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Miguel Simoes

Neat spread - impressive restraint sticking to just one/two of some of the nicer bottlings ranging over 3 decades.

Two separate bottles of 1970 Warres?

Would you consider shipping to the east coast? I am in CT.

Miguel Simoes

Been a while! Looking fwd to it

Miguel Simoes

sadly wont be able to join as ill be in Portugal w wife and kids

Miguel Simoes

this sounds real fun. i have no cockburn of my own to contribute tho. have a v nice half bottle of 1952 Kopke Colheita that i could contribute... i may be getting ahead of myself as long island would be a ways away from NJ and the wife would have to be in on the deal, but excited about it nonetheles...

Miguel Simoes

Jay, Can people please post their decant times on the other bottles? Mine were cheesecloth filtered into decanter around 9pm the night before and poured back into their cleaned bottles around 6am the day of the tasting. Had some of my leftover 1983 last night and it was still rocking. In this quirky...

Miguel Simoes

ah good to know thanks! Thank you, Jeff! Next time we have to make sure you're able to participate. It's two tastings in a row that you weren't able to make and to which you contributed great wine. Your 2009 Vale do Meão was great. Still young but not crazy fruity. It was the perfect match for the ...

Miguel Simoes

Thanks Jeff. Looking fwd to it.

Miguel Simoes

Yes, under Miguel Simoes

You rock Jeff. Wish you could make the tasting!

Miguel Simoes

Wonderful that your friend is coming. We have room for one more still, pls feel free to extend an extra invite - first come, first served. Trying to keep up with your changing: please tell me what and who is in. Attending (those bringing bottles pls say how much $$) - Miguel Simoes + Daniel Ron (70,...

Miguel Simoes

We have 7 bottles for 7 people at this point with an extra bottle potentially from Jeff G. Daniel, was counting your friend Mark as one of the participants. Can you pls confirm that he is indeed coming? We have room for one more person, pls feel free to extend an extra invite - first come, first ser...

Miguel Simoes

OK experts. How would you like me to decant the 1985. I can do it at any time during the day into a stoppered decanter and bring it either in the decanter or pour back into the bottle after cleaning out the crud. I'll welcome some expert advice too reg my 70, 77 and 83. My current intention is to h...

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Ok chaps, I'm afraid I am going to have to bow out. I will read the notes with interest! Enjoy You'll be missed. Have to ask that you paypal me $130 for the vacant spot that you're leaving behind. I'll PM you the email address. Guys, if you have someone else that can fill Chris' spot pls let me kno...

Miguel Simoes

all sounds good to me. have at least 3 guests (sarah, michael and tobey). they can adopt from me or buy in, as you prefer woo woo Chris, I would love to make this wider but not sure it will be feasible at this point. I had to give a final count to the restaurant on Sunday and there were just 8 of u...

Miguel Simoes

All, we're all set w Lupulo. Party of 8 at 830pm Friday.
Reservation is final and my credit card is about to be on the hook for $1042.45 (comes to $130/person inclusive of tax and tip - they charge tip on waived corkage fee - oh well)
Looking fwd to seeing you all there!

Miguel Simoes

My 55 and 63 came to about $200 together. I will ask my friend Mark if he wants to join; but do we have a bottle shortage?? By London standards we may have such a shortage. We're at 8 bottles/8 people right now. Two more bottles may still show up: - Chris Doty has a 66 in storage that he may end up...

Miguel Simoes

Updates: Moses Botbol wont be able to make it. Arlene and her husban Stephan will be able to make it and will bring a bottle TBD. Daniel Ron, my friend, will be joining. Main course will be Rotisserie Dry Aged Rib-Eye and there will be some Bolinhos de Bacalhau added as appetizers. Full details as o...

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I am being told by Lupulo that if we go for their $95/person menu they'll figure a way that we dont have to pay the glass rental charge. There will be no corkage fee or min spend. Count on that for now food-wise, details below. So, full details are 830pm Friday Apr 1st (Ill try to get there around 8...

Miguel Simoes

Lupulo has about 40 Port glasses in house. I can take aprox 30. If there's 6 of us and 9 bottles, we'll need 54 glasses which we should be able to cover easily. Let me check w them reg menu but seems like we're set. A reminder that we should look to get there 830pm. Chris, Arlene and Moses, can you ...

Miguel Simoes

Let me reach out to Lupulo and see what the max party size for which they'd be OK not renting glassware. When I reached out to them last week w a target party size of 10-15 people they couldnt swing it. Glassware rental will be at least $225 (regardless of quantity, they've told me) Love Jay Hack's ...

Miguel Simoes

Sad to hear, you're on the the biggest enthusiasts in town...
Never thanked you for last year's bottle, it was truly outstanding!

Daniel, any word from the venues you're in touch with?

Miguel Simoes

jdaw1 wrote:Placemats updated to include Lupulo, and assuming bottles as: 1955 Daniel J.; 1960 1963 1966 Chris D.; 1970 1977 1983 1994 Miguel S.; 1985 Jay H. That is surely wrong, and can be changed as this thread updates.

@jdaw1: you rock. any plans of visiting NYC?

Miguel Simoes

Would be great if you could make it. And steak would be great too. I'll keep Lupulo in the back burner for now. What time would you be shooting for? Can you zero in on how many we can be before they run into glassware issues? Looking like $150 food + $100 port... likely at the Palm Tribeca. Earlier ...

Miguel Simoes

Good news. Lupulo (www.lupulonyc.com) is lining up nicely. - No corkage fee! - No min consumption, or min number of people - No goofy server requirements - They'll need to rent glasses. Prelim number was $250 for it. They're looking into how they can scale that up/down w the number of people on our ...

Miguel Simoes

Sorry folks been busy w kids. Give me parameters. How many people. How much we want to spend. I can bring 36 glasses s potentially g-man! wonderful to hear from you. I too have about 30 glasses i could bring. I am only seeing your post now after submitting mine. If you have ideas reg places we coul...

Miguel Simoes

Still working out a venue... reached out to Aldea and Lupulo, see what we get there, a hoping something better than the below: So far... - Public (in NOLITA) came back w seating for up to 16, min food+beverage $1500 (plus tax+tip), corkage fee $25/bottle that would count towards min spend, two prix ...

Miguel Simoes

Thank you Daniel for inquiring w them. I've reached out to a couple of venues and the response has not been great. The big picture is that it being a Friday night plus a group potentially in the mid teens makes it tricky. The number of glasses needed is also an issue. A venue quoted me $25/person fo...

Miguel Simoes

John M wrote:I will be unable to attend...off on holiday.
Have Fun

Hopefully next time, you've been one of the most keen on tastings in the NY/NJ area...

Miguel Simoes

On my end looking like myself plus 3 friends (Daniel Ron, Ryan Bronz, Deena Malkina). Will update if changes. I can provide bottles for the 4 above tho one would be the 1994. Are we necessarily one person/bottle? I've found it tends to be a good deal more Port than i can stomach. How do you guys typ...

Miguel Simoes

J a y H a c k wrote:although there is this one guy who seems to like to spike me at the last minute and if I ever find out who he is, he will be singing soprano in the Eunuch chorus at the NYC Opera when they reopen it.

nice

Miguel Simoes

Your bottles are great, we have ourselves a nice lineup forming here. And w your gang we'll def have critical mass to make this happen. Options for venue... Thinking we'll have to go more upscale than usual. Apr 1st will be a Friday, It'll be restaurant prime time. Anyone have an issue w steak? Wolf...

Miguel Simoes

have far too much port to drink in my lifetime at my pace of the last 9 months... can use some momentum to get me drinking again! Suggestion: you choose a theme for which you can provide all the bottles; provide all the bottles; choose a fair price and tell the others of it; they to bring $. mini G...

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Apr 1st should work on my end Do we have a short list of interested parties? - Djewsbury - C Doty - adding myself - anyone else? Anyone heard from/is in contact w differentdave, sushi or gman? have far too much port to drink in my lifetime at my pace of the last 9 months... can use some momentum to ...

Miguel Simoes

Perfect, thank you

Miguel Simoes

Is this meant to be a blind tasting? What do you typically use to conceal the contents of your bottles? A plastic bag over it doesn't feel particularly fitting...

Miguel Simoes

We will need exactly 36 glasses (6^2), but extras can be really helpful. I have two boxes of 36 glasses, but if someone else were to bring some it would make my trip home a little easier. I'll take 12 glasses. Also, who will be decanting in advance, and who will be decanting on-site, so we can be p...

Miguel Simoes

I am in.

Miguel Simoes

I can do either either LES or Queens. I do have a preference for an early start.

Miguel Simoes

g-man wrote:I can probably make this

I'll bring a bottle older than the oldest attendee attending.

daniel, @ the 20-30$ price range, I can spot some quevedo's if you're interested

Great that you'll be able to make it

Looking fwd to it

Miguel Simoes

After checking flight schedules and costs, I must reluctantly withdraw from this tasting. :( Tickets to NYC are over $600 each which is difficult for us to justify right now. Moving the ACPT back to Stamford eliminated our easy excuse for a weekend and a tasting in NYC. Stamford is v close to NYC.....

Miguel Simoes

If spots still available pls count me in! V much looking forward to drinking wonderful port in great company. Happy to contribute anything I own except the 1950s (will be drunk at my boy's 1st bday celebration). Am msimoes on cellartracker - dont have a ton of stuff but such is life. Disclaimer... w...

Miguel Simoes

Agrer reg Martinez 94. Opened one this past weekend and finished it today. V nice, surprisingly so. In a great place for drinking up!

Miguel Simoes

You can bet on the "no" on Betfair 1.27@1.28. That implies a 78% chance of rejection. Amazing how different the story is vs what the polls are showing.

Miguel Simoes

Extremely long overdue. Seems I differ from most wrt to the F70, which I loved and which was v similar to one I had around Xmas time. My notes taken during the tasting pasted directly below. 55 Darker than expected. Likely 3rd darkest of the lineup. Smooth, not cloyee at all. V nice in the mouth, a ...

Miguel Simoes

Extremely long overdue. Seems I differ from most wrt to the F70, which I loved and which was v similar to one I had around Xmas time. My notes taken during the tasting pasted directly below. 55 Darker than expected. Likely 3rd darkest of the lineup. Smooth, not cloyee at all. V nice in the mouth, a ...

Miguel Simoes

Always wise to be prepared. I have my port stocks sorted out and now have my olive oil needs taken care of. Fair enough. I admit to being spoiled as my parents still make their own and are happy to send it my way. Ran out for a short period in early Oct and bought some from Herdade do EsporÃ£o... w...

Miguel Simoes

AHB wrote:A dozen cases of olive oil are arriving on Thursday.

Wow... That's a ton of olive oil.

Do you drink it too?? Or else are you stocking up in case the UK secedes from the EU and all trade w PT is banned??

Miguel Simoes

I am in.
Thank you for organizing.
V much looking fwd to it.

Miguel Simoes

yes, thank you for doing the leg work... from the wines to the logistics.
If you need help on Mar 8th getting things set up before 6pm let me know, should be able to work it!

Miguel Simoes

jdaw1 wrote:I still think that this isn’t really really Taylor.

lololololol

Miguel Simoes

RAYC wrote:I am amazed at the volume of Romaneira produced.

Same here... if that 7,000 case number is true we will be drinking a lot of it at a great QPR.

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