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jdaw1 wrote: ↑18:40 Thu 28 Nov 2024 I don’t think that I have anything meeting standard of niche-interest. So there are two obvious possibilities.
• Bring an “old-reliable”.
• Adopt a “niche-interest”.

And it is well known, on this forum, which to choose when there are two possibilities.

Both?

I shall be visiting Leeson’s on Saturday 10th Aug 2024.

Some here will benefit from my visit. You know who you are.

As a founder member of this forum and a once very regular attendee at the tastings I must say that I am overwhelmed with joy to read the geek-tastic way in which this tasting is being arranged. Bravo! I hope you all have a splendid evening

MigSU wrote: ↑00:33 Thu 29 Feb 2024 Not in the bible? Outrageous.

Just checked. There's a 1957 Graham's Malvedos, but not a general Graham's. 3rd edition needed!

My bet would be that it is the Graham's Malvedos (at that time a second label not a single quinta) that has been labelled Graham's for a particular market.

What a great discussion, and thank you for your excellent contributions, David.

Next question: could you please make us a new batch of Taylor 1912, Fonseca 1927 or Croft 1945?

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CPR 1 wrote: ↑19:46 Thu 12 Oct 2023
DRT wrote: ↑08:28 Thu 12 Oct 2023 I am glad to hear that the QdL93 proved to be of interest - I couldn't let 's first 1993 tasting pass without it being in the lineup

Thank you DRT - much appreciated that this was part of the tasting

You are very welcome

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑19:30 Thu 12 Oct 2023I'm curious how you managed to corner the market on the '93 Liceiras. Did someone make you an offer that you couldn't refuse?

It is my son's birth year and I managed to buy a case of halves from the owner of Quinta da Romaneira (which Q d Liceiras is part of) when I visited there in 2006.

I am glad to hear that the QdL93 proved to be of interest - I couldn't let

's first 1993 tasting pass without it being in the lineup

Glenn, I have 22 more where that one came from so your hope might be realised one day

Chris Doty asks to be added in as 1st reserve. Please ask Chris to be on standby. For reasons beyond my control there is an increasing risk my trip to London will be cancelled. I will know by Monday morning at the latest. apologies to the organiser, I know from experience how frustrating this is, b...

nac wrote: ↑10:41 Wed 06 Sep 2023 Chris Doty asks to be added in as 1st reserve.

Please ask Chris to be on standby. For reasons beyond my control there is an increasing risk my trip to London will be cancelled. I will know by Monday morning at the latest.

I have just noticed that there is still a spare seat. Please may I re-join? Which bottle did Neil have me down to bring? I think I am limited to Fonseca and Warre. Yup - you're back in! You were previously due to be bringing the Graham. Julian is meant to be bringing the Fonseca, but apparently als...

nac wrote: ↑12:15 Fri 01 Sep 2023 Will also need to know your food order. Please advise.

No starter. Medium-rare steak with skinny fries and green beans. Same savoury as Julian. No desert.

nac wrote: ↑12:15 Fri 01 Sep 2023 Julian is meant to be bringing the Fonseca, but apparently also has Graham. You could swap provision possibly? Will leave you to arrange, just let me know the outcome.

Will do.

I have just noticed that there is still a spare seat. Please may I re-join?

Which bottle did Neil have me down to bring? I think I am limited to Fonseca and Warre.

Sorry, I can’t make this date. OK - thanks for updating. Sods Law: Having not been in London since January 2020 and having no foreseeable need to do so I withdrew from this tasting a couple of days ago. My employer has now deemed it necessary for me to be in London from 11th to 13th September :x Pe...

Re: 1966s, Tue 12 Sep 2023 Sorry, I can’t make this date.

Sorry, I can’t make this date.

DRT wrote: ↑08:00 Sun 13 Aug 2023The white capped T-cork and white capsule remind me of a Fonseca from the 1930's that some of us tasted at the RAF Club many years ago.

I don't think I have made any claim about the 1925 other than to say it reminded me of a similar bottle from the 1930's.

Dave

And so there is no confusion. The ‘33 has a modern Selo and new label because Adrian Bridge pulled it from the company cellar, had the shiner bottle cleaned, new capsule and label applied specifically for that tasting. I still retain the t-cork in my possession. Correct. From memory, Adrian very ki...

Following some research and with help from Andy Velebil I can confirm that the tasting referred to above was Fonseca Guimaraens, and some Fonseca, Mon 04 April 2011 and the bottle with the white t-stopper was a Fonseca Guimaraens 1933 . . . . . Screenshot 2023-08-26 at 23.12.44.png . . Screenshot 20...

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑04:34 Wed 23 Aug 2023I see absolutely nothing at all that leads me to believe this is fake.

I completely agree.

The white capped T-cork and white capsule remind me of a Fonseca from the 1930's that some of us tasted at the RAF Club many years ago. I think it might have been an early example of LBV. If someone made this as a fake bottle of Vintage Port they are the worst faker in history. Those white capsules...

If someone made this as a fake bottle of Vintage Port they are the worst faker in history.

Those white capsules and t-corks were in use in the mid-war period. I suspect this is non-VP Port from the 1925 vintage, perhaps bottled before the official selo we know today was launched.

The white capped T-cork and white capsule remind me of a Fonseca from the 1930's that some of us tasted at the RAF Club many years ago. I think it might have been an early example of LBV.

MigSU wrote: ↑23:21 Wed 31 May 2023 I suppose a quick and dirty solution would be to change it to "1908 Da Silva Colheita".

I thought of that, but I think it would be better to fix the problem permanently.

I have found the problem. The formula used to generate the html tests for incraments in the first letter of the name of each port on the list. When it returns a new letter it inserts a reference for that letter in the index that the relevant jump link points to. It inserts upper case references. The...

Sorry chaps, just picked this up.

Will have a look at the template and try to fix.

Thanks for reporting

Re: 1966s, Tue 12 Sep 2023 Yes please. I think F, G and W are possible.

Yes please. I think F, G and W are possible.

Freudian, intentional, or none of the above: was this a slip or did you really have a "Port" Pie? I was there. I can reassure you that it was not a "Port" Pie, it was an excellent Pork Pie adulterated with some sort of sludge in place of the usual delicious pastry topping. I rem...

Sadly I will not be able to join you, but I note that in the original experiment the only valid comparison between the first and second groups is not swished and swished, both through new muslin. I would strongly discourage swishing.

I use a stainless steel coffee filter to very good effect, but it does let through some extremely fine particles in younger Ports. For mature Vintage Port, or any mature Port that throws a crust, my very strong preference is good storage, minimal disturbance and freehand decanting under good light. ...

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Congratulations, Julian, on the publication of this second edition! Mine arrived this pm. It's now next to the first edition and pre publication version.Any more versionso and I fear that I will have to reinforce the shelves! I am going to have to re-shelve all of my Port books as a result of this ...

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:37 Wed 07 Sep 2022is {it} regarded as acceptable to eat a Pork Pie smothered in lashings of pickle?

No. Just no.

Having discussed climatic conditions and the effect on the harvest with a number of Port producers every year for almost two decades I suspect that 2022 will be generally described as "a difficult year where we made some very nice wines"

Following a reference in a recent post on filtration , and looking back at the testing and conclusions reach in 2014/15, I felt a postscript would be worthwhile to add notes from experiences gained over subsequent years, and particularly since I no longer use filter paper for decanting, as explaine...

That is a very interesting post, Jacob. During my career as a civil servant in the 1990's I was involved in a consultancy project to help with the re-establishment of a land register in Georgia to allow citizens to reclaim land and property that had been seized by the Soviet Union. We hosted a deleg...

I have been using one of these for about three years. It is excellent. I have a Bodum filter coffee maker which has one of those in a matching jug which is excellent for this sort of thing, because of the very large capacity in the filter. If I didn’t like my proper Port decanters as much, I’d prob...

akzy wrote: ↑09:54 Fri 29 Jul 2022 Provisional voting categories

Best tasting note
Best tasting
Biggest dissapointment at a tasting
Most accurate blind taster
Outstanding contribution to TPF
Best Port at a tasting
Best guest at a tasting

Category 4 should be awarded to The Monkey by default each year

I have been using one of these for about three years. It is excellent.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑17:11 Tue 19 Jul 2022
Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑11:05 Tue 19 Jul 2022 It looks perfect to allow people to know what they ordered and not to steal my fries from other people.

What are fries? Don't tell me you have two delicious fried potato snacks in England?!?

Only two?

jdaw1 wrote: ↑17:52 Tue 19 Jul 2022 All fried-potato food is delicious. It’s extra delicious if fried in bacon fat, but even without that, is still delicious.

I agree, and as an Irish Scot it would be blasphemous not to. But I really do agree.

SushiNorth wrote: ↑22:26 Wed 11 May 2022 Just going to start tying together some threads/sites/search engines/etc.
Though I use SushiNorth here, will be posting more broadly than tpf with the moniker JoshDrinksPort .

It is possible to change your username here if you wish?

Sincere congratulations to Paul, very well deserved.

Given the undercover credentials, does that make his uncle Quarles Harris "Q"?

Posted on FTLOP on Bob's behalf.

I'm feeling quite smug about my Pirate guess

Glenn E. wrote: ↑23:33 Mon 06 Jun 2022 It seems to be back to normal today.

The internets are all back to work

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