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JacobH wrote:Hmm…as I’ll probably be on the Warre’s Warrior at that point, I might do a side-step and go for the Graham’s Six-Grapes which I think is pretty much the same thing but with some better reviews!

No, no, no. You can't go substituting like that. The alternatives are for those that can't get hold of their rank or want to drink something of different quality - Six Grapes is just another ruby, albeit an expensive one. Warre's Warrior or something significantly better - Six Grapes isn't even a proper rank.

With this post I hereby ensure that I will be sipping Vesuvio 1994 on the appointed day

Derek T. wrote:With this post I hereby ensure that I will be sipping Vesuvio 1994 on the appointed day

But that's not your rank, it say here:

Derek T.
Quinta do Cruz 1994

KillerB wrote:

Derek T. wrote:With this post I hereby ensure that I will be sipping Vesuvio 1994 on the appointed day

But that's not your rank, it say here:

Derek T.
Quinta do Cruz 1994

I'm told that Vesuvio had so much juice that year that they sold some under the Cruz brand just to get it out of the cellar so I'll just have to make do with my Vesuvio labelled bottle

In anticipation, I have just ordered myself a Fonseca LBV for 20th June. Must ration my posting now as I do not have a Taylors LBV!

benread wrote:In anticipation, I have just ordered myself a Fonseca LBV for 20th June. Must ration my posting now as I do not have a Taylors LBV!

Ben,

You will find Taylor LBV in most supermarkets for around £11. As your Rank is likely to change during the off-line perhaps you should look one out and have both bottles open so that you can do a comparison?

Derek T. wrote:

benread wrote:In anticipation, I have just ordered myself a Fonseca LBV for 20th June. Must ration my posting now as I do not have a Taylors LBV!

Ben,

You will find Taylor LBV in most supermarkets for around £11. As your Rank is likely to change during the off-line perhaps you should look one out and have both bottles open so that you can do a comparison?

I found one lurking in the cupboard! I am now sorted unless I get very chatty in the next 18 days!

Out of curiousity... with so many great vintage ports, why are post counts into the 600's still LBVs and Tawnies?

The rankings were the work of Admin (KillerB) and I think they were based upon the hope that this site will be around for a long time and therefore there was no need to progress to VP too quickly.

As the ranks increase the number of posts required to reach the next rank also increases which again reflects the expected longevity of the site.

Derek

PS: Personally I think that Vesuvio 94 has been given away cheaply at 3000 posts, but I will humbly and gladly accept the ranking and I have been awarded and drink it on 20th June

What's after graham's the tawny? =)

g-man wrote:What's after graham's the tawny? =)

See here - half way down

We all aspire to greater things! (And I am almost at my next level now!)

SushiNorth wrote:Out of curiousity... with so many great vintage ports, why are post counts into the 600's still LBVs and Tawnies?

The intention was to graduate to VP and the first fully declared VP would be at 1000 posts. It's Cruz VP 1989, so the only way is up.

My placemats have become traditional for tastings. Should I make a series of them for the anniversary tasting? Tell me what you’ll be drinking; how you would like to be named; where you will be geographically; flowers or stars or both or hatching or clipped text; and then I’ll cope.

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=14719#14719]Here[/url] Derek T. wrote:

• 0 Cruz Ruby
• 10 Cheap Ruby
• 25 Cockburn’s Special Reserve
• 50 Fonseca Bin 27
• 75 Warre’s Warrior
• 100 Fonseca LBV
• 150 Taylor’s LBV
• 200 Quinta do Noval LBV
• 250 Niepoort LBV
• 300 Warre’s Traditional LBV
• 400 Graham’s The Tawny
• 500 Warre’s Otima 10 year old Tawny
• 666 Cruz Tawny
• 667 Warre’s Otima 20 year old Tawny
• 750 Graham's Malvedos 1996
• 900 Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim 1987
• 1000 Cruz Vintage Port 1989
• 1100 Morgan’s Vintage Port 1991
• 1250 Martinez Vintage Port 1985
• 1500 Niepoort 1977
• 1750 Fonseca 1980
• 2000 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
• 2500 Dow 1980
• 3000 Quinta do Vesuvio 1994

jdaw1 wrote:My placemats have become traditional for tastings. Should I make a series of them for the anniversary tasting? Tell me what you’ll be drinking; how you would like to be named; where you will be geographically; flowers or stars or both or hatching or clipped text; and then I’ll cope.

As you offered it seems rude to deny you the task you seek!

Officially I will be Taylors LBV so that will feature! I may introduce a mystery guest so two options please.

Location: Sunny Reigate
Named: BMHR

May I have stars please!

Thank you.

jdaw1 wrote:My placemats have become traditional for tastings. Should I make a series of them for the anniversary tasting? Tell me what you’ll be drinking; how you would like to be named; where you will be geographically; flowers or stars or both or hatching or clipped text; and then I’ll cope.

Yes please.

What: Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
Who: DRT
Where: Edinburgh
Which: Surprise me

Thanks

Placemats for JDAW, BMHR, and DRT.

benread wrote:Taylors LBV

Any particular year?

jdaw1 wrote:Placemats for JDAW, BMHR, and DRT.

benread wrote:Taylors LBV

Any particular year?

How remiss of me! 2001 - I just checked the supplies!

jdaw1 wrote:My placemats have become traditional for The Port Forum tastings. Should I make a series of them for the anniversary tasting? Tell me what you’ll be drinking; how you would like to be named; where you will be geographically; flowers or stars or both or hatching or clipped text; and then I’ll cope.

Who:RMW & MDK
What:Martinez 1994* & Cockburn Ruby**
Where: Muscat
Which: Go ahead, make something beautiful out of it.

*If admin can be so kind to change my status for the day.
**This is NOT the Special Reserve, yet the normal Ruby, therefore it acts as CHEAP Ruby, even though it cost us a whopping 7,4 Rial (almost £10)

Placemats for JDAW, BMHR (updated), DRT, and the Roots.

jdaw1 wrote:Placemats for JDAW, BMHR (updated), DRT, and the Roots.

I am very pleased with my placemat. Thank you.

You really outdid yourself on the filling of the letters. Beautiful!

Jdaw1,

About 12 hours after the commencement of this off-line I will be setting out to climb this:
Schiehallion - 3554ft

Is there any way that this image can appear on my placemat to remind me that I shouldn't drink too much of the V94?

DRT wrote:Is there any way that this image can appear on my placemat to remind me that I shouldn't drink too much of the V94?

A bug in Illustrator made that more work than it should have been. Nonetheless, placemats for JDAW; BMHR (v2 with “2001†); DRT (v2 with mountain); and the Roots.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:Is there any way that this image can appear on my placemat to remind me that I shouldn't drink too much of the V94?

A bug in Illustrator made that more work than it should have been. Nonetheless, placemats for JDAW; BMHR (v2 with “2001†); DRT (v2 with mountain); and the Roots.

When attempting to view I get Error Message:

The file is damaged and could not be repaired

Can what you see be saved as a picture rather than a pdf?

Right mouse button: save file to your hard disk and double-click it. Does that work?

Somehow I think Derek will be enjoying a better view from the top as he sips his VP....but will he sip it out of the bottle is what I want to know

I shall decline the gracious offer of a tasting mat for fear of being ridiculed by my dear wife and children as I sit alone with my PC, my tasting mat, my lone glass and my decanter.

I shall struggle by with nothing more than my trusty tasting notes spreadsheet.

Alex

jdaw1 wrote:Right mouse button: save file to your hard disk and double-click it. Does that work?

No, 'fraid not. I have now tried this on two different PCs thereby eliminating, or at least significantly reducing, the possibility that the problem is at this end.

Placemats for JDAW; BMHR (v2 with “2001†); DRT (v3 with simpler-technology mountain); and the Roots.

AHB wrote:I shall decline the gracious offer of a tasting mat for fear of being ridiculed by my dear wife and children as I sit alone with my PC, my tasting mat, my lone glass and my decanter.

That’s half the point.

Placemats for:

• JDAW;
• BMHR (v2 with “2001†);
• DRT (v4 with simpler-technology mountain and kerned “Ve†); and
• the Roots.

jdaw1 wrote: DRT (v4 with simpler-technology mountain and kerned “Ve†)

Thank you.

Can I please buy a gift for my good friend AHB? Please make me a Tasting Mat that I can give to him to ensure he doesn't feel left out on Friday evening when we are all sitting being ridiculed by our significant others. It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.

Thanks

Derek

DRT wrote:Can I please buy a gift for my good friend AHB? Please make me a Tasting Mat that I can give to him to ensure he doesn't feel left out on Friday evening when we are all sitting being ridiculed by our significant others. It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.

You can and you may. Do you know what your good friend will be drinking? Presumably he will be in Wokingham?

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:Can I please buy a gift for my good friend AHB? Please make me a Tasting Mat that I can give to him to ensure he doesn't feel left out on Friday evening when we are all sitting being ridiculed by our significant others. It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.

You can and you may. Do you know what your good friend will be drinking? Presumably he will be in Wokingham?

I believe he will be drinking Martinez 1985.

Placemats for:

• JDAW;
• BMHR (v2 with “2001†);
• DRT (v4 with simpler-technology mountain and kerned “Ve†); and
• the Roots;
• DRT, on behalf of his friend.

My friend's placemat is experiencing the same difficulty as my own one did yesterday.

No, different problem. My broadband died midst upload. Should be OK now.

Great. Thanks.

AHB, please accept this gift from me and use it on Friday night. I will be deeply hurt and offended if you choose not to.

I'm sure you family will not think you are any more geeky than the man they know and love when they see you using it

Derek

Alex,

A word quietly in your ear. Private-like. Derek has gone to great trouble and expense to acquire this fine gift for you. If you ignore it, he might be upset or unhappy. Please do consider the merits of using it.

Julian.

DRT wrote:It is probably best if it is just one page of A4 and not something that could be duplex printed in error.

Cruel, cutting, but very amusing.

DRT, formerly known as Derek T. wrote:I will be deeply hurt and offended if you choose not to.

I shall use and teasure my gift from my very dear friends ... but please could I have something other than an horrific '60s wallpaper pattern filler in the lettering.

Please?

AHB wrote:something other than an horrific '60s wallpaper pattern filler in the lettering.

Done. Placemats for:

• JDAW;
• BMHR (v2 with “2001†);
• DRT (v4 with simpler-technology mountain and kerned “Ve†); and
• the Roots;
• DRT, on behalf of his friend (v2, change of fill pattern).

Thank you. Much better.

From the NY june 20 anniversary offline, cause it's relevant:

jdaw1 wrote:

SushiNorth wrote:but any suggestions for me?
The Taylor 94 LBV is filtered. Most of the LBVs I've had have been young and pop-n-pour. Should it be decanted in advance? and for how long d'you think? (i'm hesitant to go over a couple hours with an lbv)

The Vargellas 88 half could be decanted anytime, and I found it reasonable at +8 last time. Happy to try longer if that would help it.

Others: please comment.

SushiNorth wrote:From the NY june 20 anniversary offline, cause it's relevant:

jdaw1 wrote:

SushiNorth wrote:but any suggestions for me?
The Taylor 94 LBV is filtered. Most of the LBVs I've had have been young and pop-n-pour. Should it be decanted in advance? and for how long d'you think? (i'm hesitant to go over a couple hours with an lbv)

The Vargellas 88 half could be decanted anytime, and I found it reasonable at +8 last time. Happy to try longer if that would help it.

Others: please comment.

I have no experience of either of these wines but based on a hunch I would suggest 2 hours for the LBV and 4 hours for the V88.

Derek

DRT wrote: I have no experience of either of these wines but based on a hunch I would suggest 2 hours for the LBV and 4 hours for the V88.

You can't say 2 for the LBV, it was your LBV '94 reviews that convinced me ADH's recommendation of 24 was a good guide! Now I'm gonna be all confused.

SushiNorth wrote:

DRT wrote: I have no experience of either of these wines but based on a hunch I would suggest 2 hours for the LBV and 4 hours for the V88.

You can't say 2 for the LBV, it was your LBV '94 reviews that convinced me ADH's recommendation of 24 was a good guide! Now I'm gonna be all confused.

If it is the Warre's Unfiltered LBV 1994 you are talking about then that is a completely different animal to the Taylor LBV 1994. The two main differences are that firstly the Warre's is unfiltered and therefore still maturing in the bottle and secondly the Warre's (IMHO) is made from much better juice than the mass produced Taylor which was made for immediate consumption upon release.

Derek

I have started a Review Thread for this virtual off-line.