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On Thursday, I will bring tongs and a couple of collapsible funnels. Could someone else bring muslin or filters of some kind please?

Chalk pens are also helpful.

Yes please, although there is some uncertainty about whether I can make the date.

Taxi from the Cross Keys has been booked for four passengers, departing at 17.15 and returning at 23.30.

Medium rare please.

A sample bottle given to me to taste. Quinta de Val da Figueira 10YO, bottled 2023. A dark red-chestnut tone, 50% opaque. A richness of dried fruit on the nose, supported by just a little vinagrinho. The wine has a depth of dried fruit on the palate, a richness rarely seen in 10YO tawny and - on the...

I will print.

I will print the voting sheets.

I will also print tasting note sheets for anyone who requests a copy in this thread by the end of Tuesday.

If I recall correctly, Graham 1985 is your favourite Port. I shall take a bottle with me when we get together next week so we can think on your advice and salute your contribution to the forum. Thank you Andy, and for your patience in finding a way to eventually get together to get Glenn’s Port to h...

Medium-rare for Wolfgang

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 to...

jdaw1 wrote: ↑13:05 Sat 07 Dec 2024 Is any paperwork required?

Yes please. But just voting sheets and tasting notes please - wine of the night and what is it votes.

Attention attendees!

Over the weekend, please advise how you would like your steak to be cooked.

Thank you.

Thank you Neil, that was great evening. It would be really good to make this a 6-monthly or quarterly event in the TPF calendar.

I'm online, waiting eagerly to be let into the meeting...

(I know I'm a bit early.)

By WhatsApp (you know who you are you irritating people - I was hoping to keep all the orders in one place so I don’t risk losing any), I have had requests for a further 5 boxes. One person has asked if there would be interest in splitting a six-pack since they would, ideally, like to take only 3 b...

Portuguese doesn't use them either. Well, almost doesn't. There are some niche uses. Perhaps a lot more when spoken than when written? Such as “….de ir”, which is only ever spoken as “…d’ir”. Caused me lots of confusion at first. But no more confusion than the usual Portuguese practice of only sayi...

I’m about to (attempt to) book a return taxi between Saffron Walden and Newport.

I’m booking for me, Mike and Ian. Anyone else need to travel with us?

My branch of Waitrose has its “buy 6 bottles and get 25% off” offer going at the moment.

Rob - I love the theme, but I need to ask two points of clarification before I start my 12 weeks of detailed planning to decide which bottle to select and bring. Niche interest is defined as "fully mature and <3 tasting notes on the database". (1) Are you happy to leave the attendee to sel...

Portious breakfast is an admirable concept but, alas (i) incompatible with advising on the minutiae of legislation and (ii) I won’t get my refills until 25 December. [I should have requested them as a thanksgiving present, will try to remember/ swing that for next year…] I am quite fortunate in tha...

I've just realised what the date is. Tomorrow is December 1st. I need to get my advent calendar out of its box and loaded up with this year's little beauties.

Time to get busy...

By WhatsApp (you know who you are you irritating people - I was hoping to keep all the orders in one place so I don’t risk losing any), I have had requests for a further 5 boxes. One person has asked if there would be interest in splitting a six-pack since they would, ideally, like to take only 3 bo...

We've just had an offer from Quinta de Vale da Figueira's and their UK agent for us to be able to buy unbroken (6-bottle) cases of Quinta de Vale da Figueira's 10 YO tawny (the 2022 bottling). These are priced at £150 per 6-pack, which includes duty, VAT and delivery to the UK agent's offices in Vic...

Rozès is a name not seen much in the UK retail or secondary markets, but the quality of the wines makes them worth seeking out. Since 1999, Rozès has been the Port making division of the luxury Champagne group Vranken Pommery. The company owns sizeable amounts of top graded vineyards in the Douro an...

Graham Six Grapes, Vila Velha edition released in 2022 to commemorate James Symington’s restoration of his vineyards at Quinta da Vila Velha. The darkest (and youngest) of the three special editions of Six Grapes, narrow rim. Sweet esteva nose, fruit which is fat and ripe. Nicely balanced entry, the...