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Thank you Boswell! I’ve forgotten so many of my best ideas, but that doesn’t mean the pressure’s off!

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Thanks all and the same to you too. Hope you’re all nicely incapacitated by now!

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(Ok ok I’m not a fool. Yes the F70 was far nicer, obviously. Had it survived more than an hour it might have been very interesting the next day too. But it was so fruit forward still, after 50 years. And here is my W84LBV giving me nice late flavours, spice, cedar, cigar box, as well as delicate ber...

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It can now be reported that it is possible to find one port more enjoyable than another, even when that other has a very well-deserved much better reputation. This just in from a drinker in Sweden: The other day we opened what may have been one of the last Ayr-bottled Corney & Barrow Fonseca 197...

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And on my birthday! How charming.

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idj123 wrote: ↑20:39 Fri 25 Feb 2022
djewesbury wrote: ↑18:50 Thu 24 Feb 2022
winesecretary wrote: ↑08:49 Thu 06 Aug 2020 In bottle I'll leave it for 3-5 years before cracking another one.
Can this have been the same wine, merely 12 months later? Time is a cruel mistress.
Look who’s back

… just visiting… hope you’re well!

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winesecretary wrote: ↑08:49 Thu 06 Aug 2020 In bottle I'll leave it for 3-5 years before cracking another one.

Can this have been the same wine, merely 12 months later? Time is a cruel mistress.

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Exciting, for being the first port I’ve had for too long and almost the first wine I’ve been able to smell after a long dreary head-cold. There is no sinutab in Sweden. And also for being the first record of this port ever having been tasted on TPF. Very nice nose. Kirsch cherries, warm, a little ma...

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DRT is very patriotically marking Brexit Day by flying to Sweden. While he's there he will enjoy the fruits of one of Britain's oldest international trade partnerships, the Methuen Treaty, by drinking vintage port. To cap the symbolism, he will be joined by Mr. Kneeshaw, representing the Republic of...

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Not sure I enjoyed the (very well chosen) reference to Lucretius. A hint of smug schadenfruede echoed in his poem. Hope you're well Daniel! Then again, some critics insist that Lucretius is not saying that real joy is to be taken from seeing others in peril; rather that it is instructive and even e...

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Book arrived in Gothenburg today. It’s in perfect condition, no shipping problems. Marvellous to browse through. I already have one amendment for second edition... Listed as “Maren” on p. 541, the photographed entry in fact reads “Waren” - that’s an 18th-century upper case roundhand W at the start (...

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One of a very good Irish-bottled lot shared with Justin and Alex. I think the second I’ve opnened. Decanted 2½ hours At decant this had prominent alcohol, but then so did I. Drunk after pigeon, pheasant, roast spuds, roast parsnips, roast leeks, braised carrots, sprouts with walnuts and honey, julie...

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Well of course I’ll be there. Can’t your man just check with my man?

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I see what you did there. I'm drinking a Negroni in Gatwick at the moment. Will have a look at this when I get home.

djewesbury · Re: The 10th Birthday, Tuesday 20 June 2017 OK.. I'm onto it...!!

OK.. I'm onto it...!!

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I'm pretty great on wine.
I'm making a lot of great wine.
Some people saying I don't make great wine.
Bad.

(Sorry, meant to post this ages ago but somehow forgot...)

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Have I missed this boat?* I was unable to commit previously but I discover now that I'm on annual leave for the whole of June, prior to terminating my contract. I have a couple of engagements the following week (speaking at a conference, pouring gargantuan quantities of liquor down the throats of ev...

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... I'd have murdered the lot of them, starting with Harriet. Rather a harsh critique on poor Harriet Walters' efforts in the 1987 TV adaptation. Personally I thought she was rather good and played off Edward Petherbridge's foppish twit better than most would have been able to. Ian Carmichael was b...

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That I am tediously repetitive I will allow, but I think this is the first reference to "Busman's Honeymoon" made here or indeed anywhere else on this forum, unless I am wrong. Which has been known. Good day to you sir! Gad. I stand corrected then. I feel sure I had discussed those unfort...

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TPF is also a forum of many learned and scholarly souls, some of us frequenting the rarer, loftier realms of academe. We should probably organise a viva voce with you soon to check that you can adequately defend your research (into drinking port).

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Sorry everyone, can't make Weds 1st. Coming over on the 3rd, can't change that.

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You should also make sure that you have been standing on your head for 15 minutes of every hour before drinking. And whilst you may want to wear linen trousers, these could impair the flavour of the port, in which case a neoprene overcoat can be adopted. Really, so few rules, and so little time to d...

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Dorothy Sayers again in "Busman's honeymoon" (not one of her strongest) has Bunter, Wimsey's valet exploding with rage when Mrs Ruddle washes and stands upright two and a half dozen of the Cockburn '96. The horror. Just for variation I am looking into a reference in Raymond Chandler's &qu...

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B&F closes 10pm on Mondays. Is there a reason why not Tuesday? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk Only picked a Monday as this is when we have tended to hold tastings. However, happy to slightly revise the date fort this tasting to be Tuesday 10 October 2017. On Thu 05 Jan 2017 the poster was ...

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On Thu 05 Jan 2017 the poster was changed from djewesbury to idj123 , to give the latter control over this post and the title of the thread. — jdaw1. Ian: when a date is selected please edit the first post to add it to the title. I wonder what Schubert would have thought of the ownership of his Sym...

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I just got one for £7 from House of Fraser, so obviously I can now go and spend £118 at my local wine merchant.

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Has anyone tried one of these Barwise corkscrews? I seem to have left my old Le Creuset / Screwpull behind me, and noticed that the old model has been discontinued (though I'm sure they're still available). I'm not daft enough to pay £125 for a Durand.

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What marvellous news - congratulations to you all! All the best from this side of the pond!

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That good? I see...

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The only 55 I have is a Butler Nephew, so it will be coming along too. I need to report a theft. Having reserved my BN55 for this tasting it seems that someone stole it from my cellar, took it to the Douro during this year's harvest and drunk it :shock: I will need to adopt, please. The exemplary d...

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Congratulations on the new job 88) I am pleased to see that you and Justin had a pleasant evening. Presumably my invitation was lost in the post? :roll: Your invitation was returned with "Derek isn't allowed to come" written on the envelope… In your handwriting! Harsh. Yes I thought so too.

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DRT wrote:Congratulations on the new job

I am pleased to see that you and Justin had a pleasant evening. Presumably my invitation was lost in the post?

Your invitation was returned with "Derek isn't allowed to come" written on the envelope… In your handwriting!

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JustinK visited Belfast last night and we opened a modest selection of bottles. No tasting notes were written but we enjoyed all the wines: Dow 63, the lowest-ullaged bottle from a recently acquired small stash, in surprisingly good shape, I remember fine spirit and pepperiness, a little tannin.. Co...

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flash_uk wrote:I was even thinking maybe add a regular 75cl of each just to complete the experiment. Perhaps that would be too much port...

Not at all. It's been ages since I've seen you fall asleep in the Boot and Flogger.

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I posted to say I couldn't go. Weeks back. It must be those pesky admins, randomly deleting posts again. I blame all that cheeky Vimto consumed while administrating. Damn censorship; I bet that I won't even be allowed to say Or maybe it was the fact that I attempted posting it while I was drinking ...

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Sorry, I did attempt to post a few weeks ago that I couldn't make this - clashes with the last day of teaching unfortunately.

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Can I just declare that the clear winner of the poll, with a massive 9% of votes, is 'In bed, at any time'.

That's democracy, people.

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and I'm not even going to the Xmas tasting. You are currently still confirmed for a place at the Xmas tasting, so if you are able to attend then you could still make another TPF tasting this year. If you are no longer able however, please confirm in that thread. I posted to say I couldn't go. Weeks...

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benread wrote:Will you be at Lord's at all next Summer Daniel? I hear tell it may be rather less accessible than it currently is.

Why's that…? I do hope to be…

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You mean.. I have to take back control..?

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I know we're all ardent Remainers here - could this be why the Port Forum is an hour ahead of GMT? Are we using Central European Time? Was this decision taken in my absence? If so, well done.

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Subject to other commitments, I am interested. I have only a W77 Mag (apart from the Ck77 that I don't think I want to open yet) and getting it from Belfast might not be the easiest so happy to adopt / contribute.

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Hello everyone, Yes, yes, I know, it's been too long, and I've missed too much, I didn't organise the Gould Campbell tasting that I said I would organise a whole year ago, I've only been to one tasting this year, and I'm not even going to the Xmas tasting. But after a ridiculously busy (but very rew...

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That looked extremely dull for quite a while. Thank God that, in a game between claret and port, the fortified wine won.

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Good lord.

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Goodness the forum is slow today..

Anyway, consider me confirmed please.

See some of you on Wednesday.

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Smoked salmon

Black and blue sirloin. Chips, no tomato.

Ta.

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Gentlemen, Rumours of my demise are much exaggerated, though please continue to speculate whether this is really me or just a stooge of British intelligence who has been detailed to impersonate me, having first disposed of me. I have booked my flight. Alex, I'll send you £90. Over and out. Excellen...

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Gentlemen,

Rumours of my demise are much exaggerated, though please continue to speculate whether this is really me or just a stooge of British intelligence who has been detailed to impersonate me, having first disposed of me.

I have booked my flight. Alex, I'll send you £90.

Over and out.

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Since there were a variety of complaints about how Jeff did not show up, I will give him another chance, or perhaps give you another chance to meet him if he shows up. We will be having a massive wine gathering the weekend of Memorial Day including Sunday May 29 in my back yard. It will be a wine f...

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