may 6th tasting in the UK?

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:38 Fri 22 Apr 2011

Updated draft of the placemats.

+RLC.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:45 Sun 24 Apr 2011

TY Julian,

guests are:

Steph
Ed

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:49 Sun 24 Apr 2011

Updated draft of the placemats.

- Jeff H. Ghi;
- Stephanie Y. Ghi;
- Ed;
- Alex H. Bridgeman;
- Jacob G. Head;
- Ray L. Cook;
- Tom H. R. Archer.

Ed who?

Post by **DRT** » 19:42 Sun 24 Apr 2011

jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats.
Jeff H. Ghi;
Stephanie Y. Ghi;
Ed;
Alex H. Bridgeman;
Jacob G. Head;
Ray L. Cook;
Tom H. R. Archer.
Ed who?

"Ed 'Who?' Miliband"?

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:25 Mon 25 Apr 2011

Updated draft of the placemats.

Edward Yee.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 16:09 Tue 26 Apr 2011

are there any other wines stores within the city with not so eye watering prices like BBR? =)

Oh, any one live near Warwick, Warwickshire?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 20:54 Tue 26 Apr 2011

g-man wrote:are there any other wines stores within the city with not so eye watering prices like BBR? =)

Oh, any one live near Warwick, Warwickshire?

Try Corney & Barrow, El Vino, Davys, Uncorked, Soho WInes, Justerini & Brooks, Farrs, Bibendum, Roberson, Fortnum & Mason, Lea & Sandeman, Waitrose in Canary Wharf...

Alex

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 14:35 Wed 27 Apr 2011

okay i'll be shipping alex some mystery bottles for the event

they all shouldn't require a long decant.

Ie pop and pour so we can keep alex guessing in the dark too.

Post by **jdaw1** » 14:45 Wed 27 Apr 2011

g-man wrote:okay i'll be shipping alex some mystery bottles for the event

Presumably those being brought by JHG, SYG and EY. Or are more glass spaces needed?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 18:43 Wed 27 Apr 2011

g-man wrote:Ie pop and pour so we can keep alex guessing in the dark too.

I can arrange a decanting service where the bottles are decanted about 12 hours ahead of us meeting up - but not by me. Let me know if you're interested.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 19:27 Wed 27 Apr 2011

AHB wrote:
g-man wrote:Ie pop and pour so we can keep alex guessing in the dark too.
I can arrange a decanting service where the bottles are decanted about 12 hours ahead of us meeting up - but not by me. Let me know if you're interested.

does the restaurant have decanters?

I would imagine the bottles i'm interested in don't need decanting.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:41 Thu 28 Apr 2011

g-man wrote:does the restaurant have decanters?

I would imagine the bottles i'm interested in don't need decanting.

They have a couple of decanters, but we tend to use water jugs to make decanting easy.

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 10:14 Thu 28 Apr 2011

are there any other wines stores within the city with not so eye watering prices like BBR? =)

I could furnish a bottle for adoption at moderate cost, if requested..

Tom

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 21:19 Thu 28 Apr 2011

uncle tom wrote:
are there any other wines stores within the city with not so eye watering prices like BBR? =)
I could furnish a bottle for adoption at moderate cost, if requested..

Tom

Up to you Tom, is there something in your cellar that you'd like to try? In which case I'd buy 1 less bottle to ship to mr. Al B.

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 14:03 Fri 29 Apr 2011

Up to you Tom, is there something in your cellar that you'd like to try?

I currently have 443 different vintage ports in my cellar. What would you like to try..

Tom

Post by **jdaw1** » 14:11 Fri 29 Apr 2011

uncle tom wrote:I currently have 443 different vintage ports in my cellar. What would you like to try..

I’d better add a double-magnum of Sandeman 1897 to the placemats.

WS1 · Post by **WS1** » 11:43 Sun 01 May 2011

Hi there,

if still possible i would like to attend as well. Please let me know.

regards

WS1

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:41 Sun 01 May 2011

Updated draft of the placemats.

+Wolfgang;
So eight bottles:
1. Jeff,
2. Steph,
3. Ed,
4. Alex,
5. Jacob,
6. Ray
7. Tom, and
8. Wolfgang.
Instruct if incorrect.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 19:20 Sun 01 May 2011

8 people means that we need to relocate from the Meeting Room to one of the tunnels. I shall call The Crusting Pipe tomorrow and see if we can move.

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:16 Mon 02 May 2011

There is a space labelled ‟Jeff”. Should I add another labelled ‟JHG”? (With Wolfgang it is already two pages.)

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 14:39 Mon 02 May 2011

jdaw1 wrote:There is a space labelled ‟Jeff”. Should I add another labelled ‟JHG”? (With Wolfgang it is already two pages.)

i thought it was to alleviate confusion from JGH =)

but I'm happy to be JHG as those are my given initials.

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:06 Mon 02 May 2011

g-man wrote:i thought it was to alleviate confusion from JGH =)

but I'm happy to be JHG as those are my given initials.

You were unsure of how many who was bringing. Please check most recent draft of placemats and confirm all-round happiness.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 17:30 Mon 02 May 2011

Ah ha,

yes, there should be 4 bottles in attendance from me.

so you can have an extra jhg circle for the 4th bottle.

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:43 Mon 02 May 2011

Updated draft of the placemats.

+Extra glass space, ‟JHG”;
Please check carefully.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:14 Mon 02 May 2011

no extra glass circle for the extra bottle?

btw, if we're doing blind, shouldn't the cirlces have perhaps an alphabetical name instead of our names?

Or are we doing a blind where we let other people guess what we brought?

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:28 Mon 02 May 2011

New page, so link added for convenience: draft of the placemats.

g-man wrote:no extra glass circle for the extra bottle?

Sure. But do explain.

g-man wrote:btw, if we're doing blind, shouldn't the cirlces have perhaps an alphabetical name instead of our names?

Or are we doing a blind where we let other people guess what we brought?

Usual practice has been to wrap double-decanted bottles in tin foil prior to arrival. (Or somebody can bring foil for you to do before people see bottles.)

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:50 Mon 02 May 2011

jdaw1 wrote:New page, so link added for convenience: draft of the placemats.

g-man wrote:no extra glass circle for the extra bottle?
Sure. But do explain.

g-man wrote:btw, if we're doing blind, shouldn't the cirlces have perhaps an alphabetical name instead of our names?

Or are we doing a blind where we let other people guess what we brought?
Usual practice has been to wrap double-decanted bottles in tin foil prior to arrival. (Or somebody can bring foil for you to do before people see bottles.)

Yes, we have 9 bottles for 8 people and 8 circles for 8 glasses is the assumption.

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:57 Mon 02 May 2011

g-man wrote:Yes, we have 9 bottles for 8 people

So usual practice would be for each of the eight people to have nine glasses. Hence nine circles.

Updated draft of the placemats.

+Sticky labels for the bottles. Or would people prefer two, so that bottles are labelled on both sides?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 19:54 Mon 02 May 2011

Perhaps the link I'm clicking is out of date, but I only see 8 circles =)

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:07 Mon 02 May 2011

I see nine when using the link in the thread. Can you clear your cache to force a re-download? Or copy-paste the link, enter, and do something like control-alt-shift-return?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 17:26 Tue 03 May 2011

okay wines paid for and shipped over to AHB for this friday!

looking forward to meeting everyone/and seeing people again!

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 16:06 Wed 04 May 2011

Recap: tasting for new page

Theme: Bring a bottle blind (hopefully you can find the place) or G-man's pick ups from Seckfords delivered to AHB.

Location:
The Crusting Pipe
Covent Garden
27 The Market, London WC2E 8RD, United Kingdom
020 7836 1415

Time: 5:30pm ?

Tasters:
1. Jeff,
2. Steph,
3. Ed,
4. Alex,
5. Jacob,
6. Ray
7. Tom, and
8. Wolfgang.

Post by **jdaw1** » 09:15 Thu 05 May 2011

Who is printing the placemats?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 09:17 Thu 05 May 2011

Bottles have safely arrived from Seckfords

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 12:18 Thu 05 May 2011

jdaw1 wrote:Who is printing the placemats?

I will

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 13:16 Thu 05 May 2011

AHB wrote:Bottles have safely arrived from Seckfords

doh! sent out email before i saw htis!

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 20:33 Thu 05 May 2011

Shame I won't be able to meet derek =(

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 21:58 Thu 05 May 2011

Great stuff. Looking forward to it.

Deleted_User_1 · Post by **Deleted_User_1** » 04:03 Fri 06 May 2011

Very sorry for the late notice but I will not be able to attend this evening due to a family commitment.

WS1 · Post by **WS1** » 05:30 Fri 06 May 2011

Hi there,

just decanted the port I will bring and wrapped it in tinfoil.

Will arrive ~ 7:00 PM due to work/health comittments

Looking fwd to tonight!

regards

WS1

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:25 Fri 06 May 2011

With 7 of us, we have been moved to one of the tunnels tonight. We have the tunnel available from 5pm (and will be welcomed whenever we arrive).

There is a Tesco Metro a few minutes walk from The Crusting Pipe where I shall be buying my foil to wrap the bottles. I have not decanted yet and will do so once I reach TCP. That should give my wine up to 5 hours to breathe over the course of the evening. I have funnel and filter paper for late decanters.

Wolfgang - if you let us know what you would like to eat, we can order it for you so that it is ready at 7pm.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:30 Fri 06 May 2011

Cookie wrote:Very sorry for the late notice but I will not be able to attend this evening due to a family commitment.

Sorry to hear that; hopefully we'll see you at the next get together.

Post by **jdaw1** » 09:10 Fri 06 May 2011

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=42208&#p42208]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats.
+RLC.

Updated draft of the placemats.

”“RLC.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 13:07 Fri 06 May 2011

jdaw1 wrote:
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=42208&#p42208]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats.
+RLC.
Updated draft of the placemats.
”“RLC.

But too late for me to be able to print

Post by **jdaw1** » 13:40 Fri 06 May 2011

Reverting, so that web matches used placemats.

Post by **jdaw1** » 19:41 Fri 06 May 2011

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