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mcoulson wrote: ↑12:32 Sun 15 Mar 2026
That's a shocking example of wanton disregard for the better things in life ... Are you at the BFT ?

Alas, I can't make it this year. I tried but just can't make the scheduling work.

The Mk3 looks great!

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Here we have a cork sans cork rest. As you can see, it runs the risk of rolling and thus falling off the table.

(Editted for grammar and word repetition)

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What was this

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Mike J. W. wrote: ↑21:41 Sat 14 Mar 2026
I always thought "The Book" aka "The Book of Books" referred to the bible? Not that I ever cracked one of them open, mind you.

Well, we're in TPF, and so 'The Book' is "Port Vintages - The Chronicle of Vintage Ports, from the Beginning".

(No disrespect to anyone)

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jdaw1 wrote: ↑09:04 Sat 14 Mar 2026
mcoulson wrote: ↑08:58 Sat 14 Mar 2026Dow 1842 cork from the bottle
Yea! Page 101 of the book (2nd ed) indeed has D42. Phew.

Not sure that I would have modelled the Mark 2 with a 2013 cork though.

I would kindly request that you capitalise "the book" ("The Book").

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Crucial question: does the Mk2 also come with TPF branding?

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Can't cook with them as I don't drink - i said that at the start!!!!! As for deleting, according to the FAQs, I can't delete my message once I have had a reply! So it seems that I am stumped! I am unlikely to return to this forum ,if an administrator happens to catch these comments, I hereby give m...

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I love this place. This is so pointless yet so appropriate. Great work, they look good.

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Warre Trad. 2007
Warre Trad. 2008
Warre Trad. 2009
Quevedo 2011
Offley 2015
Quinta da Romaneira 2015
Valriz 2015
Messias 2016
Niepoort 2016
Quinta do Noval Unfiltered 2016
Sandeman 2016
Duorum 2017
Graham 2017
Niepoort 2017
Quevedo 2017
Fonseca 2018
Niepoort 2018
Churchill 2019
Niepoort 2019

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I own Churchill's b.2014, Niepoort Bioma Vinha Velha 2014, Niepoort 2015 and 2021, and Quevedo 2020.

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I also own Casa do Douro 1964 and Kopke 2000.
As for white colheitas there's a Casa do Douro 1964 white and the 1963 Lágrima (the regular 63 has already been listed by Alex), and Kopke 2003/2005/2007/2011, all white.

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Had this the other day.

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The best bolognese ragu I have ever had was made with Fonseca 1966. As Miguel said, there are ways. Start by using fewer carrots. Uh? Carrots in a bolognese ragu? You have a different recipe to my grandmother’s! Yeah, carrots are pretty standard in bolognese. Not that the one I make is true italian...

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Can't cook with them as I don't drink - i said that at the start!!!!! As for deleting, according to the FAQs, I can't delete my message once I have had a reply! So it seems that I am stumped! I am unlikely to return to this forum ,if an administrator happens to catch these comments, I hereby give m...

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Mike J. W. wrote: ↑17:44 Wed 25 Feb 2026 The only place that is selling the 2014 Bomfim in the US per Winesearcher is selling it for the ridiculous price of $181.

Good god.

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑23:43 Mon 09 Mar 2026 Churchill, Niepoort and Quevedo are showing 2024 cask samples at the bft.

Do you know if Churchill's is a full declaration or Quinta da Gricha?
(Although I think they sometimes release both)

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Is this still on? I need to make arrangements if it is.

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I am waiting for the time that someone in the Douro goes completely rogue and makes a Vinho Fortificado de Portugal which falls outside the scope of the IVDP. Almost as if it was a family reserve which hadn't been registered and recorded... AFAIK, you can't, all wine spirit (aguardente) in the Dour...

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Thanks for the heads up, it's on Sogrape's website as well (just checked). Good call from them, it was a good year for their properties, especially in the Douro Superior.

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I am waiting for the time that someone in the Douro goes completely rogue and makes a Vinho Fortificado de Portugal which falls outside the scope of the IVDP. Almost as if it was a family reserve which hadn't been registered and recorded... AFAIK, you can't, all wine spirit (aguardente) in the Dour...

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Yes, that's the one! In that document, there are 64 Tinto and 46 Branco that are authorized for Port. Plus an additional 1 Tinto and 4 Branco that are only authorized for Douro wines. Also note that Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, are only allowed in Douro DOC sparkling wine, not in DOC st...

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Yes, that's the one! In that document, there are 64 Tinto and 46 Branco that are authorized for Port. Plus an additional 1 Tinto and 4 Branco that are only authorized for Douro wines. Also note that Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, are only allowed in Douro DOC sparkling wine, not in DOC st...

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richmills wrote: ↑12:52 Tue 03 Mar 2026 I'm intrigued by the suggestions to use it in a bolognese. Wouldn't that make it far too sweet?

There be ways.

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Sounds like an excellent bottle of Port.
It happens to be my brother's birth year, so I'll be keeping an eye on this.

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I was looking at a Bonhams affiliate's auction in Denmark and came across this Port. I've never heard of it before. Has anyone ever tried it or heard of it? It's a 1935 bottling. Pimpernel Vintage Port.png I've never seen this before either. Upon closer inspection of the bottom part of the label, &...

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I honestly think the business model for vintage Port has to change so that less is made, a lot less is released 2 years after harvest and most of the production is held back, matured by the producers and sold 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 years after the harvest. Not a bad model per se, but it presents a p...

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Thanks! I only have two of these, so was hesitant to open one.

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Do you think it has any legs? Or should we drink up?

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Can I please be added?

I can bring the following:

Churchill's
Croft
Fonseca
Graham's
Messias
Quinta do Crasto
Sandeman
Vieira de Sousa

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^^ Ooh, that sounds tasty.

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Yes, Bussaco is a good idea, and their wines are very good.

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Dear members, My colleagues and I (a group of 16) will be visiting the University of Coimbra as part of an educational field trip. While the flights are currently being arranged, I expect we will have one or two days of leisure time during our stay. I was wondering whether any members could recomme...

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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!5s0xd2465085a8...

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So sorry to have missed this. It was naïve of me to assume I would arrive home and would be allowed to immediately join this call! I hope everyone had a nice time.

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rich_n wrote: ↑18:28 Thu 29 Jan 2026 I shall aim to join from 7.30-ish.

I'll try to join around 8, but I'll be going dry, today, I think

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mosesbotbol wrote: ↑18:57 Tue 20 Jan 2026 Bourbon market will be good for someone major to add acquisitions. A lot of producers in a dire situation.

The loss of the majority of the Canadian market really was a massive own goal (albeit not entirely of their making).

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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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rich_n wrote: ↑15:22 Sun 11 Jan 2026 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.

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Not sure if this belongs here. If not, please move it. I don't know if anyone's heard of the Oeno Group (or even - god forbid - invested in it), but apparently it's an investment firm for investing in fine wine and whisky. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's apparently in big financial trouble (perhaps by ...

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That looks nice.

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I bought 6 bottles of a newly released (still unlabelled) 10 year old by a small producer called Mapa (the owner, Pedro Garcias, also writes a weekly article about wine in the Portuguese newspaper Público). Tasted it at lunch on Friday and it's quite good, more on the fruity side than on the caramel...

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑18:41 Sat 20 Dec 2025 Camel Valley Vineyard Brut 2019 to celebrate reaching the Saturday before Christmas.

Congratulations on the milestone.

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This is a lot of festive drinking.

Yesterday I had a festive lunch and a festive dinner but I forgot do document what we drank. Most of us were producers so there were lots of soon-to-be-released wines, mostly unlabelled.

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Today for an impromptu late lunch at Porto's Casa da Música we had , amongst other things, a Vale da Figueira 10yo, a Fonseca 1985, and the remnants of a Vallado 50yo that I had the luck to enjoy a couple of days ago. Non-Port standouts were the quite electric Quinta do Regueiro Maturado em Barricas...

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As a science master and a physics enthusiast, this is one of the best topics on TPF. On topic: I have a cheap temperature/humidity sensor in my cellar that has no wireless or wired capabilities, it just keeps local records of high temps and humidity that I occasionally consult. I have an Arduino and...

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I think Heisenberg will rise from the grave and stop him if he tries!

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Uva Mira? Damn, there goes one potential name for my wines. I should have dibs, though, one of those words is my surname.

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On a side note: I never understand this "It was still a big success but we decided to close" reasoning. It's a shame that a venue with almost half a century of service just closes down like that. I suspect doesn’t want to be too rude about the landlord — people meet again — but the rent i...

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Wow. In 2005 I was actually living in London, as an undergrad.

On a side note: I never understand this "It was still a big success but we decided to close" reasoning. It's a shame that a venue with almost half a century of service just closes down like that.

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