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by Justin K
16:48 Wed 07 Jan 2026
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 2026, Fonseca 1948-1997, Tuesday 10th February 2026
Replies: 96
Views: 45384

Re: 2026, Fonseca 1948-1997, Tuesday 10th February 2026

Unfortunately I’m going to have to pull out of this, was really looking forward to it. Any chance with all the changes it could be put back a few months?😂
by Justin K
22:07 Mon 05 Jan 2026
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Zombie Escape, Tue 29 Dec 2026, B&F
Replies: 22
Views: 1508

Re: Zombie Escape, Tue 29 Dec 2026, B&F

jdaw1 wrote: 20:45 Sun 04 Jan 2026
Justin K wrote: 20:28 Sun 04 Jan 2026I’m in if there is any space left.
Added. Will you be bringing the Kopke 1847, or the Dow 1878, or both?
Nope but will bring something with a 6 involvement or Da Silva (Noval) ‘47 whichever suits.
by Justin K
20:28 Sun 04 Jan 2026
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Zombie Escape, Tue 29 Dec 2026, B&F
Replies: 22
Views: 1508

Re: Zombie Escape, Tue 29 Dec 2026, B&F

I’m in if there is any space left.
by Justin K
01:11 Sat 20 Dec 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Festive Drinking 2025
Replies: 59
Views: 9187

Re: Festive Drinking 2025

Dinner tonight with friends, nothing special but an almost complete run of Portuguese wines: Xisto Ilimitado (Douro white) Altano (Douro red) Lidl Barossa Shiraz (surprisingly good) Taylor’s 1970 (had to sacrifice a half glass as had nothing else open to make gravy) always reliably excellent Midleto...
by Justin K
16:17 Fri 05 Dec 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Port for sale at auction
Replies: 367
Views: 304784

Re: Port for sale at auction

You can contact me for more information, I’m interested in the decanter only! I will be in London before Christmas and can bring it with me should one of you be successful. Please include your mobile number in your PM.
by Justin K
22:52 Sun 30 Nov 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

jdaw1 wrote: 22:02 Sun 30 Nov 2025 John Morgan is a bottler not known to the book. Sigh.
Julian, I have WhatsApped you the information on John Morgan wine merchants. I have come across some bottles at auction before but this is the first I have bought. Would you like me to send you on a list of Irish bottlers?
by Justin K
20:30 Sun 30 Nov 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

G45 x 1 Irish bottled and good value (though a new record in my Port buying history) at €290 all in.
by Justin K
14:01 Fri 31 Oct 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

8 x D70 (May be sharing but awaiting a reply!)
by Justin K
19:38 Tue 14 Oct 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

Not Port but related! Anyone that wants one let me know and I’ll bring along to my next tasting.
by Justin K
20:21 Sun 05 Oct 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

Collected some Port while I was over for the ‘70’s tasting. Turns out one of them was an unknown I bought late last year and on close inspection of the cork it actually is a Tuke Holdsworth ‘47😊🍷
by Justin K
12:41 Sun 05 Oct 2025
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1970 Cabral
Replies: 5
Views: 4155

Re: 1970 Cabral

The first of two bottles purchased from VWP in January 2022. Just spotted that there's a tasting note in the Michael Broadbent's "The Great Vintage Wine Book" (the original 1980 version): Cabral Bottled 1973: fully mature looking; raisiny aroma; quite pleasant but little to it. Tasted Jul...
by Justin K
22:21 Sat 27 Sep 2025
Forum: Selling Port
Topic: Clear out!
Replies: 0
Views: 10332

Clear out!

Need to free up some space so here are a few bottles that I can bring to the 70’s tasting. Negotiable on the Ryst.
by Justin K
21:06 Mon 22 Sep 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

6 x W00
by Justin K
21:02 Mon 22 Sep 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1970 Horizontal - Food pre-orders
Replies: 22
Views: 15648

Re: 1970 Horizontal - Food pre-orders

Alex and I will share a tomahawk on Thursday. No more changes Michael, promise!
by Justin K
22:23 Fri 19 Sep 2025
Forum: Introductions
Topic: An overdue post
Replies: 13
Views: 23180

Re: An overdue post

winesecretary wrote: 07:25 Thu 18 Sep 2025 @Glenn - try being of 1973 vintage…
On the bright side I had cases of Vega Sicilia and Villamagna (Rioja) 1973 which were excellent wines. Just one of each left😂
by Justin K
15:24 Sun 14 Sep 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

1 x V89
1 x DB88
12 x G77
by Justin K
15:18 Sun 14 Sep 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 2026, Fonseca 1948-1997, Tuesday 10th February 2026
Replies: 96
Views: 45384

Re: 2026, Fonseca 1948-1997, Tuesday 10th February 2026

Kari will not be attending the Port tasting, just to make that clear. She enjoys Port, but not tastings. Apparently we are too geeky. :lol:
I resemble that remark!
by Justin K
13:05 Fri 22 Aug 2025
Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
Topic: Quinta do Noval Olive Oil
Replies: 10
Views: 17099

Re: Quinta do Noval Olive Oil

3 of the regular and 1 of the Centenario please.
by Justin K
12:35 Tue 19 Aug 2025
Forum: Travel
Topic: Utrecht
Replies: 4
Views: 14227

Re: Utrecht

Thanks Mike now all I need are food recommendations!
by Justin K
12:33 Tue 19 Aug 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

Bottle bases.
by Justin K
15:17 Mon 18 Aug 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

A variety and any information would be appreciated. All T stoppers except the Dow’s which was bottled in 1983 (maybe an early unfiltered LBV?).
by Justin K
16:20 Tue 12 Aug 2025
Forum: Travel
Topic: Utrecht
Replies: 4
Views: 14227

Utrecht

Trish and I are heading to Utrecht for a few nights later this month. Are there any good Port retailers? Also have you any recomendations for restaurants/bars and things to visit/see?
by Justin K
19:17 Wed 06 Aug 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 6th August - Virtual Tasting "a port you enjoy drinking when it's supposedly too hot for port"
Replies: 41
Views: 74090

Re: 6th August - Virtual Tasting "a port you enjoy drinking when it's supposedly too hot for port"

Not looking good, still working😂
Would have been drinking my summer Churchill’s white Port, tonic, mint and orange. Might end up as a night cap😊
by Justin K
15:58 Thu 17 Jul 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

C Da Silva 1937 Single Harvest bought at auction in a mixed lot of red wine including Lynch Bages (3), Cheval Blanc and Beychevelle. Not sure how much I paid for it may even work out as F.O.C.
by Justin K
20:41 Thu 10 Jul 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: What do you have most of?
Replies: 47
Views: 142626

Re: What do you have most of?

I have a very scattered lot of Port, with most under the dozen. The following are two dozen or more. Really went to town on the Crusted and ended up buying over 5 dozen and I'm working my way through them (slowlyl). Grahams 2013 Crusted M & S 2011 Dows 2000 Sainsburys 2003 Dows Bomfim 2013 Dows ...
by Justin K
21:32 Fri 20 Jun 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

1 x W60 @ £20 Bigwoods Auctions today.
Unfortunately not me (too many leakers from them so won’t bid) but well spotted by someone as it was a mixed lot of so so ports and wines.
by Justin K
16:30 Sat 14 Jun 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

jdaw1 wrote: 15:59 Sat 14 Jun 2025 Wikipedia says that Sir Simon Dunning was born in 1939 (so aged ≈33 as of this letter), and died in January this year. Have you bought from his estate?
Yes I looked that up beforehand and I noticed how young he was when he bought all that Port😊
by Justin K
14:50 Sat 14 Jun 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

2 x T63
1 x T70
1 x SW94
At auction along with an interesting letter.
by Justin K
20:19 Thu 05 Jun 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

Thanks for coming along and sharing some nice Ports. Also the help with my old single malt’s dilemma😊
by Justin K
07:43 Tue 03 Jun 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

I’m bringing halves of Dow’s 63 & 70 and a Taylor’s 60. Bit of a choppy sailing so hopefully Port travels safely😂
by Justin K
16:58 Mon 02 Jun 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

jdaw1 wrote: 13:28 Sun 01 Jun 2025 To what extent sighted?
Sighted so there won't be any duplications (Great minds etc.).
by Justin K
16:52 Fri 30 May 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

6 x V16
12 x F92 (bought for a friend but have the option of taking 2 or 3. Anyone out there had this recently?
by Justin K
20:21 Wed 28 May 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

nac wrote: 18:59 Wed 28 May 2025 Have just contacted B&F to get a table. Asked for Boardroom if available.
Thanks Neil.
by Justin K
18:22 Tue 27 May 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

As a wise man once said "I have a cunning plan".
by Justin K
22:07 Mon 26 May 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

Ok Julian has me on not reading replies with the scrutiny of someone like George. I will however bring a measuring tape and woe betide any short servers.
by Justin K
20:59 Mon 26 May 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

jdaw wrote:Am I allowed to decant some things at the weekend, drink half of them, and bring the remainder?
That’s what I’ve done! Dow’s 1970 and ano on the way.
by Justin K
13:21 Mon 26 May 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Re: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

jdaw1 wrote: 18:38 Sun 25 May 2025 Provisionally, yes. Is there a theme?
Yes, bring a half bottle(s)😊
by Justin K
20:29 Sat 24 May 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June
Replies: 33
Views: 59574

Emergency Tuesday 3rd. June

I will be in London and I will be thirsty😊🍷 Being edited by Alex on behalf of Justin so I can keep track of what’s happening. Table for 6 booked (by Neil) in the main dining room upstairs at the Boot & Flogger. Start: 18.00 for 18.30 Theme: Port in a half bottle. Attending: Justin Alex Julian Ne...
by Justin K
22:46 Tue 29 Apr 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

I hope this is easier to make out.
by Justin K
21:53 Tue 29 Apr 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

1 x TV88
1 x T97
1 x QH94
1 x Stainton Selection LBV 92

Anyone know anything about the last item. It says it was bottled by Churchills in 1998. It has a t stopper but I think Churchills only do unfiltered?
by Justin K
18:36 Thu 24 Apr 2025
Forum: Travel
Topic: A Visit to Hambledon Vineyard
Replies: 13
Views: 25774

Re: A Visit to Hambledon Vineyard

Another great destination, I think this might have been the place you recommended us visiting next time we come over?
by Justin K
19:23 Fri 11 Apr 2025
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Taylor Vertical - Post WW2 - 28 October 2025
Replies: 66
Views: 119331

Re: Taylor Vertical - Post WW2 - 28 October 2025

I don’t want to start a fight here but surely this should only be open to those who won’t make it to the pre emergency (look it up) tasting. In other words a two finger salute to those drinking older but probably not nicer Ports. Just a thought as I don’t have skin in the game😊
by Justin K
22:31 Fri 28 Mar 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Latest buy
Replies: 2368
Views: 5976585

Re: Latest buy

2 x DB88 halves
6 x V91 plus a mysterious tastevin?
by Justin K
22:44 Fri 21 Mar 2025
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Re-wax that leaking bottle
Replies: 35
Views: 40482

Re: Re-wax that leaking bottle

Seán,

I have some spare, I live in Meath. Let me know an address and I’ll send some to you.

Justin