To mark the end of a ‘challenging’ year, but one that has been improved no end by lots of virtual tastings, it seems only right to see the old out and the new in with style, meaning yet another zoom tasting! All those interested in adding to their alcohol intake for the festive season, please sign up below. A host maybe required if Mike cannot.
WS1 wrote: ↑08:06 Sat 19 Dec 2020
Please add me as well as a likely attendee
Seeing Wolfgang is hoping to join reminds me of a decade ago when Wolfgang, Rob, someone else who I forget and I met for dinner and Port in the days between Christmas and New Year. We didn't discuss which Port we should bring and all chose independently and brought the bottles blind.
We all brought Cockburn 1955. It did make for a splendid dinner.
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
nac wrote: ↑15:26 Mon 28 Dec 2020Reading this prompted me to wonder if a tasting of different bottlers of the same Port should go onto the list of potential future events?
g-man wrote: ↑18:54 Mon 28 Dec 2020Is the theme to open something good, or something from a challenging year like the 75'? We might turn away JDAW if so
The theme is usally "Open a bottle of Port you're going to enjoy drinking since you won't be able to share it with anyone."
That reasoning is strange. Surely if I am going to share a bottle with somebody else then it is more important that it be enjoyable.
after having driven back to Blighty from Germany yesterday the status from likely attendee can switch to attendee. Just opened a Cockburns 70 for tonight. Am a bit confused as from a lot believed to be Taylors 70......
Anyway happy to be back in England for tonight's tasting as my German WLAN would have not been able to cope as still the old telephone line from ~80 years ago
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain
I disagree! It was not a boring offline! Wine and port were nice! The accustomed reader of this forum may have expected more variety in different shippers however in the old days port bottled by different shippers tasted different. On top given ageing in different environments added to the differences. So still interesting!
Will check with Rob if he still has another bt of Ck55 from Newcastle breweries and Alex if he has another half bt Ck from the same stash left to redo this boring tasting.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain
I will unfortunately be late, as I need to time a Costco run to coincide with my wife's availability (she has to work this week) and that's now. We'll probably be done in an hour or so, so I'm hoping to be able to join everyone no more than 90 minutes late.
WS1 wrote: ↑12:37 Tue 29 Dec 2020
Anyway happy to be back in England for tonight's tasting as my German WLAN would have not been able to cope as still the old telephone line from ~80 years ago
but this is because your house is 80 years old and you have spent all your money on Port
tastings, it seems only right to see the old out and the new in with style, meaning yet another zoom tasting! All those interested in adding to their alcohol intake for the festive season, please sign up below. A host maybe required if Mike cannot.
