Search found 4112 matches

by flash_uk
14:00 Tue 20 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
Replies: 107
Views: 55239

Re: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!

Hmmm. I have a lunch on the 5th, so technically I am available in the evening. Still have the T84LBV mag. Excellent. Will assume you're coming then. Doh. I have now discovered that my lunch planned for the 5th, is in fact dinner, so I will need to back out of the LBV tasting. If my bottle is dearly...
by flash_uk
22:48 Mon 19 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
Replies: 107
Views: 55239

Re: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!

Food order for me:

Burrata
Sirloin (rare) with a fried egg
Fries
Green beans

Welsh Rarebit

many thanks!
by flash_uk
22:46 Mon 19 Feb 2024
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: The Big Fortified Tasting 2024 - Volunteers Welcome
Replies: 7
Views: 4925

Re: The Big Fortified Tasting 2024 - Volunteers Welcome

MigSU wrote: 14:24 Mon 19 Feb 2024 I'm attending this year for the first time (as a visitor). Looking forward to it and to seeing some familiar faces.
Look forward to meeting you in person Miguel!
by flash_uk
05:20 Sat 17 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
Replies: 55
Views: 94999

Re: LBV - The Young Turks

Alex Bridgeman wrote: 12:55 Fri 16 Feb 2024 What about week commencing 27 May?
Half term week…
by flash_uk
12:05 Wed 07 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1977's - June 11th 2024
Replies: 38
Views: 4108

Re: 1977's - June 11th 2024

Yes please 👍
by flash_uk
18:00 Tue 06 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb
Replies: 104
Views: 267580

Re: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb

flash_uk wrote: 15:05 Tue 06 Feb 2024 V91 double decanted at 1345. Lots of fruit on the nose, good colour.

ETA around 1700 for me.
ETA more like 1745 now
by flash_uk
15:05 Tue 06 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb
Replies: 104
Views: 267580

Re: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb

V91 double decanted at 1345. Lots of fruit on the nose, good colour.

ETA around 1700 for me.
by flash_uk
17:06 Fri 02 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
Replies: 44
Views: 4472

Re: Blind Fun - 11th March

Yes please Cliff.
by flash_uk
21:02 Thu 25 Jan 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 109
Views: 36004

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Reconfirming- seems I have Dow, Warre, Graham, la Rosa.
Thx for lending your hand Alex.

Update: also have GC and Eira Velha.
by flash_uk
08:32 Fri 19 Jan 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
Replies: 107
Views: 55239

Re: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!

Hmmm. I have a lunch on the 5th, so technically I am available in the evening. Still have the T84LBV mag.
by flash_uk
08:27 Fri 19 Jan 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner
Replies: 60
Views: 40687

Re: Tastings (Physical & Virtual) - Planner

nac wrote: 23:08 Thu 18 Jan 2024
Alex Bridgeman wrote: 15:09 Thu 18 Jan 2024 Or ‘35 at 90 or ‘55 at 70 or ‘65 at 60 or ‘75 at 50 or ‘85 at 40…
Or 60 @ 65 maybe?
Or 70 @ 55. Oh...I'm supposed to be sorting that one...
by flash_uk
16:17 Tue 09 Jan 2024
Forum: Travel
Topic: London in May
Replies: 17
Views: 28690

Re: London in May

Kari and I will be in London May 10-17, with the primary reason being the Graham's vertical on May 14 and the Taylor Single Harvest tasting on May 16 . But since London is much closer to Sweden than Seattle is, she plans to use this opportunity to visit her "Swedish brother" in Sweden dur...
by flash_uk
10:51 Mon 08 Jan 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb
Replies: 104
Views: 267580

Re: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb

For me:
Burrata
Sirloin steak - rare
Fried egg
Skinny fries
Green beans and shallots
Welsh Rarebit

Thanks Martin.
by flash_uk
10:47 Mon 08 Jan 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: May 23rd, 2024 - LBV - The Young Turks
Replies: 55
Views: 94999

Re: LBV - The Young Turks

Count me in, Tom. Many thanks.
by flash_uk
00:38 Mon 25 Dec 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: This port is nicer than that one
Replies: 7
Views: 22277

Re: This port is nicer than that one

Merry Christmas Daniel. Hope all well in Sweden!
by flash_uk
00:35 Mon 25 Dec 2023
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Upgrade Issues
Replies: 15
Views: 80362

Re: Upgrade Issues

IMG_1570.jpeg
IMG_1570.jpeg (87.04 KiB) Viewed 80009 times
Testing a photo from iPhone and Safari
by flash_uk
14:35 Sun 24 Dec 2023
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Notes for moving hosting provider
Replies: 0
Views: 22263

Notes for moving hosting provider

Aide-mémoire, should the need arise in the future to change hosting provider. Copying the folder structure from legacy host to new host works fine, and avoids the need to find all the custom content that has been created over the years Ensure the ftp client is set to binary mode, and that dotfiles a...
by flash_uk
22:16 Sat 23 Dec 2023
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Upgrade Issues
Replies: 15
Views: 80362

Re: Upgrade Issues

jdaw1 wrote: 20:31 Sat 23 Dec 2023 International crisis: my glass is empty. This is an important issue. What do the Admins intend to do about this?
Proceed as follows:
  • Stand up
  • Make your way down to the cellar
  • Open cellar, enter, and select a bottle of port
  • Open the bottle and decant
  • Fill glass
  • Drink
by flash_uk
17:23 Sat 23 Dec 2023
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Forum Maintenance
Replies: 4
Views: 18941

Re: Forum Maintenance

Forum maintenance now complete.
by flash_uk
17:02 Fri 22 Dec 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Festive Drinking 2023
Replies: 47
Views: 352775

Re: Festive Drinking 2023

We have actually had our 2 main Christmas lunches already as we are heading overseas for Christmas and New Year: Lunch 1: Krug NV (c.2011) - very deep yellow colour, full nose and palate. Great way to start things off. Tickeridge 2014 Classic Cuvee - not Krug but a very good English sparkling Danbu...
by flash_uk
10:55 Fri 22 Dec 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb
Replies: 104
Views: 267580

Re: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb

I have '91, '92, '95, '13, '15, '16. All somewhere in the £35-40 range

Cheers
M
by flash_uk
20:02 Fri 08 Dec 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends
Replies: 57
Views: 342988

Re: Xmas 2023 - The Unknown Shipper & His Peculiar Friends

Alex Bridgeman wrote: 19:43 Fri 08 Dec 2023 With Tom’s help (thank you Tom!) we have a taxi booked for 5 passengers to pick up from the Cricketer’s Arms at 17.30 and to return from Newport at 23.55.
Nice job Alex and Tom, many thanks.