to go to. I'm also trying a black glass blind tasting at the Quevedo tasting room on my next trip - that might be a bit of fun! Hi Alex, Might visit Quevedo then, someone w...

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winesecretary wrote: ↑17:16 Sun 07 Sep 2025 I was wondering whether his glass got switched.

Quite possibly - I noted the note below also didn't align with the rest of the tasting notes (but does align much better with these...):

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Tasted blind. Very deep red; opaque. Big nose of sour fruit. Dense fruit on the palate, tasting slightly baked. Lots of tannins and purple fruit with a touch of high tones, the tannins being very firm. Baked fruit and brioche on the nice finish. Good length. 87-89/100. When revealed this must surel...

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Hi Martin - and many thanks for your reply. I did ask BBR about BBX auction and they told me that they only auction items from bonded storage and as these bottles are duty paid no can do. They did offer buy-back at £46 / bot but this seems too low for me so I am therefore looking into a private sal...

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...except for a valuation on a late 00s Taylor VV, which it values at £300+ for 6 bottles! I'd buy that! '00s VVV is typically $200 per bottle here in the US. Not sure it's worth that (for me) in London, though, because I then have to get it to WA which adds significantly. Is that at retail? Or wha...

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Any guesses on how they're finding market valuations? From Seckford's site, Market Price Guide If available, this guide valuation shows the best listed price for a wine in the secondary market. To calculate it, Liv-ex, a global trade fine wine exchange, look at list prices from a large group of tru...

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Any guesses on how they're finding market valuations? Could be using a data service from someone like wine-searcher: https://www.wine-searcher.com/trade Possibly, but then that would surely need to be adjusted since Seckford is not just a straight retailer and my assumption is that Wine Searcher ar...

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I'm aware that a fair few of the regular posters on here either have a Seckfords account or have purchased wine from them. I recently noticed that they added a market valuation function to their site for reserves held in account. Has anyone else seen this and if so, how accurate do you think it seem...

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I'd be keen to take a couple if anyone wants fewer than 6 and is available in London to sort out collection (and then for me to collect from them when I'm in London). No problem if this doesn't work out but this is a delicious wine and I'd like to have a couple more bottles of it for near-future dr...

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I'd be keen to take a couple if anyone wants fewer than 6 and is available in London to sort out collection (and then for me to collect from them when I'm in London). No problem if this doesn't work out but this is a delicious wine and I'd like to have a couple more bottles of it for near-future dri...

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You have some very lucky friends! I hope one day to be able to do similar tastings for some of my closest amigos.

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Unfortunately I’m going to have to drop out of this tasting due to diary congestion. There is a tiny chance that I’ll be able to make it at the last minute, but I’ll have to take my chances on there being a seat available. :-( Alex - I've placed you on the reserve list - Richard your in .... And ba...

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winesecretary wrote: ↑11:33 Thu 21 Aug 2025 @rich_n - on the list

Many thanks.

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Waitrose are running their "buy 6 bottles and get 25% off" sale again until Tuesday 26th August. This is when I restock on Kopke 10YO White and maybe buy an extra bottle or two of Warre 2011 LBV. Pocas 2016 available too, and at a price that ends up being under £25 a bottle. Very tempting...

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Please can you put me down for a half dozen of the regular oil.

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I can now attend, please add me and I'm happy to adopt as preferred.

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Light orange fading to fully translucent at the rim. Not a big nose, faint orange blossom. Velvety entry, almost treacle in it's weight but not nearly as sweet as I had expected from this wine. Its certainly not dry but it's got a way to go to get to PX levels of saccharine. The entry carries honeye...

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Tasted at the Quevedo location in central Vila Nova de Gaia, which is a lovely space to drink in and well worth a visit for anyone nosing around that part of the city.

Very easy drinking. Fruit, caramel and orange notes. Not an overly complex wine but extremely drinkable. V good.

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Tasted at the Churchill lodge in Gaia, at the end of a not significant amount of port tasting (including 5 wines at the Graham lodge). My note is unsurprisingly short, and reads: It's not complicated. It's delicious. If you like an aged white you should be drinking this. I bought some to bring back ...

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