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jdaw1 wrote: ↑00:06 Tue 11 Mar 2025 Updated: the placemats +Ian F.

Also updated: the food order.

mcoulson wrote: ↑03:10 Wed 12 Mar 2025I suspect we will have the normal glasses issue with this evening ...

mcoulson wrote: ↑03:10 Wed 12 Mar 2025 I suspect we will have the normal glasses issue with this evening ...

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:23 Wed 12 Mar 2025 My six bottles (Pt, Pt+, Rr, Ck, SV, NiS=F&M) were left at the B&F on Wed 5th March 2025. Because the staff of the B&F might not notice the Pt / Pt+ distinction, each bottle had around its neck a pre-written Wisemanesque decanter label.

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  1. 2003 Portal;
  2. 2003 Portal+;
  3. 2003 Niepoort;
  4. 2003 Niepoort Secundum = Fortnum & Mason;
  5. 2003 Kopke;
  6. 2003 Burmester;
  7. 2003 Cálem;
  8. 2003 Sandeman Vau;
  9. 2003 Quinta do Noval;
  10. 2003 Tesco;
  11. 2003 Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference;
  12. 2003 Cockburn;
  13. 2003 Quinta de Roriz;
  14. 2003 Gould Campbell;
  15. 2003 Warre;
  16. 2003 Dow;
  17. 2003 Graham;
  18. 2003 Quinta do Vesuvio;
  19. 2003 Fonseca;
  20. 2003 Taylor;
  21. 2003 Croft;
  22. 2003 Krohn;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and organisation.

nac wrote: ↑20:37 Sun 16 Mar 2025 V03 just extracted from case, that was at the bottom of a stack of cases, behind another stack of cases.

Exhausted & now need a drink.

nac wrote: ↑20:37 Sun 16 Mar 2025V03 just extracted from case, that was at the bottom of a stack of cases, behind another stack of cases.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑23:21 Mon 17 Mar 2025 Hah. I opened a half of Graham 2003 at the weekend - and now I’ve just realised why! My subconscious is working overtime to compensate for a tasting I’m not attending.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:53 Sun 16 Mar 2025

nac wrote: ↑20:37 Sun 16 Mar 2025V03 just extracted from case, that was at the bottom of a stack of cases, behind another stack of cases.

Please post picture, of OWC and bottle, in the 2003 Vesuvio thread.

nac wrote: ↑11:10 Tue 18 Mar 2025 Picture of V03 OWC not available, as it's now at the bottom of a stack of cases, behind another stack of cases.
Other pictures will be posted.

mcoulson wrote: ↑13:08 Tue 18 Mar 2025

nac wrote: ↑11:10 Tue 18 Mar 2025 Picture of V03 OWC not available, as it's now at the bottom of a stack of cases, behind another stack of cases.
Other pictures will be posted.

me thinks you might have too much port .....

M.Charlton wrote: ↑01:11 Sat 08 Mar 2025

jdaw1 wrote: ↑00:04 Sat 08 Mar 2025
Re the extra three (K, B, Cá), I await instructions from our master. And from Neil, re /A2.

I put Tony down as bringing B, because he said:

forest26 wrote: ↑17:02 Fri 07 Mar 2025 As I’m visiting Burmester Monday - I’ll bring one along

Re K and Cá, that’s entirely down to Tony’s discretion. Please post if you wish to bring them, Tony, so placemats can be sorted (note we are currently at 20 Ports with 13 attendees confirmed).

forest26 wrote: ↑17:04 Tue 18 Mar 2025

M.Charlton wrote: ↑01:11 Sat 08 Mar 2025

jdaw1 wrote: ↑00:04 Sat 08 Mar 2025
Re the extra three (K, B, Cá), I await instructions from our master. And from Neil, re /A2.

I put Tony down as bringing B, because he said:

forest26 wrote: ↑17:02 Fri 07 Mar 2025 As I’m visiting Burmester Monday - I’ll bring one along

Re K and Cá, that’s entirely down to Tony’s discretion. Please post if you wish to bring them, Tony, so placemats can be sorted (note we are currently at 20 Ports with 13 attendees confirmed).

Just catching up on the thread - note I am down for all three and that’s what I have! See you in about 45 mins